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good afternoon to all , i know you have probably answered this question many times "somewhere" in your vast amount of information but when i searched it there were 0 results so my question is...i have a 2001 forester with a ej25 sohc, overheated popped the radiator and thus ruined the engine i found a 1999 legacy with a good ej22 engine dirt cheap both engines are non egr can this swap be done easily, i can do the work just my first subaru.. thanks for the input

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Never have done a swap but what from what I've heard the '99 2.2 is a phase 2 engine which should be similar to the 1999- 2002 Forester 2.5. I don't believe a '98 or earlier 2.2 is as easy of a swap, but I'll let someone with experience confirm that.

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No, the ej22 in question is not a turbo engine. And you should do some more homework, the twin turbo engines are a vacuum line nightmare (there is a reason most owners of them overseas swap to a single turbo) and they also do not fit in a left hand drive chassis. The steering shaft and brake booster are right in the way of the left turbo's downpipe.

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