Performance Questions 225 vs. 360

Bill Dedman said
AND, it would provide you with a new hobby; recuilding transaxles!

Having 60-percent of the Beetle's weight on the drive wheels, and shoving 200 horsepower through a drivetrain that was originally designed for 36 is a recipe for lots of downtime...

But, when it works, I'm sure there is LOT of fun to be had.. for sure!:blob:

There used to be a company called "Transvair" that made a kit to bolt a whole Corvair drivertain, engine and transaxle, into the back of a Beetls.

It had a little "bustle-back" engine cover to hide the 6-cylinder engine, but by the time anybody noticed, it was too late... HEH-HEH!:burnout:

I wanted one... bad.. LOL!

Mendeola builds trans for bugs little fab to fit, but if you break their trans with a type 1 motor they fix for free.

Also there are a lot of tricks and aftermarket parts and gears to handle power. My motor currently has 250ish give or take and can daily drive. All n/a 11: 1cr on 91octane.

My point is small motors have the potential to do anything a big one can do. Sometimes more. The s/6 is designed more as a torque monster but that's the key to a true streeg engine keep the revs at 5500-6k and have fun!