6spd FTW on the EZ30s. I have helped put in 3 manual transmissions into SVXs. The first 2 were 5 spds and one broke the front diff and the other sheared the 2nd gear. The third used a 6spd and it runs perfectly - even launched.

 

Sucks that in Europe and Japan they get the H6 Spec-B's with 6-speeds and we don't

 

Sucks that in Europe and Japan they get the H6 Spec-B's with 6-speeds and we don't

What you mean subaru does put a manual behind the H6! Damn it we get the watered down stuff.

Nice to know about the seals. My legacy get a beating everyday. Nice to know its good in one way.

 

What you mean subaru does put a manual behind the H6! Damn it we get the watered down stuff.

Yup, old news. Theyve had the 6-speed H6 since the 05 model year. Theres a good review of one on a test track by Fifth Gear.

 

back to the wiring stuff. how hard would you all think wiring a '97 3.3l to a 98 rs car? with most of the diag. working (obd II)? i am at a shop so wiring doesn't scare me, but i like to see what i am in for when i do this swap.

james

 

Well the wiring is like anything else only the SVX was wired like two three cylinder motors. Thats why it has two knock sensors and crank sensors. I would think start with the SVX harness if you can. Though it has alot more HVAC and power control stuff. If you start with the RS harness you have then you have to splice alot of wires for the engine. It would be alot easier to just run a stand alone because the SVX ecu even being a OBD1 ecu will still be touchy just like a OBD2 ecu.

I can tell you cant use a EJ ecu because the crank triggers are different and swaping them out doesnt do a damn bit of good because EJ triggers are ment for wasted spark or COP for four cylinders. They cant do a six cylinder COP.

 

of course you can't use the rs ecu just because of size difference (4cyl vs. 6cyl.). but thanks i think i look into a stand alone. i don't want to do more wiring than i have to.

james

 

You could use a piggyback for a tune. People do that all the time for 1.8 to 2.2 swaps or 2.2 to 2.5 swap. That wouldnt be a problem if they had the same trigger wheels. The SVX wheel is a 12-1 with a older EJ being 4+2. The 4+2 wheel cant do six cylinders because it doesnt have enough teeth. Plus a EJ ecu doesnt have six spark channels. The max for them is a turbo ecu with COP and they only have four.