jono Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Std height gets a smidge off the lower flute of dizzy rocker cover, usual inverted pic . Then a coat of "propane green" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhelme Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 I ran an ea82 in my Brat for a while.It was interesting how much difference 10 hp makes. I have since graduated to an ej. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted July 4, 2018 Author Share Posted July 4, 2018 There are EA82s and there are EA82's. I am running twin port mpfi heads and intake and certain it breathes better than a single port. Actually mine has turbo heads and cams with oil feed and drain plugged up - to be unplugged some rainy day , hee hee Just which EJ did you levitate to silverhelme ? There are EJ's and there are EJs . I do not think I ever want an EJ in a MY EA81 Brumby body without awd, given how much a PITA it is having that get up and go of even an EA82T on 12 pounds of boost and having front wheel scrabble. So then I think about EJ AWD, if it all fits and works, how far do you go to retain same or better IE lower revs at cruise speeds. Currently looking at a basket case AWD RX of 99 as a donor. With 195.60.15 tyres they are so close to what I run now, and maybe could step up to 195.60.15 from my 50 series and not notice a thing, except it puts it out of allowable nom. tyre dia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el_freddo Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Ah gearboxes... Something I love playing with and I'm looking at an EJ AWD option for my brumby (eventually). And I agree, AWD with EJ is the best way to go in these lighter vehicles My theory is to get an early liberty series 1 AWD box or an impreza box (both are 3.9 diff ratio), swap the diff ratio to 3.7 and work out the speedo drive gear to match the MY speedo. This last bit will be trial and error. The swap from 3.9 to 3.7 should be enough to compensate for the change from the larger impreza/liberty tyre diametre to that of the stock brumby size. Thats my thoughts/plan anyway. While the box is open it's worth dropping in a front LSD even for onroad driving and messing around with the low range if you want. A phase two box is also stronger if you're needing that "feature". L series low range can still be fitted to this without issue using the usual process Cheers Bennie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhelme Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Mine is a low dollar beater and I'm using a 3at behind an ej22. I don't worry about traction, if I plan on matting the throttle I just hit the 4wd button under my thumb. If I can scrounge the right parts I will eventually change to a 4eat and not have to worry about it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted July 5, 2018 Author Share Posted July 5, 2018 and that is what I loved about my GLTA while it was still 4WD 3AT , mash it and kickdown switch kicked in the rear wheel traction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted July 5, 2018 Author Share Posted July 5, 2018 Gees Bennie, series 1 impreza here aS THE 2.0 rx HAD 3.9 DIFFS? oops, caps lock off they certainly lack the tell tale stickers of MY and l series diffs I am sitting on a 3.9:1 diff and 5MT 4WD box, that diff could be handy if this Impreza came my way. Still sits in owners front yard. Wreckers offered $20 (yeah twenty bucks) so I need to better that and not be too rude about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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