jessmans rio red 91 SS EJ20g swap lots of pics

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Re: jessmans rio red 91 SS EJ20g swap lots of pics

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I'm feeling lucky now, that my swap went smooth with hardly any problems. Good luck bud.
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Re: jessmans rio red 91 SS EJ20g swap lots of pics

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Well iv got all my rob tune stuff sorted and acquired im just trying desperately to eliminate the knock sensor code and iac code their killing me i cant do it i even went as far as stripping the oem shielded knock sensor wire fully out of a legacy at a scrap yard and used a brand new knock sensor to boot still nothing :/ the iacv hasn't gotten my full attention yet lol
88 Honda civic wagon B20VTEC SWAP-RIP
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91 Subaru legacy SS jdm ej20g swap

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Re: jessmans rio red 91 SS EJ20g swap lots of pics

Post by mike-tracy »

At this point you might have to buy a small gauge shielded wire and run that. I also stripped a junk yard harness, for the cam and crank wires. What a pain in the ass.
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Re: jessmans rio red 91 SS EJ20g swap lots of pics

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mike-tracy wrote:At this point you might have to buy a small gauge shielded wire and run that. I also stripped a junk yard harness, for the cam and crank wires. What a pain in the ass.

Been there, mike isn't lying.
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92 SS Prefaced, GD dash swapped, 22T/205 Hybrid 20 psi - BEAST!
93 SS Bone Stock Gone!
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91 SS 4EAT Sold!
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Re: jessmans rio red 91 SS EJ20g swap lots of pics

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''cracks knuckles'' well its been a while been super super discouraged on my build here i almost sold my car and had it up for sale for a long time i built up and sold a few Honda's on the side while my suby has sat for a long time well its been a year or so and i haven't sold it yet iv gotten it cleaned up a lot more and started fixing all the small things one by one to make me feel better about the car the reason iv been so slow going at this i lost faith in this forum and the friends around me i felt helpless and had nowhere to work on it my self even if i wanted to but enough of that shit i got my momentum back here and wanna finish what i started i don't care how much it cost or how much longer it takes i Have to have this car running good if it kills me iv got a shit load of pics to update ill try and post them chronologically
88 Honda civic wagon B20VTEC SWAP-RIP
85 Subaru loyal sedan-SOLD
95 Subaru impreza $500 BEATER-SOLD
91 Subaru legacy SS jdm ej20g swap

CHECK OUT MY ej20G BUILD HERE>> viewtopic.php?f=25&t=53766
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Re: jessmans rio red 91 SS EJ20g swap lots of pics

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Do we need some popcorn?

Don't give up, you'll hate yourself in the end.
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92 SS Prefaced, GD dash swapped, 22T/205 Hybrid 20 psi - BEAST!
93 SS Bone Stock Gone!
94 TW Bone Stock Gone!
91 SS 4EAT Sold!
98 LGT 4EAT
98 LGT Wagon 4EAT
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Re: jessmans rio red 91 SS EJ20g swap lots of pics

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yeah this is how she sat for months and months dirty as hell and would barley start
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88 Honda civic wagon B20VTEC SWAP-RIP
85 Subaru loyal sedan-SOLD
95 Subaru impreza $500 BEATER-SOLD
91 Subaru legacy SS jdm ej20g swap

CHECK OUT MY ej20G BUILD HERE>> viewtopic.php?f=25&t=53766
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Re: jessmans rio red 91 SS EJ20g swap lots of pics

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ok anyways back to some updates i got my down pipe re welded and it worked great i went to wall mart a few months ago to get tires put on a set of oem SS wheels i scored they offered to put the tires on my car for free so i figured why not well they jacked my car up on the down pipe destroying i freaked out they only cut me a $100 check so fuck wallmart from now on i picked up this 02 wrx invidia down pipe a friend of mine he had on his stanced bug eye so he thought destroyed been their done that steal of a deal $20 just needed a bit of work
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88 Honda civic wagon B20VTEC SWAP-RIP
85 Subaru loyal sedan-SOLD
95 Subaru impreza $500 BEATER-SOLD
91 Subaru legacy SS jdm ej20g swap

CHECK OUT MY ej20G BUILD HERE>> viewtopic.php?f=25&t=53766
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Re: jessmans rio red 91 SS EJ20g swap lots of pics

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Wtf....
91 L-TW Wagon with a full Swap -RIP
92 SS Prefaced, GD dash swapped, 22T/205 Hybrid 20 psi - BEAST!
93 SS Bone Stock Gone!
94 TW Bone Stock Gone!
91 SS 4EAT Sold!
98 LGT 4EAT
98 LGT Wagon 4EAT
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Re: jessmans rio red 91 SS EJ20g swap lots of pics

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i cant believe its been so long since i got this dam time fly's i keep finding old pics

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88 Honda civic wagon B20VTEC SWAP-RIP
85 Subaru loyal sedan-SOLD
95 Subaru impreza $500 BEATER-SOLD
91 Subaru legacy SS jdm ej20g swap

CHECK OUT MY ej20G BUILD HERE>> viewtopic.php?f=25&t=53766
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Re: jessmans rio red 91 SS EJ20g swap lots of pics

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big thanks to Kimo for the hookup on the rob tune jumper harness setup made things alot easier
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got me a set of yellow sti injectors bought the ecu i needed (rob tune 550) and took my intake manifold off for a fourth dam time to sort more wiring
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this is getting fairly expensive having to keep buying these new every time i pull the manifold off
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88 Honda civic wagon B20VTEC SWAP-RIP
85 Subaru loyal sedan-SOLD
95 Subaru impreza $500 BEATER-SOLD
91 Subaru legacy SS jdm ej20g swap

CHECK OUT MY ej20G BUILD HERE>> viewtopic.php?f=25&t=53766
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Re: jessmans rio red 91 SS EJ20g swap lots of pics

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got it all back on and together tho and its looking dam good better than one i first swapped it
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AND THE FIRST START WITH THE ROB TUNE SETUP
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it ran great for about 10 minutes then i went for a drive it kept losing all power and for a while i was stuck at this point
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88 Honda civic wagon B20VTEC SWAP-RIP
85 Subaru loyal sedan-SOLD
95 Subaru impreza $500 BEATER-SOLD
91 Subaru legacy SS jdm ej20g swap

CHECK OUT MY ej20G BUILD HERE>> viewtopic.php?f=25&t=53766
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Re: jessmans rio red 91 SS EJ20g swap lots of pics

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its been a hard road for this car problem after problem but i try to stay confident about it iv gotten this far by my self and with the help you you guys
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88 Honda civic wagon B20VTEC SWAP-RIP
85 Subaru loyal sedan-SOLD
95 Subaru impreza $500 BEATER-SOLD
91 Subaru legacy SS jdm ej20g swap

CHECK OUT MY ej20G BUILD HERE>> viewtopic.php?f=25&t=53766
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Re: jessmans rio red 91 SS EJ20g swap lots of pics

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on a side note i did pick up this momo wrx wheel which im digging alot
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flipped another honda and got another and starting the clean the shit out of the sube again she hasn't gotten a proper detail for over a year
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88 Honda civic wagon B20VTEC SWAP-RIP
85 Subaru loyal sedan-SOLD
95 Subaru impreza $500 BEATER-SOLD
91 Subaru legacy SS jdm ej20g swap

CHECK OUT MY ej20G BUILD HERE>> viewtopic.php?f=25&t=53766
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