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Beetle Subaru EJ22 Swap

Anthony Olguin
2020 ж. 23 Жел.
1 608 088 Рет қаралды
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IG: @3DPrints4TC
In this video I cover some of the major tasks involved in putting a Subaru EJ22 engine in my 1974 Beetle.
Backstory:
Here is my 1974 VW super beetle that has been in my family since 1983. When I restored this car back in 2016 I put in a rebuilt 1600. The stock engine worked well and drove it for about 30K but always wished it had a little more pep and could keep up with other cars on the highway.
In AUG 2020 I found and purchased a wrecked 1997 Impreza from an online auction site. It was the perfect car, it had the non-turbo EJ22 engine, decent mileage (109K miles), and it was wrecked so I didn’t feel guilty gutting a perfectly good car.
I tried to re-use as much as I could from the donor car, I have linked a parts list spreadsheet to all the parts I purchased for this build.
Music:
“Welcome Back” & “Let Yourself be Huge” by Cloudkicker
Big thanks to Ben Sharp AKA Cloudkicker for giving me permission to use his music for this video. Check him out.
cloudkicker.bandcamp.com/music
Parts list spreadsheet:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

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  • The patience it takes to carefully remove the electrical stuff, test it and then reinstall all of it onto a car not designed to accommodate it. Also, the knowledge to source and install the correct parts to bring it all together to life. Much respect.

    @YeOldeKamikaze@YeOldeKamikaze3 жыл бұрын

  • You have to admire the person who doesn’t except things as they are, and those willing to move the boundary lines.

    @Regg363@Regg3633 жыл бұрын

    • I would have " admired" the "person" if he would have kept the Subaru 5 speed.... kzhead.info/sun/ZNyydZynjF-pZ5s/bejne.html

      @mark006868@mark0068683 жыл бұрын

    • accept

      @wordup1944@wordup19443 жыл бұрын

  • That job is intense but you made it look easy. The before and after acceleration runs brought it home how much the swap changed things. The electrical end of things would be my unicorn. Electronics is not my strong suit. Great job and another beetle still on the road !

    @rickeymitchell8620@rickeymitchell86202 жыл бұрын

  • You've answered the question probably every Volkswagen air-cooled engine owner has asked himself if he's replaced his own motor. Excellent concept beautiful work thanks for sharing.

    @conantdog@conantdog3 жыл бұрын

    • can be done to vw bus / van too also with porsche 6 cylinders to vans and trans from some porsches can be used for a 5th gear

      @ablair37@ablair373 жыл бұрын

  • How come 300 + people failed to appreciate the hardwork, determination and grit for this sleeper. This is truly beast on the streets, nicely done.

    @nevamind2749@nevamind27493 жыл бұрын

    • If u cld c the smiling faces of people around these 347 when they die, u will know.

      @noguruespanol@noguruespanol2 жыл бұрын

    • Because it fucking sucked what is the point of replacing 1 slow ass engine for another slow ass engine it’s was still slow af lol 😂

      @americanmuscleup2497@americanmuscleup24972 жыл бұрын

    • @@americanmuscleup2497 how can an engine be slow? It’s all about power to weight bozo

      @jasonnickerson333@jasonnickerson333 Жыл бұрын

    • @@jasonnickerson333 you understand the point otherwise what did you respond to dumbfuck... you just want something to say are you happy now

      @americanmuscleup2497@americanmuscleup2497 Жыл бұрын

    • @@jasonnickerson333 look a that name, he only thinks v8s are fast even at 5000 pounds bro

      @LilSkrimp69@LilSkrimp69 Жыл бұрын

  • Your exhaust pipe modifications really changed the clearly identifiable Subaru sound to a unique exhaust note all your own. Sounds great!

    @DavidBarnkow@DavidBarnkow Жыл бұрын

  • One who never owned a bush frog can not truly comprehend the transformation. Courage. And BALLS does it. Excellent work young man!

    @antonhuman8446@antonhuman84467 ай бұрын

  • That feeling when u start the engine for the first time is incredible! Good job man! This video is awesome!

    @thomaslaurino87@thomaslaurino872 жыл бұрын

  • Thats badass! Awesome job dude sounds much more lively. I bet it puts a bigger smile on your face when u drive it now.

    @BrandonSmith-iy3ir@BrandonSmith-iy3ir3 жыл бұрын

  • I had a VW Bus PASS me on a hill north of Roseburg Oregon , I was in my empty log truck with a 425 cat and rolling 70, fucker walked by me like I was standing still. It was Subby powered. And I liked it!!

