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Managed to find an 05 LGT 5MT missing only the motor and exhaust. Wiring harness and even AC/power steering pumps still attached. Many thanks to you all for the insight on all of this. It sounds like I just avoided a huge financial mistake and can now pursue a slightly smaller financial mistake haha

Typically there's a catch with news like this. I'm waiting for the but... haha

Wow, thank you all for the insight. I do wish to keep the 09 platform, but I hate dealing with old wiring as I live in upstate NY and every experience I've had with wires and electronics has been negative haha. Other than that I don't value my time much (lol), but it sounds like I risk botching a lot on the 09 potentially totaling it without even driving it. I am intrigued by this idea of swapping the OBXT motor into a manual LGT that's blown. Leetdrv, can you elaborate on that a bit more? The engine (and just the engine and accessories) only needs to be swapped over without having to worry about all of the sensors, wiring, etc?

Hey everyone, I'm not sure if there is already a thread pertaining to this, but from what I could find through the search, nothing was specific enough. Simply put, I'm trying to swap a turbo EJ into my 2009 2.5i Legacy. I found a complete 2005 Outback XT with potential to be a donor vehicle. Is this something that is possible? Will transmissions need to be swapped as well or will I be able to use my existing 5MT in the Legacy (the Outback is auto)? Thanks in advance!

Disclaimer: The search bar is not broken, but this is kind of a specific question I haven't been able to find a clear answer to yet. Some context: I currently have a 2009 2.5i and I'm getting a very loud mechanical whine coming from the transmission when rolling in gear and in neutral. I had the differentials and transmission flushed about 1000 miles ago to which I was told the differential fluid looked fine, but the transmission fluid was black. The whine has since gotten louder and I'm getting the feeling I'm about to grenade my 5MT any minute now. The actual question: I have a 2002 Legacy L with a 5MT sitting around collecting rust with a good transmission, new clutch, and bad fly wheel. Is it possible to swap the 3rd gen transmission to the 4th gen? I still have some research to do on final drives and gear ratios, but I figured someone on here may be more knowledgeable than I on these matters. I apologize for the lengthy post, but I wanted to offer as much context as possible in case I have a smaller (or heaven forbid, a bigger) problem than I think. Thank you all