Decision to make - "4" or "6" Options

[Racer]

I am facing a suprising dilemma.

I have come across a pristine '76 2.0 with many of the track car trimmings I desire for my future DE/AX/Weekend car. It has accusump, safety devises cage, Chassis stiffening kit, front oilcooler and aux guages. Turbo Tie rods. 140lb rear springs. 19mm master cylinder, Larger (21mm?) Torsion bars, lowered, solid battery box and longitudinals. Stock seats. Red over black. Emissions equipment removed. Stock FI. Stock 4bolt wheels/brakes. Absolutely no rust. 2 owner car with 95K miles

The other one? a '74.. completely "rotissoried" and rebuilt with 80's SC 3.0 liter converted to webbers. 911S front brakes. 914 Six rear brakes. Stiffening kit. No Cage. No fAux oil Cooler. 6/7x16s with 205s. Beautiful black over black. No rust here either. Stock interior, Sideshifter conversion. Headers that are "heat" capable.

I know its not a bad dilemma to have (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) For your consideration, my last 914 was a '70 1.7 that i added a cage, 5 bolt conversion (Carrera brakes), stiffer TBs and rear springs; 2056 motor, oil cooler and tracked and DEd for a number of years, only selling to get a 911, which has since been sold.

Any feedback as to which you might choose and why would be appreciated.

[Chuck]

My .02 and it is worth precisely that . . . .

I REALLY struggled with this as I had to make the decision what to put into my '73 restoration project. I bought the car with the intent of doing a turbo Subie swap. I then decided to keep the car stock. That decision led me to look at Jake's offerings. With the 4, especially one of Jake's 4s, you've got a very nimble, reliable package. With the 6, especially a larger 6 (3.0 plus), you gain some weight, you gain some complexity, you gain some additional maintenance expenses due to the price of Porsche parts and you gain horsepower and torque. I found a really nice 3.2 6 and that will be going into my car. With the MSDS headers and a Steve Wong chip, I should be making ~250hp in my teener with the stock injection.

My 1.7 TIV will be crated and stored. When the 914 is complete and my bank account recovers, I will begin a 550 Spyder kit (another wanted car). When the time comes, I will call Jake again, order one of his engine kits, rebuild my 1.7, and put a lightweight, reliable, fire-breathing TIV making ~200 or so hp into my lightweight, tube-framed Spyder.