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| posted on July 29th, 2010 at 01:16 PM |
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Possible Engine Fitment Solutions
Has anyone stuck an EJ20T in a beetle and instead of cutting and moving the transmission just modified the rear valence and bolted up a Baja Bug
engine cage? I realllllly don't want to cut the body up, and if I am ever going to spend this much time and money I will NEED more power than an
EJ22 has to offer. I mean, I will do what I have to do, but let's explore other options here.
See, I really don't mind the idea of having a turbo subbie hanging out the ass of my beetle for the world to see. It's kind of one of those things
where most people will assume its slow, and then someone will spot that flat-4 in the back and go 'Oh hell yes.' It's a sleeper to 80% of the
world. That's actually kind of a cool idea.
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ian.mezz
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| posted on July 29th, 2010 at 01:26 PM |
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cheaper to cut car and just wack motor in.. as you have to spend more money to mod stuff and move stuff around to make it fit .
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Joel
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| posted on July 29th, 2010 at 07:10 PM |
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Those engines have lots of electrics that dont like getting wet.
Theres not that much work in moving the tranny forward.
if you want a turbo motor your still gonna have to cut the firewall regardless so your not saving anything by not moving it forward
Besides you'll get better handleing by doing it and not have a car that the back looks like a dogs arse end
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MrRamen
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| posted on July 30th, 2010 at 05:53 AM |
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Is there a writeup on how to move the tranny forward and any accompanying modifications to the shifter, etc?
I googled my brains out last night, and the ONLY mention I've seen of how to do this was one offhand comment on flipping the mounts. Sounds okay...
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| posted on July 30th, 2010 at 07:21 AM |
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There are some pictures of the reverse fitment on my website from before I deceided to switch to G50...
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pete wood
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| posted on August 2nd, 2010 at 08:15 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Joel
Those engines have lots of electrics that dont like getting wet.
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Sorry Joel, but that's crap. Unless you are doing river crossings it should be fine. I've never had a drama and mine is out in the weather. All the
plugs have rubber seals inside them anyway, so it's not a drama.
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| posted on August 2nd, 2010 at 08:26 PM |
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Hi
I agree with Joel, I often see the end results of motors getting wet when humidity builds up in connectors and causes corrosion in the plug and
connectors.
Steve
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