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johnnyslide |
Sep 21 2017, 11:26 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 21-September 17 From: Philly Member No.: 21,446 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
I'm brand new to the forum as I have an opportunity to buy a 1976 914 2.0. The seller is vague on questions due to health problems. He's telling me he spent $7000 on engine mods. Claims it's 3.0 now and possibly 275-300 hp! Is this even possible? From the pics, which are terrible, it looks like 2bbl carbs and a blue circle shaped airbox in between. Not much to go on and he won't answer questions. Help!!
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Dave_Darling |
Sep 21 2017, 06:37 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,991 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California |
You know, it might be possible to build a 3-liter four-banger that makes somewhere near 275 HP. I really don't want to think about how much money it would cost, though. I'm pretty sure it would be way up in five figures, possibly six. And the lifespan would be measured in hours, and probably not many of those either.
9K RPM? Might, maybe, be possible for short periods of time. Very unlikely, though. And, again, stratospheric costs and about zero service life. Be a great quarter-mile engine, though. Rebuild it every week, hope nothing major happens or you get to throw it away and start over again. But I'm pretty sure that engine wouldn't look like this one (the fan alone sucks up at least 10% of his claimed HP at his claimed redline) and there is no way anyone would be selling it for $5K, even without a convenient 914-shaped shipping container... "Pull the other one, it's got bells on!" --DD |
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