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

[Crazyhippy]

I think 40 hrs is realistic. wiring, intake fab, exhaust fab etc. I will use renegades stuff again next time, even having seen it, and being capable of duplicating it. It's not worth the time.

I'd also do a full custom stand alone ECU as opposed to the plug in style i used. It will cut the wiring hassle in half.

I'll also have the fuel pump on hand before i start the install, so i'm not stuck waiting on it for 3 days when i should have been driving, lol

BJH