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yeah, its sounding more and more like the touring wagon is the way to go. I'm not scared of doing a tranny swap if its purely (or mostly) a mechanical opperation... like I said... they only thing I want to avoid is electrical issues. I've done a honda motor/tranny swap where there were only three wi...

Buy the Touring wagon, swap the transmission, OR buy a N/A wagon, and buy a JDM engine and drivetrain. well I doubt I'd be buying an imported motor because I can get a used usdm one for pretty darn cheap here in boulder. Will I have any wiring issues installing a turbo motor (jdm or otherwise)into ...

Hey everybody, I haven't posted in a while, but I was just contemplating this. I want a manual touring wagon, and unfortunately, they don't seem to exist. What I'm wondering, is if it would be easier to buy a touring wagon and swap the transmission or buy a non-turbo wagon and swap the motor. As I s...

91legacy_sleeper wrote:Fine, if you gonna do that, you might as well rig yourself up a duck call. --You know, just to mess with people.
VRRROOOOM-VRRRROOM --QUUUAAAAAAAACKK!

now there's an idea!

Substitute Saab and Honda for Subaru, and thats my garage...

thanks for the offer, but I'm not ready to start this project yet.. just researching up.

thanks for the input, fellas.

Whats the going rate for older wrx motors? My main reason for leaning in the usdm sti direction is the stoutness of the transmission.

well if thats the case, I'll make you help me when the time comes.

:edit: will a obd2 turbo motor run properly using only obd1 N/A sensors?

Everywhere I've read and heard, swapping a newer motor is a tremendous headache when it comes to actually getting the thing running. What are the specific wiring issues that one would likely encounter? Which are the most problematic? Any personal experience/advice here on wiring from folks that have...

the huge-ass saab IC actually comes from a 9000, and although it cools well, it actually resticts flow a bit. My roomie (a saab freak) went with a custom spearco unit which cools almost as well, but freely flows much more air (i.e. less lag). Considering the location of the stock a/c and radiator on...

right!

it took me getting ripped off (severely) 3 times before I realized that I couldn't ever let anyone touch my car but me and my buddies.

A good service manual, some tools and a familiarity with curse words is all you need to accomplish anything automotive.

i've got them on my honda (actually, all my bushings are polyurethane). The endlink bushings really do clean up turn in, but don't expect anything drastic.

As for sound, I slopped axle grease all over the bad-boys, and haven't heard a peep yet.

pretty snappy overall.

it may be helpful to use a dual-pipe muffler... one muffler with two cores running through it. I'm not very familiar with the underside of legacies, but that would probably be the easiest way to package a dual exhaust. there are a few companies that sell them... magnaflow, burns stainless, probably ...

I know what you're talking about brat4by4... the classing is so generalized that an insignificant mod throws you into a rediculous class... same thing happened with my brake swap, but since my car is so slow, they there was no reason to up-class me. The two winningest cars in H-stock in my division ...

I drive a 92 civic vx, which used to be in H-stock... Seems odd that a legacy turbo and an econo-shitbox should run together... but then in my experience turbo and autocross don't mix very well. Right now I'm making the transition from STS (the most crowded class in our division) to DSP (with usuall...

hey folks, I was just wondering what were the most common classes for your cars. Tell me a little about your car (level of prep), what class you're in, and how well you generally do.

Thanks,
David:D

yeah, mine smells too. Not so much since I removed the interior though... Used to be a pizza car, you know

Hey, no need to take cheap-shots.... I'll have you know my honda doesn't have a single sticker or cosmetic modification to speak of

...although it does get a bit more than its fair share of CELs

I'd call that "shitbox-itis"... Millenium Falcon syndrome is a little too vague, plus it informs the world of your dorkhood.

Thanks again! Its sounding to me like a auto to manual swap may prove a little more difficult than just buying a wagon with a stick, and swapping the motor out. Is the n/a transmission robust enough, or would you recomend I upgrade that too? And yeah, I've heard the wiring is a major PITA, so if I s...

thanks for the suggestions. I'm definitely stuck on 5-speed, but I'm not afraid of swapping trannies, or motors for that matter. (duh, thats the only way to make a honda move :wink: ) In fact I was sorta planning on it in the long run. Will any ej series fit? Even the new ones? Like I said, I have a...

Sorry, I tried a search. Do the rear seats fold down in the sedans for trunk access? The whole thing? 60/40?

Hey folks! I'm a non-subaru owner, but looking to become one. I drive a '92 honda civic vx autocross car (fairly prepped). Fun as it is, it sucks as transportation (no interior, lots of noise, doesn't like snow, rides pretty harsh). I'm hoping to get my hands on a 5-speed 4wd wagon (preferably turbo...