I am considering an EA81Turbo from an 85 wagon with auto tran. to drop into my 81 Brat, which currently has a tired EA 81 engine. How difficult is this swap?

Thanks!

On a scale of 1/10, about a 8/10.

Lots of changes need to be made.

The fuel system.

The wiring harness and ECU.

You will need to find a turbo x-member.

And the EA82T is a tight fit into a Brat.

I have an EA81T Brat. It's nice if you have one already, but not worth the trouble to convert in my opinion. For all the trouble you are going to go through just do a NA EJ22E conversion instead. You end up with more power, less work, and it will be easier to find parts for.

 

-Jeff

Thanks for the information and advice.

I am considering an EA81Turbo from an 85 wagon with auto tran. to drop into my 81 Brat, which currently has a tired EA 81 engine. How difficult is this swap?

Thanks!

 

If its a 1985 wouldnt it be fitted with a EA82T?

If its a 1985 wouldnt it be fitted with a EA82T?

 

All Brats are EA81, no matter what year it is.

Is it different down under?

I am considering an EA81Turbo from an 85 wagon with auto tran. to drop into my 81 Brat, which currently has a tired EA 81 engine. How difficult is this swap?

Thanks!

 

All Brats are EA81, no matter what year it is.

Is it different down under?

 

 

Yea but he said a EA81T engine out of a 1985 wagon to fit in a brat.

I thought the 1985 wagon would be fitted with the EA82T Engine?

84 was the last official year of the EA81 wagon but it wouldn't come as a surprise if there were a few left over that snuck into '85.

 

John, I had an EA81T coupe and loved it, but I bought a waterpump from the dealership and was told it was the last dealership-stocked waterpump in the country.. parts for the EA81T engine are drying up and it's only going to get worse. I'd also endorse the EJ22 swap; it will keep your EA81 car on the road for many more years to come.

Yea but he said a EA81T engine out of a 1985 wagon to fit in a brat.

I thought the 1985 wagon would be fitted with the EA82T Engine?

 

Ah, I didnt even catch the date on that.

All I saw was EA81T :-p

Ah, I didnt even catch the date on that.

All I saw was EA81T :-p

 

lol