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P-car 6 or SBC 8, for Ury |
Crazyhippy |
Aug 18 2005, 10:53 AM
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Insert witty comment here... Group: Members Posts: 1,659 Joined: 28-July 05 From: Home of the Coyotes, AZ Member No.: 4,493 Region Association: None |
Enough of the little horsepower pissing match, it's time for the fast cars to have their pissing match.
I'll be honest, my loyalty to the P-motor doesn't run very deep. They are WAY to expensive for the HP you get. The ONLY advantage i can see from a performance standpoint is the weight, and i'm not sure it's as big as everyone imagines (guessing less than the weight of a decent passenger). The SBC is easier to work on, builds more HP easily, lasts longer at the same HP level, and sounds better (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/flipa.gif) (subjective i know). You do lose the front trunk, but a 914 is not a practical car to start with, so no biggy (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/boldblue.gif) I understand people wanting to keep the bloodlines true and blah blah blah.. isn't that kinda like in-breeding? please discuss (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/driving-girl.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/driving.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/burnout.gif) |
Andyrew |
Aug 18 2005, 02:58 PM
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Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,376 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California |
Heres my opinion.
If I were to do it again, I'd really have a hard time deciding between a Turbo subi or a sbc. SBC's are cheep, crazy cheap. I can get one in a 914 for 3k, with all new stuff. I can also get one in a 914 in 2 weeks. Easy as pie. Subi's on the other hand are cheap as well, and as reliable as sbc's are. Only problem is that the wiring schematics are incredibly difficult, and 2 weeks becomes 2 months. Both can make 500 hp, sbc's are a little simpler to make that hp with, and cheaper. Then theres the 928 engine. 928's have the ultra uber' cool factor. YOu have the respect, but gawd do you have to work for that respect. Firewall becomes a primary issue. BUt if we look past the difficulties of installation, we have some other problems. The 928 engine's are semi limited in their hp. 300 hp is about all you can get, Theres not much modifications you can do to the engine without spending GOBS of money for a supercharger or other serious modifications. But lets say you have all that.. Or your content with 300hp. Repair cost. 928's are the one of the most expensive engine's to repair. Now we have a P-6 Commonly the most respected. Its expensive out of the box, and repairs are simular to the 928. But its got gobs of hp avalible. But, its expensive. 10k for 300hp done right just sucks. Anyways, thats what I think. andrew |