Mid engine 66 bug subaru powered

[Owl Slayer]

Good luck with the rebuild

[maurice]

All back together, went with a killer b oil setup, hopefully the extra capacity and better pan design keep me from starving again.

Making a firewall at the moment and dropping the engine down 1-2”









Also getting closer to finishing the 2.5 engine I’m building for it. Still hoping for 450whp, but even 400 is going to scare me.

[panel]

If you're dropping the engine down watch out for that nice oil pan you have there

[maurice]

Actually the oil pan doesn’t fit! I’m cutting the mount and dropping the entire thing down.



Here is the new motor:
2.5 block with darton sleeves
Je fsr pistons, 9:1 compression
Manley h tuff rods
King race bearings
Arp case bolts
Arp 625+ head studs
12mm oil pump
Stock 08 sti heads
Stock 205 cams
Brian Crower pulleys (still need to index them)
Killer b pan, pickup, and windage tray
Ej253 big manifold
AMR 490 turbo (for now)
ID 1300cc injectors
Microsquirt 3 ecu

[panel]

Is your IAT sensor in the intake manifold? After the TB ? Hmmm......On most builds I see them in the intake tube/plumbing before the TB. Just wondering if you've seen any heat soak with it there ?

[maurice]

Good question, I haven’t run this engine before so I don’t know. I never thought about that actually. Maybe I’ll have to move it.

[panel]

Where is it in your old set up ?

Good question, I haven’t run this engine before so I don’t know. I never thought about that actually. Maybe I’ll have to move it.

[maurice]

Old setup doesn’t have one. I use a Subaru ecu on the old one. This one I’m going with a megasquirt setup

[panel]

That's what I'm running also

Old setup doesn’t have one. I use a Subaru ecu on the old one. This one I’m going with a megasquirt setup

[maurice]

Dropping the engine 1.5” and making a firewall

[Jadewombat]

Exciting project. I saw this the other day, it was a super beetle but still some good ideas in there with his layout:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xyE8oU-s4c

[maurice]

Yeah that thing is amazing. So much detail in that build