This is why I'm not sure about if it was some sort of special order or engine replacement or what. All the documentation that I had found said that it "didn't exist" and yet I had it in my garage - it would make more sense to be a swap since my wagon was identical to all of the other L's from 1991 except for the EJ22T and "Turbo" badging.

I was unaware that the stock internals were stronger than aftermarket - that's kind of a downer. I bought COBB ones becuase I didn't think that ANY stock internals ought to be exposed to 18psi... At the time, everyone I had talked to suggested that I replace the rods and pistons, so rather than risk blowing up what I had, I did. Does this mean that I may have spend a lot of money for nothing?

IIRC, the 2.5 heads were SOHC, which I think is why I swapped them in. It wasn't really that often that I would wind the hell out of the enigne and I wanted lower rotating mass for an overall quicker response (every bit counts to counter turbo lag). I think that the only parts I got from COBB were the internals, but it is possible that I did buy the heads from them as well. I do remember that the heads and internals were the two most expensive things on the car and together totalled more than the purchase price. At any rate, I don't remember ever experiencing any valve issues before the flood...

Pardon my sketchy memory, as this was several years ago and very much to my chagrin, before the days of affordable digital cameras. I have absolutely no pictures of the car anymore, and I really wish I did!

If I find measurements for the EJ and find that it will fit my project, should I stay with the stock internals rather than spending more money on aftermarket parts? ALSO: Which transmission came with the EJ22T from factory?

THANKS!
-MR