Originally Posted by
oldnslow2
With a naturally aspirated engine that pushes it in the 12s in the 1/4 there's no need for a turbo.
Turbos are done and putting Subaru WRX engines is a very popular conversion.
But is a Beetle with a Subaru drivetrain still a VW?
What does a 2.2l put at the crank hp wise? Over 200hp could be easily done, but how reliably? But you don't want to go down the honda route and push the n/a to 10k rpm haha. I am happy with our 45 hp 1.6l, they are torque motors and I don't push it over 4k much, its nothing to race on, but first gear pulls hard.