{"id":19973,"date":"2017-12-22T06:15:04","date_gmt":"2017-12-22T12:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=19973"},"modified":"2017-12-21T22:16:31","modified_gmt":"2017-12-22T04:16:31","slug":"the-racing-monster-called-bugzilla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=19973","title":{"rendered":"The Racing Monster Called Bugzilla"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Volkswagen Beetle’s design, weight, and abundant numbers makes it a popular choice for racing. Sean Mckillop agreed when he purchased a 1970 Bug five years ago and transformed it into the autocross monster called Bugzilla.<\/p>\n

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Sean’s goal from the beginning was a street-legal race car with a mid-engine layout. This meant the factory chassis and pan wouldn’t do. So Sean built a custom full tube chassis with an 8-point roll cage.<\/p>\n

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Sean reviewed several engine options but settled on GM’s all-aluminum Ecotec inline-four. Sean originally used a 2.2 L Ecotec but after spinning a bearing he built a 2.3 L Ecotec using a 2.4 L block and 2.2 L crank.<\/p>\n

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The engine features a CNC ported head, custom JE pistons, Eagle H-beam rods, Comp camshafts, LS1 throttle body and Eaton M62 supercharger. It produces 425 horsepower on 9 psi of boost.<\/p>\n

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