    @stevejames9510@stevejames95103 жыл бұрын

  • Takie serducho w garbusku. To jak spełnienie marzeń niejednego gostka.Tobie sie udalo. Super.brawo TY

    @wildboard9577@wildboard95773 жыл бұрын

  • Magnífico trabajo !! 👏👏👏👏👏 "Las cosas no se dicen, se hacen🚗, porque al hacerlas se dicen solas✈️ "... 👏👏👏👏👏

    @rolandodiazmontes5603@rolandodiazmontes56032 жыл бұрын

  • Fantastic man. I as a 72 year old drive and love my 2008 Subaru WRX 2.5.turbo, beautiful ride and sound.

    @robertcox2948@robertcox29485 ай бұрын

  • Thank you for that amazing ENGINE swap video!

    @frassers@frassers3 жыл бұрын

  • Five gold stars. Much respect. Before/After format works great.

    @rerite2@rerite23 жыл бұрын

  • This is an awesome swap. Great engineering. Wish you a lot fun and save miles

    @TheDIDSBIAK@TheDIDSBIAK3 жыл бұрын

  • Love this. All the best with this amazing build

    @KevoMazziwa@KevoMazziwa3 жыл бұрын

  • Woooow.... great! Old Beetle never die❤️ Greetings from Germany

    @DerMoelly@DerMoelly3 жыл бұрын

  • I’m going to do this in a couple of months hopefully it will be as smooth as possible. Great video I’m pumped now 🤙🏻

    @Sancho1711@Sancho17112 жыл бұрын

  • Wow such a clean finished look. Good job!

    @levisilva3192@levisilva31922 жыл бұрын

  • What a swap 🤤 Congrats bro, have a pleasure with this magnificent beauty. Nice video

    @Cbibi01@Cbibi013 жыл бұрын

  • Gotta love the 1600 Half the fun is getting there so is a build like that well done

    @briansmythe3219@briansmythe32192 жыл бұрын

  • That is a Beetle that I would like to drive every day❤❤❤❤

    @GBros-qt1bw@GBros-qt1bw9 ай бұрын

  • Cool how you did the before and after runs. It's quick! Nice build. I'd totally bump it up another inch.

    @gratefultedd969@gratefultedd9693 жыл бұрын

  • Awesome job.Thanks for sharing the parts list. I'm thinking of doing mine🤙

    @bearkamakana8487@bearkamakana84872 жыл бұрын

  • lovely edit mate- and project. well done !

    @TheLongboarder77@TheLongboarder773 жыл бұрын

  • Well done a truly sensible conversion

    @keithralfs5190@keithralfs51903 жыл бұрын

  • 1:09 ~ Nice! Love seeing the completed harness to the CPU. A pictures worth thousands of words here.

    @A.R.77@A.R.776 ай бұрын

  • What an awesome build man. Hope to see more videos with it

    @DavidVlogz@DavidVlogz3 жыл бұрын

  • Well done man! This video is awesome.. had a vision and ya nailed it.. at this very moment lifting my 1600 back into my ‘72.. must say I wouldn’t mind a sub engine going in instead 😂. Greetings from Oz.

    @lewi7497@lewi7497 Жыл бұрын

  • Bro you got hell of a car. I've always wanted to swap a vr6 onto a cabrio, i bought the engine and other parts, then i chicken out when i saw all the parts lol. Great work, enjoy your car!

    @christianmilian1647@christianmilian16472 жыл бұрын

  • Awesome project. Great video. Well made.

    @llewellyn56@llewellyn563 жыл бұрын

  • Respekt für die Leistung und Hingabe das Ergebnis ist echt wow.

    @rockerzocker2.099@rockerzocker2.0992 жыл бұрын

  • Muy bueno!!! Te quedó 10 puntos y con toda la personalidad. Si decidís sacarle ruido, por favor no le saques mucho.

    @pupi149@pupi1493 жыл бұрын

  • Hell Yeah Man!!! Huge difference on HP from the original engine to the EJ22. You taught me a future engine swap.

    @brianafrojack5215@brianafrojack52152 жыл бұрын

  • Awesome swap dude 2 of my favourites mashed together 🤙🏻😜🤙🏻

    @Dragon_Ryda@Dragon_Ryda2 жыл бұрын

  • Hay man nice job I have a 73 super that ive done An ej2.0 turbo swap in its been two years and I put crazy miles on this car 300hp to the tires its an absolute blast to drive. Again great job and welcome to the Suba Beatle family

    @joshuagreen9598@joshuagreen95983 жыл бұрын

    • Thanks man! What kind of mpg do you get?

