Would a watercooled 911 engine fit?, Just wondering about this |
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Would a watercooled 911 engine fit?, Just wondering about this |
PanelBilly |
Oct 1 2014, 04:45 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,817 Joined: 23-July 06 From: Kent, Wa Member No.: 6,488 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Would one of the newer engines fit in a 914? Are they the same basic block or is everything different?
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Bob L. |
Oct 1 2014, 05:03 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 848 Joined: 7-August 11 From: Austin TX Member No.: 13,411 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Being water cooled it would be a completely different block.
Would it fit? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) |
ClayPerrine |
Oct 1 2014, 05:11 PM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,520 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille |
I would not do it. You would need an engine and a boxster transmission to make it work. If you look online, the boxster engines are really hard to find because they are failing and all the boxster drivers want them. Plus you have to deal with the computer control issues and the addition of a radiator and the plumbing... all for an engine that develops about the same HP as the air cooled engines.
If you want to put in a water cooled flat six, use the subaru engine. More reliable and cheaper. |
BIGKAT_83 |
Oct 1 2014, 05:19 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,798 Joined: 25-January 03 From: Way down south Bogart,GA Member No.: 194 Region Association: South East States |
PELICAN PARTS THREAD
Go to the last of the thread he has the car running and driving. Looks like allot of work. Do think that I would do it to your car too much (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) |
boogie_man |
Oct 1 2014, 05:25 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 308 Joined: 22-April 11 From: So Cal Member No.: 12,969 Region Association: Southern California |
PELICAN PARTS THREAD Go to the last of the thread he has the car running and driving. Looks like allot of work. Do think that I would do it to your car too much (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) That's nuts !!! WOW !!!! |
Jake Raby |
Oct 2 2014, 06:13 AM
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Engine Surgeon Group: Members Posts: 9,394 Joined: 31-August 03 From: Lost Member No.: 1,095 Region Association: South East States |
If you want an engine with 27 modes of failure, go ahead!
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Wdunster |
Oct 2 2014, 06:18 AM
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Panel beater Group: Members Posts: 172 Joined: 10-June 14 From: Monroe,nc Member No.: 17,469 Region Association: South East States |
The car on pelican looked like it was all hacked up. No thank you (IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif)
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GeorgeRud |
Oct 2 2014, 07:00 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,725 Joined: 27-July 05 From: Chicagoland Member No.: 4,482 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I think that either a LS or Suby would make more sense if you want to go water cooled.
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EdwardBlume |
Oct 2 2014, 07:21 AM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 12,338 Joined: 2-January 03 From: SLO Member No.: 81 Region Association: Central California |
The only thing left for the Boxster conversion is to convert the 914 body to a Boxster body.... then its done. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/chair.gif)
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d914 |
Oct 2 2014, 08:26 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,331 Joined: 12-July 03 From: Atlanta, ga Member No.: 904 Region Association: South East States |
I've ridden in Bob's three liter Suby , he still will not let me drive it????, it's fast strong, plenty of revs and sounds great.. About 215 hp and hits that sweet spot, plenty of power but not scarily fast....
Motors are available and inexpensive, fit great , and tranny has multiple options...if I had it to do over , I would have gone with the six... |
campbellcj |
Oct 2 2014, 08:29 AM
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I can't Re Member Group: Members Posts: 4,549 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Agoura, CA Member No.: 21 Region Association: Southern California |
Well a GT3 engine would be a different story (power/reliability). I think it would be sweet to see somebody do that.
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CptTripps |
Oct 2 2014, 09:19 AM
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