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

[914werke]

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Granted there are some little periferals missing and the car is not "complete"

I have a calculator, and your at the limit of the purposed budget.
Oh .. and you dont evan have and exhast system yet. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/lol2.gif)

I think Tonys comments are spot on. If your into tweezing on your car Scoobie power is a increasingly interesting direction to go and the more of you hardy souls who are ready to break new ground may get the teener communitiy closer to a true $5k comparison between
Fresh Type 4 and conversion Scooby pwr.
For now, from the examples provided, its pretty clear that the vast majority of such conversions will cost OVER the defined $5K limit and involve skill and resources (and TIME) beyond unbolting the old and bolting in the new. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wavey.gif)