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| Crudbud |
 May 5 2019, 02:48 PM
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Hi all,
I have been confused as to why people convert the 914 to gain better performance? I honestly cringe when I see them because to me it's ruining the originality of the Porsche. Ok to each his own fine, I am not a 914 owner yet and only rode in one 25 years ago as a teen-ager from my sister's boyfriend and it threw me back against the seat before the door closed and he took a corner I swear would have pitched it and I have wanted to get one just from that experience. Having owned hi-perf Type-1 bugs etc. the performance modifications were plenty to make the VW go plenty fast and cheap! Is the 914 engine that different or the performance market unavailable to keep them from becoming modified into anything but a Porsche? Thanks. |
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Crudbud 914 performance possible? May 5 2019, 02:48 PM
Tom_T :wttc:
It's more personal preference & o... May 5 2019, 03:19 PM mepstein :wttc:
“I am not a 914 owner yet and only rod... May 5 2019, 03:31 PM Chris914n6 40 years ago a 914 was considered quick. Today it... May 5 2019, 04:53 PM SirAndy I put the biggest air-cooled production /6 engine ... May 5 2019, 05:10 PM Freezin 914 :wttc:
I love these cars any way I can get to see... May 5 2019, 05:35 PM whitetwinturbo .............it's all about FREEDOM of choice.... May 5 2019, 07:59 PM 76-914 For some of us the conversion is about reliability... May 5 2019, 08:15 PM ClayPerrine Why do I modify MY 914.
Because it's mine, an... May 5 2019, 09:03 PM thelogo The car obviously needs more grunt then 89 horse
... May 5 2019, 10:20 PM porschetub Never keep my cars 100% stock for long...my ... May 6 2019, 02:43 PM jcd914
I have been confused as to why people convert the... May 6 2019, 03:03 PM windforfun KISS May 6 2019, 03:16 PM Rand No performance junky who ever had any kind of car ... May 6 2019, 03:28 PM lierofox I modified mine both out of curiosity and out of n... May 6 2019, 03:31 PM Crudbud Thanks for all the welcoming! I would still li... May 6 2019, 03:49 PM
76-914
Thanks for all the welcoming! I would still l... May 6 2019, 05:01 PM SirAndy bolt on performance like ... carburetion ...
Oh b... May 6 2019, 05:24 PM 914_teener
Thanks for all the welcoming! I would still l... May 6 2019, 05:36 PM
bbrock
Thanks for all the welcoming! I would still l... May 6 2019, 05:52 PM mepstein When you had your old VW, traffic was slower. Now ... May 6 2019, 04:01 PM KELTY360 While a 914 may not be fast, it's quick. You c... May 6 2019, 05:23 PM Superhawk996 :agree:
It's easy to get lost in the weeds o... May 6 2019, 06:21 PM Dave_Darling You can have fun in a 914 with a tired clapped-out... May 6 2019, 08:30 PM infraredcalvin Is this considered bolt on? :D
It’s a 2165cc... May 6 2019, 09:59 PM flipb Just one more opinion among the others here.
I bo... May 7 2019, 09:03 AM Larmo63 Attending a Route 66 meet or a West Coast Ramble a... May 7 2019, 09:26 AM mepstein
Attending a Route 66 meet or a West Coast Ramble ... May 7 2019, 10:17 AM thelogo
Attending a Route 66 meet or a West Coast Ramble... May 7 2019, 01:25 PM pploco My Subaru STI converted 914 will have the same pow... May 7 2019, 01:36 PM flmont PPloco,..what is your HP/ TQ rating,. Thanks May 7 2019, 05:34 PM pploco With the turbo and upgrades I've got, I expect... May 8 2019, 07:51 AM Mark Henry I'm a performance junkie, if I couldn't ho... May 8 2019, 08:44 AM  |
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