THE QUICKEST N/A 1600cc VW BEETLE IN THE WORLD - 193 BHP

Johannas Persson owner of JP Motorsport was at the SCC event in Norway competing in his 1963 VW Beetle. It is fitted with a 1584cc engine 69x85.5mm, with std valves 35.5mm intake and 32mm exhaust, as per the rules of the class, but then with added head work, cams, and fuel injection.

Rules
Aircooled VW based engine with 2 valve technique
Displacement 1584 cc (1600+-3cc)
Piston size 85,5 mm (+- 0,5 mm)
Stroke 69 mm (+- 0,1 mm)
Valve size 35,5 mm intake, 32 mm exhaust (+- 0,1 mm)
Normally aspirated or ONE power adder - it's up to you
Nitromethane prohibited

Johannes competed in the N/A / Race class (so no forced induction, but with slicks)

Classes
Naturally Aspirated (NA): Engine only run with carburetors or EFI - No Nitrous Oxide or Nitromethane

Power Adder (PA): Engine with ONE power adder i.e. turbo, blower or NOS - no Nitromethane

Street: A car of "standard" type - basically built for street use with no bigger changes done apart from possible roll-cage etc

Race: A car primarily built for Drag Racing or other racing purposes

Johannes ran several low 12 second runs, but with a best, (and a NEW WORLD RECORD ) of 12.34 @ 106.6mph

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[mahlerx]

Johannes is a genius ! His parts are awesome too !

[plap.]

Just beautiful little car, i would love it and drive it everywhere. Truly a great job

[martinharris]

As a fellow 1600 modified Beetle owner i really appreciate the work that has gone into this machine. I doubt my bug tops 80BHP. 193 BHP with stock stroke and heads/valves is incredible!

[yurilytviak]

If those exact cars were offered new on the market again, I would get one . Easy to maintain, good enough for most tasks. My first car was a ‘68 Ghia I had a 73 beetle and a hatch back also. Loved all of them

[slowlearner]

I've been a big fan of JPM for many years. Very impressive stuff!

[BigEsGarage]

Congratulations, much deserved. The Idle sounds intimating!

[kbrownou]

God bless the Beetle. May they survive forever, if for no other reason than to teach new drivers how to drive a stick-shift.

[clintonsmith]

Worked on bunches of these from about 1987 to 2015.
Must be a great magician there.
Only thing that could be stock in that engine would be the size of the valves.
It may be 1600 but it is all aftermarket, from the case to the air going thru it.

[uliwehner]

i have been watching him for years. there are a few videos of earlier cars of his on youtube. His business website is also interesting. He makes cool stuff.

[yzScott]

Over 100 hp per liter is pretty amazing from that motor.

[colinevans]

Good video, good engine builder to get this BHP from a 1600 engine

[jonhcosta]

awesome shifters, beauty bug👏
congrats from 🇧🇷

[dommoss]

What a gorgeous bug, loads of respect- that bloke knows how to make VW’s sing. I’d like to have known the rpm he achieves and the spec of the box. 👌🤙

[cliveturner]

wow thats a lot of pow er from a 1600 /times are superb too i would love a close look at this motor, i raced back in the 90s with a 1904cc in a 53 oval times just out of the 12s but was a real daily driver

[leeisenberg]

Wow, thanks for sharing. - take care from USA

[fidelcatsro]

how the heck did an aircooled 1584cc get 193hp without turbo or supercharging??

[harryharpicssonsltd.]

Really impressive. I used to run a N/A 1584cc back in the early 90s, best time for quarter mile was 13.018 @ 100mph. I ran twin 48 DRLAs with an FK87 cam. The 193 bhp, is that measured at the flywheel?

[Sanergiu]

people want to see the engine not the owner

[boygatra]

Wow.... Can you show me when you build the engine..

[rickysiebert]

If only I could make half that hp in my 67! I would love to have engine details beside stock bore/stroke and stock valve size. I guess most of the hp is coming from porting and polishing those heads.