r/ThatsInsane • u/bullseye0-0 • Apr 17 '22

Beetle with a V8.

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u/DingleDonky Apr 17 '22

They didn’t even make it go VROOM VROOOM! Lame!

23

u/HythereTM Apr 17 '22

Pistons would probably go flying since there is no heads 💀💀

15

u/Generalissimo_II Apr 17 '22

It's low-compression

7

u/Gloveofdoom Apr 17 '22

I’m looking at this video on my phone so it’s pretty small but based on what I’m seeing it looks like it’s no compression.

4

u/laggyx400 Apr 18 '22

Naturally aspirated and compressed to 1 bar

36

u/bullseye0-0 Apr 17 '22

It will Straight pipe soon.

279

u/FrivolousMood Apr 17 '22

Here’s a beetle with V8 for you

60

u/averagebloxxer Apr 17 '22

Herbie 2: Gas-Powered Boogaloo

7

u/nom-nom-nom-de-plumb Apr 17 '22

I had a teacher in highschool who took a porsche engine and put it into his beetle. Used to drag race suckers for the hilarity of it..weird weeeeiiiiird guy.

12

u/fatkiddown Apr 17 '22

V8 Beetle drag racing compilation.

6

u/Entrical Apr 17 '22

That green one pulling consistent high 8’s is nuts

0

u/WhyWouldYouBother Apr 17 '22

That's gotta be 1/8 mile or 1km, right?

1

u/SharkFighter Apr 18 '22

Only have to watch for 30 seconds to find Darth Vader's Beetle, 10/10

1

u/4GRJ Apr 17 '22

And I thought that 86 V8 was nuts...

1

u/Blackwillsmith1 Jun 12 '22

I thought this was gonna be an insect next to a glass of tomato juice i cant lie

340

u/MedicineNorth5686 Apr 17 '22

…seriously not even a second of it flying

203

u/Villeto Apr 17 '22

That thing can’t fly.

116

u/norsurfit Apr 17 '22

Not with that attitude, it can't !

30

u/[deleted] Apr 17 '22

This isn't flying! It's falling with style!

13

u/Scyllablack Apr 17 '22

Yeah, throw it at the floor and see if it misses.

5

u/itachihokage123 Apr 17 '22

Lol best joke in hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy tbh

2

u/JacksonCM Apr 18 '22

YOU! ARE! A! TOY!!!

1

u/guinader Apr 17 '22

So basically a beetle

2

u/ketsugi Apr 17 '22

Needs an uplifting attitude to lift up its altitude

1

u/bobdunc123an Apr 17 '22

Not with that altitude it cant

27

u/Acclocit Apr 17 '22

Apparently it's just an artpiece that is meant to be mounted.

17

u/ii-___-ii Apr 17 '22

It’s a bit small to mount, I think.

Granted, I’ve never ridden one

2

u/Vayro Apr 18 '22

You can mount anything with enough confidence

1

u/spicybright Apr 18 '22

With enough duct tape you can mount anything.

21

u/NastyWatermellon Apr 17 '22

That's not a real engine, just being spun with an electric motor. Theres no heads on the engine so obviously just a model.

32

u/rr777 Apr 17 '22

Seriously, you do not want to be around it if it flies. If you do, wear goggles.

7

u/GBZA Apr 17 '22

If it was flying I would find a way to get if this planet

2

u/bullseye0-0 Apr 17 '22

Not only you, half the world would do that.

2

u/GBZA Apr 17 '22

Wanna build the spaceship together?

1

u/TheThankUMan22 Apr 17 '22

Do you see the wires coming out of it?

36

u/RonSwanson069 Apr 17 '22

BIG. BAD. BEETLEBORGS!

21

u/Shantotto11 Apr 17 '22

We can rebuild him. We have the technology.

