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

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.

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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Originally posted by Brian 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.

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

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

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

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Originally posted by forry2000 Old post, but its just Ben Durie being negative and offering an opinion behind closed doors as usual. Quote: Originally posted by Brian 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.

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.

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

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Originally posted by Joel A gearbox that's not gonna go bang usually costs more than the engine and conversion. Quote: Originally posted by Johnnie B 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.