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| dtravni |
  Oct 24 2005, 06:42 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 14 Joined: 24-October 05 From: Lincoln, NE Member No.: 4,993  |
hello, 914-ers - i'm sure this is not a new topic - the problem is that i'm new to 914club. anyways, here goes.
my son & i bought a pretty nice 'california car' coupla years ago & we're debating pros/cons of pushing in a 911 6 - not exactly a glide (& not exactly cheap, either). it seems to me that a worthy alternative might be a 2 (or 2.1) 4 cylinder watercooled Vanagan engine (waterboxer) - all things considered, a better alternative. in fact, if the aircooled 914 4 could take the thermal loading, adapting a turbo in IT would be even better. i'm of the opinion that the performance would be comparable to a 2.7+ 6, and a whole lot more agreeable in the installation (transmission, motor mounts, cabling, etc). the plumbing (exhaust, intake, & cooling seem to be more straightforward too, compared to the adaptation required for the 6-er). i'm sure that there are some out there that have considered/done this installation - i'd be most interested in hearing your advice & tales of joy/woe. |
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| ptravnic |
Oct 25 2005, 11:48 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,231 Joined: 27-May 03 From: Chicago, IL Member No.: 747 Region Association: None 
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The orig poster of this is my pops...
I've been on the "spend a couple extra $'s and throw in a 3L 6 in there" side of the argument, he's looking for something simpler. Our facilities are modest (post a pic later) but our determination (aka idiocy) knows no boundaries... We've split the costs on this car which means compromises must be made by both of us (as opposed to the other 3 of the suckers where he who owns it determines the $/method. Seems like $10K would go pretty fast if one were to buy the parts for a "bolt right in" conversion (which after the past 10yrs of making due w/what we have would be a welcome relief...). Seems like from whats been written before the pendulum is swinging toward the SIX... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/clap.gif) |
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dtravni alternative to six-ing it up... Oct 24 2005, 06:42 PM
nebreitling Welcome to the board!
a /6 really is infinite... Oct 24 2005, 07:17 PM Crazyhippy not alot of Experiance w/ the Vanagon motors, But ... Oct 24 2005, 07:18 PM goose2 Interesting idea for sure, but the watercooled Van... Oct 24 2005, 07:42 PM trekkor Guess what I think you should do? h... Oct 24 2005, 09:11 PM SirAndy <... Oct 24 2005, 09:16 PM goose2 In my opinion, a six or a big four are the simples... Oct 25 2005, 12:03 PM davep ... Oct 25 2005, 02:52 PM Matt Monson Well,
Many a Vanagon owner has pulled that engine ... Oct 25 2005, 03:46 PM ptravnic We both meet up in Buffalo to work on the car, mak... Oct 25 2005, 06:43 PM MecGen Welcome to the Club X2
I think it hasn't been... Oct 25 2005, 07:18 PM kwales Well,
There ya go, insulting Vanna's 2.1 engi... Oct 25 2005, 09:14 PM dtravni hello again - i really appreciate your replies. t... Oct 26 2005, 09:49 PM kwales Yup,
Wasserboxers can be turboed. Here is Marcot... Oct 27 2005, 11:38 AM dmenche914 My 86 Vanagon with a 2.1 wasserboxer and 175,000 m... Oct 27 2005, 12:44 PM Mueller welcome.....
one thing to keep in mind is the pur... Oct 27 2005, 01:35 PM ken914 First, I am a purist (sort of) with 914's. I h... Oct 27 2005, 01:58 PM davep ... Oct 27 2005, 02:27 PM
cnavarro My .02 cents worth, if you're going to add h2o... Oct 27 2005, 08:22 PM |
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