Is this 911 engine any good for a 914 swap?, Engine number inside.. Options

[Rod]

I can get my hands on this engine very reasonably would it be a good choice for a 914 swap or would a 3.0 or a 3.2 be a better bet?

Engine number 6151404 1975 2.7 with cis

[J P Stein]

There are a lot of opinions here but apparently not much actual experience....with a few exceptions. I know a fella that has well over 200K miles on his (never opened) 2.7L and he flogs the thing regularly.

With any used motor one could ask "why was the engine removed....".
One could spend $10K..."just on parts" but I have no idea how.
No thermal reactors in the UK in 75', eh?

Ah well, this is the internet.....

All the 911 engines can have back holes just waiting to be filled with your dollars (pounds). All were good at one point in their lives. Pitfalls abound in any used motor. All are core motors unless you can see and hear them run. All are not equally expensive to rebuild.....but BS is free. The 2.7L is one of the least expensive due to parts availability (both new & used).

I know bout 2.7s. This one *may* be F/S in a couple weeks.

[ArtechnikA]

I know bout 2.7s. This one *may* be F/S in a couple weeks.

i _may_ be interested. keep me posted...

[J P Stein]

I know bout 2.7s. This one *may* be F/S in a couple weeks.

i _may_ be interested. keep me posted...

Be advised, it uses race gas.......but it's a hoot & smells gud. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[ArtechnikA]

Be advised, it uses race gas.......but it's a hoot & smells gud. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

can't see the dizzy but there's only one coil so I'm guessing it's still single ignition. Another set of plugs could put it in the 93-octane pump gas region for light use, i'm thinking...

[J P Stein]

Be advised, it uses race gas.......but it's a hoot & smells gud. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

can't see the dizzy but there's only one coil so I'm guessing it's still single ignition. Another set of plugs could put it in the 93-octane pump gas region for light use, i'm thinking...

True, single plug.....it was a NOS 74 Euro Carrera dizzy a few years back, BTW.....not cheep these days. A guy could swap out the pistons ......new JEs 9.5:1 for close to a wash with the sale of the Mahles. A good twin plug set-up is pricy.

The good news is a prospective customer (or his represenative) could take a trip up the street with me to a chassis dyno and get a new set of numbers.
There is an iron in the fire (or 2) to avoid parting out the car.....we'll see.

[ArtechnikA]

A good twin plug set-up is pricy.

yes, but I'm headed there anyway (can't do a proper RSR clone without it...) so it's just a matter of what I start with.

Go price high-butterfly MFI throttle bodies - that'll stop your heart for a beat or two...

if it works out that you can keep it all, and that's what you want, that'd be a fine outcome, I think.

For me it'd just be a shortcut to the engine I'm headed for, and I was already committed to building it up from a core motor and individual bits, so I have options.

Remind me - are those 40's or 46's ?