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sweet man! love the boat/camper, even better runnin a ej22, whats with that coolant res on the side?

what yard? the PnP in wadsworth?

i got the napa clutch kit for the ea82 for my car, with the 2.5l swap, its held up great for the last 10k miles since the swaps done. i think most of the kits for the xt6, xt, ea82 are the same these days.

there must be an option for a thinner gasket on some EJ25D's there was a sticker on the gaskets i got that said i had to measure my gasket, there was a .026" and .053" my 99 had the thicker gasket. this is what it said on http://www.subarupartsforyou.com for the 2 headgasket kits. HEAD GASKET SET for 1997-1998 (produced upto 9 97) Legacy 2.5 ONLY includes Head gskts, plenum gskts, exhaust gskts, & valve cover set (NOTE SOME 1997 & 1998 MODELS MAY USE ALTERNATE VCG SET...EMAIL A VIN # TO VERIFY) -AND- HEAD GASKET SET for 1998-1999 (produced after 10 97) Legacy 2.5 ONLY includes Head gskts, plenum gskts, exhaust gskts, & valve cover set i dunno, i'd stick with the thicker one, just cuz i dont wanna risk it. LOL

from what i've been reading, sounds tho like the delta cams are a big cause for the ecu acting a fool no? im staying with stock cams

i picked up some 2.2 bolts, i figured they should be matching the heads vs the block. thats one thing i did taht went well so far. haha!

yeah i definately dont wanna to go to hi, not tryin to blow it up, haha. just a fun DD project. might grab stock from dealer since the guy said they keep them in stock all the time. yet he had to order head bolts for me lol.

http://www.diamondracing.net/tools/ this help ya?

i wasnt trying to imply that the pistons didnt come out of the head any less or more, i just couldnt tell from pictures of the ej22e head had enough clearance for the piston to protrude into it with out contacting valves or the head itself, thats all.

k, well. i guess thats not totally bad then, my loyale has a ej251, (a a real 251, not the goofy 25d with the 251 block as talked about above), so all is not lost then, plus i have a slow coolant leak in that motor. either that or the locals are siphoning it out while i sleep. LOL guess i'll just suck it up and buy the cometic gaskets. i dont know what thickness i need tho. guess i'd get the .051" they list? or best just to call them and tell them what im doin?

damn dude, $25 for a welder.. cant beat that even if its a cheapie.

So i got my headgaskets today, they are thinner than the ones that were on the block. I just got FelPro's p/n 26415PT. there is a note on the pkg saying if my previous gasket measures .026" thick i can use it, if its .053" thick i should order a different part, P/n 26167PT (i know there is difference of opinions on head gaskets, so i really dont want to hear that. would just like an answer for my question) can i use this thinner gasket with the ej22 heads? or will there be contact from the valves to the piston? im hoping it will work since the pistons are shorter on the 99 vs say like the flat 96 piston, mainly hoping it will work since its gonna be damn near 50 degrees this weekend and i wont freeze my sack off

when i do that, i can edit everything BUT the location

ah, got it, thanks.

hi midwester subaru rocker! there's a few of us lurking around, few more of us up in the MIlwaukee area and guy waterford too.

GL Goon?? haha what the heck? welcome aboard!

yeah, i figured the rear diff was gonna be different, i think he's got that yet too so i could probably grab it off him too no prob, was mainly the electrical part i was thinking of if they changed it. I wonder if anyone would be able to make a standalone for it. something like presslab did with the paddle shifters etc. hmmmmm...

Im picking up a low mileage trans out of a 05 Impreza 2.5rs from a buddy of mine who totalled his car and is tired of looking at the parts sitting around. can i swap this transmission into either my 99 Legacy GT or my 2002 Legacy Outback (figure that one if anything). im sure it'll bolt up. but not sure about the TCU etc

i remember the first time i took off from a stop light on a snow covered road, none of the other cars went anywhere and i could have sworn i was on dry pavement. it was all history from that point.

so does the EJ251 have a shorter stroke then the ej25d, and thats why the lower compression in the frankenstien setup with the 99 block vs the earlier ej25d blocks? (piston doesnt come out of the block as far on extension)

i think he just goofed, W shows 1998. X for '99 per this site.. http://www.cars101.com/subaru/vin.html

i couldnt find the vin at first on the block, had to get out the degreaser and a brush i found it, its a X, which per the decoder shows its a 99 motor, (plus the vin matches) Thanks guys, im absorbing all these little notes about the differences. hey what are these markings on the block (mine are different but this was the only pic i could find showing them, i couldnt find any answer on the web or here the 73 3 followed by a symbol. is that a piston designation?

thanks for chiming in GD, makes me happy bout my 99 block.. if in fact its the original engine to the car and is a 99. LOL.. i assume it is, is there any visual differences with the 99 block i can look at to make sure its infact a 99 block??

i heard that! i replaced the moonroof assembly with the one i repaired this afternoon. that was fun. damn wisconsin weather!

So getting back to the question of interference on this frankenmotor setup. anyone been able to try this out with the clay as mentioned above?