JohnNK Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 I have just purchased a 79 Brat with a spent EA71 motor. I would appreciate any suggestions on engine and tranny swapping with a modest budget. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caboobaroo Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 you can swap in an EA81 1800cc OHV engine and tranny into it. You'll have to modify the shift linkage a little or cut a bigger hole in the trans tunnel for the linkage to fit but other then that, it should be a drop in, plug in and go type deal. Search around because there are a few people who have done it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
75subie Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 also an ej22 swap would be good.plenty of power too, and i hear its an easy adaptation to the motor mounts.contact tailgatewagon for details on the swap.you probly could find a rusted out donor car (legacy 90-94) with all the parts for under $500, at least around here you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnNK Posted October 25, 2005 Author Share Posted October 25, 2005 also an ej22 swap would be good.plenty of power too, and i hear its an easy adaptation to the motor mounts.contact tailgatewagon for details on the swap.you probly could find a rusted out donor car (legacy 90-94) with all the parts for under $500, at least around here you can. Thanks for the suggestions. I appreciate the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Range Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 easiest, get another ea71(1600), gutless, bulletproof, good mpg, cheep, bolts right up. harder, ea81(1800), keep all sensors from the 1600 with car and harness, will have to mod the belly pan (for steering or exhaust?), or find a 80' or 81' brat(only) with the 1800 and d/r 4spd to get the right x-member, then you could get the factory d/r4 spd linkage too (wouldn't need to cut/weld anything). will need to match bellhousings to trans if you keep the old trans... EJ 2.2 into gen one car: not for the squemish. yeah the motor mounts right up, but nothing else does, and with 3mm of clearence at the valve covers to boot. can anybody say 'hot knife' -N Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnNK Posted November 2, 2005 Author Share Posted November 2, 2005 Thanks for the additional input. What mods can be done to the 1600 motor to enfhance the performance? I have seen something about a weber carb and modified intake manifolds... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
75subie Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 your best bet would be a weber, accel super coil, accel plug wires, ea81 2wd electric disty swap, and maybe a hi-flo exhaust.if you want to go into the motor, a delta cam would help to.it would be a sleeper, caboobaroo did all this, and had his brat set up in RWD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caboobaroo Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 well actually, my Brat was RWD when I got it, I just slammed it and I could do posi burnouts for days. 75subie is right about all of the upgrades. I did the 2wd disty swap, put Accel plugwires on it, an Accel Superstock coil which isn't the greatest but if you mount it vertical instead of horizontal like it is stock, you won't have a problem. I also got ahold of a very rare JDM high compression EA71 from a friend and put that in there. I then added a Holley 5200 which is a Weber knockoff, an afternarket exhaust which was a good brand of cherry bomb and some straight pipe, new clutch and some EA82 steels with 185/70R13's on there. I have pics of the engine and the car if you'd like to take a gander. Once I had dropped that engine combo in there, it felt much more powerful then the original EA71 that was in it. I'm guessing it was running over 100hp. The sad thing though is I could never get it to run right. It still ran rich and had some timing issues but it sure was a fun little car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnNK Posted November 2, 2005 Author Share Posted November 2, 2005 Yes, some pics would be great. Also if you guys can refer me to any how to threads on the upgrades that would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caboobaroo Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 Well, here's the article I made for the USRM about the disty conversion... http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/article.php?a=38 Also some pics of the Brat... starting with when I got it to its current stage... http://community.webshots.com/album/302432023YUcDSD There's a couple engine shots in there and one still had the origiinal engine in it. This one is labeled for the disty conversion. As for a Weber, a conversion kit for an EA81 will work for it as well. It worked pretty nicely but I had to fab up my own throttle linkage and I got it to work very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
75subie Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 did you have a straight pipe all the way up to the y pipe?did it need to be welded, or just clamps?do you remember the cherry bomb brand?i like the look of the big chrome pipe coming out the back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caboobaroo Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 did you have a straight pipe all the way up to the y pipe?did it need to be welded, or just clamps?do you remember the cherry bomb brand?i like the look of the big chrome pipe coming out the back I had it all welded up, made it sound very mean. The glasspack brand was a Blue Streak IIRC with a giant chrome tip on it. I got it from a friend who had it on an '86 Scirocco and he gave it to me for helping him with some work. I was gonna put it in my diesel rabbit but decided the Brat needed a new muffler... Then some crackhead stole it off of my car in the middle of the night (cut it with an exhaust cutter) and ran off... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUBARU3 Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 I had it all welded up, made it sound very mean. The glasspack brand was a Blue Streak IIRC with a giant chrome tip on it. I got it from a friend who had it on an '86 Scirocco and he gave it to me for helping him with some work. I was gonna put it in my diesel rabbit but decided the Brat needed a new muffler... Then some crackhead stole it off of my car in the middle of the night (cut it with an exhaust cutter) and ran off... Man, I thought crime up your way would be non-existant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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