Subaru wrx vw conversion Videos

As quarter mile times get less, power needs to increase dramatically, a 200hp air cooled Beetle is nothing compared to this, 3 seconds faster is a lot.

A lot of cars will beat a Ford GT40 ...

Now that is mental. Shame about the stupid wing on the back though. But hey each to their own I suppose.

omg this is it the most incredible badass car ive ever seen i am soooooooooooo jealous

the size of this car confused me at first, weird scale. nice engine work.

Omg! That is soooo ridiculous!!Seriously? Vdub pick up? Come on. 

Ruined with those wheels and that NoS bottle.

your aero dynamics must be crap in the back.

good videos, join us my beetle friends...

Beautifully done, bet it;s a blast to drive

creative! like the style and concept!

Brilliant car, lovely colour, very cool

Well, I offer some parts (Boxerswaps.com) then you can get the adapter plate and exhaust from KEP. Most of the Vanagon swap items translate over to the bus.

+Busaru check out Subaru gears website

I would love to swap in a subaru ears kit in a project at some point. I haven't had a chance to do it though - maybe I'll talk with them to see

Hey Andrew, I wish I had more knowledge on the older busses but I'm afraid I can't really offer advice on the swing axle trans. I think it would work very similarly but a transmission crossmember might be recommended so that its like a later bay window bus. You'd also want to check into the gear ratios to make sure they're similar to the Vanagons and later Bays. As far as the actual transmission to engine adapter - that should fit no problem. The miles that you can expect would depend on maintenance, how its driven, etc. Subaru's are known to be pretty long lasting - its not uncommon to see them hit 300K on a Legacy with a simple 2.2L engine. The EJ22 turbo's are "closed deck" engines meant to handle boost, and feature all kinds of cool stuff like piston oil squirters - driven reasonably this engine should be able to last the same. The WRX turbo engines are semi closed deck, I believe, and are smaller displacement (2.0L) but pack a ton of power due to high boost. I have seen a couple clock around 250K but haven't put a lot of research into this engine as of yet. Thanks for watching!

+Busaru it would be cool to see you do a dry sump conversion, would help me out with my conversion too as I want to lower mine

Hey Jeremy, I'll have to measure for you when I get a chance, I've thought about doing a skid plate off of the crossmember. Maybe I'll do that at some point but probably not on this bus. I may shorten the oil pan on this beast, we'll see.

Turns out that it was a wildlife closure for the season. Thats one of my favorite peaks around town to hike and I see quite a bit of wildlife so I'm stoked to see they closed it for now. 

Hi German, I use the KEP engine adapter - very solid.

awesome! thanks so much man, keep up the great channel

Hey Mach, the computer doesn't care which trans it's mated to. The auto uses a transmission control unit that you cut away from the harness but that's about all the difference there is.

+Busaru thanks i'll visit their page. by the way i was i bit bothered of the width and length of subaru  ee20. does the size difference is too much? i was bothered i may cut too much to my 1303. thanks.

Thanks for the compliments. Your transmission should have the same bolt pattern as the buses. I would order the adapter plate from Rocky Mountain Westy or KEP. I'm sure they can ship to the Philippines, it'll probably just be expensive. Good luck on your swap!

+william dobson Subaru gearboxes are fantastic. If you've ever driven one, you know they shift super smooth (most of the time) and are geared well. I've never installed one in a VW though, and the SubaruGears kit is VERY expensive, so I'd love to hear your thoughts if you decide to go that direction.

what is your thoughts on going with the Subaru gearbox and your videos and explanations are fantastickeep up the great work pure class its a 2.0

Is that the 2.0? If so you'll be around 125 HP or so. I'd drive it gently until you find an 091 transmission. I would wait on wheels until you drive it and see what the gearing is like. I don't drive 75 so I'm okay with stock gearing.

Hey Mark, I've decided that I don't really like these gauges too much. They aren't extremely accurate. Any gauge you select will use senders - for example, the water temp and oil pressure senders need to be installed for that particular gauge. The tach signal from the ecu is the only thing that doesn't need a sender.

So I dug a little further and found that in my engine prep video you can see the Tee that I used. Its about 13 minutes in on this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seCWxXik42g

Hey Kory, That's where I mounted mine but you're right, the sending unit is too big to mount vertically, you have to either get a 90* bend and attach or use a tee fitting which will allow you to also run the stock Subaru oil pressure switch to your oil indicator lamp on your dash. 

Thanks for the compliments. I, too, love engine swaps in general. I've been specifically interested in Megasquirt controlled turbo swaps lately - fascinating stuff. Dream on my friend!

That's another good idea. I like out-of-the-box thinkers.

+Busaru Are you running the tach from the ECU? What voltage is running from the tach wire off the ECU? I read somewhere that it's 5v? Is this correct?

Hey Jessica, the gauge is NOT compatible with the Subaru oil pressure switch. The gauge comes with an actual pressure sender that you use in place of, or in conjunction with, the Subaru pressure switch.