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.

[Sammy]

My V8 914 weighed around 2400 pounds and I beat up on M3s and a modified M coupe (barely) on the track. My car was tossable and quick and fun.
I really like the M series inline 6, but I I'm scratching my head as to why you are so impressed with the inline 4.
It aint that special when compared to other modern engines Re: previous post on honda S2000.

Ok students, take notes, this part is on the test:
a 914 is......
a small, light, 30 year old car that is very fun to drive. Not because it has a fart pipe or powered by whatever stickers, but because it is so nimble, basic, and quirky. They aint fast (in a straight line) unless you put a large flat 6 or V8 in them. They are momentum cars that feel like a go-kart.
The shifting isn't comparable to a modern car, they have squeaks, rattles, wind noise, and are a bit "strange" and eccentric and require quite a bit on maintenence, they don't have power brakes or power windows or power steering, those are the reasons we love them.
If you love the 914 for the same reason, welcome to the club, you will fit right in.

if you hate the 914 for those reasons and want to try and change the car so that it is no longer a 914, don't buy one because you will not be happy with a 914 no matter how much you modify it, ever.
a 914 will always be a 914 unless you replace everything with parts from a different car, then it becomes a different car and isn't a 914. In that case isn't it easier just to buy a different car in the first place?
What I'm trying to say is, some of the reasons you dissed the 914 are the same reasons we like em. It is rather complicated and expensive to change these cars,
I suggest you get to know the car better before diving into something you may regret.