Interchanging spedometer cable?

[LGT Kirby]

Swapping in a Forester tranny, and the location for the spedo cable is further back on the tranny compared to the stock 4EAT. Question is if I run to a junk yard, find a longer spedo cable from a Subaru, will it hook up fine to both the tranny and cluster?

My thoughts are, yes, its a Subaru. Lol.

Thoughts appreciated.

Also can't figure out where the from stay bushings for the shifter mount onto. I thought they went directly to the tranny, but I dont see a bracket for it, and I doubt it just is a single bolt that holds it on (Based on pictures I found on google images)

[PhyrraM]

Manual tranny cars have a short speedo cable extension on the tranny. I am not sure if the main cable is the same as an automatic however.

There is a stamped steel bracket that has the shifter stay stud on it. It bolts over the small rear cover on the tranny. It uses 4 of the original 6 bolts. (or 3 of 5)

[Legacy777]

I reused my AT trans speedo cable with my 5mt swap, and it's been working fine.

[LGT Kirby]

Well I was curious on how these legacies have a manual odometer and the forester has a digital odometer. Not sure how that works.

[Legacy777]

The digital odometer & micro computer in the gauge cluster is tied to the ECU I believe to keep track of mileage.

[couchfuzzy]

^does that mean the ecu pin is going to be the same as the manual odometer ones?

looking to swap a 98SF5 2.5motor/5 speed swap into my 2.2 4eat 95BK6 but im confused on this issue

[Legacy777]

Are you talking about whether the speedometer input pin is going to be the same between the 98 & 95?

[couchfuzzy]

i pulled the fsm, pinouts are reversed for second gen legacy and 1st gen forester so nevermind... i'll have to find a 5mt ecu from an outback or something..

[Legacy777]

You could try and just repin the ECU.

[mike-tracy]

Yeah I put a 98 Forester engine into my 96 Legacy, and used a 97 Outback ECU. Worked perfectly. I just had to plug one vacuum port on the intake manifold so I could use the Legacy's cruise control.