wrx motor in beetle

veegrub Casual Dubber

30 posts · joined Sep 2009 · 22 Nov 2009, 1:00 am

#748551

hi i was wondering if anyone on this site has sucessfully achieved fitting a subaru complete with turbo engine in a bug if so i would like to have a chat with them
before i buy a half cut i have quite a few questions
theres a couple on youtube which have given me an itch that wont go away and before i do anything would like to speak to someone thats been there and done it
bye for now

Brian Officially Full-On Dubber

263 posts · joined Jun 2007 · 22 Nov 2009, 6:59 am

#748558

A subie motor in a vw is very common ,
IMO very boring
a good vw motor is much more exotic and unusual.

Please don't hack up another bug to do this , if you want one buy one already converted , there is plenty of them out there.
😁

71-BEETLE-SEDAN AKA Josh

1,058 posts · joined Mar 2009 · 22 Nov 2009, 9:46 am

#748572

Check out the next topic down, Non vw conversions, there is quite a few check em out.

MISS VDUB Administrator Mrs KOMBIBOB

2,565 posts · joined Sep 2005 · 22 Nov 2009, 10:55 am

#748580

There is a whole section for this as stated above. A Forum member called Seagull (Neil) is a wonderful source of information for Turbo Conversions...

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hellbugged 48's and straight cuts

5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 · 22 Nov 2009, 12:53 pm

#748592

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewforum.php?fid=59

hellbugged 48's and straight cuts

5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 · 22 Nov 2009, 12:54 pm

#748593

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=67295

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=66118

STIDUB Over it.

1,497 posts · joined Jun 2008 · 22 Nov 2009, 7:56 pm

#748647

search button is your friend, plenty of them, seems avd is the site to go to internationally regarding subie bugs, other than VWKD at least

Volkswagen Drivers Club of Queensland - member 🙂

STIDUB - yep its still a work in progress

Vwdcq club car racing/ and crashing while my bug isn't finished.

The above are personal views, no more, no less

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 22 Nov 2009, 11:23 pm

#748678

Brian wrote:A subie motor in a vw is very common ,
IMO very boring
a good vw motor is much more exotic and unusual.

Please don't hack up another bug to do this , if you want one buy one already converted , there is plenty of them out there.
😁

Hi

Look out for the VW fun police, you must fit into their narrow view of VWs or suffer their wrath.

If you think they are boring, go for a ride in one, but take spare undies.

It his car he can do what ever he wants, I don't know of any WRX powered VWs that could not easily be converted back to air cooled, so what is the problem with doing a conversion.

As already said look in the non VW engine section.

Steve

veegrub Casual Dubber

30 posts · joined Sep 2009 · 22 Nov 2009, 11:57 pm

#748685

thanks steve for that
i guess thats what a forum is about i suppose alot of people here are helpful and know their stuff,
opinions are fair and just, what i found on this site are people that love vw and are passionate which is a good thing
thanks to everyone thats responded

that black and white dub (dub sti) i think oooooman

psimitar Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,506 posts · joined Jan 2009 · 25 Nov 2009, 10:41 am

#749094

A normally aspirated EJ20 will fit without body mods but the ej20t does require the engine bay side panels to be modded to clear the larger cylinder heads and induction pipes. I think this is why purists don't like the mod as there's a fair bit of work needed to get it back to original 😉

Oh and you also need to chop the front around to fit the radiator 🙂

madness is in the eye of the beholder 👍

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 25 Nov 2009, 1:23 pm

#749105

Hi

I did most of the same chopping of sheet metal with my old WBX powered bug, I converted it back to air cooled and sold it, no big deal.

Steve

Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 20 Jul 2011, 9:28 pm

#852799

forry2000 wrote:Old post, but its just Ben Durie being negative and offering an opinion behind closed doors as usual.

Brian wrote:A subie motor in a vw is very common ,
IMO very boring
a good vw motor is much more exotic and unusual.

Please don't hack up another bug to do this , if you want one buy one already converted , there is plenty of them out there.
😁

😂 Thats old news Forry, we've all known that................but then again you are a tad slow !

Johnnie B Learner Dubber

13 posts · joined Mar 2011 · 22 Jul 2011, 2:16 pm

#853113

Take a look at CB Performance website. I just got my engine from them. 2387 injected turbo, aircooled VW engine. Dyno test got me 400hp at 15 pounds of boost and it bolts straight in.
Getting it shipped to Australia will be costly though.

psimitar Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,506 posts · joined Jan 2009 · 8 Aug 2011, 8:30 am

#855946

STIDUB wrote:search button is your friend, plenty of them, seems avd is the site to go to internationally regarding subie bugs, other than VWKD at least

Thats cos Aussies like cheap power and a decent type 1 motor cost 5 times the price it would in the UK or USA to put together. If you can buy a cheap WRX motor then conversion plate kit and a rad is the only major outlay, if your brakes are OK.

Cheap and easy 🙂

madness is in the eye of the beholder 👍

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 8 Aug 2011, 9:14 am

#855959

A gearbox that's not gonna go bang usually costs more than the engine and conversion.

Johnnie B wrote:Take a look at CB Performance website. I just got my engine from them. 2387 injected turbo, aircooled VW engine. Dyno test got me 400hp at 15 pounds of boost and it bolts straight in.
Getting it shipped to Australia will be costly though.

Impressive engine yes, but most people don't want a big ugly fuel tanker that follows them everywhere to feed a beast like that.

Fuel isn't quite as cheap here in aus as it is in North America.

psimitar Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,506 posts · joined Jan 2009 · 8 Aug 2011, 11:43 pm

#856098

Joel wrote:A gearbox that's not gonna go bang usually costs more than the engine and conversion.

Johnnie B wrote:Take a look at CB Performance website. I just got my engine from them. 2387 injected turbo, aircooled VW engine. Dyno test got me 400hp at 15 pounds of boost and it bolts straight in.
Getting it shipped to Australia will be costly though.
USA has caught up BIG time with fuel prices. Some staes are on par with Oz prices.

For a suitable gearbox do a search for subaru gearbox conversion. There is an Oz company that sell a reversed ring and pinion so that the Liberty/Impreza 5 speed fits a Beetle or Kombi 🙂 4.5K dollars Oz for a converted shortened box that'll take over 220bhp from a std WRX EJ20T so add 100bhp and that box will still handle it 🙂

Impressive engine yes, but most people don't want a big ugly fuel tanker that follows them everywhere to feed a beast like that.

Fuel isn't quite as cheap here in aus as it is in North America.

madness is in the eye of the beholder 👍