VW Type 1 into 914, What are your thoughts? Options

[james2]

I have a 2332cc Type 1 engine. It dyno'd at 210 hp and 200 ft-lbs of torque on jake Raby's dyno.

Would I be viewed as a total hack if i put this in a 914?

[Chris Hamilton]

The type I has FAR more research and development put into high performance applications. I'd love to put them into my porsches, but the local porsche club says that would relegate me to running in the "non-porsche" class at the autocross.

[grantsfo]

The type I has FAR more research and development put into high performance applications. I'd love to put them into my porsches, but the local porsche club says that would relegate me to running in the "non-porsche" class at the autocross.

So run in fun class? The guys who AX buggies down at Marina go through a motor about every two years, but they are only spending about $1500 to rebuld them. And these are crazy drag motors! Their cars do 12's and high 11's in the quarter mile. Think about that compared to cost of typical big bore T4. We have joked about putting a T1 in my car, but now that I think of it. ...hmmmm

And scary thing is even I can rebuild a T1.

I'm thinking about talking to buggy guys to see what we might do. I'd love to be renegade T1 914.

So curious what is definition of a Porsche engine? How is rabbit rod motor considered Porsche motor? How are modified heads that arent factory considered Porsche?

[dw914er]

The type I has FAR more research and development put into high performance applications. I'd love to put them into my porsches, but the local porsche club says that would relegate me to running in the "non-porsche" class at the autocross.

So run in fun class? The guys who AX buggies down at Marina go through a motor about every two years, but they are only spending about $1500 to rebuld them. And these are crazy drag motors! Their cars do 12's and high 11's in the quarter mile. Think about that compared to cost of typical big bore T4. We have joked about putting a T1 in my car, but now that I think of it. ...hmmmm

And scary thing is even I can rebuild a T1.

I'm thinking about talking to buggy guys to see what we might do. I'd love to be renegade T1 914.

So curious what is definition of a Porsche engine? How is rabbit rod motor considered Porsche motor? How are modified heads that arent factory considered Porsche?

Ive also seen a 9 second fiat with a T4

I personally wouldnt want to see a Beetle motor in a 914 (the 914 has had enough self esteem issues already), but if you have the motor already built, it would just be some modifications to get it to fit, so I guess It wouldnt be that bad to do

If you do it, post some pics of the conversion

[grantsfo]

Ive also seen a 9 second fiat with a T4

Does that one get driven to event? Buggies I'm talking about are street legal.