lmdew Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 I picked up a 97 Outback 2.5 DOHC and it has a couple of strange things, the water pump outlet is on the front instead of the bottom and there was a bracket for a turbo mount on the passenger rear head. Possible Turbo Block? Strange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luko Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 I have an 2001 EJ25 in my legacy and always wondered what would would happen if I would throw a turbo on it, but after talking to a couple of guys I found out that they used a different crank, cams, pistons and connecting rods in the turbo'd engines compared to the non turbo'd ones. Correct me if I'm wrong, but that's just what I heard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmdew Posted July 9, 2013 Author Share Posted July 9, 2013 Yes the turbo engines are built a little tougher to handle the boost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caboobaroo Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 (edited) Not sure on the bracket you're talking about but the water pump seems to be a dead giveaway that it is a JDM engine. When you replace it with a USDM pump, you will also need the center timing belt cover as they at different between the USDM and JDM engine. Edited July 10, 2013 by Caboobaroo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmdew Posted July 10, 2013 Author Share Posted July 10, 2013 That would do it. It's going to be replaced by a 2.2. It may be a good core for someone, but there was lots of water in the oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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