New 914 owner! Already dreaming of engine swaps..., What would you guys think about a 4A-GE blacktop in a 914? |
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New 914 owner! Already dreaming of engine swaps..., What would you guys think about a 4A-GE blacktop in a 914? |
betz |
Nov 6 2018, 04:07 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 76 Joined: 22-October 18 From: San Leandro, CA Member No.: 22,593 Region Association: Northern California |
A little background: I have 3 cars besides the 914: A stock '00 Boxster, a restored '86 E30 BMW with a 2.8L stroker M20, and a '06 Outback XT. All manual trans.
I found this 1972 914 1.7 on craigslist for $1600 and the main selling point to me was that most of the parts were there, it just seemed to need some basic TLC to get it running. Also, its a California car and not a total rust bucket. Also hasn't appeared to be in any major accidents. After pretty much finishing my E30 I've been itching for a new project... Ideally smog exempt. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-22593-1541542078.1.jpg) The plan for the car is to get it running with the original type 4. The PO, who only had it for a few months, said he thinks it needs a fuel pump... turns out, the fuel pump wasn't even plugged in. So OF COURSE it's not running. He got it to start briefly with just starter fluid, so I'm thinking that's pretty much it. I'm going to bring it back to stock configuration on the D-jet, change out the oil and fuel, plug in the dang fuel pump in and I pretty much expect it to start up no problem. From there, I will get into the restoration phase. Take it down to bare metal (I believe the car was originally black, and has total crap paint job) tackle any rust, then repaint. Then get the interior/ exterior trim all sorted. And, if I get through alll that... I will probably want to undertake a motor swap, unless I'm just in love with the type 4. I tossed a few ideas out there, but my ideal motor would be a light, high revving motor with ITB's. Since S14's are not exactly obtainable, the 20V 4A-GE blacktop is my best idea so far. KEP makes an adapter for it, plus, it doesn't make enough power to break the stock 901 trans. I am a mechanical engineer with access to a machine shop, so fabbing some engine mounts, routing cooling system etc will most likely be pretty doable. What do you guys think? Am I in over my head? |
Chris914n6 |
Nov 27 2018, 03:15 PM
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Jackstands are my life. Group: Members Posts: 3,407 Joined: 14-March 03 From: Las Vegas, NV Member No.: 431 Region Association: Southwest Region |
The 86 is like the 350z... the enthusiasts are doing motor mods and blowing them faster than cars get wrecked. Prices are going to be high for a long time.
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betz |
Nov 27 2018, 03:39 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 76 Joined: 22-October 18 From: San Leandro, CA Member No.: 22,593 Region Association: Northern California |
The 86 is like the 350z... the enthusiasts are doing motor mods and blowing them faster than cars get wrecked. Prices are going to be high for a long time. I don't think that's totally true for the 350Z. The insurance rates are super high on that car for a reason. It was named the most deadly car in 2011. They get crashed a lot and I'm sure you can get a VQ motor for super cheap. $2200 is not a lot for a motor with 30k miles. It's actually kind of a bargain. Really a bargain when you consider it's a 100hp/L motor. Here in CA you're not even allowed to modify the motor. The most people do is a cold air intake and exhaust. If people are turboing they are also doing motor swaps. Shoot, there's that one out there with a Ferrari 458 motor. There are easily more crashed cars than turbod cars that blow up. The prices will continue to go down as the motor gets older. All of this is moot though because I can totally afford one right now if I wanted it. It will cost me less to buy this than it would be to buy an old tired subie motor and refresh it. The question is.. will it be a relatively easy swap? |
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