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> 6 vs 4, a different question
r_towle
post Jun 29 2011, 03:06 PM
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So,
I had never had the chance to drive a 911 or a 914/6 before.
I now own a 3.2 carerra cab...and I must say its an impressive motor.
Quiet...no valve rap is the first thing that gets me smiling.
Second is that it has more power than I have found road to use safely.
Sure I run it up in second or third....but I never push it all the way through 5th...

So, I love the torque...what a refreshing difference.
The support for parts is very strong, and the fuel injection is simple and still quite fixable.

So, if I budget 5-8k for a type 4 monster...
OR
5-8k for an installed and running 3.2 or 3.6 motor.

Can the 6 be done for that?
I do all my own work...so labor is free.

If I could find a 4k motor, that would do the trick..I keep seeing them for 5-8k just for the motor....that is to much for me to make this leap...
a 5-8k type 4 motor would also make me smile alot...

Rich
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r_towle   6 vs 4, a different question   Jun 29 2011, 03:06 PM
Cap'n Krusty   Try 10-12K, on a budget with long wait times for ...   Jun 29 2011, 03:14 PM
SirAndy   There are deals out there, but they are hard to co...   Jun 29 2011, 03:24 PM
Andyrew   I say you go 4 cyl or go water cooled. Pushing a...   Jun 29 2011, 03:41 PM
SirAndy   How much did Trekkor do his for? I think he paid ...   Jun 29 2011, 03:48 PM
Andyrew   I know :) I just remember he did it for a recor...   Jun 29 2011, 04:10 PM
r_towle   4k for a motor that needs head gaskets? The early ...   Jun 29 2011, 04:14 PM
SirAndy   4k for a motor that needs head gaskets? The early ...   Jun 29 2011, 04:21 PM
mepstein   Even if the engine is free: oil lines oil tank en...   Jun 29 2011, 04:22 PM
patssle   Timing can affect the price. Also, what you alread...   Jun 29 2011, 04:27 PM
SirAndy   would you stick with the 901 or need to convert to...   Jun 29 2011, 04:40 PM
John   would you stick with the 901 or need to convert t...   Jun 29 2011, 09:03 PM
mepstein   I'm using a 3.2/901 combo. 901 trans is light,...   Jun 29 2011, 05:07 PM
jmill   I'll have 15k easy into my engine conversion b...   Jun 29 2011, 05:08 PM
MDG   I paid $6750 for my 3.2 which had 32,000 kms ...   Jun 29 2011, 05:17 PM
avidfanjpl   I have Thomases 2.2L and it has cost me 500 on top...   Jun 29 2011, 05:35 PM
Elliot Cannon   :WTF: Everyone wants a sweet deal but no one want...   Jun 29 2011, 08:57 PM
rktmn247   :WTF: Everyone wants a sweet deal but no one wan...   Jun 29 2011, 10:46 PM
Randal   :WTF: Everyone wants a sweet deal but no one wan...   Jun 30 2011, 08:54 AM
Elliot Cannon   :WTF: Everyone wants a sweet deal but no one wa...   Jun 30 2011, 11:28 AM
John   Here is what I did to do mine on the cheap...... ...   Jun 29 2011, 08:57 PM
brant   you'd be a lot safer planning on 10 for the co...   Jun 30 2011, 06:23 AM
MoveQik   you'd be a lot safer planning on 10 for the c...   Jun 30 2011, 08:09 AM
mepstein   you'd be a lot safer planning on 10 for the ...   Jun 30 2011, 12:02 PM
Randal   [quote name='MoveQik' post='1502235' date='Jun 30...   Jun 30 2011, 12:23 PM
JmuRiz   My budget spreadsheet is looking like $7k for...   Jun 30 2011, 08:57 AM
patssle   I picked up an entire 911 car for $6k with ...   Jun 30 2011, 02:14 PM
mepstein   Many 3.2's have cracked fan shrouds. Mine did....   Jun 30 2011, 03:19 PM
John   I suppose that I should confess that this was not ...   Jun 30 2011, 07:57 PM
patssle   I suppose that I should confess that this was not...   Jun 30 2011, 09:09 PM
John   I suppose that I should confess that this was no...   Jun 30 2011, 10:15 PM
kg6dxn   Your best bet is a place like Parts Heaven. I almo...   Jun 30 2011, 08:50 PM
mepstein   I'm a big fan of placing a WTB on pelican clas...   Jun 30 2011, 09:10 PM
PRS914-6   I hate to discourage people but your price is very...   Jun 30 2011, 09:16 PM
Twise   I have 10 or 11K in my engine swap. I bought a to...   Jul 1 2011, 10:39 AM
brp986s   I had most of a 3.2 laying around. Figured rather...   Jul 1 2011, 12:06 PM
gandalf_025   Since I have never driven any 4, Stock or Built.. ...   Jul 1 2011, 03:45 PM
r_towle   Since I have never driven any 4, Stock or Built.....   Jul 1 2011, 05:03 PM
Vacca Rabite   A 914 with a 4 and a 914 with a 6 are two very dif...   Jul 1 2011, 04:20 PM
mepstein   A 914 with a 4 and a 914 with a 6 are two very di...   Jul 1 2011, 04:42 PM
GeorgeRud   I've owned my 914-6 since 1977, and bought mys...   Jul 1 2011, 05:10 PM
Vacca Rabite   I walked down this path last year. I wanted to bu...   Jul 1 2011, 05:18 PM
jim912928   I did mine for close to nothing (I never count my ...   Jul 1 2011, 06:45 PM
patssle   That's exactly what I'm going to do...   Jul 1 2011, 09:20 PM
RickS   A month and a half ago my 2.0 to 3.0 was completed...   Jul 1 2011, 11:36 PM


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