{"id":138404,"date":"2025-09-19T13:42:39","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T18:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=138404"},"modified":"2025-09-19T13:42:39","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T18:42:39","slug":"1972-super-beetle-with-a-9-3l-zz572-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=138404","title":{"rendered":"1972 Super Beetle with a 9.3L ZZ572 V8"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ernie Miyamoto from MotoFab<\/a> owns a unique 1972 VW Super Beetle. Ernie’s father started building the car in 1985 after a dare from a friend. They challenged him to build an extreme Beetle with a factory appearance. Up front is a 572 ci (9.3L) ZZ572 V8 crate motor<\/a> making 620 hp (456 kW) and 645 lb-ft (874 Nm) of torque. The monster motor features an iron block, forged steel crank and rods, forged aluminum pistons, hydraulic roller camshaft, and 118 cc chamber aluminum heads. The big-block power and custom chassis is disguised by a clamshell body. Ernie pushed a button and the entire body tilts up revealing the front engine bay. On the back of the body is rotating wind-up key giving some indication the car is not what it seems. <\/p>\n