Anyone gonna be the first to try this with their 914? Options

[DCJosh]

I'm a big fan of the autoblog Jalopnik, I saw this article today and the wheels started turning...

http://jalopnik.com/what-will-you-need-to-...-fou-1772965632

Any Subaru guys care to chime in on the work involved?

-DC

[rhodyguy]

Josh, I note you're new. The format, format...ha, is rather loose. Rather the usual straight/rigid or mundane forums elsewhere, it's more like standing around a garage or sitting around a fire. You never quite know what someone is going to say. Esp in a thread like this one. Fun times.

Kevin

[DCJosh]

Josh, I note you're new. The format, format...ha, is rather loose. Rather the usual straight/rigid or mundane forums elsewhere, it's more like standing around a garage or sitting around a fire. You never quite know what someone is going to say. Esp in a thread like this one. Fun times.

Kevin

Kevin,

New to the 914 world forum, possibly, but I am a member of many different forums from all of the other cars that I have owned or currently own. And I would never expect to be called a "hipsters, douchebags, and cattle rapists" because of an article that was moderately interesting on the possible prospect of placing a newer Porsche engine into a 914. I at least thought that the idea would be interesting to those who have completed Subaru swaps as those are mentioned in the article. "A thread like this one." is well within the guidelines of what is allowed to be posted in the 914World Garage.

If you are a moderator, I would request that you delete this thread as the initial interest that I attempted to show to the other members of 914 World is currently being covered up by a 'rant' against another website and the additional comments do nothing to add to the conversation.

Regards,
DC

[3d914]

Josh, I note you're new. The format, format...ha, is rather loose. Rather the usual straight/rigid or mundane forums elsewhere, it's more like standing around a garage or sitting around a fire. You never quite know what someone is going to say. Esp in a thread like this one. Fun times.

Kevin

Kevin,

New to the 914 world forum, possibly, but I am a member of many different forums from all of the other cars that I have owned or currently own. And I would never expect to be called a "hipsters, douchebags, and cattle rapists" because of an article that was moderately interesting on the possible prospect of placing a newer Porsche engine into a 914. I at least thought that the idea would be interesting to those who have completed Subaru swaps as those are mentioned in the article. "A thread like this one." is well within the guidelines of what is allowed to be posted in the 914World Garage.

If you are a moderator, I would request that you delete this thread as the initial interest that I attempted to show to the other members of 914 World is currently being covered up by a 'rant' against another website and the additional comments do nothing to add to the conversation.

Regards,
DC

DC, I can tell from your response that you're not taking this personally - especially since the rants were directed to the source of the article. I share the frustration of those ranting. From my experience, 914 owners tend to develop more sensitivity to BS - we thrive on accurate information - especially relating to cars and our make.

That said, I'm always on the watch for possible "Four" options for 914s. It's unfortunate that development of the air-cooled four to increase its capabilities will approach the cost of Porsche's air-cooled six, as the popularity of Subi conversions reveals.

But the 914 platform, required reinforcements aside, is extremely versatile. That's been proven over & over again. So keep on the hunt for these variants and be sure to share what you find.

Enjoy!