Dufek125 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 so I stopped at a local shop I deal with at work today, and they recently picked up a 99 legacy gt wagon 30th anniversary edition that was wrecked in th back end. Ive got a 99 lgt sedan at home that was wrecked in the front end the exact same color, so there selling to me for scrap price, fronts in great conditon the only thing im confused about is the fact that it appears to have a 251 in the car? 251 manifold atleast? its secong gen body style and when I bought my 99sedan it had a 251 block, with 25d heads, etc on it, basically the onyl difference froma 25d being the block. this appears to be a full 251. wth?? to drop it in my sedan do I have to swap heads then so the engine wiring is the same? what do I have here guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subikid90 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 IIRC the late model 99's got the EJ251 -Subikid90 1997 Legacy GT 5spd & EJ251 w/EJ25D heads ~10.5CR 1998 Legacy GT Limited waiting for EJ22T hybrid swap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dufek125 Posted March 2, 2013 Author Share Posted March 2, 2013 but i thought it was just the block? not the whole engine. because isnt the wiring and ecu different then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dufek125 Posted March 2, 2013 Author Share Posted March 2, 2013 bump on this guys, I need some help. someones gotta know something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zues Marine Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 im not really sure what the question actually is but keep the IM with the heads its on now and your ecu should be fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCASEYS Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 single port on the headers? if so it's a phase 2 2.2L my 99 L 30th has the phase 2 2.2L cars101 I donated to LegacyGT.com which allows me to have this nifty signature. If anything SCASEYS posts ever becomes a sticky i'm gonna light this whole place on fire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnegg Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 FYI : anniversary edition cars are the ones BUILT in the anniversary calendar year, not not all cars of that MODEL YEAR were built in the anniversary year. so early built 99 MY cars were not anniversary year cars. (6/98 - 12/98 ??) and theoretically, some early built 00 cars were in fact anniversary year cars. but i have never heard of or seen one of these, so maybe not. maybe they built the anniv. year 99s longer, till the end of 12/99 instead of ending mid-calendar year like they usually do. as i understand it, the 99 anniversary year cars had more ''stuff'' usually considered as optional included as ''standard'' than the regular MY cars. i assume they were ''better priced'' for these ''extras''. idk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamal Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Is it single or dual cam? should be dohc heads with a phase 2 block. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dufek125 Posted March 3, 2013 Author Share Posted March 3, 2013 its a ej251 mani so im assuming 251 motor. the questio is can I drop it in my 99 that had a 25d in it originally without any sort of wiring or ecu issues?or do I have to swap heads and manifolds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zues Marine Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 i dont see a problem with it, i ran a 2.2ecu on a 2.5 motor without a problem for 100k mi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnegg Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 you need to look at the engine more closely. as asked above, is it DOHC, this will swap, or should. or SOHC this will not swap, probably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dufek125 Posted March 3, 2013 Author Share Posted March 3, 2013 how different are the 251 manis to a 25d mani? can I just swap manis and call it a day if its dohc? like I said im worried about map vs. maf which i belive 251's are map and the ecu's being different Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dufek125 Posted March 3, 2013 Author Share Posted March 3, 2013 alright..went and took a closer look at the car toight. block says ej22, its sohc, has the offset coilpack, and the air intake look like that of a 251, also top mount fuel injectors it appears and offset/angled spark plug wires where they plug into the head. could I have a 22 block with 251 heads aroud it? whats the best way to figure out what im working with guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnegg Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 the phase 2 ej22 and ej25 intake manifolds are interchangeable. i guess we missed the part about this car being an L, not an outback or GT. 99 was the last year for the ej22 in a lego L or brighton. starting in 00 all legos were ej25s. starting in 01 all imprezas were ej25s. ask your question again, what are you trying to swap? the 99 ej22 is a phase 2 engine , it will not swap into a phase 1 car, ie: 99 outback or 99 GT. it will swap into a 99 forester since that engien is a phase 2 engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dufek125 Posted March 4, 2013 Author Share Posted March 4, 2013 it is a gt wagon, so itss probably a phase 2 ej22, so the only way to drop it in my phase 1 legacy is to swap heads and manis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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