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EJ20X/Y Engine into Legacy GT and Outback XT 2005-2006
We've had a few people ask us about this swap lately so we thought we would share our expertise. This post talks about the nuances of putting an EJ20X/Y engine into a Legacy GT or Outback XT 2005-2009. The biggest difficulty is getting the exhaust side...
Drive by Wire to Drive by Cable Subaru Swap
In this post we talk about converting your Subaru from Drive by Wire (electronic throttle) to Drive by Cable (cable throttle) as part of an engine swap. A good example would be a 2005 RS swapping to a 2002 WRX engine. For more information on DBW cars, click here. If...
CANBus Part 2 - CAN Bus and your Subaru Swap
If you missed it, you could check out our Part 1 CANbus post that explains what CANbus means and which cars are CAN bus equipped. This post discusses how CANbus will affect your Subaru swap and how to work with it. Here's our owner, Brian talking a bit about the realities...
Neutral Position Switch and your Subaru Transmission Swap
In this blog post, we break down what the Neutral Position Switch (NPS) does in a Subaru and how it can affect a transmission swap. No matter what type of transmission you put in (NA, turbo, or DCCD) the NPS will need to be updated if the NPS and ECU no...
EJ20 - You're Going to Have to Be More Specific
We get calls and emails all the time about people wanting to swap an EJ20 Subaru engine into their car and we love to help with this! However, it's not enough information since the term EJ20 is a very general identification for any Subaru EJ engine...
6 Cylinder Subaru Swap
UPDATE AS OF JANUARY 2021. Unfortunately, iWire is no longer building harnesses for standalone ECUs to focus on stock ECU applications. Due to the fact the swap will not work 100% as it did from the factory, we can't put our name on this, so we no longer build...
Subaru Camshaft Cable Throttle vs Drive By Wire
An iWire PSA - Before swapping your drive-by-wire turbo engine with a different turbo engine, make sure the Camshaft Position Sensors match! A common scenario we get contacted about would go like this. "I have an 06 STi, and the engine blew up. Now I want a...