Arctourous Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Greetings all, I am kinda new here, (not to legacys) I have a 1991 legacy 1.8L, for 12years, kinda twiked but its retired now (due to an overestimation on my part on the gravel-tarmac grip on a fast corner:mad:) But I recently bought a 1999 Legacy estate 2.0 auto So I could install my GT-B engine in it But this has turned out to be easier said than done. I cannot find anywhere a manual gearbox for the conversion My question is this: must I use the gearbox for this specific engine/car or can I use a gearbox from a Forester or Impreza? Its really frustrating as I have all the parts needed to start working on the car except for the darn gearbox, and that's be going on for some time now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arctourous Posted November 29, 2009 Author Share Posted November 29, 2009 As I understand it I should use the TY752VBCAA gearbox but this is rather impossible to find Anyone has any idea on whether I could use any other gearbox? Thanx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WESTcoast Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 I think you may be able to use a gear box from the impreza as long as it has the same final drive that matches the diff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arctourous Posted December 10, 2009 Author Share Posted December 10, 2009 Thanx for the info I haven't found any yet though but as soon as I get my hands on one and start fitting it I'll post the resutls:-) I'll start posting some pics too:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WESTcoast Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 awsome cant wait!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuben Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Do you simply want to run a GTB engine, or make a GTB replica? If you want to make a replica, you have the wrong car, you need to start with a BG or BD. USDM wagon's are BK's. The only BG's avail in the states are the outbacks. It's simply the roof line, but if making a replica, that's a part of it. IF you are simply sticking in the running gear, there's nothing wrong with BK's, and there are even some available already in RHD. Just some notes on the twin turbo's though. The engine is impossibly daft, and dificult, over complicated, and unreliable. And further more, only works in RHD vehicles. They are impossible to mod, and have bugger all potential for making much more power than stock. I know, i've owend one, and got so fed up with it i converted it to single turbo. Essentiall a V3 STi engine. They are more or less identical, only one is single turbo, one is twin. Single turbo runs in LHD's as well, saving you that conversion. If you want to stick with twin turbo, it has it's advantages. They suit open road and highway driving very well, with an early spool on primary, with a whopping STi style kick on secondary. VOD can be controlled easily with a zerosports sequential controller, and of course, there is the bragging rights of owning a "twin turbo". But that's about all it is, bragging rights. My recomendation is to go with a BE/BH engine, specifically, the EJ208 (NOT the EJ206). They seem to have a bit more of a kick, VOD is better controlled, and not so noticable, the turbo's are bigger, and the engines are FAR more reliable, and are actually OBD-2, which makes the wiring conversion easier with post 96 USDM BG/BK/BD's, as BG engines are OBD-1 and not so compatible with the US wiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fwa2500 Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 reuben, we didnt get 2.0s in anything in '99 USDMland... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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