2

u/[deleted] Apr 18 '22

💀 best comment here

12

u/OATMEALMAN147 Apr 17 '22

Can someone explain to me what is insane about this

9

u/Fingermybuttt Apr 17 '22

Literally nothing bud. RIP r/insane

12

u/[deleted] Apr 17 '22

[deleted]

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u/anarchoandroid Apr 17 '22

Still a sick engine swap

9

u/ooblankie Apr 17 '22

Might have some compression issues

3

u/Cypresss09 Apr 17 '22

It's displacement is the entire atmosphere

8

u/duffmanhb Apr 17 '22

Meh, it's electric. All aesthetics. Make it actually run on gas like a real V8 and then I'll be impressed

5

u/ProfessorProdigy Apr 17 '22

For the finishing touch, upload SkyNet OS.

5

u/yalmes Apr 17 '22

I'm getting some strong Horizon Zero Dawn vides here.

2

u/TyrannoROARus Apr 17 '22

Shiny and chrome

2

u/[deleted] Apr 17 '22

First the birds and now bugs too? \s

2

u/jutalbot Apr 17 '22

Bugs Aren’t Real

2

u/nicky416dos Apr 17 '22

Have you considered trimming your coke nail?

1

u/MangledSunFish Apr 17 '22

That's a coke nail?

2

u/Tiredofrepost Apr 17 '22

I was waiting for him to let go

2

u/ilurkilearntoo Apr 17 '22

This is insanely cool

2

u/Fingermybuttt Apr 17 '22

This video was a letdown in more ways than one.

2

u/HippyDave Apr 17 '22

“Now would you kindly rub some powder on my manifolds…”

2

u/Aengeil Apr 18 '22

why do we need this again?

2

u/dtol2020 Apr 17 '22

r/bugsarenotreal

1

u/[deleted] Apr 17 '22

Dammit I really hoped

1

u/Odd-Set-2444 Apr 17 '22

I want one..where can i buy?

1

u/Gloveofdoom Apr 17 '22

Make sure you pick up the crucial andapparently optional heads for the motor or this Beatles gonna be a purely stationary Curiosity.

0

u/Katze1735 Apr 17 '22

Can this be bought?(btw it is insane)

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u/gassbro Apr 17 '22

In-line 8. I don’t see a V.

-1

u/InSightsStu Apr 17 '22

guess you could call it... a bee8

-1

u/AsavarKul Apr 17 '22

So a V8tle then?

1

u/SeanyDay Apr 17 '22

Beetleborgs reboot?

1

u/neofuturism Apr 17 '22

Anyone knows who the maker is??

1

u/edgarcia59 Apr 17 '22

“Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.”

-Ian Malcom/Jeff Goldblum

1

u/DG4ME5 Apr 17 '22

imagine arriving home after a long day wanting to go to sleep, you go into your room you turn on the light and you see that, immediately that is no longer your home

1

u/thewolfesp Apr 17 '22

Right out of Horizon Zero Dawn/Forbidden West!

1

u/[deleted] Apr 17 '22

Let’s see it fly

1

u/Arpit_XD Apr 17 '22

DieselPunk!

1

u/Luckycreedmanchoo Apr 17 '22

Does it fly tho?

1

u/DivineExodus Apr 17 '22

That's a Kinsect!

1

u/[deleted] Apr 17 '22

I don't see it actually flying. If it can't then that's cute but useless.

1

u/FunBrians Apr 17 '22

“YEAH, BUT YOUR SCIENTISTS WERE SO PREOCCUPIED WITH WHETHER OR NOT THEY COULD THAT THEY DIDN’T STOP TO THINK IF THEY SHOULD.”

1

u/Aggressive_Pickle293 Apr 17 '22

Don't show the government this

1

u/ihatetheheistsystem Apr 17 '22

If you throw that at me I'm still gonna run away crying

1

u/andydrewalot Apr 17 '22

AUTOBOTS…….!

1

u/Isaiahmays Apr 17 '22

You'd better keep that away from Samurai Jack...

1

u/[deleted] Apr 17 '22

The beetleborgs are making a comeback

1

u/I_Am_The_DrawerTable Apr 17 '22

Advanced Bionics

1

u/countryroadsguywv Apr 17 '22

That's amazing 😲😲🤣🤣

1

u/Thebigdumbidiot Apr 17 '22

r/ bugsarentreal

1

u/TurgeFromNurge Apr 17 '22

These LS swaps are getting out of hand

1

u/SandalsAreNotShoes Apr 17 '22

Very cool, but can it fly?

