craigslist FTW! Gotta 91 Legacy Turbo for $275.. Bad news is someone put a non-turbo motor in it (I checked the VIN plate and it is an original turbo car) Has all the other goodies though, and it's in real good shape. Only odd thing to me is it's an automatic, and I thought all 91 Sport Sedans were 5 speed?

 

It runs good, I drove it home, just idles like horse poop and likes to randomly rev up to 3,000 RPM :-P But it's cheaper than a WRX and the wife is happy with it (as long as I put a turbo motor in it!)

 

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Awesome. I guess it wouldn't hurt to clean out the IAC valve see if that makes it idle properly. Also try dumping seafoam down the PCV valve and put some in the fuel tank. BTW no they did not all have 5 speeds a 5 speed in a 90-94 turbo was rare.

Does it have the LSD in it? Cause all 5spd Turbo '91's came with the LSD.

 

There's a guy on LegacyCentral selling a 2.2 turbo kit, pistons, crank, everything you need to convert that 2.2 to a turbo.

 

-Brian

Does it have the LSD in it? Cause all 5spd Turbo '91's came with the LSD.

I don't think this is the case for all Turbo 5MT 91's. As far as I know, it was a rare option.

Agree, Seafoam is good sh*t. You may want to put new sparkplugs in too.

For the idle issue maybe it has a vacuum leak?

 

cars101.com says for '91 Legacy, the turbo (sedan) was the only level with AWD, and manual trans was not available. Doesn't say anything about the LSD... http://www.cars101.com/subaru_legacy_archive.html

That cars101.com doesn't have the correct info...

 

I had a 91 LS AWD 5 speed that wasn't turbo... I don't know if it has LSD or not, haven't checked yet.. I need to run the # on the ECU at work and see if it has a turbo ECU in it or not...

Yah maybe the earlier models info isn't correct. It doesn't have as much detail on early models as it does for later modlels. I'm sure Joe would appreciate knowing any corrections.

 

edit: okay I was reading the site wrong. '0' means 'optional'; I thought it meant not available.

Andrew, to verify if you have a turbo ECU you can run the ECU scan program. It runs on any IBM in DOS Mode, just need to wire a LPT Port into the diagnostic port on the ECU wiring.

 

http://www.graphics.cornell.edu/~v/b10scan/

 

I went to Radio Shack and bought the LPT Port, then mounted it in my glove box. Then i ran the wiring to the Diagnostic port and hard wired it, instead of making an adapter. The software is great and displays a ton of info... including the ECU info.

 

-Brian

so is just the block and stuff non turbo or do you mean that it was more or less converted to an NA legacy (with no turbo or any of the fun things its supposed to have)

The VLSD was stock on the 91 turbos. Also, open up the door for the gas filler, the turbo cars have a sticker saying to use premium fuel, the n/a sticker says unleaded. There are other telltale things too but these are easy to spot.

It's an original turbo car; the data plate on the strut tower says "EJ22Txxxx" for the engine, and it's got the notch in the crossmember for the downpipe, but yes to answer your question, mike, someone stuck a non-turbo motor in it, with none of the turbo stuff...

I don't think this is the case for all Turbo 5MT 91's. As far as I know, it was a rare option.

 

According to my 1991 Legacy brochure, for the turbo, the standard transmission was 5MT, 4EAT was optional. LSD was standard on the turbo, regardless of transmission used.

That cars101.com doesn't have the correct info...

 

I had a 91 LS AWD 5 speed that wasn't turbo... I don't know if it has LSD or not, haven't checked yet.. I need to run the # on the ECU at work and see if it has a turbo ECU in it or not...

 

LSD was only available in '91 on the turbo.

craigslist FTW! Gotta 91 Legacy Turbo for $275.. Bad news is someone put a non-turbo motor in it (I checked the VIN plate and it is an original turbo car) Has all the other goodies though, and it's in real good shape. Only odd thing to me is it's an automatic, and I thought all 91 Sport Sedans were 5 speed?

 

It runs good, I drove it home, just idles like horse poop and likes to randomly rev up to 3,000 RPM :-P But it's cheaper than a WRX and the wife is happy with it (as long as I put a turbo motor in it!)

 

If you want to restore your turbo to it's former glory, try to source the 2.0 DOHC turbo and leave the 2.2 T alone. The 2.2 was rated at 165hp and the DOHC was rated at 200. Also try to find a 2.0 with the water cooled intercooler. They were standard in Japan, Europe and Australia (eBay might be helpful)

It's an original turbo car; the data plate on the strut tower says "EJ22Txxxx" for the engine, and it's got the notch in the crossmember for the downpipe, but yes to answer your question, mike, someone stuck a non-turbo motor in it, with none of the turbo stuff...

Hahaha, wow. Well, you did not get a turbo Legacy... but a good deal nonetheless.

If you want to restore your turbo to it's former glory, try to source the 2.0 DOHC turbo and leave the 2.2 T alone. The 2.2 was rated at 165hp and the DOHC was rated at 200. Also try to find a 2.0 with the water cooled intercooler. They were standard in Japan, Europe and Australia (eBay might be helpful)

I don't know about all this. The 2.2 was rated at 160 but makes more like 180+. Stock high mileage dyno numbers are too high and quarter mile ET's too low for an 3000 lb AWD car with only 160. Oh, and turbo legacy's absolutely destroy 2.5RS's rated at 165 hp in a lighter package. 2+2 != 5

 

The 2.0 is also rated for a gasoline grade that is higher than what is found at most pumps. And DOHC makes it a pain to work in the engine bay, not to mention timing belt jobs. Personally, in my opinion, it'd be better to get the original engine that runs on the correct ecu and get JDM power easily with a mod or two...

Update:

 

It's all together and running, just waiting on my downpipe. Don't ever buy anything from Modern Automotive Performance, yeah they have 4" Megan Racing downpipes for $179, but I ordered the damn thing in MARCH, they claim that they emailed me needing a copy of my driver's license (shipping address differed from billing address) but I never got it, (Ever heard of a phone? sheesh...) so my wife called them back, re-ordered it and just had them ship it to our house in Corvallis, and they said we'd get it in 2 to 3 weeks, wel that was like a month ago, I'm about to tell them where they can stick it and buy it from somewhere else.

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it's alive now I just need my downpipe!:popcorn: (Right now the "downpipe" consists of a chunk of exhaust tubing welded into what's left of the original downpipe, but it just dumps to the ground right behind the front wheel since I was not able to connect it to the rest of the exhaust system)