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| fitsbain |
 Feb 27 2006, 11:33 AM
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Ask me if my car has rust!!!  Group: Members Posts: 619 Joined: 25-February 06 From: Pittsburgh PA Member No.: 5,634  |
I have been gifted with a 914. Don't know the year or exact condition yet but Iknow it will need a bit of work. I'll be doing everything myself and will try and post pictures along the way.
I'm wondering about engine choices. I have a feeling that the car will need engine work. Either a rebuild of the existing or a replacment. I'm looking for anyone who has put the ecotech in a 914. I've read alot about them in buses amd rails but I can't seem to find anyone who put one in a 914. Does it fit? (I'd think so if you can squeeze a 350 in there, with cutting). How about performance? 170 HP should make this little car a fun ride. What about rebuilding the existing 4 (I can't even hope it is an origional 6cyl). What kind of power can I get and how much will it cost? I know "speed" costs money, How fast you want to go? But what have you guys paid and what have you gotten out of them? Is there a better transplant for cheap than the ecotech? |
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| Mueller |
Feb 27 2006, 11:48 AM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,155 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None 
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welcome.....
before even thinking about an engine...make sure the chassis is structually sound... I've never heard of anyone doing the ecotec swap, 1st thing you'd need to do is see if someone makes an adapter plate for it (Kennedy Engineering would be the best bet), if not, then you'll have to fab it yourself..... Second, you'd need to take good measurements....this is where I screwed up with my VR6 swap.....I bought everything and then put the motor in the car without taking measurements...it fit, but it was ugly and more cutting than I wanted to do was needed (or I just screwed up and didn't try hard enough to find a better solution)(adapter plate with flywheel is ~$600) stock rebuilds (90ish-hp) can range from $2,000 (parts only, you do the labor) to $5,000 (170hp) if you want one bad-@ss /4 motor (no labor included as well) |
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fitsbain Getting my first 914 Feb 27 2006, 11:33 AM
fitsbain I know they make the adapter for the ecotech as th... Feb 27 2006, 11:59 AM Root_Werks http://www.914world.com/bbs2/h... Feb 27 2006, 12:03 PM SoCal Driver sorry to hi jack your thread.... but Mueller you d... Feb 27 2006, 06:53 PM ventilator01 Let me be the first to:
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