718 cayman engine swap, Will the 4 cylinder turbo engine physically fit in a 914 Options

[david63]

Searched through threads for a bit and didn’t see anything referencing swapping a 718 cayman 4 cylinder turbo motor into a 914. I imagine in the near future these engines will start showing up for sale from wrecked cars, etc.

Realize that it is water cooled so cooling would require a radiator like the unit Renegade hybrids sells. Will need to get air flow to the turbo. Also lots of questions about if the engine will physically fit in the 914. Wiring, ECU’s, transaxle, on and on. I get it, it would require a lot of fabrication.

The price of doing a 6 cylinder conversion is straightforward but getting pretty expensive.

The turbo 4 cylinder motors advertise over 300 hp at the crank and it would be cool to have a 914 with a 4 cylinder high horsepower motor.

I bet someone has already done this I just haven’t found anything. Who knows, someday this may be a common swap….

What do y’all think about this idea?

[wonkipop]

could be wrong but pretty sure 718 4 is direct injection.
not sure if carbon build up due to EGR in intake ports and manifold is as bad as it is on audi and vw engines but i assume it could be an issue.
just saying.

nice idea though.
a few years back was thinking that a polo aircooled 4 would be my engine of choice for a modded 914. thats if i won the lotto and did not give a second thought about $.
i like the sound of them and i like the idea its lighter than a 6 and preserves the weight factor of why an original 4 was so nice (if not powerful).

[mepstein]

could be wrong but pretty sure 718 4 is direct injection.
not sure if carbon build up due to EGR in intake ports and manifold is as bad as it is on audi and vw engines but i assume it could be an issue.
just saying.

nice idea though.
a few years back was thinking that a polo aircooled 4 would be my engine of choice for a modded 914. thats if i won the lotto and did not give a second thought about $.
i like the sound of them and i like the idea its lighter than a 6 and preserves the weight factor of why an original 4 was so nice (if not powerful).

I believe they are $80-100k now. That’s a lot more money for two less cylinders.
One of our customers has an Emory outlaw with a Polo. They really make sense for a 356 since they fit the engine bay so well. While they save 80-100lbs in the car, it’s less of a benefit for a 914 since it’s mid engine and built around a six.

[bkrantz]

could be wrong but pretty sure 718 4 is direct injection.
not sure if carbon build up due to EGR in intake ports and manifold is as bad as it is on audi and vw engines but i assume it could be an issue.
just saying.

nice idea though.
a few years back was thinking that a polo aircooled 4 would be my engine of choice for a modded 914. thats if i won the lotto and did not give a second thought about $.
i like the sound of them and i like the idea its lighter than a 6 and preserves the weight factor of why an original 4 was so nice (if not powerful).

I believe they are $80-100k now. That’s a lot more money for two less cylinders.
One of our customers has an Emory outlaw with a Polo. They really make sense for a 356 since they fit the engine bay so well. While they save 80-100lbs in the car, it’s less of a benefit for a 914 since it’s mid engine and built around a six.

Note sure what you are pricing, but I see complete 2017-18 Boxsters and Caymans going for $50k. I would guess that a good used motor alone is $10k.