dual range swap on 95 impreza wagoon

[kblood477]

hey guys , iv been thinking about getting my impreza outback out for winter and i really want to try the gl tranny swap has anybody done this?

 

[Chris]

If you go on http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/ and look around, you'll find many people who have done the swap.

I haven't swapped one into an EJ car, but I have a GL that has that transmission. It's pretty nice, but it's not AWD. It's fwd/4wd.

 

[Meyagi]

they made a EJ dual range trans overseas...

 

[Chris]

Those are AWD, so no locked center diff, and they don't have as low a low range.

 

[2point5RS_Dan]

The dual range isn't worth it.

Chris how often do you use yours on the GL?

 

[Chris]

I use it for driving through the woods using my car as a skidder... Sometimes if it's really snowy and I'm trying not to dig holes. But then that car has a long first gear, 3.90 final gears, and big tires. So with a normal car you're gonna be fine. Also, I have an 80hp engine. ENGINE, that's like 50whp.

What are you planning to do with it? I suggest just drive it and have fun.

 

[IBratmanI]

Dual range is the shit. It makes a huge difference, and would help a lot if you wanted to offroad your car at all. But the swap is somewhat involved on a new gen. do you have a dual range transmission already?

 

[kblood477]

i dont have a duel range .i treat my impreza like a jeep so it goes everywhere. im just going to end up with a 411 or lower if i can fin one

 

[IBratmanI]

4.44 would obviously be the best, but still won't see a lot of difference in low speed offroading. You should search for a dual range, and swap it in!

 

[kblood477]

hmmmmm . i might have too . if i can do it on the cheap . its got the hight it just needs the loww loww gears.

 

[IBratmanI]

Yeah dual range isn't super low, but it's low enough to make a big difference! I have a tranny. Not sure if I want to get rid of it though. But cash talks of course.

 

[kblood477]

oh you have one ???. hmmm. iv bean reading and its saying al you really need is the adapter plate . and to re drill the fly wheel . i dont get why you would need to re drill it cause you can use the ej flywheel

 

[IBratmanI]

You can't use the EJ flywheel because you need to use the Clutch to match the transmission, so you need to use the matching flywheel too.

 

[kblood477]

i read you could the splines where the same but if not then that makes sence

 

[IBratmanI]

The clutch disc splines are the same, but where the pressure plate bolts on isn't, it has to be the clutch and flywheel for the dual range.

 

[Smiththers]

this is basically the info ive been trying to find for a year or so, this is great!