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OK, this may have been covered, I did a search but might have used the wrong search string.
Anyway, from a moderately reputable source (OK, it was Wikipedia... not so reputable) I see reference to the 'EJ22E'which is Aussie spec'd at 135hp, the US engine from '94 was 101hp from the factory. It's my understanding, from a good friend who's a Subie tech, that the early EJ22's were limited in their HP output by Engine Control. That seems to make sense, that they probably put a different ECU into the JDM vehicles vs the US market. I guess my question to the guru's whether or not this is the case and if so I don't see any reason why the US spec '94 EJ22 can't turn out 135hp in stock form. Am I correct in this?

i was under the impression that a n/a 2.2 from 94 is 130 hp...

D'oh!! I just double checked my spec sheets that were emailed to me late last night and you're right!! it's listed as 101kw/135HP

And I think that figure is a conservative estimate as well since my wagon could at least match the acceleration of several other cars of similar weight with 150 or a little more rated horsepower.

Yeah, I have an EJ22E in my '96 Outback and it pulls pretty strong, I've actually had non-subie friends in the car that were like" wow, this things pretty fast" it made me laugh cause to me it's snail slow, especially after what Subarina could do.

What's the curb weight of that 96 OBW?

I believe the official weight on the raised roof wagon is listed as "pig heavy"... Granted, the SVX is muuuuuuch heavier though.

LOL!! No Doubt