{"id":95387,"date":"2023-01-30T14:59:46","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T20:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=95387"},"modified":"2023-01-30T14:59:46","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T20:59:46","slug":"1969-beetle-with-a-turbo-2-7-l-flat-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=95387","title":{"rendered":"1969 Beetle with a Turbo 2.7 L Flat-Four"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=95389\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-95389\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"95389\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=95389\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1969-Beetle-with-a-Turbo-2.7-L-Flat-Four-01.jpg?fit=1474%2C1033&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1474,1033\" 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;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1969 Beetle with a Turbo 2.7 L Flat-Four 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1969 Beetle with a Turbo 2.7 L Flat-Four&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1969-Beetle-with-a-Turbo-2.7-L-Flat-Four-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C841&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1969-Beetle-with-a-Turbo-2.7-L-Flat-Four-01.jpg?resize=600%2C420&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1969 Beetle with a Turbo 2.7 L Flat-Four\" width=\"600\" height=\"420\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-95389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1969-Beetle-with-a-Turbo-2.7-L-Flat-Four-01.jpg?resize=600%2C420&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1969-Beetle-with-a-Turbo-2.7-L-Flat-Four-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C841&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1969-Beetle-with-a-Turbo-2.7-L-Flat-Four-01.jpg?resize=768%2C538&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1969-Beetle-with-a-Turbo-2.7-L-Flat-Four-01.jpg?w=1474&amp;ssl=1 1474w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Louis Cloete and his father at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SuperbugRacing\">Superbug Racing<\/a> spent 10 years transforming this 1969 Volkswagen Beetle. The blue car is powered by a turbocharged 2.7 L flat-four making around 400 hp on methanol and 12:1 compression. The engine originally came from Louis&#8217; father race car and was based on an aircooled 2.0 L flat-four from a Volkswagen Kombi (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Volkswagen_Type_4\">Type 4<\/a>). The bored and stroked motor now features SCAT crankshaft, Carillo h-beam rods, Wiseco pistons, Web 86 camshaft, GT3582R turbocharger, dry sump, and Spitronics ECU. Power is sent to the rear wheels through a Beetle manual transaxle with upgraded internals. The car rides on a factory suspension with stiffer torsion bars and upgraded sway bars. It stops thanks to Porsche 911 SC rotors with Golf calipers.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/_UAnlz4YrvI\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=95390\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-95390\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"95390\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=95390\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1969-Beetle-with-a-Turbo-2.7-L-Flat-Four-02.jpg?fit=1400%2C782&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,782\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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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=\"1969 Beetle with a Turbo 2.7 L Flat-Four 09\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1969 Beetle manual transaxle and pan&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1969-Beetle-with-a-Turbo-2.7-L-Flat-Four-09.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1969-Beetle-with-a-Turbo-2.7-L-Flat-Four-09-600x450.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1969 Beetle manual transaxle and pan\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-95397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1969-Beetle-with-a-Turbo-2.7-L-Flat-Four-09.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1969-Beetle-with-a-Turbo-2.7-L-Flat-Four-09.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1969-Beetle-with-a-Turbo-2.7-L-Flat-Four-09.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=95398\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-95398\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"95398\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=95398\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1969-Beetle-with-a-Turbo-2.7-L-Flat-Four-10.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" 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=\"1969 Beetle with a Turbo 2.7 L Flat-Four 10\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1969 Beetle manual transaxle and pan&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1969-Beetle-with-a-Turbo-2.7-L-Flat-Four-10.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1969-Beetle-with-a-Turbo-2.7-L-Flat-Four-10-600x450.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1969 Beetle manual transaxle and pan\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-95398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1969-Beetle-with-a-Turbo-2.7-L-Flat-Four-10.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1969-Beetle-with-a-Turbo-2.7-L-Flat-Four-10.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1969-Beetle-with-a-Turbo-2.7-L-Flat-Four-10.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=95399\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-95399\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"95399\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=95399\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1969-Beetle-with-a-Turbo-2.7-L-Flat-Four-11.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" 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=\"1969 Beetle with a Turbo 2.7 L Flat-Four 11\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1969 Beetle manual transaxle and pan&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1969-Beetle-with-a-Turbo-2.7-L-Flat-Four-11.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1969-Beetle-with-a-Turbo-2.7-L-Flat-Four-11-600x450.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1969 Beetle manual transaxle and pan\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-95399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1969-Beetle-with-a-Turbo-2.7-L-Flat-Four-11.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1969-Beetle-with-a-Turbo-2.7-L-Flat-Four-11.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1969-Beetle-with-a-Turbo-2.7-L-Flat-Four-11.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=95400\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-95400\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"95400\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=95400\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1969-Beetle-with-a-Turbo-2.7-L-Flat-Four-12.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" 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=\"1969 Beetle with a Turbo 2.7 L Flat-Four 12\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;interior and seats in a 1969 Beetle&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1969-Beetle-with-a-Turbo-2.7-L-Flat-Four-12.