Subaru 2.2L EJ22 engine, modified harness, ECU, KEP adapter, clutch pressure plate, flywheel, and more

Smoking Deal!!

chines1 posted:

I have for sale a Subaru EJ22 engine, 135hp.  It was pulled from a mid 90s Legacy.  The engine harness was separated form the main harness and modified to fit a 914 (wires are labeled).  This would easily go into another project (speedster, spyder, VW, and more)

We did compression and leak down tests; strong compression (140), even across the board and minimal leak down (less than 10%).  New water pump, timing belt, tensioners, cogs, and both front and rear main seals.

It has a KEP adapter plate, KEP modified 914 flywheel, and a 914 clutch and pressure plate.

It has a 914 crossmember installed and a modified thermostat housing (necessary for install in a 914).

Includes the complete engine, ECU, harness, all sensors, adapter plate, clutch, pressure plate, flywheel, and intake with large filter (K&N from memory).

As you can probably tell, this was done for a 914.  It was completed, installed into the donor 914, and test driven.  Unfortunately, the son part of his father/son project lost interest and the car has been parted out.  I stashed the drivetrain away for a future project, but since we have streamlined ALL of our builds with the same base Suby motor, it will not get used here...

Asking $2000 for everything OBO, FOB Bremen, IN.  For those who have looked into doing a Suby conversion, you'll know that the cost of the KEP parts and the harness modification alone cost more than I am asking for the whole package.

I can e-mail photos to anyone who is interested.  I will try and post some later as well.

Neat package, Carey. Just curious or am I missing something ? The KEP adapter here mates this engine to a Porsche 914 right....and not a standard VW transmission ?

Any idea on the mileage before it got pulled from the donor car and you did the refresh detailed in your para two above?  With those nice compression numbers, this engine has some good value...plus the added value of the new belt, tensioners, water pump,  seals and labour to install the stuff.

The beauty of the 2.2l engine is that it is a fair bit narrower than the 2.5l Soob and fits nicely between the rear frame rails of some the older Speedster replicas.

What a deal folks!

Just add a Porsche 901 5 speed trans and you are good to go!  The bolt pattern of the VW trans is same as the Porsche 914 (aka 901 trans) - the 914 flywheel won't work with the VW starter though.  

I love your input Wolf, but find your comments tantalizing while being unfulfilling in real world data for complete execution to getting things actually running. Perhaps you assume many of us are up to your level of smarts overall. I'm just trying to learn.

Imagine in your head for a minute that you had to write in detail an instruction manual to accomplish that which your short note above said could so easily be done.

For instance, when you say add the 901 trans to it, one might ask what axles bolt to that and do they provide the same width ( side to side distance ) that a normal ( mines a '67 VW) .

And when you say that the 914 flywheel won't work with the VW starter though....could you please elaborate on that if there is an easy cure ?

And come to think about it....what about the shifter and implications there ?

Thanks...Wolf....just trying to bank info for future use.

Correct,

The adapter plate/bolt pattern will mate to VW or Porsche bell housing, but the flywheel diameter is larger for the 914/901 gearbox.  From memory the stock 914 flywheel is 215mm and VW is 200mm.  If this were going into a T1 gearbox you'd need the smaller diameter flywheel and matching clutch/pressure plate.

Converting an IRS VW rear to a 901 or Bus box is not unheard of, and there are many who have done it into a Beetle.  

Doing a 901 in a swingaxle configuration is much more difficult and would require the use of the Folts axle conversion, which 1) I don't know if it is still in production and 2) it was sold as "track only" for some reason.  OR  it would require the conversion to IRS trailing arms and spring plates (again it has been done it Beetles many times and conversion parts can be bought off the shelf).

I only did compression and leak down checks, plus a physical inspection.  I do not know exact mileage from the donor car.  I picked the package up to use myself, but have decided it will probably never get used and am just passing along the deal I got...

There is an excellent article on putting a 5 speed Porsche 901 trans into a bug.  It's maybe 5 pages long with nice photos.  It covers all David questions (shifter, clearancing, axles).  It also says it is "not a weekend job" .

http://www.aircooled.net/vw-tr...-5-speed-conversion/

The Porsche T4 flywheel is covered with Jake Raby's conversion of a T4 engine to mate with a T1 trans.  I think it also has to do on location of the flywheel starter teeth and maybe the clutch disk surface location (article says it can be extensively machined to work).

http://www.moonrosedesigns.com...t/t4/howto/starting/

The 914 engine mounting bar could be mod'd as a rear support bar - to compensate for extra performance and weight of T4.

As they say "the Devil is in the details"  of course.  

Thanks for the info, guys. Such a tempting package. If this had come available last Fall, I'd have been all over it like a cheap suit.

SMOKIN' DEAL!!! Like half price smokin'!

Like you'd have to be smokin' like it's 4/20--which it actually is--to NOT buy this if you were contemplating a Suby swap.

People! Seriously: that wire harness alone is worth $700. The KEP stuff retails for about $500. Even if you're not going with a 5-speed (which, as I have stated, is not in any way needed with a Suby) you are going to be way, way ahead.

Interested can you send me some pics.my email is smg365@yahoo.com,

Thanks

sylvio

Sylvio G. posted:

Interested can you send me some pics.my email is smg365@yahoo.com,

Thanks

sylvio

Call his shop Sylvio, it'll probably be faster.

I had 4 or 5 pics on my computer and emailed them.  Let me know if you need any additional.

chines1 posted:

I had 4 or 5 pics on my computer and emailed them.  Let me know if you need any additional.

 

And Carey proves me wrong. LOL

Gonna have to pass for now thanks for the pics,I called Carey spoke to Keith I'm jumping the gun have to get my cope here first then I'll look for motor thanks anyway

Package is sold.