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ALIKA T3
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Location: Honolulu,Hawaii and France
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bajaleo 
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Joined: March 21, 2009
Posts: 216
Location: San Juan Capistrano, CA
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 Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2019 7:37 am Post subject: Re: Subaru Frankenmotor for the Westy |
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I am not sure that those plugs are a definitive way of telling that it's OBDII. They look very similar to the two grey plugs on my '93 OBDI EJ22.
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Here's a couple of pics of my '95 EJ22 before I tear it down. Note connectors in rear, which help identity it as a '95 with an OBD II. I've read that the '90-'94 OBD I EJ22 engines do not have this connection point. This may be helpful if you need to I.D. a removed engine.
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shagginwagon83
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Joined: February 07, 2016
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Location: SWVA
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| Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2021 6:05 pm Post subject: Re: Subaru Frankenmotor for the Westy |
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How's the frankenmotors going?
I have an ej22 with unknown life on the head gaskets and timing belt.
Talked to a local builder and he wants to change out the block for an ej25, sti crank, and some other things.
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Franklinstower
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Joined: September 21, 2006
Posts: 2010
Location: PNW
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| Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2021 6:15 pm Post subject: Re: Subaru Frankenmotor for the Westy |
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Mine is still running perfect.
Now I got the subie 5 speed mated to it and all is great!
Currently getting paint and seems repaired.
Should be back on the road this summer.
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'89 Westy - EJ25/22 Frank 4.44 5mt
'75 Miami Blue Sunroof FI Standard Bug
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skills@eurocarsplus
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Joined: January 01, 2007
Posts: 17925
Location: sticksville, ct.
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| Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2021 8:25 pm Post subject: Re: Subaru Frankenmotor for the Westy |
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i built one for my 70 bus. 2.5 block 2.2 heads. the heads were chambered to (i forget now) and i used cometic gaskets to keep things in check.
i also did a set of cams. here is my take:
it will pull like a mountain goat on meth. it doesn't have a torque curve, it has a torque line like this: /
i can't speak to all of the other stuff you mentioned but in stock form with the cams it's nice. i'd like to say it's the same as a 2.5 with cams but the torque profile is different....cams wake up a 2.5 real nice but the frankenmotor just has torque forever it seems.
you will have to run premium which isn't a huge deal for me as almost every car i own requires it from the factory anyway. just something to consider when you're pushing a box thru the wind.
odd observation in my bus....it seems to get about 24 mpg no matter how i drive it...like a church lady around town or like a coked up trucker hauling 80k lbs...always 24 mpg
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