subaru engine vs 911 engine Options

[lfdrumz0929]

hi I was wondering if you had a choice between the subaru engine and the 911 engine which one would you choose? and why?

[fiid]

QUOTE (J P Stein @ Dec 8 2005, 04:16 PM)

Youz guys crack me up. Ya'll run on & on about how much the 911 motor costs so much, expensive to rebuild, how you can get more-better-cheeper with a __________(fill in the blank). So, let's see em' on the road or track.....anywhere but in your dreams. Yet, for all the poor mouthing, guys are sticking the beauty from the 9elbmen in behind their shoulders all the time.....how stupid are we idots? Even more plan on it ....from what I read here. WTF?

911 motors aren't stupid, they're awesome. I have great respect for the 6, it's a great engine and a nice conversion. I just can't afford the 6 I want whilst continuing to feed the family. Plus - I kind of enjoy futzing around with open source engine management solutions - and if I trash an engine I don't want to be in the hole for an $8k engine. Simple. Nothing about the 6 - all about what interests me and meets my personal requirements.

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Google dictionary says:

wan·na·be also wan·na·bee (wŏn'ə-bē', wôn'-) pronunciation Informal.
n.

1. One who aspires to a role or position.
2. One who imitates the behavior, customs, or dress of an admired person or group.
3. A product designed to imitate the qualities or characteristics of something.


1. I do aspire to have a nice car that is quick and light, and fuel efficient when not being driven hard. I want my car to look good, and I have personal ideas about what that means (I'm thinking less Lexus and more Elise). In my mind this is a good thing.

2. Not really in to imitating. Actually - I got a 914 because they are kind of rare, and I'm doing a subie conversion becuase I want to be different from the mainstream.

3. Not so much. Looking for high output, low weight and low cost. If I wanted high output, and originality, I would do a 6.

So yeah. Looking for something cheap and light that has high output. No problem with 6s, they're just not for me. I'm not saying you should paint your house red because I painted my house red. I'm just expressing my view that red is a nice color. To me, red would lose a lot of it's appeal if everyone's house was red.