Teach me Porsche 914

A buddy reminded my that Kennedy makes an adapter to bolt the D16A6 to the 901 box.

I can't help but think that 300+ HP/torks in a 200# engine would be very "right" in a 914.

adapters from Kennedy engineering...some of them would be quite fun.

ROTARY ENGINES

'74+ Mazda
Mazda 3 rotor & twin turbo

4 CYL. ENGINES

Type 4
VW 8 dowel gland nut hole
356, 912 Porsche
Chevy II
Dodge Colt

Dodge SRT4 / Neon
Datsun, Naps Z
Ford 2.0, 2.3
Ford Escort
Chevy Vega
Volvo B18, B20, B21
Toyota T
Honda
BMW
VW Rabbit
Ford Cortina
Ford Fiesta
Chevy Citation
Ecotech
Jeep 2.5
Pontiac Iron Duke
Chrysler 2.2
Datsun A
Subaru 1.8 OHV
Saturn 1.9
Nissan SR20
GM Quad 4
Pontiac Sunbird
Toyota S
Toyota Tacoma, '96+
Subaru 1.8 OHC
Toyota 20-22R & 18R, 18RGU
Subaru 2.0, 2.2 & 2.5
Toyota A, MR2, 4AG
Acura Integra to '89 & 90+ & Del Sol
Mazda 1.8 DOHC
Honda S2000 - rotates correct direction
Honda Prelude 2.2-2.3
Mitsubishi 2.0
Toyota 1.8 1ZZ

Ford Duratech 4 cyl.

6 CYL. ENGINES

Buick V6 1962-63
Ford 4.0 SOHC
Ford 60º V6
Porsche, 6 bolt or 9 bolt
Buick V6, RWD
Chevy Corvair, reversed engine
Chevy Corvair, Std.engine
Chevy 90º V6, Pre '86
Chevy 90º V6, '86+
Chevy 4.3 V6, '96+ alum. oil pan
Ford 90º V6
Volvo V6
Chevy 60º V6
Buick 3.0 V6
GM & Buick 3.8 V6, FWD
Ford 3.0 V6
Ford 3.0, 3.2 SHO V6
Ford 3.8 V6 FWD
Mitsubishi 3.0 V6
Chrysler 3.5 300M
Nissan 3.0 V6, '96+ with sensor $200 extra
Subaru 2.7 opposed 6
VW VR6 Passat, Jetta
Acura 90 degree 2.5, 2.7 V6 & 3.2-3.5 V6
Acura 60 degree, 3.0-3.6, Acura MDX & Ridgeline
Subaru 3.3 opposed 6
Ford Probe Mazda 2.5 DOHC
Toyota 3.0 V6
Ford Contour V6
Izusu V6 3.2
Cadillac 2004 3.6 V6

V8 ENGINES

Buick 215, Aluminum
BMW V12
Chevy, Pre '86
Chevy, '86+
Chevy LS1, LS2 & all LS series engines.

Dodge Viper V-10
Ford Windsor
Ford 4.6, 5.4 , V10

Hemi 5.7 & 6.1

Nissan 5.6 V8 Titan
Northstar V8, Cadillac or Aurora
Lexus V8

Poke around here, good people, knowlegable.

http://www.914world.com/index.php

Two general 914 related questions.

1) How much would a replacement transmission cost on a 914? Same as a 911?

2) Is the 2.0L preferable to the 1.8L for any reasons beyond the increased displacement?

GTwannaB wrote: Two general 914 related questions. 1) How much would a replacement transmission cost on a 914? Same as a 911? 2) Is the 2.0L preferable to the 1.8L for any reasons beyond the increased displacement?

Used transmissions are pretty cheap, but rebuilds can be pricey. The First-Reverse slider is one of the expensive wear parts. A 915 swap CAN be carried out, but the cost benefit ratio is low unless you are using a higher powered engine.

Personally, I prefer a 1.8 as its slightly revvier than a 2.0. The injection system on the 1.8 is bespoke, however, and some parts can be difficult to source.

Be prepared to drive a VW, but pay P-car prices.

Yeah, I heard rumours about the injection system parts getting pricey on these...

I'm tempted to have a look at this one anyway to see how good it is. I doubt that I'd stick a V8 in one but putting an N/A 13B in one has a certain appeal...

I have a customer in south america with a 750 horse 25 PSI Audi 5 cylinder mounted North South. He says in quali, he cranks the boost to 30...

I understand the 2.0 liter cars had a better-flowing head. Which is really just another way of saying the 1.8s and 1.7s flowed even worse. But nonetheless, the 2.0 heads were supposed to be better, and also becoming somewhat difficult (read expensive) to source. But eBay might alleviate that last issue.

David

They should take pretty much any sort of hopped up VW Type engine, right? Probably means Megasquirting it, though...