Buying a 914, Need some help Options

[ItsTheCarsMoney]

Hello all! I have someone thats wants to sell me a 1973 914. its a v6 dual carb. it has four lugs so I'm thinking its not originaly a six... he wants $1500 for it and its in florida. looks nice but I was wondering if anyone had some input. I would like to put it back to a boxer 4cyl engine.... problems with it already being a 6?

thanks for any imput.

Aaron

[mihai914]

Welcome Aaron,

The 914 never came with a V-6 only a couple of them were original sixes with the boxer 6 cyl. engine.

The car you are probably looking at is a conversion, it can be well done or poorly converted (hacked or not).

If you plan to purchase the car, first of all check for rust in the longs and the battery area. If the car is solid it's a good start.

As to put back the flat 4 engine, I don't think it will be worthwhile, you are better off having more power and torque, etc since the cutting was allready done.

Some members may help more but you would need to provide us with some more info, especially condition of the car and mechanical setup.

Hope this helps.