Larry, you weren't thinking about a WRX engine in a bug were you ! maybe with a nice 5 speed 912 transaxel, I remember corvair and super 90 engines
neseled back there.
Here's my VW story.In 1967 I bought a 52 split
window $75.00 with a dissasembled 25 HP engine (that's right 25). In my persuit of looking for an engine I found a 53 356 Porsche coupe it had a decent body a great interior giant drum brakes and a white wire spoke steering wheel and a 36 horse VW power plant.
Should I put the 36 in the split window? I sold the split window (for a tidey prophet) to a couple of car builders who were going to build a drag car with it.
The 36 was much to slow for my snazzy 356 and not being able to afford a Porsche engine I went about trying to get more HP out of the 36 I first welded up and overly complex set of equal length headers (no muffler)god was it loud.I then found a Judson supercharger (guess that dates me)I re jeted the carb and instaled a larger oil pan and a transporter distributor witch had mecanical advance. It was no GTO eater but I drove it for years and loved it...........
William Rogers.........