Big Type IV or Suby Swap - Opinions Please Options

[Jengah]

I've been lurking for a few months here and could use some help/opinions. I've decided my next project will be a 914 with a extra HP, but can't decide on my route. This would just be a weekend car for twisty roads and occasional track days. I'd like it to be functional so I can still take my wife around in it.

I've had a 914 before (back in H.S.) so I know the car and have shadetree mechanic skills that have helped me maintain/DE my previous fun cars (e30M3, e36M3) so I plan on doing all of the work myself. That being said, I don'nt want to make this unneccesarily challenging (some of you guys are way more patient, skilled, and braver than I am). If I go with a Suby motor, I'll do the NA route. I'm considering either an EJ25 or EZ30.

So, the Suby engine is most likely going to have more reliability/last long the higher we get up in HP. It also seems to be the less expensive route. However, it is definitly the slower and more complicated route.

Does anyone with experience having tried both engines have opinions and advice on which is better or what the pro/cons are?

[thelogo]

Irreversibly cutting your car up to do a watercooled conversion
Just isnt my style .


So big /4 is where its at for me

I mean why would you want fuel injection
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When you could have webbers ? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif)

[914forme]

Irreversibly cutting your car up to do a watercooled conversion
Just isnt my style .

All it takes to put it back is the a bit of (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) to return it back to an air cooled car. After all the hole in my frunk is the same size I would need for an oil cooler for my big 4 or Porsche-6.

[thelogo]

[quote name='914forme' date='Jul 3 2018, 02:11 PM' post='2625784']
[quote name='thelogo' post='2625631' date='Jul 3 2018, 03:02 AM']
Irreversibly cutting your car up to do a watercooled conversion
Just isnt my style .
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All it takes to put it back is the a bit of (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) to return it back to an air cooled car.









Ok , let me know when a guy around here does that with his concourse car , then ill be convinced

[914forme]

[quote name='thelogo' date='Jul 3 2018, 09:29 PM' post='2625842']
[quote name='914forme' date='Jul 3 2018, 02:11 PM' post='2625784']
[quote name='thelogo' post='2625631' date='Jul 3 2018, 03:02 AM']
Irreversibly cutting your car up to do a watercooled conversion
Just isnt my style .
[/quote]

All it takes to put it back is the a bit of (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) to return it back to an air cooled car.

Ok , let me know when a guy around here does that with his concourse car , then ill be convinced
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That one is easy or maybe it is too easy. Lots of 914 on here that get brought back from a far worse fate than a conversion.

From this:




All documented right here

And that car was far worse than some simple bolt ins that other have done to their cars.