Suburbaru Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 I have a 1983 4WD 4spd 1800cc Wagon. What is her ID? Is it an EA83? Also what is an EJ? Pardon my ignorance...I'm a little slow!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rxleone Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 (edited) I have a 1983 4WD 4spd 1800cc Wagon. What is her ID? Is it an EA83? Also what is an EJ? Pardon my ignorance...I'm a little slow!!!!! I'm not sure what you mean by ID, but I'd say you have an EA81 Engine. That's just the name of the engine; 1800cc, overhead valve horizontally-opposed petrol engine. An EA82 is the same sort of idea, but instead of using pushrods to open the valves, it had two timing belts and an overhead cam system, one on each bank. Here's a link for more info about that engine. An EJ is a later style of engine Subaru put out, and they're still using it today. I believe it started in 1989, but check out this link for more precise info. The EJ series had one timing belt, came out in both carb and EFI, as well as dual overhead cam (DOHC, or Quad Cam) and single overhead cam (SOHC), like the earlier EA82. It came out as a variety of displacements, such as 1500cc (EJ15), 1800cc (EJ18), 2000cc (EJ20), 2200cc (EJ22), and the EJ25, which is, you guessed right, 2500cc. They're regarded as far more reliable, more economical, more powerful, and easier to customize, especially more so then the EA82, which is a pig of an engine, unreliable, fairly gutless, and prone to overheating, particularly the turbo models. Hope that clears some of it up for you. Any more questions just ask, and everyone will do their best to help. Everyone has to start at the bottom to get to the top , and noone ever gets to the top, even if a few people are mighty close Oh, and also, welcome to the forum Edited March 1, 2010 by rxleone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi subbie Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 It came out as a variety of displacements, such as 1500cc (EJ15), 1800cc (EJ18), 2000cc (EJ20), 2200cc (EJ22), and the EJ25, which is, you guessed right, 2500cc. Ooooh you forgot one (EJ16) 1600cc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rxleone Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Ooooh you forgot one (EJ16) 1600cc Damn you got me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesFox Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 your model of car will be generally referred to as an EA81(by engine) or a Gen 2 (2nd generation of the platform, 2nd bodystyle revision, 80-84 wagons, coupe, sedan, 79-87 brat and 89 hatchback(although continued overseas thru 1994) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suburbaru Posted March 5, 2010 Author Share Posted March 5, 2010 Thanks for the info guys!! I appreciate it. I'm not too good at navigating this web site yet, either so bear with me. I'll keep the Ol' USMB Posted as to "Finns" progress. As everyone does, I have great hopes for the little Soobie!!!!! THANKS AGAIN>>>>>LATER!!!! I'm not sure what you mean by ID, but I'd say you have an EA81 Engine. That's just the name of the engine; 1800cc, overhead valve horizontally-opposed petrol engine. An EA82 is the same sort of idea, but instead of using pushrods to open the valves, it had two timing belts and an overhead cam system, one on each bank. Here's a link for more info about that engine. An EJ is a later style of engine Subaru put out, and they're still using it today. I believe it started in 1989, but check out this link for more precise info. The EJ series had one timing belt, came out in both carb and EFI, as well as dual overhead cam (DOHC, or Quad Cam) and single overhead cam (SOHC), like the earlier EA82. It came out as a variety of displacements, such as 1500cc (EJ15), 1800cc (EJ18), 2000cc (EJ20), 2200cc (EJ22), and the EJ25, which is, you guessed right, 2500cc. They're regarded as far more reliable, more economical, more powerful, and easier to customize, especially more so then the EA82, which is a pig of an engine, unreliable, fairly gutless, and prone to overheating, particularly the turbo models. Hope that clears some of it up for you. Any more questions just ask, and everyone will do their best to help. Everyone has to start at the bottom to get to the top , and noone ever gets to the top, even if a few people are mighty close Oh, and also, welcome to the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lkindred Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 and that EA-81 engine is one of the finest Subaru ever made. At least according to us rabid old subie fans. We have an 83 wagon, 82 brat and an 86 hatch all with EA-81's. Although the brat will be getting an EJ transplant hopefully this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now