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I am beyond interested in the Civic coilover setup. Where did you find out about it? Jacob

"Better" is in the eye of the beholder. What kind of power do you intend to get out of the EJ22T? If you're looking for stock-level power, then the D/R may be ok. I'm making a little more than a stock EJ22T, and I was getting crazy wheelhop. A lot of the power was unusable. AWD will see more stress, so it may not last as long as a D/R with a lot of wheelslip/hop, but at least you'll be able to use the power. Jacob

I had something like that in mine, and it was hooked up to the radiator fan. Jacob

I used my stock Brat throttle cable for my swap. I'm not sure if that'll work with a GL-10, though. Jacob

Cool, thanks. With all of those cars you have, you two don't really have a good excuse not to go:) Jacob

Are there any interesting rule changes this year? Jacob

Nice. I'm very interested in the Megasquirt thing as well. What are you dealing with on the driveshaft? Just length? Jacob

Grrr! It's killing me that my work blocks your pics. Did you include some shots of the linkage? Since you're doing suspension work as well, what are you thinking for the rear? I think you'll find that it's inadequate for your setup. Jacob

Wow. Don't be so hasty. I doubt this swap will ever take place, but if it does, I think you should take it on. Considering how little this kid knows/has researched, you could probably pocket the 4 grand and just write "EJ22" on his current engine. Make a WeaponR intake out of a toilet paper tube, and I'm sure he'll be ecstatic. Jacob

I hadn't realized the EA82 was that much wider in there. You won't have a problem with the trans-forward dimension. Even if you did, that just means you move the radiator fan(s) to the front of the radiator to gain more clearance. Jacob

I don't see why you'd think that STI axles would not mate up to an STI gearbox. They certainly mated when they produced and sold them. There was a switch from male to female stubs at some point, though, if that's what you're talking about. If you're talking about a Frankenmotor like mine, then I can guarantee you there are some in Australia. Some of the pioneers are there. You should really read the "High Compression Frankentein" thread on NASIOC. Especially the posts by Matt Monson. He's very clear on when a Frankenmotor makes sense, and when it doesn't. I'm betting for you it will not make sense, and you're better off with porting/polishing your stock heads and running cams. Jacob

No tuning is necessary with cams, but tuning is always a good idea for any level of performance if you have the resources. I'd consider it in the exhaust category for you. It would be nice, but do the cams and grin first. Jacob

I'm talking height, as in we stand in front of it. The heads won't keep you from closing the hood, but they'll be pretty close to the frame rails. We can fit EJ22s into Brats because the EJ22 heads are so small, both from the block outward and vertically. EA82s are bigger, but then, the EJ251 heads are bigger, mainly in the vertical way. If you're going to do some measuring, just make sure you get that dimension down as well. Jacob

The width is about the same, I think. It's how tall the heads are that may be an issue. Jacob

You should look at an EJ251 next to an EJ22. The EJ22 has much smaller heads. I'm not sure how an EJ251 would fit in an EA82. Read the swap writeup. I can tell you haven't because you think you need an EJ flywheel when keeping the EA82 transmission. As for transmission selection, that depends on what your goals are with the car. Jacob

I'm sure some genius can correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think a non-free flowing exhaust will be much of a problem. The torque cams improve power at lower RPM. Less exhaust gas is being made at lower RPM, so I don't see the exhaust being much of a restriction. That being said, I opted for a free flowing exhaust, but I did that before I saw the light. Does that make sense? Jacob

So does GD. All the options thrown out here are good. I'd go with the best price/turnaround time you can find. Jacob

You should call Delta and find out. They have sales and stuff sometimes. You may get lucky on the price. I don't know what it would take to install them in your particular car. My engine is in a Brat, which is much more snug, I would think. Jacob

A guy named Matt Monson and I recently posted in a thread on NASIOC that answers your questions (if I remember correctly, that is). I encourage you to look it up, but from what I remember, Matt found a slight increase in mileage when he added cams. I don't remember what the findings were for Frankenmotors, but I bet the change was pretty minimal. You may want to look into fancy headers as well. I didn't feel a difference in power when I added my cheap ones, but some people report a little better fuel economy. Jacob

