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Danny-G
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4Eat questions

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Can I safely run a frankenmotor on my stock transmission with 253,000+ miles on it or is something going to give out? Would a lower mileage one be worth it to swap in, or should I try to find a turbo one?
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biggreen96 wrote:well get out there and smash that geo around and get comfy.
1993 Legacy LS Awd: lifted, 4eat, higher mileage, and dirty.
1994 Legacy Turbo wagon: rwd, 4eat, and a faint knock..
1992 Legacy postal: bone stock, 4eat, blown reverse.
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What sort of condition is your current 4EAT in? Does it slip at all, lag between shifts, had routine trans fluid changes?

If it's in decent shape, I'd leave it. However with that kind of mileage, things are probaly worn a little. You'd likely get better performance from one that is newer....
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Re: 4Eat questions

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Sometimes the first to second shift is hard( power mode mod), I don't know when the fluid was changed, the only slow shift is going from D to 3 uphill it just takes a few seconds longer then just manually putting it in 3, there is no slipping to the best of my knoweledge but reverse recently started growling for the first ten seconds or so when first put in.
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biggreen96 wrote:well get out there and smash that geo around and get comfy.
1993 Legacy LS Awd: lifted, 4eat, higher mileage, and dirty.
1994 Legacy Turbo wagon: rwd, 4eat, and a faint knock..
1992 Legacy postal: bone stock, 4eat, blown reverse.
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It's going to be a judgement call then. Do you want to spend money you may not have to? If not, and you can tolerate rebuilding/replacing it later, just let it ride.
Josh

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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
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