Huck-
Thanks, I may still end up going that route, so good to know.
I still don't have the correct clutch, because it turns out that my 95 front wheel drive Impreza has a 93 All wheel drive tranny. Or at least the 1 inch input shaft, flywheel, and clutch from one, so I assume it is an all wheel drive though have not checked out the tail end of it yet. I pulled the part numbers from my existing clutch and pressure plate, and that is what they are. Surprise, surprise. Right now I have two new clutches, both wrong. I have a new flywheel that should match one of the clutch kits, and the correct clutch kit for my existing flywheel on order and due in tomorrow morning. Out of all that, I should be able to come up with something that works.
The engine swap went fairly smoothly up to that point. By far that is the easiest engine to remove that I have ever worked on. I swapped the intake manifolds with all wiring and a few other parts between the two, and it is ready to go as soon as I get that new clutch.
I do have one question, and forgive my technical language deficiencies:
The 1.8 has some sort of vacuum diaphragm assembly on the passenger side, with one vaccum line connected to the intake manifold, a larger hose to the plastic intake, and a metal pipe feeding over to the top of the head. This does not exist at all on the 2.2, and there is no way to swap it over from one engine to the other. Anyone know what this is/does, and what the effects of not having it will be? I have the vacuum line from the manifold blocked off, as well as the connector on the intake.
I had to swap the header pipe as well, but other than that, everything bolted up perfectly and all the other electrical connectors to the engine are identical.
We will hopefully find out tomorrow afternoon if the whole mess runs
-Mike