1973/4 914 1.7 ae motor for sale, seling my motor Options

[glenn87]

i bought a kit car with a 1.7 AE motor has 2 carbs, runs good. it is too big (long ) for car . i"m going to sell this motor and buy a vw motor. i will post pics later! not sure how much to ask for it .ideas ? i guess best offer after 14 days ? i'm in richmond va

[Tom_T]

i bought a kit car with a 1.7 AE motor has 2 carbs, runs good. it is too big (long ) for car . i"m going to sell this motor and buy a vw motor. i will post pics later! not sure how much to ask for it .ideas ? i guess best offer after 14 days ? i'm in richmond va

Glenn, the 1.7 (1695 cc) EA motor IS a VW Type IV motor, so I doubt it would fit any better in your kit car, but would be less tuned than the 914 engine.....unless you wanted to send this one to Jake Raby to jack it's power to 100+ hp! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

IMHO - Maybe look at modifying the kit instead.

[glenn87]

i bought a kit car with a 1.7 AE motor has 2 carbs, runs good. it is too big (long ) for car . i"m going to sell this motor and buy a vw motor. i will post pics later! not sure how much to ask for it .ideas ? i guess best offer after 14 days ? i'm in richmond va

Glenn, the 1.7 (1695 cc) EA motor IS a VW Type IV motor, so I doubt it would fit any better in your kit car, but would be less tuned than the 914 engine.....unless you wanted to send this one to Jake Raby to jack it's power to 100+ hp! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

IMHO - Maybe look at modifying the kit instead.

tom : the kit is a montage and the current motors fan houshing has rubbed 2 holes in rear tag panel thats why i am selling and going to the type 1 vw motor it does not have the housing and i can get over 200 hp more is better !! any thoughts on price

[Tom_T]

i bought a kit car with a 1.7 AE motor has 2 carbs, runs good. it is too big (long ) for car . i"m going to sell this motor and buy a vw motor. i will post pics later! not sure how much to ask for it .ideas ? i guess best offer after 14 days ? i'm in richmond va

Glenn, the 1.7 (1695 cc) EA motor IS a VW Type IV motor, so I doubt it would fit any better in your kit car, but would be less tuned than the 914 engine.....unless you wanted to send this one to Jake Raby to jack it's power to 100+ hp! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

IMHO - Maybe look at modifying the kit instead.

tom : the kit is a montage and the current motors fan houshing has rubbed 2 holes in rear tag panel thats why i am selling and going to the type 1 vw motor it does not have the housing and i can get over 200 hp more is better !! any thoughts on price

Not sure Glenn on 1.7s, but I've seen the more desireable 2L cores at $500 up & full supposedly running engines at $1000 & up - the 1.7s are always less. Google for that & see what folks are asking now for 1.7's, which is less than even just 6 months ago due to the bad economy.

IMHO - the Type IV is a far better & stronger, more advanced & reliable engine, with more upper limit capacity for up-building. It's by far preferred by most over the T-1, unless you're jamming it into a Bug.

Google for Jake Raby's "MassIVe" upbuilt Type IVs in GA, FAT Performance's here in Orange CA, etc. They're able to build anything from hot street engines at 110-165 hp (depeding on the build & fuel system), up to Racers at 250+ hp out of the T-4s! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drooley.gif)

As with everything, it's how much you want to pay for the mill! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif)

Fiberglass is easy & cheap to modify to adapt to fit a better hot engine, & if it were me - I'd just move/adjust the rear tag frame out to accommodate a Raby 2270 or 2314 or more!

Cheers & Good Luck!
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