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 donovan
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| posted on March 13th, 2012 at 06:25 AM |
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subaru conversion
ive been looking at a 76 kombi with an ea81 subaru conversion to buy. motor needs new cylinder head? any ideas on price to repair or price for new
motor? Or should i steer clear
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| posted on March 13th, 2012 at 08:13 AM |
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Wouldn't bother repairing an ea model motor, an EJ set up will serve you far better. Can pick up a good motor for around $1k
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| posted on March 13th, 2012 at 09:44 AM |
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cheaper in the long run to try and get a newer motor.
people seem to forget its now 2012 .
I have a 1996 ej motor in my dub and its 16 years old now.
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| posted on March 13th, 2012 at 11:27 AM |
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Sunspares is up your way and I'm sure would have a few EA81s and plenty of parts.
There is still 1000s of brumbies and L series getting around out there.
What the others say is true, an EA81 is just the original vw engine with a waterpump (very basic old pushrod engine) but to swap to a newer EJ is a
huge job as you would have to start from scratch as nothing is compatible - adapter kit, exhaust, electrics, fuel system, most of the cooling system
etc so i'd be fixing or replacing the EA81.
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| posted on March 17th, 2012 at 10:04 AM |
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I agree with joel.
Fitting in EJ is a big job and the parts are not cheap.
An engine and computer will cost about $1,000. You might need to buy a front cut, for a lot more $, to get it and along with it will come a lot of
stuff that you don't want or need, but you'll have to pay for it anyway unless you can get the supplier to buy it back after you've removed the
engine.
An adaptor kit will cost at least $600. You might need a bigger radiator. Unless you know what to do, the elimination of all the unneccessary wiring
from the engine management loom will cost about $400.
An EJ engine will be a much better set up, but it will cost $$$.
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| posted on March 26th, 2012 at 07:58 PM |
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I'd stick with the EA. If you're happy with the power and how it drives then who cares about parts? Heads can be skimmed, cranks can be ground and
with enough old EA motors lying around in scrappies I'm sure you could keep one going for the rest of your life.
The EJ will set you back $2.5k or more and thats if you do the work and your box can handle the engine 
I'm doing an EJ cos I have a $200 2.2l and $200 TY754 that'll need $2.5k for the reverse gear bits and then $400 for an MS3 and figure out the
cooling. Thats not including metal for engine/gearbox mounts and many other misc parts.
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| posted on March 27th, 2012 at 07:41 PM |
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EA81  
http://www.sssautomotive.com.au/p/5754795/subaru-ej20-turbo-wrx-sti-my97.html
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| posted on March 27th, 2012 at 09:01 PM |
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Blimey thats a lot of dosh. I could import one from the UK for around $1200 easy. The TY box shipping cost twice the boxes price and is still half
price to anyone on Ebay here let alone a company.
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