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ej71 1600 subi
karmen - May 10th, 2006 at 09:44 PM

i just scored one of these
what car & yr would they be out of ??

and it is adapted to a Kombi box (1600 i think)

would the oyher subi engines use same adaptor plates.??

bein in qld i thought i might fit it in the KG and no probs to have aircon.

come with eng bracket and exhaust etc


pete wood - May 10th, 2006 at 11:08 PM

I think you eA71 don't you? It's the 1600 carbie motor. The EJ would use a different adaptor plate as it's alot newer. It's the older version. Pushrod from memory but I could be wrong.

The EJ is completely different motor. Comes in a 16, 18, 20, 22 and 25.


karmen - May 10th, 2006 at 11:25 PM

so what car from this minister pete??
and is it economica
can the adapterplate be redrilled etc for later mods if i choose ??

thanx heaps


boowoogum - May 10th, 2006 at 11:38 PM

Karmen
ea71 were from late 70's or early 80's Subarus. I think they are very similar to the ea81 but completely different to the ej series. The ea series finished with the ea82 which had sohc heads on virtually an ea81 block. You could check with John Sherman of Volksconversions but I'm fairly sure the adapter plates are not interchangeable.
Glenn


karmen - May 11th, 2006 at 12:01 AM

ok was worth the Kombi box that is attached.I'll see igf it runs cause still all in one piece


seagull - May 11th, 2006 at 01:23 AM

The motor is very old you would be better to take it for scrap .

The fly wheel has differant centers ( PCD ) as the Ej series so the fly wheel will be no good

In short if you got a low cost box with it cool

give the motor & adapter plate to some kid for a buggy


karmen - May 11th, 2006 at 09:01 AM

hey don't bag my first subi mtr...ha ha

cond matters


klashniv - May 11th, 2006 at 03:06 PM

if its a working motor, use it! unless you want more power. it might be an old motor, but its definitely newer than the vdub motor.

in the end though, its all about what you want


karmen - May 11th, 2006 at 03:09 PM

replacing orig 1200 in the 1960
so 1600 is good pwr and poss aircon conn
and quiter ??


karmen - May 11th, 2006 at 03:10 PM

i still can refuse it as it was advertised as Ej somethin with 1400 cc and is Ea and 1600cc


kevo - May 11th, 2006 at 07:27 PM

not worth the hassel of fitting a custom engine setup if you ask me... and im sure many ppl will back me up with that,

with all the work of a engine conversion you will probably want a power increase you can feel... i duno if you will feel any difference in the EA...

thats just me tho...


jamesbissland - May 12th, 2006 at 03:15 PM

I've come across an EJ15 in a mid 90's front wheel drive two door imprezza...
Pretty basic model though


karmen - May 12th, 2006 at 03:19 PM

sum of yer cars thir are deeferent like yer linguige hay??


Doug Sweetman - May 12th, 2006 at 04:06 PM

EA71 is just the 1600 version of the EA81, which is 1800 and can be found (if ur lucky) in a twin carb version~120hp and a carby turbo version (good luck finding one though).

WIll definetely be quieter and likely more economical than a VW motor. They are still pushrod, but have a water jacket around the block (obviously) and this helps to dampen alot of the engine noise.

There is a bug over here with the twin carb EA81 - had licence plates SUBDUB, and entered in classic rally a time or two - looked like it went quite well.