Visit the official Subaru Impreza page and choose the right model, specs and features you want for your all new 2019 Impreza. Impreza Engine Swap 1 Answer. I was wondering if it is possible to swap the 2008 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport engine with the 2008 WRX. Obviously it would have to be manual to manual or automatic to automatic. Would the engine m Subaru motor vehicles have used manual, conventional automatic, and continuously variable (CVT) transmissions.Subaru manufactures its own manual and CVT transmissions (for non-Kei cars).Since the 1970s, all Subaru conventional automatic transmissions have been Jatco designs adapted to Subaru specifications. Can you change a subaru impreza from automatic to manual? this was the case in my swap. -rear driveshaft from manual trans car as driveshaft is probably different length than auto rear The transmission crossmember is different between the automatic and manual, but i believe the Turbo and NA versions are identical, so getting the crossmember specifically for the turbo should be unnecessary. I got a 91 transmission simply because it was one of two available with lower miles. 2015 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX FA20 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION GEARBOX 15 16 17 See more like this. 2015 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION SWAP LSD DIFFERENTIAL GEARBOX See more like this. Car & Truck Transmission Filters for Subaru. Car: 05 subaru impreza outback sport, auto (2.5l) Pertinent Modifications: none Description of the problem: I'm starting to budget for swapping a manual transmission into my outback sport but i have a few specific questions that browsing NASIOC's FAQ page and various threads abroad didn't answer. Recent maintenance or modifications: not relevant I am in the same boat and have that same car but with a manual transmission. I've done some research and the majority of people are saying to just find a wrx with high miles and do the swap with that. I am still considering doing an sti swap for a few