Vw Bug Honda Engine Swap
We continue to engineer new kits to keep up with the always changing automotive industry when considering an engine swap you first must decide what it is you want.
Vw bug honda engine swap. I am looking to put a k20a3 in a vw bug. Honda vtec in baja bug i know everyone is going to hate me for this but i want to put a 1 5l vtec engine in my bug. Thu dec 04 2008 12 03 pm post subject. Pioneering the engine swap industry we continue to engineer and manufacture our kits from the best materials in the industry.
Put that in a vehicle that weighs 1 800 lbs and you have yourself a pretty wild ride. Kep has the adapter kit listed for the k24 and they weren t sure if the flywheel would match up to the k20. Over the years the vw beetle has been quite the poster child for an affordable project car. And everybody knows that the ultimate part of a project car is the engine swap.
Does anyone have any information about this swap. I can get an adapter plate and flywheel from kep. Honda motor in a beetle. This 1973 vw super beetle is built to compete in 24 hours of lemons.
The factory engine was replaced with a 3 5 l honda j35 v6 purchased for 249. With a good tune on the aem ecu and some open headers the engine is producing 264 horsepower and 311 lb ft of torque.