EJ25 in 1972 Beetle

[jamesdkline]

DAmN!!! that looks super clean!!! is that a retro sound radio too? good job man and congratulations!!!

ha also the Aussie guy I was talking about contributed on your form (Buggin_74).

ohh did you name her yet?

yup, it's a Retrosound. I've got a 5 channel powering 4 polk 6.5's and a 10in sub in a sealed box behind the rear seat. It works pretty good and the retrosound looks nice with the old-style metal dash.

[Buggin_74]

I finally got mine road worthy..ish ummm and I have to say its pretty damn fast. Anyways I was wondering how much horsepower the stock swing axle can take (if driven appropriately)... somewhere I remember reading of an Aussie running a stock trans to a Subaru for 3 years (or so I thought).

anyone know?

You mean mine?

It was in with subi power for 5 and half years and 90k before I had it pulled down and fitted with a superdiff, taller 4th and a bunch of other bits.
It showed only normal wear and tear which surprised me as it had done almost another 100k prior to that since i initally had it freshened up 16 years ago and that was with turbo and supercharged VW engines and never even checked the oil level in it much less change it.

[steezin']

hahaha yep, it was you!!! I am running a 6rib to a suby right now, I am hoping it will hold up for awhile... but I don't have the history of the transaxle prior to my acquisition.

[ezytroopy]

The bolt holes in the starter...one is slightly offset just to make it a PITA to bolt on, I guess.
2-3 minutes with a small rat tail file will correct the ...offending... hole, and it will bolt right on and have ~3X the cranking power of the original. Make certain it is the 9 tooth gear version.

It is easiest if you have a spare transmission laying around for test fit as you go, but its still no big deal.

Which hole do you offset and which way. Any pics. I have a manual starter from my EJ22 Liberty. Will that fit onto an auto tranny.?
Cheers