ajlabish Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 I recently spoke with a local impreza owner who mentioned he put an EJ208 into his 2nd gen legacy by converting it to a single turbo. my questions are 1. is the USDM BE wiring harness the same as the JDM BE sedan and 2. has anyone done a EJ208 swap on a BE. i am looking for a work up. i'd like to explore my options for my 01 BE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnegg Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/2nd-gen-engine-faq-turbos-mpg-engine-builds-engine-swaps-167968.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajlabish Posted February 19, 2016 Author Share Posted February 19, 2016 Not to be a dick but this does not answer either of my questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnegg Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 sorry but that is the best i can do. i haven't even read what is on that link. byt i do know there is a source for ''how to turbo'' questions. i thought that was it. generally speaking, to co0nvert a non-turbo car to a turbo car you need 3 things: 1/ engine with turbo 2/ the ECU and the matching wire harness. 3/ the modified cross member and all the exhaust work. personally i think it is a waste of time and money. it is probably better, faster and cheaper to sell what you have and buy a car w/ a factory turbo. there are not many available 95 - 04, wrx only????? but lots to choose from after that. and even a few before that. good luck with your project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyIvan Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 AFAIK, you can swap the EJ208 into the USDM cars, just expect to swap the subframe as well, and get a custom exhaust manifold/downpipe made, as you'll have interference between the exhaust and the Steering column. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajlabish Posted March 15, 2016 Author Share Posted March 15, 2016 Ivan do know if the ECU for the EJ208 plug into the stock wire harness? it's a USDM N/A btw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Birch Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Get a hold of I-wire. I had them merge the wiring harness for my 00 BE to accept an 03 WRX motor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyIvan Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Ivan do know if the ECU for the EJ208 plug into the stock wire harness? it's a USDM N/A btw The EJ208 ECU will plug into the stock harness for a vehicle that came with that engine stock. Otherwise, you'll probably have to either swap your harness out/splice in the new ECU connections. In other words, get a swap that comes with the complete engine, all sensors, wiring, body harness, and subframe. It should be a pretty much plug and play affair! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajlabish Posted March 16, 2016 Author Share Posted March 16, 2016 Sounds good thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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