High output Type IV or Subaru Options

[TonyAKAVW]

There has been a lot of talk recently about affordable engine upgrades for the 914, namely larger displacement Type IV engines and Subaru conversions.

It looks as though a Type IV with 125 HP will cost about $5000 to do. It also looks like a Subaru conversion, using the Renegade kit (or a DIY conversion) will run somewhere around the same price for 165-180 HP (or more with a turbo engine).

So the poll question is if you had $5000 to spend on an upgrade for your 914, would you rather have a Type IV or a Subaru conversion?

As far as I know, no one yet offers a complete drop-in solution for the Subaru conversion, whereas a Type IV can be purchased and dropped in with little effort.

-Tony

[dmenche914]

My 914 IS my modern car! My triumph although slightly newer is more ancient technology by far, my old VW's, well they are old (newest is a 1970, oldest is a 1958) i do have a Vanagon, but it is a van, not a car, so it don't count, even so it is almost old enough to vote!

To me a "modern car" is anything after say 1975 year model, give or take depending on model/make.


Subaru would be great with cooling int he rear, just need to figure how to do it.
I theory you should be able to do it, as there air cooled motors of simular power that run with only rear cooling (no front radiator) so I would think cooling requirements (BTU's removed) woudl be roughly the same. Just need differentr packaging to get the cooling. The subaru offers the advantage over teh V8's of being small, thus giving more engine bay room for a cooling system mounted back there in the engine bay.