 Which JDM Subaru motor to use for conversion?, Ej20G or EJ20K or ??? |
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| bfrymire |
 Mar 27 2010, 06:57 PM
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Salsaholic  Group: Members Posts: 590 Joined: 1-August 04 From: Sunnyvale, CA Member No.: 2,431 Region Association: Northern California  |
I hope someone can lend some light on this...
I am at the point to buy the motor. (Missed out on budmans motor.) So, which one to buy? Options: EJ20 G About 240hp, coil on plug. I think this has smaller turbo, so, should spool faster. On our small cars, this may not matter much. Ej20 K About 280Hp, center mounted coil (dual) and uses wasted spark. I think this has larger turbo. Not sure. I have been using wikipedia for a resource, and there is not a whole lot of detail. As near as I can tell, I will need to get an external ignitor for either of these. Can someone jump in and clear this up? I appreaciate any help on this. -- brett |
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| GS Guy |
Mar 29 2010, 10:19 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 243 Joined: 8-July 04 From: Columbia, MD Member No.: 2,325 Region Association: North East States |
Be sure to add up all the costs before deciding what to buy.
For instance, when you get the engine you're likely looking at doing some PM before you ever run it - things like timing belt and water pump change (at a minimum). If any of the belt idlers are rough you'll need those too. A few gaskets, possibly a t-belt cover or two if they're damaged. All that "small" stuff adds up fast! On top of that, you may find most all the rubber hoses hard as a rock and needing replacement - and generally unavailable from US sources (IAC, emission and oil cooler hoses). Lots of short little multiple-elbow pieces not easy to find a convenient replacement for. I think Outfront has motors with all (or most?) of this maintenance stuff already done, plus tested good compression and overall check-out. Already being in CA - I'd talk with them first to see what they have that is comparable. You might have to source the trans separately, but that'll be much less to ship. Jeff |
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| bfrymire |
Mar 29 2010, 12:48 PM
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Salsaholic Group: Members Posts: 590 Joined: 1-August 04 From: Sunnyvale, CA Member No.: 2,431 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(GS Guy @ Mar 29 2010, 09:19 AM)  Be sure to add up all the costs before deciding what to buy. For instance, when you get the engine you're likely looking at doing some PM before you ever run it - things like timing belt and water pump change (at a minimum). If any of the belt idlers are rough you'll need those too. A few gaskets, possibly a t-belt cover or two if they're damaged. All that "small" stuff adds up fast! On top of that, you may find most all the rubber hoses hard as a rock and needing replacement - and generally unavailable from US sources (IAC, emission and oil cooler hoses). Lots of short little multiple-elbow pieces not easy to find a convenient replacement for. I think Outfront has motors with all (or most?) of this maintenance stuff already done, plus tested good compression and overall check-out. Already being in CA - I'd talk with them first to see what they have that is comparable. You might have to source the trans separately, but that'll be much less to ship. Jeff I spoke to the guy at Outfront about motors, and it still seems the best bet is to buy the JDM and get the parts from Outfront to refresh gaskets, belts, etc. The trans I don't care about, and will probably sell it as I am using the Renegade kit. Thanks for the input! -- brett |
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bfrymire Which JDM Subaru motor to use for conversion? Mar 27 2010, 06:57 PM
dr914@autoatlanta.com ask greg dundero he regularly posts to this site. ... Mar 27 2010, 08:14 PM DBCooper I can't help as to which motor is better, but ... Mar 28 2010, 03:32 PM
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I can't help as to which motor is better, but... Mar 28 2010, 05:42 PM d914 lots of questions on the K and longivity.... I hav... Mar 28 2010, 04:08 PM bfrymire
lots of questions on the K and longivity.... I ha... Mar 28 2010, 05:46 PM bfrymire Ok. So, I am thinking of getting this motor:
htt... Mar 28 2010, 09:45 PM DBCooper I second that, research it well. There are lots o... Mar 29 2010, 11:19 AM bfrymire
I second that, research it well. There are lots ... Mar 29 2010, 12:50 PM pktzygt I have an EJ20G but it's one of the varients w... Mar 29 2010, 12:21 PM bfrymire
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