matt167

Had an idea.. I have a '99 EJ25D intake that still has red injectors in it. Are those side feed/ able to work with the JDM EJ205 manifold/ rails? Pretty sure they are side feed.. But then again if the JDM EJ205 has TGV's it's not gonna work anyway.

Gary's actually got a Forester Turbo hood that would fit mine but it's missing scoop and got a pretty decent tweak on the side IDK if I could fix.. If he still has it when I'm ready for it I'll grab it off him as a scoop donor but the hood needs to be steel for it to work. I know factory WRX hoods are aluminum so the only way I can use one of them is a cheap steel aftermarket

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Were the '96-'99 Legacy Outbacks factory turbocharged in JDM? Wondering about the hood scoops ability to 'scoop air' for an intercooler and a possible OEM look. Since hoods at the junkyard are $30. I can buy one as a hood scoop donor. Just cut the scoop/ mounting out of it and place and patch into my Forester hood.

Cool. that's what I thought you meant. Now I know and I have my shopping list. Possible I can make an order by the end of the month for engine/ trans.

But then wouldn't the engine be wrong for mine if it did use the 31-1-1 trigger? What trigger pattern does the USDM/ JDM V7 EJ205 have? Just trying to make heads or tails of it. but from the sounds of it, will work out great.. From what I gather the V5/6 is '99-'00 since their '02 stuff came 1yr earlier than USDM. And since our '01 electronics is closer to their '99-'00 electronics, this would be why the cam trigger is the same..

Yea, I knew speedo would be off just a little. Going from a 4.11 to 4.44 it won't be too bad tho

The biggest difference in conventional- high milage engines is, HM oil is almost universally semi synthetic nowdays. I think it was Valvoline that coined the term semi synthetic/ synthetic blend in the mid 90's with "Durablend"

That's what I thought about AVCS. I had no idea the older ones were compatible with our earlier '99-'01 harnesses. I know '02 Forester is same as '01 but I'm pretty sure its different electrically... So this one should drop right in then? http://www.ebay.com/itm/02-05-SUBARU-IMPREZA-WRX-2-0L-4-CAM-NON-AVCS-TURBO-ENGINE-ONLY-JDM-EJ205-/191919791247?hash=item2caf4f9c8f:g:q~MAAOSwnNBXYZvl&vxp=mtr What about keeping the EJ205 manifold and swapping the wiring harnesses and fuel rails? Only asking that because I know the turbo manifolds are shorter in the back to fit the intercooler.. I'm cool with extending a couple wires as long as everything fits up.. The only thing that I know would be a hicchup would be the Map sensor, and building a sealed box out of plastic or something to house it ( with a mounting tab and hose connection ) would not be too big of a deal.. But the 251 manifold would solve that. Isn't there issues with some SOHC cam gears not being right for others? couldn't that be an issue for mine, or is mine ok because it's a M/T '01? I only need to be sure because it's the only way it will work for me, and the engine is $1k. Or is that break due to 2002+ being a break year? I should note that I've also located a Forester turbo hood that will fit mine.. Would be awsome if I could bring a car that never came to the USA over here.. Everybody wants R-STI clones or WRX Impreza swaps. Almost nothing for the Foresters even though the JDM/ everywhere but USA turbo Forester was basically a slightly detuned WRX

So a JDM V5/V6 EJ205 would really be what I should look out for then? Because then I would just need to swap the EJ251 crank gear and my EJ251 intake and everything else the same.. I knew there had to be a cam wheel that could be used to make the 205 heads work on N/A ECU. JDM V5/V6 EJ205 are the non AVCS versions right? I know EJ207 V5/6 are non AVCS but EJ207 is out of budget/ need for this swap

That's what I was thinking.. So the only choices are either. EJ222 heads w/ modified turbo manifold or SOHC 2.0L heads which are $$ to get seperate from an engine here in the states. However rockauto is getting $300/ head plus core for EJ222 heads. So these at $260/ head without core are not a bad deal. http://www.ebay.com/itm/CYLINDER-HEADS-SUBARU-EJ20-EJ203-SOHC-FOR-FORESTER-IMPREZA-LEGACY-2-0-LTR-/181290419394?hash=item2a35c044c2:g:ovYAAOSwuYVWoM1r The only other thing that I could do is buy the N/A EJ202 and swap in some EJ205 pistons/ rings, and source some take off WRX parts for the turbo and manifolds. Or do a USDM low mile engine. an EJ257 short block right from the dealer would be the bomb but even tho that's actually fairly inexpensive. It's expensive considering I only want to run 6- 8 psi and I might not even intercool.

