{"id":23699,"date":"2018-05-17T06:15:47","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T11:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=23699"},"modified":"2018-05-17T00:46:04","modified_gmt":"2018-05-17T05:46:04","slug":"1970-beetle-with-a-2-0-l-inline-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=23699","title":{"rendered":"1970 Beetle with a 2.0 L Inline-Four"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mike Speelmon enjoys time spent in his garage working on his 1970 Volkswagen Beetle. The Beetle is powered by a 2.0 L 8v ABA inline-four connected to the factory transmission. Mike’s original plan was to turbocharge the engine but he decided to keep it naturally aspirated. He expects the engine to make 115-120 horsepower and 120-125 lb-ft to the wheels thanks to a Neuspeed mild camshaft. He installed the engine using the factory wiring harness and custom mounts with rubber Semi truck radiator mounts. A Ford fuel pump will fed the engine and a Volvo radiator cools it. Mike rebuilt the front and rear suspension with KYB shocks and installed front disc brakes with drop spindles. <\/p>\n

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Mike Speelmon enjoys time spent in his garage working on his 1970 Volkswagen Beetle. The Beetle is powered by a 2.0 L 8v ABA inline-four connected to the factory transmission. Mike’s original plan was to turbocharge the engine but he decided to keep it naturally aspirated. He expects the engine to make 115-120 horsepower and… Read More »1970 Beetle with a 2.0 L Inline-Four<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":23701,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beetle"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":39569,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=39569","url_meta":{"origin":23699,"position":0},"title":"For Sale: 1968 Beetle with a 2.4 L Ecotec Inline-Four","author":"swaptastic","date":"April 25, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"This 1968 Volkswagen Beetle is for sale in El Centro, California for $15,000. 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