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hi guys
i want to upgread my 1973 1.8 engine i want 2 stay with 4 cyl and i want around 150-180 hp were can i do it? how? kits? do you know prices range? thanks a lot!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Advanced Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 2,856 Joined: 17-September 03 From: huntsville, al Member No.: 1,169 Region Association: None ![]() ![]() |
I drive rice because it is cheap, reliable and fast. 300hp, 36MPG @90mph, heat that works all the time, (and doesn't require extra gas heaters to do it), pulls 1G on the pad, Insurance is a dollar, factory parts are a dollar and easy to come by, and room to carry three bikes inside out of the weather. What's your point? Compare my stock rice to your stock kraut can and I can assure you my rice was much nicer.
Nice, too bad you can't afford to drive it. Engine maintainence alone will keep it in the garage. What's a tune up cost for one 15K. Looks nice sitting in a museum, but will never show up in the real world. Porsche went to watercooling because aircooling just ain't cutting it in the real world. Aircooled engines can't meet noise, pollution, or mileage requirements in the modern world. If they could VW and Porsche would still use them. Porsche makes some of the best cars in the world and they are engineered well enough that they can run all day everyday without problems. They don't have scheduled oil changes until 15K, plugs? (sometime around the second owner) I won't talk about VW as their quality has fallen in the past. The Japanese are beating the rest of the world for quality. Nothing wrong with liking a heritage. I still like my 914 even though it shifts like shit, leaks like hell when it rains, and sounds like a damn diesel engine when it gets hot. In reality the 914 is an old car built with old technology. The look is fabulous, but the rest needs to be upgraded to something much more modern. Sorry 175/75-15 tires should remain a thing of the past, as should analog fuel injection, and aircooling. |
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