manual cable tranny swap questions

[Mt.HOODrat]

i decided that a five speed swap would be the coolest thing i could do to my turbo wagon at this point, but i have some questions before i get started

a buddy of mine had a 91 n/a 4.111 tranny with matching drive shaft and rear differential. being a proud wrx owner, he was stoked i went subie and gave me the the tranny, driveline, and diff for free!!

1.) i know its not a turbo hydro tranny, but is it worth using? i absolutely hate autos, just so..... not fun.

2.) with a nice clutch, flywheel, and shifter assembly will it feel decent and hold 200-250 whp?

3.) i researched a few manual swap threads, but none really talked about a cable tranny. wouldnt the cable tranny swap be easier? no master and slave cyl. or lines, just the clutch cable?

4.) besides the shotpeened gears, 3.90FD, and hydro clutch, are there differences i need to know about? is the shift linkage the same?

that pretty much covers it, i know its alot, but any input would be appreciated guys, thanks.

[Legacy777]

Yeah if you have the tranny for free, definitely worth using it.

Yes, with a decent clutch, flywheel, and such, 200-250 whp should be fine.

Yes cable tranny swap is easier in that it is MUCH easier to swap over the cable tranny clutch pedal and hook the cable to the transmission.

Shift linkage is the same. I'd recommend upgrading to the WRX shift linkage and joint. There's several threads covering this and tell you what you need. There's really not anything appreciably that's different between the transmissions.

My write-up covers the electrical stuff you'll need to do, but it should be the same.

[Mt.HOODrat]

awesome man thanks. im having a tough time finding a nice clutch kit as exedy stage ones are for turbo hydro clutch cars. is it just the pressure plate thats different between the two clutches? are there any performance clutch kits made for the cable trannys? i was wondering if any 2nd gen leggys were cable, because there seem to be more parts availiable,

[Legacy777]

As mentioned, you should be able to run an impreza or 2nd gen legacy clutch setup. There's two types of clutch setups, push & pull. The rest of the pieces, as long as you match everything, clutch, pp, & flywheel to the same year, you should be good.

If you find something for a push style tranny for a 95 Legacy, get the clutch, pp, & flywheel for the 95 Legacy, and you should be set.