Since I'm planning on replacing my engine in my '01 Forester. I've been looking at the JDM engines. EJ20 SOHC is $650 which is fine EJ20G Turbo ( I know it's older ) is $800 complete I know that the 20G heads/ intake will not work in my car but also that they have some value that is recoverable. I know my ECU can be tricked with a voltage clamp and then an FMU can be run for low boost levels.. I know that 92 vs 99mm bores it's really all wrong but the fire ring of the 2.0 gasket ~should~ not be in the combustion chamber. Can anyone confirm that? I'd guess any 2.0 gasket vs a SOHC head would be sure. Before I spend $800 on an engine. I've read one reference on the Forester forums that it does work but I want to be sure. I know EJ20 SOHC heads are available on ebay and can be shipped to the USA but the cost is over $500. They are rebuilt heads tho so that wouldn't be 'that' bad. It throws my budget way off though. Alternitivly, can the EJ205 be made to run on an '01 ECU?

Anyone know if a JDM 4.44 turbo 5spd needs any work or extra swapping for it to work correctly? I know it's basically a JDM version of the USA spec WRX 5spd minus the 1.1:1 center diff and 3.90/3.54 ratios. I like the idea of more gear and the convienent dipstick tube for the transmission is nice.. Not sure if the CV axles work since I know some are male, some are female.

Makes sense. I guess I could probably de carbonize the engine to cut the carbon as a band aid? I did it when I first got it but have not since. The stumble comes and goes but is only visible looking at engine. Can't feel it

It's an 01 EJ251. It was an auction car and I only know the previous owner owned it from '08 till the auction and put on just about 130k miles. Probably highway miles because it's really clean you think 2 quarts in 3k is excessive? The local junkyard that stocks the EJ25's gets between $650-800 and he's kind of an extra special kind of person.. I was looking at the JDM EJ202's for $650 most places. I could pair one of them with a JDM Turbo Forester 5spd ( 4.44 ) for another $400 since I might as well. Actually 4th gear is getting hard to shift without grinding and I've got the early stages of audible of rocks in a blender in 3rd gear under load.. 4.44 diff will run me $50 at the U pull it

Had it happen on a '51 Chevy 235 L6 that sat without oil/ filter for a couple days while I waited for the right filter to come in. in my case the starter bumped it free but you couldn't do that... For sure rings can stick like that

I have run 5w30 Max life since I've owned it except 1st oil change was 10w30. That does make a difference on how much it uses. I'll have to dig out my comp tester and see what's up with it.. The backfire has gotten worse but it still runs 'good'.. I service a 2003 Forester with 251 engine code at the shop pretty regular. It had just a hair over 210k miles last service and was running a lot worse than mine which was at 220k then

It's that cheap if you do it yourself. give or take the small parts. providing the turbo has not blown up

1. No. Bolt pattern is different. You can use EJ18 heads and intake tho. 2. yes 3. yes. 4. yes

Replaced PCV. It was gunked up but still wasn't stuck open or closed. I replaced the plugs too. It had BKR6E in it and I put in BKR5E which is what the parts store told me was correct. I know that's one step hotter.. Drivers side plugs were running kinda hot. Whiter than the other side but not coolant wash and the plugs were showing a little blue on the shoulder above the threads. Oh and it's developed a noticible stumble at idle. Pretty sure it's got a cylinder dropping.

Do you want to replace a $2-300 turbo or a $3k engine?

Little taller than the '98-'08 Forester. Not much. They are a shade longer than the Forester too but pretty close to identical..

My rears are not much better than that but yes. I have a new set of rear pads on hand that I will put on with new rotors eventually

you can resurface with sandpaper on a peice of glass. it does not take much.. The EJ251 heads are dual port versions of the EJ222 head. only marginally different

1" lower than a regular Legacy IIRC.