How to build a 9 second VW air cooled Beetle?

Old school VW Bugs going from like 6secs to 12+ secs. What's the usual build? Cost etc?How to build a 9 second VW air cooled Beetle?you have to use a type 4 engine which you can machine into 3000cc and bigger. and the times you are seeing that are 6 secs are not 1/4 mile times, rather they are 1/8 miles times. if NHRA funny cars are doing a 1/4 mile in 4.5 secs there is no way a bug with any street legal engine is going to be close to that.



so you need a type 4 case and about $10,000 to build just the engine. then you have to spend in excess of $5-8,000 to reinforce the chassis, body, modify suspension, steering, install roll bars, etc etc



its not cheapHow to build a 9 second VW air cooled Beetle?There are many and varied ways of achieving the desired result. Some use a Subaru WRX engine, some use a big aircooled unit 2.5 and 3.1ltrs being popular. Turbocharging or nitrous injection has also been used. Cost and reliability are the main issues. Do you want a street car for daily use or an out and out race machine?How to build a 9 second VW air cooled Beetle?Step 1: Acquire a jet engine

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Step 3: PROFIT! (and hospitalization)