Suby-conversion advice?

[Axl]

Originally Posted by volkdent

You're a smart man! Let everyone else make the mistakes and then do it perfectly! I think that good long term planning will make the best outcome almost every time!

Jason

I am a mechanic in a GM dealership - the way we work there is , if someone figures out a new way to do something , it gets spread around to everyone , so we all can benefit from it . That's how I am approaching this , as well .

[volkdent]

I wish the moderators would make stickies out of good threads, like a suby conversion sticky, wheel offset sticky, porsche brakes sticky, so everyone can just get all the info quickly instead of having to search all over the place.

Jason

[libila]

It looks like I'll be joining the Suby swap club in the near future as well!

I've been toying with the idea of swapping a USDM EJ20 in to my '00 RS for a while, but I want to do something with my '71 Super. After reading through this thread it hit me like a duffle bag full of bricks, "Swap the EJ20 into the RS, then take my EJ25 and put it in my bug!"



I'm going to spice my EJ25 up via TechWorks Engineering bits. Or maybe I'll go all out and do something like- http://zzyzxmotorsports.com/news/300hpna

[steve_d]

also check out outback motorsports...they do lots of sandrail stuff. I have never dealt with them, so I don't know anything about their service.

www.outbackmotors.com

sjd

[73notch]

ive been to outback's shop, they have a really awesome setup. They have alot of bits that are useful in the conversion. They told me about a conversion they were paid to do for a customer, in a bug.

They are a great supply for all the little bits for these engines.

[Axl]

Hey , I was in another thread on transaxles , and came across some posts that raised some questions that maybe some one out there can answer . I saw a 2.5L SOHC turbo engine in a bug , and was curious about the HP difference from the 2.0L DOHC turbo engine . How hard is it to bump up HP and still have a strong , reliable engine ? I would like to approach the 400HP mark and still be fairly reliable , or am I just living in a fantasy world with that ? This car is going to be more or less a streeter , with some time at the strip (if my wife will let me!) , so is it better to keep closer to stock HP outout ? Am I asking too many stupid questions ? Enquiring minds want to know! Axl .
Any and all help is appreciated!

[73notch]

KISS-"keep it simple stupid"
when doing a conversion like this, which is pretty involved, i would recommend getting the stock engine to work first. When u finally get over over 200 hp in ur bug, you can always upgrade later. Im sure youll be happy with the stock power, its not like a vw motor, it pulls hard though every gear. After doing the conversion, i doubt ill ever do a turbo upgrade, 200 hp is already plenty for a street car. 400hp almost seems ridiculous, but itll be fun if you can control it on the street.

-Ryan