If you could plan and build a Streetable 914, aka what options go into the ideal build Options

[Jay Wellwood]

Lurker, enthusiast, avid planner looking for what you would (or did) opt for if you had, say, 3 years to plan ahead and build a 914...

• Big 2.2l Raby Style or 6?
• Fuel Injection with optimized tune (MS, VEMS, ?)
• Conversion to 5 lug with later style 4 pot calipers
• Steel flares ('nuff said)
• Transmission - 901 vs 915?
• Factory A/C?

What are the features/performance you would (or did you) opt for?


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[falcor75]

Having built a narrow body big four on ITB's and standalone fuel injection theres only one thing I would do diffrently and that is going for a six. Why? the sound.

[Steve]

Having built a narrow body big four on ITB's and standalone fuel injection theres only one thing I would do diffrently and that is going for a six. Why? the sound.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) and reliable horse power. How big can you go with a four before it becomes unreliable? I had a 103x71 2.4 four and it lasted about 10k miles before something went wrong. First time it sucked a valve, second time was a piston ring. However that was in the early 80's. Builders and parts have come along ways. After the second four banger failure, I installed my first six which was a 2.7 with webers. It never left me stranded and I abused it every where I went.
However sixes have gone way up in pricing. LS swaps and Subi's are very tempting if you are building a car today.

[falcor75]

Having built a narrow body big four on ITB's and standalone fuel injection theres only one thing I would do diffrently and that is going for a six. Why? the sound.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) and reliable horse power. How big can you go with a four before it becomes unreliable? I had a 103x71 2.4 four and it lasted about 10k miles before something went wrong. First time it sucked a valve, second time was a piston ring. However that was in the early 80's. Builders and parts have come along ways. After the second four banger failure, I installed my first six which was a 2.7 with webers. It never left me stranded and I abused it every where I went.
However sixes have gone way up in pricing. LS swaps and Subi's are very tempting if you are building a car today.

The pricing issue is why I went big four. I got a new built big four longblock + standalone and itb's for the same money a questionable condition six would have cost here. Add in the rebuilding cost of the six and I just couldnt spend that kind of money. I went with a reasonable build 78x96 mm that should last me a good while as in a good summer I may do 3000 miles.