Why not the WRX? Options

[Brett W]

I was checking on the net today and you can pick up a WRX motor for about 650 used. This is pretty complete. That would make a great 914 swap. Better turbo, and some cleaning up of the engine wiring and such you could have one bad ass daily driver.

You would still have the flat four and you could over come the limitations of the T4 engine.

[BravoHotel]

I am looking at the Mazda V-6 concept as we speak. The KL motor from the Probe GT, MX-6, etc is an awesome little engine....4-cam, all aluminum, factory forged crank, 4 bolt mains, and only weighs about 60lbs more than the Type-4. The US version (KL) puts out appx 160 hp stock w/ about the same peak torque...and the torque line is FLAT. The JDM version (KL-ZE) has higher compression (10.0 to 1) bigger intake runners, etc and puts out 195 to 200hp stock...and you can pick them up w/ 50K miles from the Jap engine importers for about $1000.

There is some development in-work for an intake w/ individual throttle bodies that should easily take the power (of the KL-ZE) into the 220's w/out having to do anything internally to the motor.

check it out: http://rs-productions.com/RSP_Motors/tech/.../sae-920677.htm