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subaruboxer Officially Full-On Dubber

292 posts · joined Jan 2005 ·

#600798
Oh what fun it is to have a bug with Subaru EJ 22 engine!!
For example, last saturday: I was on the Autobahn here in Germany, heavy traffic. I was on the left lane, 6 motorcycles behind me and some cars in front of me. We were driving at a speed of 75 miles (120 Km/h), then the left lane became free and I could go faster. As I was doing 125 miles (200 km/h) I moved over to the right lane to let the motorcycles go. The first biker came up to me, looked over and gave me :thumb and noded!
My bug is not looking like a fast car, that is why people are surprised by it´s performance.

I tested the third gear that day, too. I can do 100 miles)an hour (160 km/h) in third gear!!! That is a 6.500 rpm.



[ Edited on 9-7-2007 by subaruboxer ]

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Notch Nut Custom Title Time!

1,011 posts · joined Apr 2006 ·

#600810
Sweet as. Nice looking Beetle too!:thumb
I wish our government would get with the times and allow us to do the same in Oz. We used to have unlimited speed highways in the Northern Territory (Desert part of oz) but the decided to scrap that and make some money and police it with a 110 kph speed limit. It seems that driving endless distances at unrealistic boring speeds is safe whilist having police campaigns on how "Fatigue Kills' and other slogans etc.
Damn government likes taking our cash but gives little in return.:cussing
- Adam
If you can't fix it with a hammer,
you have an electrical problem....

subaruboxer Officially Full-On Dubber

292 posts · joined Jan 2005 ·

#600812
Hi Adam,
I think it is just a matter of time ´til we will have a speed limit on the German Autobahn.

riverrat14 Learner Dubber

16 posts · joined Jun 2007 ·

#600826
200kph LOL. Nice post mate it made me laugh. Was it scary ? I Cant wait to get the Notch done. The radar detector is a must with conversions like these in AUS. FTP!🤘

MickH Hairy Gutted Sloth

3,389 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#600831
Don't get caught with a radar detector.....
Glad you got it all sorted.How did the cooling system go?? Were the temps OK?
tssnq.com.au

VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#600882
yes it is very satisfying have a fast beetle - aircooled or Subie - especialy with that sort of respect from performance 'junkies' like bikers! :thumb
Pay your debts, CxxT

subaruboxer Officially Full-On Dubber

292 posts · joined Jan 2005 ·

#600946
MickH wrote:Don't get caught with a radar detector.....
Glad you got it all sorted.How did the cooling system go?? Were the temps OK?
Hi Nick,
this took place on the Autobahn ( no speed limit)! The temps are fine, 82° C water and 115° C oil.

It is not scary to do 200 kph in my bug, but it is better to have a full gas tank and some extra weight ( like a tool box, spare wheel etc.) on the front beam, as it does feel a bit nervous if you go faster than 190 kph. It is a good idea to install the battery out front.

By the way, 200 kph is the official top speed of my beetle.


[ Edited on 8-7-2007 by subaruboxer ]

MickH Hairy Gutted Sloth

3,389 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#601208
subaruboxer wrote:
MickH wrote:Don't get caught with a radar detector.....
Glad you got it all sorted.How did the cooling system go?? Were the temps OK?
Hi Nick,
this took place on the Autobahn ( no speed limit)! The temps are fine, 82° C water and 115° C oil.

It is not scary to do 200 kph in my bug, but it is better to have a full gas tank and some extra weight ( like a tool box, spare wheel etc.) on the front beam, as it does feel a bit nervous if you go faster than 190 kph. It is a good idea to install the battery out front.

By the way, 200 kph is the official top speed of my beetle.


[ Edited on 8-7-2007 by subaruboxer ]
Great to see it is all finally going well!!! The radar detector comment was for riverrat14...some of those smooth roads around Cairns can be a bit tempting to go fast on...
Good to see the bikers giving you the thumbs up !!!!!
tssnq.com.au

subaruboxer Officially Full-On Dubber

292 posts · joined Jan 2005 ·

#601389
Hi Mick,
I got that one wrong! It is indeed very tempting to go to fast in certain areas. My beetle is just like it was last year. But this year I have to use it as my daily driver, because I sold my Subaru Legacy RS (Turbo).
I rode 5.500 km with my beetle this year (that is may til today). I had several similar funny encounters with sports cars etc., but this one was just the last.

[ Edited on 11-7-2007 by subaruboxer ]

GeorgeL Officially Full-On Dubber

231 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·

#601565
Notch Nut wrote:Sweet as. Nice looking Beetle too!:thumb
I wish our government would get with the times and allow us to do the same in Oz. We used to have unlimited speed highways in the Northern Territory (Desert part of oz) but the decided to scrap that and make some money and police it with a 110 kph speed limit. It seems that driving endless distances at unrealistic boring speeds is safe whilist having police campaigns on how "Fatigue Kills' and other slogans etc.
We had the same thing happen in Nevada and Montana in the '70s. Neither state had a posted speed limit on rural highways until the US feds forced the 55MPH limit on us. In Nevada, the fatality rate actually went up as the number of drivers simply falling aslieep and running off the road increased.

They've since raised the limit to 75MPH, but it just isn't the same. No more 30 mile trips in 15 minutes courtesy of Dr. Porsche.

Baja Wes V6 Baja Pioneer

3,119 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#602353
200kph is good. I've calculated mine will do 192kph, in third. It won't go any faster in fourth because my gearing is too tall (0.70:1 4th) compared to the massive air resistance in a Baja.

I haven't had a chance to test my top speed though. There is nowhere to do it here, and besides, the baja is so unaerodynamic you don't really want to go very fast in it 🙂 All the air goes under the high front fenders and makes it wander a lot.

But I don't like my conversion cos it's fast top speed wise. I love it because it's so smooth, it sounds great, it runs beautifully, it has torque everywhere, I can rev it to nearly 8000rpm if I want to, it has digital climate control and it gets the same fuel economy as the old VW motor did.
Wes - www.offroadvw.net - 200HP Quad Cam V6 in a VW Baja - with climate control... 🙂
www.taylorcycles.com.au - My DH MTB racing brothers shop.

subaruboxer Officially Full-On Dubber

292 posts · joined Jan 2005 ·

#602508
Hi Wes,

you are right it is not just the top speed that makes a beetle with Subaru engine so good. The torque is the biggest fun factor to me, too.

I would do it again, even if we would have a speed limit here. The fuel economy is really good, 8,5l for 100 km is great!!

[ Edited on 7-9-2007 by subaruboxer ]

ElusiveStranger Officially Full-On Dubber

330 posts · joined May 2006 ·

#603089
Nice one Jorgen 🙂

Just done the maths (we still use MPG in the UK, 33mpg), what gearbox are you running?
I have a 'project bug' and this is tempting for use as a daily driver 😀

Baja Wes V6 Baja Pioneer

3,119 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#603120
Around town I think I get about 10L/100km, if I didn't get into the throttle so much I'd probably get better. On the highway it only improves to around the 9L/100km, again hindered by the terrible Baja aerodynamics.
Wes - www.offroadvw.net - 200HP Quad Cam V6 in a VW Baja - with climate control... 🙂
www.taylorcycles.com.au - My DH MTB racing brothers shop.

subaruboxer Officially Full-On Dubber

292 posts · joined Jan 2005 ·

#603231
My gearbox is an L-bug box with longer third (1,22) and fourth (0,82) gear. I paid 800 € outright for it. It is really good!