I said the oil thing because I hear of a lot more Subaru engines dying from oil starvation than from timing belt failure. The Frankenmotor isn't just the recipe Crazyeights posted. There are a lot of variations that will require further reading. There's a good listing on NASIOC that some guy made a couple weeks ago. The way you'd do it for $200 is to wait around for a good deal on an EJ25 block and buy dealer head gaskets. I swapped over all of my EJ22 timing stuff, and I didn't mess with the rockers at all, but I treated mine to cams. $200 is sort of a bare minimum estimate, including some luck. No comment on the oil thing. As for how bad cams or a Frankenmotor would be on a car, I'd guess the cams will have minimal impact. They don't seem to raise peak horsepower, but it sure feels like they get to peak way earlier and hold it for way longer. My Frankenmotor is in an '85 Brat, which was never meant for anything like that, so I don't want to speculate. USMB and NASIOC have a lot of very satisfied Frankenmotor/Delta cams owners, though. Jacob

If I were you, I'd look for a used engine in good shape or take yours down to GeneralDisorder in Portland. He is highly recommended on here, and you could make up your costs in travel with how much less he charges. If you go for another shop and they eff something up, you'll have to pay for the work twice, which is another reason to go to GD. I live in Portland but came from Port Angeles, so I may be able to arrange transportation, depending on timing. If you're not up for those options, here are some other thoughts: I've heard not great things about Superior Subaru. I saw one car that was serviced by them that wasn't done too well. The place on Lake City Way is Smart Service. I hear they're pretty good. If you PM edrach on the board, he has a Subaru mechanic in the Seattle area that is good and offers fair prices. Kito, Outback, and Pacific Import Auto are consistently recommended as well. Jacob

Don't use google for Frankenmotor research. Search the places I told you. You could do it for as little as, maybe, $200 or so if you're handy. It was $700 or so for me because I bought two engines to avoid downtime. Delta cams won't overextend the pistons. I'm not even clear on what that means, but they won't do it. I don't think they make it interference either, but I can't say for sure. I'll let someone who knows more than I do answer that question. I wouldn't worry about it, though, because timing belts don't seem to be a problem with Subarus. From what I've seen at least. I'd worry more about keeping oil in it. Hopefully someone older and wiser can step in with their take on that issue. Jacob

Noah pointed out something I overlooked. The best power/$ thing could very well be just buying a turbo car. I'd throw nitrous in there as another option. If you're concerned about cost and reliability, then you pretty much have cams and Frankenmotor. Most other things are just noise or shiny things, unless I'm overlooking something. I've never heard of cams affecting reliability. Lots of us have them, and some have had them for a really long time. If you're still hungry for power after that, then you're getting into Frankenmotor territory. Search for that or just "Frankenstein" on here and on NASIOC. That cost me $700 or so, and it made a big difference. You'd be getting up to the power-to-weight ratio of a WRX. Of the dozens or hundreds of Frankenmotors out there, I know of two failures. One was from some type of assembly issue. The other is because the block was being used for supercharger projects back when supercharging a Subaru meant boost spikes that would kill a motor in a few seconds. If you put your location in your profile, then I think people will be better able to help you. If you're in Portland, for example, I can show you what a cammed Frankenmotor can do:banana: For filters, you can go with the dealer one or a good paper one. I run a Perrin filter in my fast car. It makes the turbo whistle a little bit, but I doubt it gave me any power. Jacob

Make sure you "snoop" with some carb cleaner. It's crazy how small a leak can be and still cause issues. Jacob

Ok, then you could have swapped a broken CTS with another broken CTS. I've had the water in gas tank, bad CTS and vacuum leak issues before, so I think you're on the right track. You didn't happen to add a lightweight crank pulley lately, did you? I'll also throw TPS in there as a possibility, but I don't have any experience with that. Jacob