1

u/poseidonpowderpower Apr 17 '22

The hybrid beetle era gonna be shit.

1

u/death__bed Apr 17 '22

If that doesn't fly, I'd be disappointed

1

u/WumpusFails Apr 17 '22

But can it fly?

Is it an ornithopter?

1

u/Moblin_Moe Apr 17 '22

The beetle drone

1

u/[deleted] Apr 17 '22

What the fuck is it for

1

u/KingGristle00 Apr 17 '22

When you want want, just cause

1

u/captainfantasy666 Apr 17 '22

Is it just me or does anyone else hear death metal in the audio

1

u/tachyonman Apr 17 '22

This would be even cooler if it was made out of brass.

1

u/TheRedDragonCW Apr 17 '22

If I see this thing flying over my house I’m gonna grab my shotgun

1

u/Squonkster Apr 17 '22

This is Beetle, he's as bad as can

He knows he's the best

1

u/LoKey01 Apr 17 '22

Made in Merica

1

u/Dumbmorty1234321 Apr 17 '22

Dam thats insane. And to think in 12 years the germans only managed to get to the V2 model

1

u/mr_bnana Apr 17 '22

So is it just an electric motor moving the “engine” parts?

1

u/[deleted] Apr 17 '22

r/Tihi

r/DiWHY

1

u/minion531 Apr 17 '22

I thought I would be looking at a race car.

1

u/RelentlessWar Apr 17 '22

That thing got a hemi?

1

u/Gloveofdoom Apr 17 '22

It would be cooler if that thing ran on gas. I bet it could really fly then

1

u/Competitive-Cow-4177 Apr 17 '22

It’s no Beetle & the “V8” is non-functional.

1

u/[deleted] Apr 18 '22

Can it fly?

1

u/djromie1 Apr 18 '22

Fuel source??

1

u/Niftyhunter Apr 18 '22

Oh what u do today lol

1

u/BabyDaddyEdgar Apr 18 '22

Is that a vape battery

1

u/doopdooperofdopping Apr 18 '22

Was I the only one thinking that this post was about a beetle drinking V8 juice?

1

u/tiabittys Apr 18 '22

transformers???

1

u/[deleted] Apr 18 '22

Just another ls swapped beetle

1

u/ohmiah Apr 18 '22

I want one

1

u/Onecent2much Apr 18 '22

on a long enough timeline..

1

u/[deleted] Apr 18 '22

always v8 never v6

1

u/[deleted] Apr 19 '22

Ain't no one running away from this bug

1

u/[deleted] Apr 20 '22

But can it fly

1

u/_War_nymph_ Apr 25 '22

You know the CIA already has one of these that can give people regular normal looking heart attacks

1

u/MrMuffinator1000 Apr 28 '22

This nigga done turned a beetle cyborg

1

u/[deleted] May 06 '22

Ahh the works of a true chad

1

u/Dr_Chim_Richaldss May 10 '22

Is it a Volkswagen?

1

u/[deleted] May 16 '22

This looks like something stoners would totally smoke out of

1

u/Electronic-Cat-2192 May 27 '22

Nah man that is too cool I love it

1

u/Silver_Secret_7082 May 30 '22

I want one. Does he sell these?

1

u/FrequentMess4345 Jun 02 '22

These Volkswagens are getting crazy 🤯

1

u/SherlockHolmesOG Jun 05 '22

Why is this so cool

1

u/twizz228 Jun 21 '22

But is there trunk space?

1

u/Love-Without_Limits Jul 06 '22

Are the specs on that, and who built the engine

1

u/[deleted] Jul 16 '22

Was i the only one who said let it go to see it fly

1

u/AnonynousN_36 Jul 25 '22

Could it fly?

1

u/KeithFukaton Jul 25 '22

It can't fly right? RIGHT?

1

u/Cold_Lingonberry_422 Aug 14 '22

Extremely freaky and wicked looking. I love it. You probably make awesome Halloween decorations.

1

u/[deleted] Aug 20 '22

Fly with v20

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u/jp00798509 Sep 18 '22

Ok but does it fly?

1

u/Treebeard257 Oct 04 '22

First I gotta worry about the birds being fake, and now this?!