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400 hp Subaru Impreza EJ257 engine in the VW Bus T2

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Recently updated on December 2, 2022 at 09:29 am

400 hp Subaru Impreza EJ257 engine in the VW Bus T2

The guys around the Divers Street Rods team from Lynwood somewhere near Seattle have released a completely crazy and at the same time visually absolutely successful project that we absolutely have to show you. A VW Bus T2 (Bulli) as built from 1967 to 1979 served as the base vehicle for the tuning. But neither the 1,6 liter engine with its 47 hp, which was installed until 1970, nor the 2,0 liter four-cylinder engine with 70 hp that was available afterwards was enough for the boys.

Impreza EJ257 engine

400 hp Subaru Impreza EJ257 engine in the VW Bus T2

Something much fatter was needed and so the choice fell on a 2006 Subaru Impreza engine, which with a good 400 hp makes the metallic green painted bus a lot of legs. After the tuning cure that the T2 was allowed to endure, it is now much more exciting, individual and of course ten times more dynamic than the production version and should be largely unique. If you are thinking of buying a VW Bus T2 in the future or already own one and you live in the USA, then Divers Street Rods is definitely an interesting starting point when it comes to differentiating the vehicle from the production model.

classic look on the T2

400 hp Subaru Impreza EJ257 engine in the VW Bus T2

As far as the changes made to the optics or the technology are concerned, we have already been able to find out the first details. As usual, what we do know is summarized below. If you spot any other changes that we haven't listed, just use the comment box and let us know! Ps. If you have more tuned VW buses like this one VW T1 with 530 hp or even one 330 hp VW Bully T1 named Wind Split want to see, then just keep checking the VW category!

(Photo / s: engineswapdepot)

These are the details of the VW Bus T2:

  • Donor vehicle: 2006 Subaru Impreza WRX
  • 400 PS Turbo EJ257 engine
  • Subaru interior
  • Four-speed automatic transmission
  • Wilwood brakes
  • front suspension of Art Morrison Mustang II clip
  • metallic green paint all around
  • unknown black alloy wheels (multi-spoke optics)
  • matt black accents all around (headlights, radiator grille, bumpers, outside mirrors, etc.)
  • Wheel arches machined all around
  • darkened windows all around
  • possibly a performance increase - (chip tuning, tuning box, compressor or turbo conversion, NOS etc. - info is pending)
  • possibly a sports exhaust system (info is still pending)

Of course, new information and certainly new pictures and videos will be coming online soon. As soon as this is the case, we will of course put them online and inform you about them. “Tuningblog.eu” - we keep you up to date on the subject of car tuning and car styling with our tuning magazine and present you the latest tuned cars from all over the world every day.

About Thomas Wachsmuth

Thomas Wachsmuth - He has been an integral part of tuningblog.eu since 2013. His passion for cars is so intense that he invests every available penny in them. While he dreams of a BMW E31 850CSI and a Hennessey 6x6 Ford F-150, he currently drives a rather inconspicuous BMW 540i (G31/LCI). His collection of books, magazines and brochures on the subject of car tuning has now reached such proportions that he himself has become a walking reference work for the tuning scene.  More about Thomas

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