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4EAT

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The 4EAT is the only automatic transmission available in the BD, BG, and BK Legacys. "EAT" stands for "Electronic Automatic Transmission".

 

The 4EAT was released in 1988 for use in the Subaru XT6 and Leone Touring Wagon. In 1989 when the EJ engine was released, the bellhousing was changed to accept the newer engine, but for the most part the transmission stayed the same.

 

The 4EAT has been used in the following Subaru models :

 

The 4EAT design has been shared with a few other manufactures as well. Jatco designed the 4EAT, and has allowed Nissan, Ford, and Kia to use the same or very simular designs.

 

 

Gear Ratios

 

 

Common 4EAT Problems & Solutions

5MT

 

There have been several variations of the 5MT. Between 1990 and 1995 model years, only the turbo vehicles (USDM Legacy Turbo) had a hydraulic clutch. 1995 and later, every 5MT had a hydraulic clutch that used either DOT3 or DOT4 brake fluid. In 1998, Subaru changed from a push type clutch to a pull type. Minor bell housing changes were needed to make this happen, but transmissions are still interchangeable with each other.

 

The 5MT uses a 50/50 torque split.

 

 

5MT

Used in pretty much all Subarus from 1995 - 2002 including the WRX)

 

 

5MT Revised

 

5MT Turbo

Maintenance

 

4EAT

 

 

5MT

 

 

6MT

 

 

Front Differential (4EAT ONLY)

 

 

Rear Differential

 

 

Clutch

Transmission FAQ

 

Here in this thread you will find important information regarding second generation Legacy transmissions and different performance options that are available.

 

• Maintenance & Fluid Capacities
  
• 5MT
  
• 4EAT
  
• 6MT Swaps
  
• Diffs & Gear Ratios Explained
  
• Shifters, Bushings, and Linkage
  
• Driveshafts
  

 

 

Disclaimer:

If you have Waze on your cell phone, it finds Allpro...but Google maps goes into retard mode trying to find Allpro

... so let me guess, no AGX's for an SUS

 

Yes. Shop for an Outback

The SUS is basically an outback sedan. Taller struts and springs compared to the GT and the L

i still love boobies

 

lol

Lol. Wtf?

 

????

How do i take the cams off of the engine????

 

Very carefully.

 

How do I get the head bolts loose. They are REALLY tight.

 

Get a pope. Use the power of God

 

What is the word?

 

Everyone has heard about the word! The bird is the word!

 

Why don't cannibals eat clowns?

 

Because they taste funny

 

I love boobies.

 

We all do

Ask Baddog. He made his own

You have to use WRX axles and whatnot I believe. Possibly even lateral links as well

You're everywhere Patrick! lol

 

Allpro is an excellent place to go. You can run a little bit more negative camber in the front for some better cornering ability.

So can I put in an 05-07 interior from a wrx? I know the seats that I can swap in but what about the center console and door panels?

 

Door panels no.

 

However, you can use the center console with some minor modifications.

 

Same wiht the carpet. You can use the carpet with minor modifications

look into http://www.diyautotune.com

 

Cheapest option available and works great

Its not something you would be able to tune yourself. You would be best coming down to Atlanta for a day and visiting Topspeed for a dyno tune.

 

There is A LOT to tuning a car. Spark advance, duty cycle, a/f ratios, etc. I've spent endless hours researching about it and tinkering around with the stand alone in my sedan, and I'm still not really to the point where I could tune a car from scratch.

 

I'm not sure about wiring with a piggyback. I know that with the stand alone that I run, I have a 100% custom wiring harness and NONE of the stock sensors. I think that a piggy back that is specifically made for our cars is almost a plug and play thing....but I may be wrong.

 

Your car would be much better if it were tuned...even in stock form. OEM tunes are geared more towards economy then performance. The EJ25D is 165chp stock....I'm sure it could push 200chp, maybe even a little more if it were tuned a little more on the performance side.

 

Getting a piggyback or stand alone will open up the door for a lot of mods too. I know you have talked about cams before....guess what, cams will be almost useless unless you tune your car for them.....even a cold air intake is close to useless until you tune the car for it. Tuning lets you get the most out of whatever mods.

Jaryd, I'll add H6 swap stuff. I have some stuff written down that I'm still working on. Keep the info coming though.

You should be fine with an ebay FMIC. It will obviously have to be custom mounted though. I have the outback bumper on my car just because of the FMIC....it was too big for the regular GT or L bumpers

My e-mails with Rallitek

 

Do you guys still make the rear sway bar for the 96 - 99 Legacy? Item #40-1002

 

I had heard a rumor that you guys won't be supplying them anymore and I wanted to find out if this were true because I had plans on ordering one soon.

 

Thank you

John

 

You can still order one....

 

Call 800-444-6473 and a Rep can put a kit together.

 

Thank you

 

 

 

Chris Delano

CEO Assistant & Projects Manager

ipd

P: 503-257-7500 x 148

F: 503-257-7596

E: chris@ipdusa.com

I don't know nearly enough about the H6 engines to make an informative FAQ on it. I'll do some research though

Under daily driving conditions you should be fine with it, however if you do any kind of agressive driving I would suggest you get either a turbo Legacy or WRX sub frame. Its not something readily available to buy, but when you do come across one they are not that expensive. I believe mine was about $150

Jared,

 

You can use a WRX radiator with some modifactions. You have to custom mount it on the bottom and trim away some metal (WRX radiator is taller).

 

You can also use a radiator intended for the older 91 - 94 Turbo Legacys. This is what I did on my swap.

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No need to do the entire floor. There is a write up on this....I'll have to dig it up

Subarus are some of the easiest cars to work on once your use to them. I love when Subarus come into the shop lol