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1969-Beetle-with-a-Turbo-2.7-L-Flat-Four-12-600x450.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"interior and seats in a 1969 Beetle\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-95400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1969-Beetle-with-a-Turbo-2.7-L-Flat-Four-12.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1969-Beetle-with-a-Turbo-2.7-L-Flat-Four-12.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1969-Beetle-with-a-Turbo-2.7-L-Flat-Four-12.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=95401\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-95401\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"95401\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=95401\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1969-Beetle-with-a-Turbo-2.7-L-Flat-Four-13.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" 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=\"1969 Beetle with a Turbo 2.7 L Flat-Four 13\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;interior and steering wheels in a 1969 Beetle&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1969-Beetle-with-a-Turbo-2.7-L-Flat-Four-13.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1969-Beetle-with-a-Turbo-2.7-L-Flat-Four-13-600x450.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"interior and steering wheels in a 1969 Beetle\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-95401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1969-Beetle-with-a-Turbo-2.7-L-Flat-Four-13.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1969-Beetle-with-a-Turbo-2.7-L-Flat-Four-13.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1969-Beetle-with-a-Turbo-2.7-L-Flat-Four-13.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SuperbugRacing\/\">Superbug Racing FB page<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Carscoza\">Cars.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Louis Cloete and his father at Superbug Racing spent 10 years transforming this 1969 Volkswagen Beetle. The blue car is powered by a turbocharged 2.7 L flat-four making around 400 hp on methanol and 12:1 compression. The engine originally came from Louis&#8217; father race car and was based on an aircooled 2.0 L flat-four from&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=95387\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">1969 Beetle with a Turbo 2.7 L Flat-Four<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":95389,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"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-95387","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\/2023\/01\/1969-Beetle-with-a-Turbo-2.7-L-Flat-Four-01.jpg?fit=1474%2C1033&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":29627,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=29627","url_meta":{"origin":95387,"position":0},"title":"1969 Beetle with a Subaru Turbo EJ207 Flat-Four","author":"swaptastic","date":"November 14, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Greg Munro enjoys the classic look of the Volkswagen Beetle but not the classic performance. So when it came time to restore his 1969 Beetle, he sent it to Spot On Performance & Fabrication in Slacks Creek, Queensland, Australia to improve the power along with the looks. The engine is\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Beetle&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Beetle","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?cat=352"},"img":{"alt_text":"1969 Beetle with a Subaru turbo EJ207 flat-four","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/1969-Beetle-with-a-Subaru-turbo-EJ207-flat-four-20.jpg?fit=750%2C937&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/1969-Beetle-with-a-Subaru-turbo-EJ207-flat-four-20.jpg?fit=750%2C937&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/1969-Beetle-with-a-Subaru-turbo-EJ207-flat-four-20.jpg?fit=750%2C937&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/1969-Beetle-with-a-Subaru-turbo-EJ207-flat-four-20.jpg?fit=750%2C937&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":101603,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=101603","url_meta":{"origin":95387,"position":1},"title":"VW 1303 with a 2.7 L Type 4 Motor","author":"swaptastic","date":"June 15, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Memminger transformed this Volkswagen 1303 at their German company in 2009. The convertible is powered by 2.7 L (2715 cc) Type 4 flat-four making about 190 horsepower. The motor features a 102.7 mm bore and 82.0 mm stroke. It uses a factory housing with a forged crankshaft, H-beam rods, aluminum\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Beetle&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Beetle","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?cat=352"},"img":{"alt_text":"Volkswagen 1303 with a 2.7 L Type 4 flat-four","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Volkswagen-1303-with-a-2.7-L-Type-4-flat-four-01.jpg?fit=1024%2C724&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Volkswagen-1303-with-a-2.7-L-Type-4-flat-four-01.jpg?fit=1024%2C724&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Volkswagen-1303-with-a-2.7-L-Type-4-flat-four-01.jpg?fit=1024%2C724&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Volkswagen-1303-with-a-2.7-L-Type-4-flat-four-01.jpg?fit=1024%2C724&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":64008,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=64008","url_meta":{"origin":95387,"position":2},"title":"1963 Beetle with a Subaru Turbo EJ25","author":"swaptastic","date":"November 25, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"This 1963 Volkswagen Beetle was built by Volkybaru in Puerto Rico. The car is powered by a turbocharged 2.5 L EJ25 flat-four from a 2006 WRX STi. The motor features JE forged pistons, stock 565 cc injectors, 20g ball bearing turbocharger, DW 265 fuel pump, and TGV delete. It produces\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Beetle&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Beetle","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?cat=352"},"img":{"alt_text":"1963 Beetle with a Subaru Turbo EJ25 flat-four","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1963-Beetle-with-a-Subaru-Turbo-EJ25-01.jpg?fit=1080%2C809&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1963-Beetle-with-a-Subaru-Turbo-EJ25-01.jpg?fit=1080%2C809&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1963-Beetle-with-a-Subaru-Turbo-EJ25-01.jpg?fit=1080%2C809&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1963-Beetle-with-a-Subaru-Turbo-EJ25-01.jpg?fit=1080%2C809&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1963-Beetle-with-a-Subaru-Turbo-EJ25-01.jpg?fit=1080%2C809&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":102399,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=102399","url_meta":{"origin":95387,"position":3},"title":"Electric 1969 Beetle","author":"swaptastic","date":"July 12, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Corbin Dunn is a woodworker, metalworker, and photographer. In 2010 he set out to convert his 1969 Volkswagen Beetle to electric. Corbin started by swapped the Beelte's flat-four motor for a WarP 9 DC electric motor and Netgain Controls WarP Drive Controller (1000 amps). 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The car is powered by a turbocharged 2.5 L EJ25 flat-four making 517 horsepower to the wheels on E85 fuel. 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