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| G Man |
 Mar 25 2010, 11:48 AM
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Has anyone looked into swapping in an entire engine trans combo from a FWD car into a 914? Something like Honda, Mitsubishi, VW...I was thinking that you could keep the transverse engine configuration and just transplant the entire drivetrain. The only issue I can think of is that the engine may need to be moved toward the rear of the car so the axles will line up with the hubs. I'm guessing this would require some cutting into the rear trunk area. I searched for this topic and didn't find much. Thanks.
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| Root_Werks |
Mar 25 2010, 03:15 PM
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Village Idiot Group: Members Posts: 8,730 Joined: 25-May 04 From: About 5NM from Canada Member No.: 2,105 Region Association: Pacific Northwest 
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As always, depends on how much YOU want to put into any conversion. Changing the configuration of a car is a big deal. Lots of downtime, welding, fabbing, things not working......sounds like R&D to me.
I've learned to leave what the factory set up pretty much alone. 914-6 conversions make sense. Fiero caddy conversions make sense etc. Mounting a transverse config in a 914, nah, not for me anyway. You want that, go buy a Fiero, grab a $500 4.9 caddy and do the swap. I did once, thing was a blast, got dam near 30mpg if driven "normal" and wieghed 40lbs less than the iron block V6 did! Plus it was easy to do. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
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G Man Conversion question Mar 25 2010, 11:48 AM
Bruce Hinds I've often thought this would be an interestin... Mar 25 2010, 12:06 PM GTPatrick G-Man , . . .
I had a few years ago brought up ... Mar 25 2010, 12:18 PM
kg6dxn I think the biggest problem would be shifting the ... Mar 25 2010, 05:53 PM |
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