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lfdrumz0929
post Dec 5 2005, 12:28 PM
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hi I was wondering if you had a choice between the subaru engine and the 911 engine which one would you choose? and why?
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QUOTE (lfdrumz0929 @ Dec 6 2005, 11:00 AM)
I really thankful for all of your guys responces. I myself want my car just to be fast, reliable, and most of all fun. I find that I don't have the money to pay for a 6 cylinder porsche engine with 90k miles on it for 3,500 right now. I've been building my car for about 3 years now with our budget. I'm restored just about everything from transmission to rebuilding a master cylinder. I got a bad rebuilt motor in irwindale,ca on which I get very low compression, 80 lbs per cylinder which is about half of what it should be.I don't find myself going to races anytime soon maybe in a few years, but I just want a pretty good motor that I know will be somewhat fast and reliable. also do you think I should just redo the heads on my 4 cylinder or just save and get the subaru conversion? THanks for all of your help

First thing is to check the class that you want to race in and see what it allows. Next is to consider your budget and your own technical/mechanical expertise. Are you able to fabricate and do most everthing yourself? If your racing class allowed for it and if you were able to do it yourself I think the subie would be a great way to go as it will give you good bang for the buck and have a relatively inexpensive upgrade/rebuild path afterwards.

Now if you have to get others to do all the work for you or your racing class does not allow a transplant then you are pretty much set with with the Type IV. It's not a bad option but you will have to accept that future upgrades will be expensive in the dollars/hp way. The Porsche 6 would only increase the dollars/hp amount. So if you have the pockets for it get the 6 - just make sure that those pockets are deep enough.
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lfdrumz0929   subaru engine vs 911 engine   Dec 5 2005, 12:28 PM
thesey914   Tricky one..... http://www.epinions.com/images/opt...   Dec 5 2005, 12:36 PM
TonyAKAVW   Depends on which subaru engine and which 911 engin...   Dec 5 2005, 12:41 PM
Mueller   I'd guess that "most" of the Suby conversion p...   Dec 5 2005, 01:11 PM
fiid   I'd do a 911 engine if it wasn't for cost....   Dec 5 2005, 01:26 PM
fiid   Oh yeah - and it still costs about 8k to rebuild a...   Dec 5 2005, 01:28 PM
lapuwali   The 911 engine sounds much better, though there ca...   Dec 5 2005, 01:31 PM
Mueller   <...   Dec 5 2005, 01:41 PM
J P Stein   I like the 4 banger Subie motor enuff that it woul...   Dec 5 2005, 07:02 PM
SirAndy     Dec 5 2005, 07:06 PM
ken914   I'd say to pick up a used 911SC or Carrera 3.2...   Dec 5 2005, 07:16 PM
Dave Bell   Yes JP, yours is prettier on the outside and in th...   Dec 5 2005, 07:24 PM
J P Stein   Hay, that's an old pic. It sure was pretty bac...   Dec 5 2005, 07:49 PM
d914   that one is pretty but so would this one, close to...   Dec 5 2005, 07:56 PM
sean_v8_914   there is a question that needs to be asked first: ...   Dec 5 2005, 08:10 PM
d914   I travel 3-4 days a week and I have a second drive...   Dec 5 2005, 08:18 PM
J P Stein   SCCA road racing would prolly put put you in "othe...   Dec 5 2005, 09:06 PM
effutuo101   $.02 cents I dropped 10k into parts for my 3....   Dec 6 2005, 12:32 AM
brant   ...   Dec 6 2005, 09:37 AM
Matt Monson   I spent the last few months really grappling with ...   Dec 6 2005, 10:27 AM
fiid     Dec 6 2005, 12:10 PM
brant     Dec 6 2005, 12:32 PM
fiid   I suspect there's a lot of regional difference...   Dec 6 2005, 12:35 PM
fiid   How do you think a 280HP turbo 4 banger would stac...   Dec 6 2005, 12:38 PM
brant     Dec 6 2005, 12:42 PM
lfdrumz0929   I really thankful for all of your guys responces. ...   Dec 6 2005, 01:00 PM
soloracer   I really wanted to put a Porsche engine in my 914 ...   Dec 6 2005, 08:30 PM
soloracer   http://www.914world.com/bbs...   Dec 7 2005, 07:33 PM
fiid   I don't think anyone's done it yet, but th...   Dec 7 2005, 07:44 PM
WRX914     Dec 8 2005, 05:49 PM
WRX914     Dec 8 2005, 05:50 PM
J P Stein   Youz guys crack me up. Ya'll run on & on abou...   Dec 8 2005, 06:16 PM
TonyAKAVW     Dec 8 2005, 06:33 PM
Andyrew   JP. Honestly. One of the reasons Im building my c...   Dec 8 2005, 06:58 PM
Mueller     Dec 8 2005, 07:07 PM
J P Stein     Dec 8 2005, 07:49 PM
9146986   Does it matter if the car actually runs? A Porsch...   Dec 9 2005, 09:10 AM
Brando     Dec 9 2005, 10:20 AM
sk8kat1   sorry to put this question in here but this subar...   Dec 9 2005, 10:23 AM
TonyAKAVW  
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sk8kat1   so are you using the subaru trans ?   Dec 9 2005, 10:38 AM
fiid   ...   Dec 9 2005, 01:28 PM
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