05 lgt with bad rod

my friend has a 05 lgt 5 spd with 100k he bought it from a dealership that is known to be shitty but didnt realize it when he bought it. but 3k later he has a rod knock. the car had the turbo and timing belt done when he bought it. but he wants to trade me for my 02 wrx with 187k that has its issues but runs and drives fine. I have a spare 2.2t motor that I was going to build when the funds permitted. the wrx isnt my daily and honestly sits in the driveway. so my thoughts are to just trade and throw in my 2.2t shortblock and call it a day so i can drive it. cause frankly I think there the perfect sleeper/ cruising car. what do you guys think? I can pull the motor and swap the blocks myself so no money would be spent in the doing of that...

This should be in the 4th Gen forum

 

You need to EJ257 short block. they are about $1900 plus a gasket set for the year car.

 

The 2.2 will not just bolt in.

 

Lots of threads on here about engine rebuilds and new OEM short blocks read in the 4th gen and the powertrain forums.

 

Here's my thread, http://legacygt.com/fhttp://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/subaru-oem-parts-catalog-online-exploded-views-opposed-forces-130411.htmlorums/showthread.php/got-some-new-stuff-engine-r-r-184106.html

 

Read read read, we will help but it's all here.

how won't the shortblock bolt in? i know that the starter needs to be tapped on the shortblock but i dont see how it wouldnt work? and isn't this in the pre purchase section...