4 Cyl vs. 6 cyl power-to-weight Options

[digit3]

I have never owned a 914. Starting to kick around the idea of getting one.

Wondering what kind of weight difference is there between say a 2.0 four cylinder car versus a modified car sporting a 911 six cylinder motor?

What kind of power can a hopped up four banger put out?

Thanks!

[targa72e]

my first 914 came with a 1.7 with a carb. I purchased it to do a 6 swap. Drove it for a short time with the 4 to make sure all the other systems work well, I was not impressed. I did the first conversion with a 6 a 2.4 MFI engine S pistons and E cams. This made the car much more fun to drive over the 4. Also built a short gear box with shorter 3rd and 4th gears This was fun enough to covert me to a 914 guy. I have (and have had ) many 911's to compare. I ended up selling the 2.4 engine and now have a friends 2.7 RS piston and mod S cams, weber carbed engine in the car. the car is very fun to drive and makes great sounds all the right feeling's. I have purchase 2 other 914s in the last year that are nice rust free cars that I plan to convert to 6's (I have a few engines). I plan on selling the car I have new that was my first build (can always do better second time around (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) and plan to build the car I want based on my experience. Current plan is for 2.7 twin plug, 10.5 to 1, probably DC40 or 60 cams, ITB EFI. I am still struggling with standard body or flares probably goin with out flares. realizing the sky is the limit in terms of HP a nice hot 2.7 is really a good match for the chassis. If you aspire for more it become exponentially more expensive with transmission swaps, chassis upgrades etc. If you really need more power there are plenty of later cars that can handle it much better. What ever you decide to do enjoy.

john