Please School me on Engines Options

[mambodave]

1973 1.7.

I think I want to keep a 4.. because of weight, etc, and honestly everyone is doing sixes, so thinking about building or buying a bad ass 4....

Whos running high HP 2.0 to 2.2? What carb and or exhaust set up are you running. What are the potential differences in a 2.0 and 2.2 (baring size)

What am I going to run into droping in a "new" 4, (what else will I need to change?) Any threads on upgrading a 4? I see tons on upgrading to a 6.

And who's crating and selling them? (if anyone)
Any help is greatly appreciated.


Dave

[orange914]

how much do you want to spend? how much of the build do you want to do? do you want to stay air cooled, somewhat stock or will you entertain a completely different engine?

i went from a 1.7 to a 2056 (popular upgrade). i am happy with the outcome, but i have to say to do it right, a TYPE IV can be trickier and more expensive (dollar for dollar for the same h.p. and reliability of many modern engine swaps). there are many guys that have been around these motors and have only $2500 into a fresh 2056. but unless you know where and what to look for, -and- source good used parts you can easily have $5000+ into a good build. if you buy a "turn key", be aware of the misc. parts that they may not have, like "recomended" exhaust, ignition and carbs or aftermarket f.i. that they may require. these items can easily add thousands to the cost.

in hindsight i learned ALOT in the build and it was an overall good/fun experiance. if i had to do over again i would look for a quality used motor from a know source here on the world (they're around) or i'd even think seriously about fitting a low mile f.i. 4.3 vortex v6 (my personal choice if i would do this). there are a ton of guys here with all sorts of combo.'s. but really, unless you want originality there is alot of advantages to moderern tech.

bottom line
do what you want, just be ready for which ever direction you're going. that way you'll enjoy the 914 vrs. siting on jack stands (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

mike