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| TonyAKAVW |
 Dec 20 2005, 05:46 PM
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That's my ride.  Group: Members Posts: 2,151 Joined: 17-January 03 From: Redondo Beach, CA Member No.: 166 Region Association: None  |
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 |
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| jhadler |
Dec 21 2005, 10:10 AM
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Long term tinkerer... Group: Members Posts: 1,879 Joined: 7-April 03 From: Lyons, CO Member No.: 529 |
It really all depends on what you want the power for.
Do you just want the power so you can boil away your rear tires doing burnouts at the local high school parking lot? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif) - Suby Do you want power for the occasional canyon carving? - Suby Do you -ever- want to resell the car? - Type IV Do you -ever- want to drive the car in a competitive event? - Type IV The suby, like the chebby, is cheap power in a compact package. But the resale value of the car will not be as high with the suby unless you really find the right buyer. And if you ever want to drive the car competitively, the Type IV is the way to go. In PCA, you can't even enter unless the car is P-Powered. Be it a 4 or a 6. And if you take a Porscharu to an SCCA event, track or autox, you will find yorself classed with the trailer-riding-fire-breathing-monsters, and will never have a ghost of a chance unless you're in a class of 1. Just my $0.03... Me, I vote for Type IV. Why? Becuase the car was meant to be DRIVEN! And you really can't push the car to 100% outside of a competition event unless you happen to be REALLY friendly with the local constabulary... -Josh2 |
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TonyAKAVW High output Type IV or Subaru Dec 20 2005, 05:46 PM
r_towle Talkto Mark about building you a type IV...then pu... Dec 20 2005, 05:50 PM grasshopper i vote for suby power!! 
