need help with swap, im lost dont know where to start.......
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need help with swap, im lost dont know where to start.......
Hi there guys. To make a long story short. I baught my first subaru last winter. 91 Legacy L sedan,2.2, awd, auto. I fell in love with awd. im from Quebec canada, We have tons of snow. I swear i will never drive any other car during the winter season LoL. Bear with me im pretty new to subaru. Last week i bought a package deal,03 wrx engine with x member, a 5spd rs tranny. no ecu, no harness. ive been looking for any help i can get. help seems to hard to find. if anyone can give me a how to, or what i will need to complet my swap. if it possible at all. thanks alot guys for all your help.
well for starters sounds like you need a wiring digram and a wire harness and aobut 50 hours of your spare time to tear it apart and separate the stuff you dont need. but oyu will also need the clutch kit for a 2.5RS with a really good presure plate and a decent clutch. i dont know what the ratio for the RS tranny is but im pretty sure its 4.11, i think your 1991 legacy might have a 3.90 gear ratio for you rear end, you might need some driveline components if your going form AT to MT, the drivelines are different lengths. depending on if your rear diff ratio is 4.11 or not will determine if you need a 4.11 reaer diff for this swap or not, go search on nasioc.com, they have a how-to thread stickied for this very swap.
good luck and happy searching,
~Josh~
good luck and happy searching,
~Josh~
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The tranny is a direct replacement. But, you will need a 5spd center driveshaft to put the tranny in.
To put that engine in there and make it run properly, you will want to find a WRX ECU and wiring harness.
The other things you will want to get, if they didn't come with the engine are:
Boost solenoid assembly from firewall
MAF and air box
Then it is down to business with the wiring.
Now the other route you could go is put that engine in and use something like an E-manage to run it. You will need to use your engine wiring harness as well as coil and ignitor. It can be done, but it will never run quite as well as stock and you will fight with tuning it for months...
To put that engine in there and make it run properly, you will want to find a WRX ECU and wiring harness.
The other things you will want to get, if they didn't come with the engine are:
Boost solenoid assembly from firewall
MAF and air box
Then it is down to business with the wiring.
Now the other route you could go is put that engine in and use something like an E-manage to run it. You will need to use your engine wiring harness as well as coil and ignitor. It can be done, but it will never run quite as well as stock and you will fight with tuning it for months...
1974 Porsche 914 Cam Am Limted Edition AKA the Bumble Bee
1973 Porsche 914 2.0 l -Suby swap pending
1968 Porsche 911t survivor 47k original miles
2000 2.5RS daily driver.
1999 2.5RS w/ 50+ extra whp
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1973 Porsche 914 2.0 l -Suby swap pending
1968 Porsche 911t survivor 47k original miles
2000 2.5RS daily driver.
1999 2.5RS w/ 50+ extra whp
Suby Hai!
Do you have a MT tranny crossmember?
Also, you will need to shim the A-arm bushings in the WRX crossmember.
Here's my write-up on my swap. It may provide some help www.surrealmirage.com/subaru/swap
Also, check out the stuff you need to know forum, there's a thread in there that has info on d/l the engine & electrical portion for the 92 factory manuals (which should be similar enough to your 91)
Psychoreo, check out stuff you need to know forum for fsm's. The two wires are cam & crank signals. For more info, search the electrical forum I think.
Also, you will need to shim the A-arm bushings in the WRX crossmember.
Here's my write-up on my swap. It may provide some help www.surrealmirage.com/subaru/swap
Also, check out the stuff you need to know forum, there's a thread in there that has info on d/l the engine & electrical portion for the 92 factory manuals (which should be similar enough to your 91)
Psychoreo, check out stuff you need to know forum for fsm's. The two wires are cam & crank signals. For more info, search the electrical forum I think.
Josh
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1990 Legacy (AWD, 6MT, & EJ22T Swap)
2020 Outback Limted XT
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surrealmirage.com/subaru
1990 Legacy (AWD, 6MT, & EJ22T Swap)
2020 Outback Limted XT
If you need to get a hold of me please email me rather then pm