Dr. RX

If you can do the work yourself (at least up to charging the system) you should be able to keep costs down. If the is a 'you-pull-it' type wrecking yard in the area, that would help too, their prices are usually lower then a regular wrecking yard. You'll want to find a 93 to 96 Impreza that has A/C then pull out everything that touches any part of the A/C system, the complete front wiring harness would help too. Then reinstall it in your car, all the holes and attach point should be there. It should take a few weeks of working nights and weekend to get it done. But the far easier way is to find a car that already has it, but the car, then sell yours.

A cognito?? What does that look like, I'll probably be coming inmyWRX.

So, do you think that they have an truant officers this far south? Play hooky!!! Get a Doctor's note stating an illness. What ever it takes.

Gee, That's what I was thinking, isn't PAP open until 6 PM now?

That's good since most of the parts that I usually need are not on the parts menu search thing and I end up calling Jason anyway. Never could figure out how he could beat everyone's prices, and by more the a few buck on the big ticket items. It was often cheaper to order from him and pay for the shipping that to get the internet price and pick up at the local Subaru dealers.

Josh, he mentioned using the whole short block, not just the pistons. A SOHC intake is different then a DOHC intakem they don't just switch.

Not usre that I'm following this, are you trying to tell me that the DOHC turns faster then the SOHC? I think not, they should turn the same speed, therefore the senor would pick up the same signals from either set up. Why would the TPS and injectors be different. The intake manifold might be slightly different, but I can't see why they would change the TPS or the injectors (the engine displacement is the same). I think that I remember that someone locally did this, I'll see if I can find out who did it and get back with you.

I can imagine too much difference in the two engines electronically. I'd start by trying to hook up the exsisting harness to the new engine with the old ECU. If that works, then you've save yourself some time, if not, THEN swap out the harnesses and ECUs.

Might help if you also posted the starting pay.

Not sure if there is any difference, the gen II Legacy came out in 95, there was a slight change between 92 and 93, but I can see where those changed effected the manual transmission.

Per digit, including toes. I guess that is something that Tex will let me know.

Yea, like Tex said, I need a few thinks from him, then I'll be ready to start taking pre-registrations.

Look here, it's started. http://www.westcoastsubarushow.com/

Ask when the timing belt was last changed, at that mileage it is over due for the belt to be changed. This is the second gen EJ22, therefore it is not a clearance engine, if the belt breaks, the pistons and valves will collide.

Dave has 4.11s in his too. How did you measure your runs, were you using GTach like Dave did?

Chill, I've been around here awhile, and I'm not sure that I know who you are. Have you showed up at any of the other meetings to get to know who people are. Heck, as well known as I am, I get a small turn out a my BBQs, even with my wife's reputation for great food. Also, you need to give about a month or so prior notice so people can make arrangements, if I remember correctly you only posted this earlier this week.

Well, I guess you need to understand what was meant by "all new", aside from the engine, tranny, and most of the suspension, it is a new car, they ever route the wiring differently on the Impreza.

There was suppose to be someone here on this board who was suppose to be getting in contact with a South American Subaru dealer to see if he could get these trannies sent to the US. He has since dropped off the face of the earth.

Yea, but that is not what the subject title asks. I actually think there was a type of a scoop on the XT Turbo in 1987, as least there was an opening in the hood to help cool the turbo. But yes, for his car the 97 to 99 Outback or Legacy GT hood will work.

The main problem with the 6 cylinders is their length, that tends to cause a major relocation of the radiator. The WRX tranny swap would be only a little harder then an EJ N/A series tranny since it is hydraulic (some N/A trannies are too), put putting a cable release clutch EJ tranny would be the easiest, since the EA series uses a cable release clutch.

Heck I'm not complaining, you gave me top billing, twice. Seriously, putting a WRX engine into an EA82 series car is no different the putting an EJ22 N/A into the same series car, both have been done by many people here on the board.

Northwest Territory, isn't that in Canada? Not too may people live up there. Hey shouldn't you be including Kentucky in your quest?

Autos are easy to convert to FWD, just pull the fuse in the hold in the engine compartment, that turns the AWD auto tranny to FWD only. Note that is only a temp fix to limp home, should not be used long term. The easiest way is to get a FWD tranny and remove the driveline copmpletely.

96 Imprezas are OBD I, which is why I get the old style emissions check instead of getting my car hooked up to their computer through an OBD II port. That is a good thing since I'm not running the stock engine, an OBD II check would tell them that.

Gee, if I read the post correctly, it states between 5 and 7 PM Saturday at wongleflute's on Hollman in North Seattle. Did you read that???