{"id":56603,"date":"2020-06-02T14:28:47","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T19:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=56603"},"modified":"2021-09-15T14:10:59","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T19:10:59","slug":"1974-super-beetle-with-a-turbo-subaru-ej20-flat-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=56603","title":{"rendered":"1974 Super Beetle with a Turbo Subaru EJ20"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Earlier this year we shared<\/a> an amazing RWD Dodge Neon built by Adam Chavez<\/a>. This time we focus on his newest project, a 1974 VW Super Beetle. Adam purchased the car two years ago with a stock 1600 cc flat-four. The air-cooled motor just didn’t produce enough horsepower for Adam. So he replaced it with a turbocharged 2.0 L EJ20 flat-four from a 2002 Subaru WRX. The engine runs on a modified wiring harness from Busaru<\/a> and mates to the factory VW transaxle via an adapter. The Subaru engine is kept cool thanks to a Mazda radiator in front and custom water lines back. <\/p>\n

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Earlier this year we shared an amazing RWD Dodge Neon built by Adam Chavez. This time we focus on his newest project, a 1974 VW Super Beetle. Adam purchased the car two years ago with a stock 1600 cc flat-four. The air-cooled motor just didn’t produce enough horsepower for Adam. 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