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> Is it true love if you feel like cheating, Feeling the pull of a different breed - 911 help
nditiz1
post Aug 6 2018, 02:36 PM
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As I write this I think about my nice little 73 - 2056 in my garage. She has given me some problems from the start, but I don't "love" her any less and she is running good. While I have always loved Porsche's and VW's (coming from beetles actually), I always dreamt of owning the 911. 914 has shown up in my life more than the 911 and when I was finally able to buy a Porsche the 914 was the affordable one (as funny as that sounds). A 77 with a 2.0 motor has caught my eye and I have this strong feeling to rid myself of the teen and plunge into the eleven. Still powered by a teen so that counts for something right? If money was no object, sure own both.

Am I being silly? Does this pull to the 911 and if I am so easy to cast the 914 aside mean the 914 is not my true love?

Maybe I need to snap out of it...but that 911 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drooley.gif)
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post Aug 6 2018, 02:43 PM
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If it had a 6, yes. with a four, especially if its stock, it's a dog. Sorry but that's my opinion.
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post Aug 6 2018, 02:45 PM
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If it had a 6, yes. with a four, especially if its stock, it's a dog. Sorry but that's my opinion.



It's slow and it sure is slow.
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post Aug 6 2018, 02:50 PM
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LOL, thanks Mark, that's what I need to hear!

The black 911 that Barbara's daughter is going to sport was looking good to me. That's my problem, I can't be around them too long looking at me, makes me question my whole relationship.
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post Aug 6 2018, 02:53 PM
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QUOTE(nditiz1 @ Aug 6 2018, 01:36 PM) *

As I write this I think about my nice little 73 - 2056 in my garage. She has given me some problems from the start, but I don't "love" her any less and she is running good. While I have always loved Porsche's and VW's (coming from beetles actually), I always dreamt of owning the 911. 914 has shown up in my life more than the 911 and when I was finally able to buy a Porsche the 914 was the affordable one (as funny as that sounds). A 77 with a 2.0 motor has caught my eye and I have this strong feeling to rid myself of the teen and plunge into the eleven. Still powered by a teen so that counts for something right? If money was no object, sure own both.

Am I being silly? Does this pull to the 911 and if I am so easy to cast the 914 aside mean the 914 is not my true love?

Maybe I need to snap out of it...but that 911 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drooley.gif)


A 911 with a 914 2.0 is someone's cheapass solution to a blown 6, & an odd bastard that will have little value in the future - other than to put a proper 6 back in. It's like someone who missed out on the 76 912E & decided to bastardize a 77 911-6 .... I just don't get it.

Compared to your 914 - you won't like that 911-4 - as others have said, it's heaver than the 914 so power-to-wt. is lower, & you'll lose the mid-engined balance.

Keep your 914 - & if you really are still bugged by the NARP push for a 911, then look for a proper late 911 up to 964 aircooleds, or look for an early Boxster or Cayman which has had the IMS issue addressed as a newer Porsche-WBX6 to drive around.

JMHO! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Aug 6 2018, 02:59 PM
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All good things I need to hear.

It's like hanging out with your friends and them giving you sound advice to not make that mistake you regret the rest of your life (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Aug 6 2018, 03:15 PM
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Wow someone put a 2.0 in a 77.. Not my 1st choice..

I have owned 5 911s of different years. Loved them all there is a reason they are all sold and I am back building a 914-6.
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post Aug 6 2018, 03:16 PM
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A 77 with a 2.0? 4 cylinder equals 912 not 911. If it's a 6 cylinder 2.0, then wrong engone for the ar.
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post Aug 6 2018, 03:18 PM
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QUOTE(nditiz1 @ Aug 6 2018, 04:50 PM) *

LOL, thanks Mark, that's what I need to hear!

The black 911 that Barbara's daughter is going to sport was looking good to me. That's my problem, I can't be around them too long looking at me, makes me question my whole relationship.

Hearing the whirl of the fan from the street while we were sitting in the back yard just reminded me that there is nothing like a 6. I'm sure a big Raby engine coule push that car nicely but you still miss the sound. Again, it's just me, for the right buyer, its the right car.
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post Aug 6 2018, 03:18 PM
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A 77 with a 2.0? 4 cylinder equals 912 not 911. If it's a 6 cylinder 2.0, then wrong engone for the ar.



