Question for you Subi boys.

[HitItWithSomeSpeed]

I have a friend with a 99 Forester 2.5L automatic and the motor just went. He was wondering what the best move would be in terms of finding a new one for a swap. He's curious what other model subi's came with a motor that is straight bolt in that he might be able to snag if he cant find one out of a forester. he is also considering buying a jdm replacement off ebay but doesnt know if it would be worth it.

any thoughts/opinions/advice you guys have that i can send his way and point him in the right direction?

[Magilla]

http://newyork.craigslist.org/brx/pts/1494077626.html

[Even]

Almost all subaru motors are pretty straightforward swaps into one another. I'm sure Adam or Alex will come in and clarify as I've been out of the jewbaru scene for a while.

[XJLI]

its a MAF based SOHC.. technically EJ253. basically one of the rarest configurations of the motor unfortunately. for it to work with the ECU and not throw a code you can only use the 2.5 4 banger out of a 99 or 05 impreza, legacy, forester or baja. maybe 06 too, but sometime either on 06 or 07 models they starting putting VVT and on em, so it wont play nice nice with the computer.