914 Engine Choices, Will buy 914, if I can build a monster Options

[GreekDriver]

Hello. I'm a BMW fan, sorry guys. But the 914 has to be one of the funnest cars I've ever driven! Other than its transmission feeling like shifting through oatmeal and damn near impossible to get a smoot shift out of... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) (This is on all 914s I've driven, even one with a rebuilt transmission)

Well, there's a nice 914 for sale, with minimal rust, original motor, great interior and paint, and low miles. It's a 76 2.0l I believe, in Black. A fella in the neighborhood has had it since 1979 and barely driven it. He's not a car guy, he bought it because it looked nice. It drives nicely, but it lacks power, and the brakes don't impress me.

It's going to need an engine and rebuilding the type iv to its horrible stock form would just piss me off. Alot. I've been looking at engine options and I have no clue on what to do. I want lightweight, EXTREMELY high revving, past 10k RPMs, and over 190hp. So the V8s are out of the question. I've thought about a 2.0l Carrea motor, as those should be able to rev like hell when built. But I haven't really seen much info on them anywhere. Another Idea I had was an S14 engine from the E30 M3(1988 BMW M3), but I have no clue what transmission I'd use and how I'd get it to work... My last idea was to build an M10 up. The M10 was THE I-4 out of the BMW 2002s, E21s, and some E30s. It loves boost, the 1.5l block was doing 1500hp for BMW F1 in the 80s. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) I would try to find a way to get it to rev high in N/A form, or boost it. But again, I don't know how I'd get it to work with the 914.

Anyways, just give me some general ideas guys. I'd worry about suspension and brakes later. Oh, and the damn transmission would be going to the yard and I'm going to request to see it crunched, it would make me feel so good.

Thanks! And it's nice to be here! Hopefully I'll get some interesting responses to push me to buy that car.

[GreekDriver]

Stick to BMW's. You don't appear to have any real passion or anyreal knowledge about how and why the cars you say you've driven don't shift correctly. Could be the hand working the lever. 914 don't shift like other cars. Specially BMW's. They have bushings that ware and require service. They all need to have their brakes serviced if they sit too much and the late model smog cars will not impress you if your looking for a neck snapping throttle response. There has been every kind of swap you can think of done to these cars. No insult intended but any conversion, restoration or modification worth doing requires passion.


BTW:

1972 914 with 1980 euro-spec "S" motor 300+ hp

1977 530I L-jet conversion, 5 speed conversion, slammed & tucked
1984 533I
1971 2002 IMSA Style wide body
1976 2002 190 HP franken motor
1995 M3 Daytonaviolett, Borla, 18" Hammans with Toyo Proxies Carbon trim, chip strut bar

I can shift just fine, but coming off firm, yet smooth shifting BMWs to 914s that feel like mush is a very very frustrating feeling.

The reason I want a 914 is because it handles great and is a great looking car. I want an extremely rev-happy motor simply because of the sound. I just want it to rev like hell, because driving in open air, with a roaring motor is fun. It's not practical, but driving a 914 isn't practical either...

I should probably stick to my BMWs as a 2002 or an E30 M3 with the kind of money I'd want to invest would shame alot of P-cars. But I think I'm going to be stubborn and buy the 914 and have my fun with it. It seems like a great project car.

And really how am I suppose to have knowledge about those 914s? I'm new to them, but almost every person I've met hates the way they shift, and I don't know why it would be viewed as acceptable. It's going to be one of the first things I fix.

And can't I stick some kind of BMW brakes on to the 914?

My passion is the end result, I do not like the way the 914 comes stock...