{"id":49172,"date":"2019-11-25T16:36:19","date_gmt":"2019-11-25T21:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=49172"},"modified":"2019-11-25T16:49:18","modified_gmt":"2019-11-25T21:49:18","slug":"beetle-with-a-twin-turbo-audi-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=49172","title":{"rendered":"Beetle with a Twin-Turbo Audi V8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Beetle-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Audi-V8-01.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"49175\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=49175\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Beetle-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Audi-V8-01.jpg?fit=1100%2C620&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1100,620\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Beetle with a Twin-Turbo Audi V8 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Beetle with a Twin-Turbo Audi V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Beetle-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Audi-V8-01.jpg?fit=1100%2C620&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Beetle-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Audi-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Beetle with a Twin-Turbo Audi V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-49175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Beetle-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Audi-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Beetle-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Audi-V8-01.jpg?resize=768%2C433&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Beetle-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Audi-V8-01.jpg?w=1100&amp;ssl=1 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This Volkswagen Beetle 1302 was built by owner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/loco.mechanix\">J\u00fcrgen<\/a> in Germany. The car is powered by a twin-turbo 3.6 L Audi PL V8 mated to an upgraded 5H19 five-speed automatic transmission sitting on a custom chassis. The engine produces 440 horspeower at 0.8 bar (11.6 psi) for the street or 700 horsepower at 1.4 bar (20.3 psi) for racing. The car rides on a Porsche 944 front suspension with Spax shocks and Jamex springs in back. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/suybpBSAC4s\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Beetle-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Audi-V8-02.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"49176\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=49176\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Beetle-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Audi-V8-02.jpg?fit=1100%2C620&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1100,620\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Beetle with a Twin-Turbo Audi V8 02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Beetle with a Twin-Turbo Audi V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Beetle-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Audi-V8-02.jpg?fit=1100%2C620&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Beetle-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Audi-V8-02.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Beetle with a Twin-Turbo Audi V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-49176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Beetle-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Audi-V8-02.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Beetle-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Audi-V8-02.jpg?resize=768%2C433&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Beetle-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Audi-V8-02.jpg?w=1100&amp;ssl=1 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCUjGsR1gD-lumbiUofZq6nQ\">Sourkrauts<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheAutomotiveObsession\/posts\/2630839643671267\">Automotive Obsession FB page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Volkswagen Beetle 1302 was built by owner J\u00fcrgen in Germany. The car is powered by a twin-turbo 3.6 L Audi PL V8 mated to an upgraded 5H19 five-speed automatic transmission sitting on a custom chassis. The engine produces 440 horspeower at 0.8 bar (11.6 psi) for the street or 700 horsepower at 1.4 bar&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=49172\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Beetle with a Twin-Turbo Audi V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":49175,"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,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[352,84],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beetle","category-bug"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Beetle-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Audi-V8-01.jpg?fit=1100%2C620&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":85992,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=85992","url_meta":{"origin":49172,"position":0},"title":"Custom Beetle with a Twin-Turbo Audi V8 on the Dyno","author":"swaptastic","date":"May 13, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Last month we shared a custom Beetle built by V8 Stealth Beetle in Cape Town, South Africa for an owner in Texas, USA. 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The company is currently completing work on one bound for a lucky owner in America. The Beetle is powered by a twin-turbo 4.2 L Audi V8 mated to a Getrag six-speed manual transaxle. 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