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gday.

I just wanted to know why I don't hear about these.... ever? are they hard to find, is there something wrong with them? are they only available to the JDM? what?

US only. they were a very cheap version of what the japs got. no intercooler...

any other variations? SOHC turbo 22 elsewhere?

The yanks and canuks RS Legacy/Legacy GT`s were all 2.2l, they had a non intercooled, closed deck, VF11 turbo, SOHC, EJ22T.......same block as used in the Pretzel 22b(Wide body WRX STI 22B, Jap and Euro delivered only).

Up until recently Subaru was still obliged to supply spare parts for the 2.2 turbo....so you could still buy a brand new EJ22T short motor from Subaru USA(close deck 2.2 with oil squirters). Cars are now older than 10 or ? years so Subaru no longer must supply spares...so they don`t !

EJ22 Turbo is a very stout performer, EJ22 + 257 crank and custom pistons + good turbo heads & cams = giant killer !


OS

any difference in internals or compression between the EJ22 and the EJ22T?

I like where you're going with this kerazy!! a turbo EJ that will fit into an MY without modd'ing the chassis rails?

Seems like a far more complicated proposition aquiring/building one of these motors than modifying the chassis rails of an MY - it's really not a big mod.

i know its not a big modification andrew, BUT if an engineer saw it, i'd be fucked.

stinky, you got it hey. just spacing down the crossmember, using RS inner shafts, RS gearbox and 4.11 rear diff. No cutting or anything which might affect the reliability of the chassis.

Why not have an Australian EJ22 built up with beefier internals, EJ20 turbo headers & turbo then run it all on an aftermarket wire-in computer like a Microtech?

Chassis chop is not dodgy. I doubt any respectable engineer would have trouble passing the rail mod as its not exactly a highly loaded area of the subframe. The section that you cut holds the weight of the frontend and is your crumple zone. Properly done there should be no issue.

I have seen DOHC motors in an MY with unmodded rails, it was unlifted and had very little clearance around the engine but it did work, you'd want to make sure your engine mounts are in good nick though.

Jordan.

I wouldn't do it without the rail cut personally, the cam covers would be banging away at the rails, they nearly touch them without the cut! The cut is there to allow the motor a bit of space to move.

how much would you need to cut?

would an EJ22 rebuild even be worth it?