      @3DPrints4TC@3DPrints4TC3 жыл бұрын

    • I get 30mpg avg cruzing at 75 to 80 on freeway I have done sevral 1000 mile round trips with not one issue :)

      @joshuagreen9598@joshuagreen95983 жыл бұрын

  • Good work, love the sound, it has that Beetle spirit still :)

    @mirkopapirko8908@mirkopapirko89083 жыл бұрын

  • Awesome job sounds great 🤙🤙

    @chamorroguam3776@chamorroguam37763 жыл бұрын

  • Awesome ! congrats from France !

    @NoelLachaume@NoelLachaume3 жыл бұрын

    • 🏳🏳🏳

      @onthetrowel1895@onthetrowel18952 жыл бұрын

    • Hi Noel thinking of swping a Peugeot 505 GTI executive with a Subaru engine....ever been done before in France? The car has character it's underrated actually.

      @sultankuto9851@sultankuto98512 жыл бұрын

  • That EJ looks beautiful in that car!

    @noahting2354@noahting23542 жыл бұрын

  • Came for the swap, the music helped

    @ViewfinderVortex@ViewfinderVortex3 жыл бұрын

  • Nice swap! I spent many years playing with high-performance air cooled VW engines and always wondered about a WRX engine swap in a Karman Ghia.

    @donaldmorrill1636@donaldmorrill16363 жыл бұрын

    • Man, that would be a SWEET Ghia conversion

      @brettbanta2100@brettbanta2100 Жыл бұрын

  • you unlocked BEAST MODE!

    @robertbarbutti6672@robertbarbutti66723 жыл бұрын

  • Que trabajo bien echo, felicitaciones, tuve un VW 1600 y también un Subaru 2.0 que sonido del Impreza, me encantó.

    @RonaldLopez637257@RonaldLopez6372572 жыл бұрын

  • Nice report ! The best part is your love for your beetle .

    @55zuzu73@55zuzu733 жыл бұрын

    • This beetle has been in my family since the early 1980’s. It was my moms first car.

      @3DPrints4TC@3DPrints4TC3 жыл бұрын

  • Great work, sounds and runs great :)

    @ObsesifAdam@ObsesifAdam3 жыл бұрын

  • Awesome job. Sounds GREAT! I've wanted to get a Type 1 for a long time, and an EJ22 swap would be perfect for it!

    @chrismitchell446@chrismitchell4463 жыл бұрын

  • Excellent work 👏 👍

    @jobmunene3263@jobmunene32637 ай бұрын

  • Excellent!! from Japan with all my gratitude

    @318is@318is3 жыл бұрын

  • Nice , like the way it sounds

    @juniorclassicvwbugs924@juniorclassicvwbugs9243 жыл бұрын

  • Schöner Umbau - tolles Video👍

    @martinh3743@martinh37433 жыл бұрын

  • Nicely done. Great music choice as well. Love Cloudkicker.

    @ViolentPatriot@ViolentPatriot24 күн бұрын

  • Sweet little bug! What an awesome project.

    @Jushwa@Jushwa Жыл бұрын

  • Much better! Great execution!

    @jcsrst@jcsrst3 ай бұрын

  • Nice job. Looks really good.

    @RealSuburbanCowboy@RealSuburbanCowboy3 жыл бұрын

  • To have an old car with a modern engine is so cool🤙

    @paulgardner4931@paulgardner49314 ай бұрын

  • great work, congratulations

    @johnflores6497@johnflores64973 жыл бұрын

  • Super travail 👍👍 C'est un plaisir à regarder 😜

    @gaspard2354@gaspard23542 жыл бұрын

  • en mexico amamos los vochos, pero ver un vocho con motor de subaru es flipantee...!! alucinante

    @lsolis293@lsolis2932 жыл бұрын

  • That was great. How satisfying that must have been. Lots of complexity..

    @flamingoaviation@flamingoaviation2 жыл бұрын

  • Learn something new everyday. I never knew Subaru had a flat 4 in its vehicles. On top of that, what a bad ass swap! Great idea...

    @outlawflyer7868@outlawflyer78683 ай бұрын

    • Just curious... what did you think was under most Subaru hoods? A few got the H-6, while even fewer got the I-4.

      @A_Cowboy_called_JackRabbit@A_Cowboy_called_JackRabbit2 ай бұрын

  • Dude that is sick good job

    @unluckyoverlord6822@unluckyoverlord68222 жыл бұрын

  • Freakin' love it! Amazing and fantastic

    @polypetalous@polypetalous3 жыл бұрын

  • You built a little sleeper there! Nice!

    @jeremyduncan3654@jeremyduncan36547 ай бұрын

  • Oh crap! A Beetle in the back mirror pushing it ;-) Nice!

