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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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| TonyAKAVW |
Dec 23 2005, 01:55 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 |
The time to complete a Subaru conversion depends on the scope of the project. If you call up Renegade and have them deliver a kit, then a lot of the work is done. Getting an engine is not too time consuming, and if you don't want to mess with electronics, then you can buy a Link computer with harness. Take it over to a muffler shop after assembly and have an exhaust system built and you are done. Of course all this comes at a cost. Time=Money...
On the other hand, Mongrel GS did his conversion in I believe 3 months, weekends as far as I can tell and did nearly all the work himself, no kit. Scott did his conversion quickly as well. Mine is taking a long time because I'm doing things differently, and not pushing particularly hard to get it done ASAP. However, all of this is based on what is available now. If someone came out with a _full_ kit, (motor, mounts, electronics, etc.) the time to convert would drop quite a bit. -Tony |
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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!! 
