So for the young guns, learn from this post.

Recently divorced (lesson don't get married without protecting your assets), I need to keep a crappy 2002 Outback 2.5 EJ25. Since I am a member of the divocee 50% club(She gets 50% of what I make $$$) (Laugh now, if you get married you have a 60% of joining my 50% club), I won't be getting a new car soon. I also don't want to show up with a new car and have her knocking at my door for more $$$. With that, I want to see if anyone has done any engine swaps that are fairly plug and play for an my02Outback. Better still a shop that would do it in the North East. I am okay with a EJ20 swap, or STI swap with tranny and rear diff. I don't know what other engines would apply.

Perhaps, sacreligious, has anyone see non Subaru engines put into an outback, maybe a Porsche boxter or something? Toyota trucks have kits for US engines. So maybe someone has done something similar for subarus.

I used to have a my02wrx, and prior to that a my00RS. Now, I am back a few years later with this Outback. The goal here is to have a sleeper to get passed the hostile Ex.

The lesson for the young gun, protect half your $$$ before marriage. Otherwise, she gets the car and at least half you $$$ ;-).

 

Sorry to hear about the bad news. Good luck with the swap though!