There was no '77 912. 1976 one year wonder (why) ....ahem.. cough cough...
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post Aug 6 2018, 03:26 PM
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Funny how everyone is bashing the heart of the 914. I don't care for the vw type 4 engine myself which is why I did a water cooled conversion on mine.
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post Aug 6 2018, 03:41 PM
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Funny how everyone is bashing the heart of the 914. I don't care for the vw type 4 engine myself which is why I did a water cooled conversion on mine.


No one's bashing the 914-4 engine in a 914 (in this thread anyway), they're bashing the idea of putting a 914-4 engine in a 911.
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post Aug 6 2018, 03:43 PM
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Funny how everyone is bashing the heart of the 914. I don't care for the vw type 4 engine myself which is why I did a water cooled conversion on mine.


I'm not beating on it. It was just a bad idea.

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QUOTE(sithot @ Aug 6 2018, 01:43 PM) *

QUOTE(fasthonda @ Aug 6 2018, 05:26 PM) *

Funny how everyone is bashing the heart of the 914. I don't care for the vw type 4 engine myself which is why I did a water cooled conversion on mine.


I'm not beating on it. It was just a bad idea.



Agree .. A 76 912 I fine with just a backwards 77 conversion is odd. I would personally buy it and convert it back to 6 powered.
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post Aug 6 2018, 03:58 PM
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In fairness - yes it was kinda converted to a 912 E that did not exist in 77. The 2.0 while underpowered is not greek to me in fixing it. This bastard of a car also makes the price more appealing. You can check out the car I'm referencing in the ads. Brad Mayer has it for sale.

Raby monster or stock 6, not sure which is cheaper - probably the later.
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post Aug 6 2018, 04:01 PM
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I’m going to piss everyone off.

I like my /4 914 - Dads car. It’s a perfect predictable easy car to drive. I also like my 2.4 / 3.0 /6. I’ve driven many /6 Street and Race versions and I know what I’m getting.

Now for the messed up part.... I would only go for a water cooled 911. Price to performance is hard to miss in the 996, and the 997. The 991s are just bad ass.

Why not have both wives? The one that’s been with you forever and is sentuously predictable, and the supermodel....
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post Aug 6 2018, 04:27 PM
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QUOTE(Tom_T @ Aug 6 2018, 01:53 PM) *

QUOTE(nditiz1 @ Aug 6 2018, 01:36 PM) *

As I write this I think about my nice little 73 - 2056 in my garage. She has given me some problems from the start, but I don't "love" her any less and she is running good. While I have always loved Porsche's and VW's (coming from beetles actually), I always dreamt of owning the 911. 914 has shown up in my life more than the 911 and when I was finally able to buy a Porsche the 914 was the affordable one (as funny as that sounds). A 77 with a 2.0 motor has caught my eye and I have this strong feeling to rid myself of the teen and plunge into the eleven. Still powered by a teen so that counts for something right? If money was no object, sure own both.

Am I being silly? Does this pull to the 911 and if I am so easy to cast the 914 aside mean the 914 is not my true love?

Maybe I need to snap out of it...but that 911 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drooley.gif)


A 911 with a 914 2.0 is someone's cheapass solution to a blown 6, & an odd bastard that will have little value in the future - other than to put a proper 6 back in. It's like someone who missed out on the 76 912E & decided to bastardize a 77 911-6 .... I just don't get it.

Compared to your 914 - you won't like that 911-4 - as others have said, it's heaver than the 914 so power-to-wt. is lower, & you'll lose the mid-engined balance.

Keep your 914 - & if you really are still bugged by the NARP push for a 911, then look for a proper late 911 up to 964 aircooleds, or look for an early Boxster or Cayman which has had the IMS issue addressed as a newer Porsche-WBX6 to drive around.

JMHO! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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Nothing like a brutally honest opinion by Tom (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif). The concour types will stone you to death.

You my friend want a 912. That will fit you perfectly.


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post Aug 6 2018, 04:48 PM
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It's funny, I love the Type 4 in a 914, but the idea of shoving one in a 911 makes me wretch. I wonder though, how different this thread would play if OP was asking about ditching the 914 for a 912E. That little badge...
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Yea..No doubt that would be a dog,..But, buy it and when you run across a 3.0 or a 2.7 then you could install it and have both,...My 77 with a built 3.0 Ltr was a nice running car,..and reliable as well..!! 77 has power brakes as standard..equipment
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post Aug 6 2018, 05:07 PM
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Now give me a ‘66-912. I could probably live with the engine. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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