{"id":53084,"date":"2020-03-05T06:00:28","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T12:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=53084"},"modified":"2020-03-04T22:36:25","modified_gmt":"2020-03-05T04:36:25","slug":"vw-bug-with-a-turbo-ej22-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=53084","title":{"rendered":"VW Bug with a Turbo EJ22 &#8211; Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Project-Bugford-VW-Beetle-with-a-Subaru-EJ22T-flat-four-06.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"53093\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=53093\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Project-Bugford-VW-Beetle-with-a-Subaru-EJ22T-flat-four-06.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Project Bugford VW Beetle with a Subaru EJ22T flat-four 06\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Project Bugford VW Beetle with a Subaru EJ22T flat-four&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Project-Bugford-VW-Beetle-with-a-Subaru-EJ22T-flat-four-06.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Project-Bugford-VW-Beetle-with-a-Subaru-EJ22T-flat-four-06.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Project Bugford VW Beetle with a Subaru EJ22T flat-four\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-53093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Project-Bugford-VW-Beetle-with-a-Subaru-EJ22T-flat-four-06.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Project-Bugford-VW-Beetle-with-a-Subaru-EJ22T-flat-four-06.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Project-Bugford-VW-Beetle-with-a-Subaru-EJ22T-flat-four-06.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Project-Bugford-VW-Beetle-with-a-Subaru-EJ22T-flat-four-06.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been over two years since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCnosCVzJj2S0KSjma9oWZXw\">Velocity Labs<\/a>&#8216;s last update on their Bugford project. Thankfully the project is back and ready for the next evolution. The upcoming series will focus on installing a turbocharged Subaru EJ22T flat-four into the Bug. In this video Erik installs the KEP adapter plate and flywheel on the engine before mounting to the transaxle.  <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/KSwFkXbEWS0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCSmykcRQrLznLRgmxKDP1nQ\">Fuel Injection Sucks<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been over two years since Velocity Labs&#8216;s last update on their Bugford project. Thankfully the project is back and ready for the next evolution. The upcoming series will focus on installing a turbocharged Subaru EJ22T flat-four into the Bug. In this video Erik installs the KEP adapter plate and flywheel on the engine before&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=53084\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">VW Bug with a Turbo EJ22 &#8211; Part 1<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":53093,"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_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[352,84],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53084","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\/2020\/03\/Project-Bugford-VW-Beetle-with-a-Subaru-EJ22T-flat-four-06.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":36231,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=36231","url_meta":{"origin":53084,"position":0},"title":"Custom Bug with a Turbo 1.8 L Inline-Four and Miata Drivetrain","author":"swaptastic","date":"February 15, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"This custom Volkswagen Bug is owned and built by @autocrossratrod from Austin, Texas. 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