914-6 vs. 914-4...Your opinion Options

[Joshporsche]

Hey guys! I'm sure this has been hashed out a million times here, but i was just wondering how it feels to have a powerful 914-6. I own a totaled 2.0 and it's stock. Wrecked it right after high school. (good tires are important!!!) Interesting enough-my friend owned a 1998 454 suburban and my 914 was exactly as fast as it all the way to 98 mph when the suburban's governor kicked in. Here's my question-how fast is a regular 914-6? What car (speed wise) does it compare to? I understand all 914-6's will be different-but i would like to know about yours. Let me know your thoughts!

Josh

[IronHillRestorations]

As far as the engine choice, Porsche developed a killer engine, and that's part of the 6'er thing. The Porsche "mystique". You open the lid and it says "Porsche" on the engine. OK maybe there's some vainity in that, BUT it wasn't a push rod engine in the 914GT that made such an amazing finish at LeMans. Porsche built it's racing heritage on killer engines that could go the distance, and for many years with a four cam engine that certainly wasn't on the mechanically simple side. The flat six engine is a very cool piece of mechanical art.

Put the two engines side by side; whatever type four combination it takes to equal the HP of a SC 3.0 with Webers and E cams, ask 100 gear heads which engine they would want in their car.

After that it becomes a budget issue, and how much dough you want to throw at your car, and how much of the job you can do yourself.

The first time I drove a "real 6", that upper revving power band feel of the engine was something I'd never felt in a 914 before, however that engine had some miles on it and truly didn't feel faster than my fresh injected 2.0. It was also at that time though, I knew I had to have a 914 with a flat six engine.

I think Root has done a good job of showing how a conversion can be done on the cheap. Not everyone lives in a community where you find cheap 911 engines though.

As far as homebrew stuff, it's your car you can do whatever makes you happy. From the photos posted on the sheetmetal, it looks like it: fits, is functional, didn't cost much, and looks it. But it works, you made it yourself, and wasn't out much to do so. I wouldn't put it on my car, or on a customer car, but hey it ain't my car!