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Posted by: mepstein May 17 2021, 11:28 AM

How do I tell if this is a four or a six?


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Posted by: ClayPerrine May 17 2021, 11:38 AM

Lay a short valence on top of it. If the notch for the muffler matches the hole in the long valence, it is for a four. If the hole is substantially inboard of the notch in the short valence, it is for a six.


At the swap meet in Temple, I had a guy try to tell me that in mid-year 70, the 914-6 went to the short valence.

Good luck.

Clay

Posted by: ClayPerrine May 17 2021, 11:46 AM

And if you use the long valence for a four cylinder on a six, you can use a 911 muffler instead of a 914-6 muffler.

Why didn't VW and Porsche just use one valence for both the four and the six and use a 911 muffler they already had on the shelf? It would have been way more cost effective.

Posted by: rgalla9146 May 17 2021, 04:20 PM

If it's a 6 the hole is larger and closer to the outside
The 6 hole measures 3 3/4 " top to bottom

Posted by: Cairo94507 May 17 2021, 04:36 PM

That's a 6 valance. The 4 "porthole" is over towards the center about 2" more.

Posted by: mepstein May 17 2021, 06:25 PM

Thanks guys. Next question, what’s a reasonable selling price. It’s bent in two places as shown in the pic. Just some surface rust where the paint has come off. It’s been stored in a Texas attic for years so hasn’t been ravaged by east coast humidity. I don’t recall seeing and deep six valances for sale in the last year or three.

Posted by: VegasRacer May 17 2021, 06:43 PM

QUOTE(mepstein @ May 17 2021, 05:25 PM)

Posted by: davep May 17 2021, 06:58 PM

QUOTE(ClayPerrine @ May 17 2021, 01:46 PM)

Why didn't VW and Porsche just use one valence for both the four and the six and use a 911 muffler they already had on the shelf? It would have been way more cost effective.

Posted by: rgalla9146 May 17 2021, 08:42 PM

QUOTE(mepstein @ May 17 2021, 08:25 PM)

Posted by: Cairo94507 May 17 2021, 09:07 PM

I say $500-$600 as is.