SubaruJawn Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 will the engine out of a 90 legacy work with 96 outback? being plug n' play? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine73 Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 A main issue may be the '96 is ODBII and the '90 is not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellow65 Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 will the engine out of a 90 legacy work with 96 outback?being plug n' play? from what i read plug and play no, if you want plug and play get a 95 legacy 2.2, i think the last year of the duel port exhaust which fits your 2.5 and the first year of the odb2 stuff. its been covered a bunch of times here is the last one i remember http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=79556 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine73 Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Does your '96 Outback presently have a 2.2L (I think the MT's had the 2.2L)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellow65 Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Does your '96 Outback presently have a 2.2L (I think the MT's had the 2.2L)... oh man you want to say rare, i have been looking for one of these for ever. i did see one had like 300k on it and they still wanted an arm and a leg for it. but you are right, the 96 MT had the 2.2. and with it really being an outback, (not like the pseudo ones in 95) it's all i want in a wagon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine73 Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Yes that would be a nice find. I see Subex location says international. So maybe s/he does not have to deal with the ODBII issue? Is that pretty much a U.S. emissions thing, or do other region spec vehicles use ODBII as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellow65 Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 as far as i know it was uncle sam butting his nose into the car makers making sure that things were up to par. so out of the states not sure really what they had. i'm sure something more along the line with obd1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrturbo Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 The ealy motor is not EGR but if your Outback is a 2.2 Manual you don't have EGR anyway. And also I just got a 96 Outback 5 speed with a 2.2. Why do you guys want one soooo bad? The 2.2? I guess if that was the case you would love to hear I just built a 2.5 for it:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 OP Subex is from PA. if you were to swap it, just keep your existing intake manifold and bolt it to the old block. all the wiring is associated with the intake manifold, so keep that. people want the 2.2 because they're more reliable than the 2.5. even with new headgaskets i've seen 2.5's with bearing issues, rods coming through the block, and piston slap (possible but much more rare on the 2.2's), both of which you can find plenty of examples of on the internet/this board. 2.2's are a dime a dozen too, 2.5's are far more expensive. i have a bunch of 2.5's and i'm probably pulling a perfectly good one with new headgaskets out of my personal Legacy. i'd rather have the 2.2 in there, the reliability is worth it to me for the menial power difference. 20hp big deal, if i wanted a fast car the EJ25 wouldn't even be on the radar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubaruJawn Posted September 25, 2007 Author Share Posted September 25, 2007 thats right i'm from Franklin, Pennsylvania i'm a HE for those who r confused ok so i save the intake of blown engine and put it on the 90's legacy engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrturbo Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Is your car a 2.2 or 2.5????? If it is a 2.5 you need to use the 2.2 intake to put a 2.2 in. And if you are swapping from 2.5 to 2.2 don't use the early 90s 2.2. You will have to make too much work. Along with you having a non EGR car which won't fly in PA emmisions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Is your car a 2.2 or 2.5if it's the same one he mentioned on another forum (where it took 3 or 4 pages to figure it out!)- it's an EJ22. but he said he wasn't going to get it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubaruJawn Posted September 26, 2007 Author Share Posted September 26, 2007 no i'm not going to get it. i was thinking about selling and changing the engine in it for the guy. for $300. well i might have 90 legacy sold for $750. if i sel lit i cannot change engine. anyway the 1996 Subaru Legacy Outback 2.2L 5 Spd Manual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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