Need some advice, Six conversion Options

[RonnieJ]

Hello to all. I purchased a 75 Bumble Bee and want to convert it to a six. I spoke with Motor Miester on their 2.0 six's and wanted to know if anyone has dealt with them or if you have any other recomendations. I am new to the 914 community, but I do know I want to make this one a six ,she's very solid and looks great too.
(Can you tell I'm a proud papa).

[lapuwali]

I'll echo Dave's comments. I used to have a '73 914 with a 2.4 911T engine in it, and it make enough torque to make first gear entirely superfluous (as in, anything more than half throttle, no matter how gently you did it, would light up the tires). Oddly enough, Dave has actually seen this car, though I don't know that he ever saw it in one piece (I sold it to a friend of his, engine out of the car in need of a rebuild, no idea if said friend ever completed that project).

I would expect a 3.0 to require flares and wide tires, and a spare gearbox ready to take over when the original one lets go. The stronger 915 gearbox weighs twice as much as the 901, in addition to being a very expensive swap.

The sixes sound fabulous, but they're quite pricey. That huge fan aimed right at the firewall also raises a deafening racket. A Big Four can give you most of the power for much less money, much less hassle, and much less noise. After having gone down the Six route once, I'm going to stick to a Type IV for my new-to-me '71. I probably won't stick with a 1.7, but I'm not going to swap in a Six.