 alternative to six-ing it up..., turbo + waterboxer ??? |
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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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| dtravni |
Oct 26 2005, 09:49 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 14 Joined: 24-October 05 From: Lincoln, NE Member No.: 4,993 |
hello again - i really appreciate your replies. this discussion has helped
balance some of the pros & cons. i liked ken's reply about his experience w/waserboxer. i took a trip in one 10+ years ago thru colorado, new mexico, arizona - was terribly impressed with the performance thru mountains - the thing was like a tractor ...&... no problems of any kind. so the open question seems to be - can it be sufficiently waterproofed to survive turbo boost? another piece of my experience includes a 1.8L turbo new beetle (gas) - weights in at 3200 lb or so - & goes like holy hell! i try to imagine how it would go if you unloaded 1000+ lb (like unhooking a trailer?). should be pretty decent. this is the model i have in mind - now to find how to make it happen. the 6 route has a certain appeal - there seems to be more collective experience on that installation than all the rest = v.helpful - & like the tyke (ptravnic = son) keeps reminding me - 'ha-ha-ha - it's only $$$' |
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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 ptravnic The orig poster of this is my pops...
I've be... Oct 25 2005, 11:48 AM 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 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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