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> Subie question..., 2.5L motor?
jhadler
post Jun 11 2015, 01:37 PM
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Hi all,

Just a quick hypothetical... If I managed to get a hold of 2.5L subie motor from an automatic, would that motor work with a manual subie gear box?

-Josh
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post Jun 11 2015, 01:55 PM
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QUOTE(jhadler @ Jun 11 2015, 09:37 PM) *

Hi all,

Just a quick hypothetical... If I managed to get a hold of 2.5L subie motor from an automatic, would that motor work with a manual subie gear box?

-Josh



You need another Flywheel.
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post Jun 11 2015, 01:57 PM
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Hi Josh,
There should be no problems swapping automatic for manual trans. The only thing (not sure) you might need a difference engine ecu for manual trans especially if the engine and trans ecu is one complete unit. There are after market ecu's out there that will work with a plus side to it too. After market like "Stinger", can be dialed in for your car specifications and needs.

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post Jun 11 2015, 06:21 PM
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And, of course, you'd need new head gaskets every few years... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

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post Jun 11 2015, 06:55 PM
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Nah, no more often than T4 motors drop exhaust valves.
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post Jun 11 2015, 07:07 PM
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You can use the OEM ECU. You'll need to ground 1-2 wires to raise the idle speed. You will need to wire 2 of the 4 wire's coming off the VSS sender on the tranny back to the ECU.
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post Jun 15 2015, 02:03 PM
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QUOTE(Dave_Darling @ Jun 11 2015, 04:21 PM) *

And, of course, you'd need new head gaskets every few years... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

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Well, the reason I ask is that it's possible my daily driver Subaru may be totaled from hail damage, and I JUST shelled out a bunch of money on a head gasket job less than two months ago... Maybe take the total if I can get a replacement, then I've got a scooby motor for the teener???

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post Jun 15 2015, 03:08 PM
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QUOTE(jhadler @ Jun 15 2015, 01:03 PM) *

Well, the reason I ask is that it's possible my daily driver Subaru may be totaled from hail damage, and I JUST shelled out a bunch of money on a head gasket job less than two months ago... Maybe take the total if I can get a replacement, then I've got a scooby motor for the teener???

-Josh

Sounds like a good plan. If you were going to use the 901 I have the conversion stuff for that in the classifieds. I would go for the suby tranny though if choosing between the 2. The 901 will certainly work & is a good cheap temporary solution. Once you drove one with a suby trans you wouldn't want o go back though (IMG:style_emoticons/default/evilgrin.gif)
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) If you gut your Suby don't get in a hurry to get rid of the carcass. There are many items besides the engine that you'll want to use later.
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