    @andreasschaetze2930@andreasschaetze29303 жыл бұрын

  • Hi Anthony, Great, great and great job! I also really enjoyed your video. The best part is the first start... I did the same thing with my karmann ( 97 impreza, blablabla... ) .my wife was waiting for the first crank and totally failed ; ) Anyway, super cool!. Jerome.

    @jeromemalinge4572@jeromemalinge45723 жыл бұрын

  • Fantastic swap and the cooling system is brilliant !

    @brettfoster6786@brettfoster67863 жыл бұрын

  • Top job !! ..well done .. Iam doing this !!💪💪

    @fatguytriestuff@fatguytriestuff8 ай бұрын

  • love the EJ swap!! nice bro

    @therandomkiwi79@therandomkiwi792 жыл бұрын

  • Well done, great job, 👏👏👏

    @Dublinjackel@Dublinjackel3 жыл бұрын

  • Awesome work.

    @jasonpeterson1506@jasonpeterson15064 ай бұрын

  • Awesome. As I'm your dad's age now, and never had kids, these are moments I wish I had. Much respect young man.

    @cornwallav8r@cornwallav8r9 ай бұрын

  • it was simply EXCELLENT Respect 😎

    @cristianbadreligion@cristianbadreligion3 жыл бұрын

  • Incredible job.

    @middlecovemotors2474@middlecovemotors24743 жыл бұрын

  • Very cool, nicely done!

    @Snijkamp@Snijkamp2 жыл бұрын

  • Hi from france , congratulations , great work !

    @gsparks77@gsparks773 жыл бұрын

  • Just the wire harness gives me tics. 🤪 Great job, looking forward to seeing more of it. 👍

    @gsp911@gsp9117 ай бұрын

  • Great job mate, very well done, g,day from Australia. 👌👍👏

    @aussiecoop.5399@aussiecoop.53993 жыл бұрын

  • Good job! Congratulation!

    @gyorgyschaffer1347@gyorgyschaffer13472 жыл бұрын

  • Nice video bro!! 🤙🏻🤙🏻👌

    @rbndesign4650@rbndesign46503 жыл бұрын

  • Fantastic job mate.. 👍

    @senanayake40@senanayake402 жыл бұрын

  • Cool project, like it a lot

    @johnhalter7287@johnhalter72872 жыл бұрын

  • Great work, very nice. Congratulations! From Brazil.

    @kaferweib@kaferweib3 жыл бұрын

  • Awesome engine 🔥

    @AutotuneIndonesia@AutotuneIndonesia3 жыл бұрын

  • Excellent job 👏 👍

    @franklin.1677@franklin.16773 жыл бұрын

  • good job! Well Done! Hug from Brazil.

    @Jirrso@Jirrso3 жыл бұрын

    • Perfect mod for brasil.

      @thebluedan@thebluedan3 жыл бұрын

  • That car is now a rocket!!! My god!!!

    @richieperuemprende4455@richieperuemprende44552 жыл бұрын

  • I've seen some people do those swaps on vw beetles here in Brazil, it's pretty sick

    @TNoobz@TNoobz7 ай бұрын

  • Interesting muffler design, I wouldn't have thought to have the banks totally separate. Sounds good.

    @otm646@otm6462 жыл бұрын

  • Excelente proyecto quedó muy bien felicidades

    @johnfoxgaragecr8608@johnfoxgaragecr86083 жыл бұрын

  • Awesome build....

    @alexandergaray6320@alexandergaray63203 жыл бұрын

  • You are a beast good job 👍🏼

    @jorgeg6870@jorgeg68702 жыл бұрын

  • Nice swap cool vid thanks bro

    @DM01710@DM017102 жыл бұрын

  • Amazing !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    @leonardoaguirre8285@leonardoaguirre82853 жыл бұрын

  • Awesome! Good background music too.

    @JeepTJay6@JeepTJay63 жыл бұрын

    • Thanks! Cloudkicker is one of my favorite bands, and he’s a single guy that does all the music and doesn’t copyright it.

      @3DPrints4TC@3DPrints4TC3 жыл бұрын

  • mad lads. thats super awesome! ni baru betul luar setinggan dalam banglo

    @aikonoklas@aikonoklas3 жыл бұрын

  • Awesome I need to finish mine

    @christianchavez7049@christianchavez70493 жыл бұрын

  • Awesome video thanks for sharing really thinking about a ej in my super beetle I hope you do more videos on this just subbed up

    @nturner6760@nturner67603 жыл бұрын

    • Will be adding an in depth overview here shortly.

      @3DPrints4TC@3DPrints4TC3 жыл бұрын

  • I cheered when you first started it up!

    @johnd6258@johnd62583 жыл бұрын
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