ok i am looking at a 71 beetle but want to get some info

well a 71 super beetle is being sold near here and want to know how well the engine is for running and how compicated fixing it is (only a 16 year old with a year of car care under my belt) i also want to know about suitable swaps for engines i know of the mazda rotarys and the chevy v8 but i want somthing that will fit in the engine bay and wont give me to much trouble. i have read about the volvo 4 banger (63?) but want to know if a newer engine will fit (this is from a older magazine from the early 70's) also what is the dodge hemi-head colt engine?

anyone done a swap?

i understand..thought i may be wrong...that for stupid speed you may look into a porsche motor of the same era. again..i may be wrong, but i heard that..maybe we'll both learn something on this one

try doing a google or yahoo search for a turbo subaru engine. Ive seen a couple of those and they fit in the beetles rather well because they are also an opposed 4cyl engine, with some mods of course. Here are a couple of links www.vanbran.com/bug/conversion_main.htm
www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Track/6813/specialpics.html

go grab a porsche 912 engine and tranny. it all bolts right up. my uncle had one when he was 18, and im going to be doing close to the same thing myself in the next few weeks. should be a fun car!

go grab a porsche 912 engine and tranny. it should bolt right up. my uncle had that set up a few years back and im about to do the same in the next month or so. should be a fun car

Mike,
I put a Type IV in my 72 Super. The Type IV in mine is out of a 914, but the 73 and later vans also used the Type IV up till the waterboxers came out. The Type IV's came stock as 1700, 1800, and 2000. I have seen them built up to 3000. They bolt to the stock Type I tranny. You will need an upright fan conversion as they came with the fan bolted to the end of the crank. I put a 911 fan kit on mine, but the DTM kit from Jake Raby is a better kit. A good place for information is shoptalkforums.com and got to the Type4rum forum.
pm me if you want any other information.
Clark

bluebug hit the nail on the head, Jake Raby is a God in the VW world. If you want reliable power check out his car called the bluebonic plague it smoke the tires in 4gears I have talked to jake on the phone.