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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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| grantsfo |
Jan 2 2007, 03:54 PM
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Arrrrhhhh! Group: Members Posts: 4,327 Joined: 16-March 03 Member No.: 433 Region Association: None |
Maybe I'm spoiled by seeing very nice Subi conversions, but the two 914 Subaru conversions I have seen looked better than most well done T4 cars I have seen.
The Subaru powerplant nicely compliments the 914. The tuning capability of a modern Subaru turbo motor is much more freindly too. I think it's great that so many choices are avilable to people now. ...And ultimately I think you will be happy with whatever you choose. |
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| Mueller |
Jan 3 2007, 01:55 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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QUOTE(grantsfo @ Jan 2 2007, 01:54 PM)  Maybe I'm spoiled by seeing very nice Subi conversions, but the two 914 Subaru conversions I have seen looked better than most well done T4 cars I have seen. The Subaru powerplant nicely compliments the 914. The tuning capability of a modern Subaru turbo motor is much more freindly too. I think it's great that so many choices are avilable to people now. ...And ultimately I think you will be happy with whatever you choose. as Subaru conversions get more popular, trust me, you'll see some that'll look like cr@p from people trying to do them as cheaply/quickly as possible..just like V8 conversions...some look great, others I wouldn't want driving next to me cause I don't know whats going to fall off.... as for tuning a subaru motor, how can it be easier than a Type IV?? In order to "tune" the Subaru motor, you'll need to control the factory ECU or use an aftermarket EFI.... |
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| grantsfo |
Jan 3 2007, 10:16 AM
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Arrrrhhhh! Group: Members Posts: 4,327 Joined: 16-March 03 Member No.: 433 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(Mueller @ Jan 2 2007, 11:55 PM) QUOTE(grantsfo @ Jan 2 2007, 01:54 PM) Maybe I'm spoiled by seeing very nice Subi conversions, but the two 914 Subaru conversions I have seen looked better than most well done T4 cars I have seen. The Subaru powerplant nicely compliments the 914. The tuning capability of a modern Subaru turbo motor is much more freindly too. I think it's great that so many choices are avilable to people now. ...And ultimately I think you will be happy with whatever you choose. as Subaru conversions get more popular, trust me, you'll see some that'll look like cr@p from people trying to do them as cheaply/quickly as possible..just like V8 conversions...some look great, others I wouldn't want driving next to me cause I don't know whats going to fall off.... as for tuning a subaru motor, how can it be easier than a Type IV?? In order to "tune" the Subaru motor, you'll need to control the factory ECU or use an aftermarket EFI.... What I meant is aftermarket is much deeper and offers much more affordable tuning options than the T4. Here is a great resource for Subi VW conversions based "Down Under". Their link page gives tons of resources for Subi converversions. Find links to engine conversion forums - appears VW crowd is forging the way to making these conversions fairly common http://www.rjes.com/html/useful_links.html#L1 |
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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!! 
