Can I swap a non turbo to turbo motor

Asked by Subi9223 Jun 28, 2018 at 08:52 PM about the 1998 Subaru Forester L

Question type: Car Customization

Wondering what will it take to swap my not turbo motor
with a turbo motor and tranny in my 98 Forester l model
it’s not turbo and I found a mirror and tranny that is turbo
will they bolt up and wire without difficulty?

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We get similar questions almost every day. If your standard is "without difficulty" then no way. If your standard is to spend months doing the job and sorting out the problems along with spending 4x what the car is worth, my answer would be it is possible.

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