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1975 914 3.0SC ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,062 Joined: 28-January 05 From: Weatherford, TX Member No.: 3,523 Region Association: None ![]() |
My current 1.8 Type IV in my 914 is in need of a rebuild and I want to get it out of the car fast. I just received a freshly rebuilt 2.0L from a 356SC (Type I ??)for free this weekend and I am planning on putting it into my 914 as a temporary fix until I can fully rebuild my 1.8. I'm posting here with a few questions:
1. Do I have to use the 356 flywheel and clutch assembly or is there a way to run the flywheel and clutch assembly from the 914? The flywheel looks like it is held on by a single center nut on the 356 engine so I assume Type IV flywheels will not bolt up to this engine? 2. Is there a difference between a flywheel for a 6V system vs. a 12V system? Are there more or less teeth on the ring gear for a 6V system compared to a 12V? I only question this because maybe there are more teeth on a 6V system to be able to spin the engine faster? And finally, is there anything else I should know that has to be done to make this engine work? Like I said, this is only a temporary fix until I can fully rebuild my 1.8L Type IV so I would just like some help on finding out what I need to know to make this engine work. Thanks! -Chris ---- Also, I was told that the 901 will bolt up to a 356 engine so I am hoping that means there is a way to make this all work! |
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Viermeister ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 4,254 Joined: 7-August 03 From: Vienna, VA Member No.: 994 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region ![]() |
I hope I didn't read this too fast to see if this had been mentioned. The above information is coming from some experts and they are really trying to help, however they appear to have replied. The problem I see with your situation is the exhaust system. Type IV motors have the exhaust come out the underside of the engine, basically, the exhaust exits toward the ground. A 356, and a Type I also to my knowledge, exits the exhaust out of the ends of the heads in a horizontal to the ground direction. That means, if you install the 356 motor, you have to custom fabricate an exhaust and to me, that would exceed the cost of a Type IV rebuild. My recommendation: verify that it is indeed a 356 and not a VW type I motor, then sell it and use the money to rebuild the type IV. I've seen 2.0L type IV's for sale here for $1000 for a plug-and-play motor.
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1975 914 3.0SC ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,062 Joined: 28-January 05 From: Weatherford, TX Member No.: 3,523 Region Association: None ![]() |
I hope I didn't read this too fast to see if this had been mentioned. The above information is coming from some experts and they are really trying to help, however they appear to have replied. The problem I see with your situation is the exhaust system. Type IV motors have the exhaust come out the underside of the engine, basically, the exhaust exits toward the ground. A 356, and a Type I also to my knowledge, exits the exhaust out of the ends of the heads in a horizontal to the ground direction. That means, if you install the 356 motor, you have to custom fabricate an exhaust and to me, that would exceed the cost of a Type IV rebuild. My recommendation: verify that it is indeed a 356 and not a VW type I motor, then sell it and use the money to rebuild the type IV. I've seen 2.0L type IV's for sale here for $1000 for a plug-and-play motor. I figured I might have to have exhaust custom fabricated but I also (possibly stupidly) thought I could maybe just switch sides and make the J-tubes point their opposite directions. Not sure that it would work, but again it was just a "quick-fix" thought I had come up with. Thanks -Chris |
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