Where to getta MOTOR....?, HI-PO Engine on a "budget"... Options

[messix]

Muller; are those a couple of turbos i see in that pict. ?


don't you know you can't turbo a 914 engine? is that why you didn't mention then?

[Mueller]

no, you have it wrong, you cannot "twin-turbo" a 914 engine (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smash.gif)

[porsha916]

Think about buick 215 V8 conversion, light weight, 180-200hp, lots of torque, 20mpg, stock trans(a highway gear would be nice (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) ). You could build the whole car for $9K (on a budget). (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smilie_pokal.gif)

[Bezerker420]

fortunately, or not, I dont really have a "budget" per-se, I just wanna make a NICE car......money isnt tangible, it comes and goes, ill spend some now and make some more later....

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/cool_shades.gif)

[Bezerker420]

please tell me about this turboed 914 idea.....ill do it!

That is what i was "thinking" about....was told its not possible...??

Mueller, why arent YOU gonna use that motor?

[Mueller]

QUOTE (Bezerker420 @ Oct 22 2005, 10:18 AM)

please tell me about this turboed 914 idea.....ill do it! That is what i was "thinking" about....was told its not possible...?? Mueller, why arent YOU gonna use that motor?

only 1 turbo will be used...I bought 2 at a good deal...

going onto a stock 1.8 one of these days...I have aftermarket fuel injection to make it easier (famous last words, hahahaha)

selling motor due to needing cash for a car accident I was just involved in.....cannot say more until it's all resolved, but it could be ugly.. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/headbang.gif)

the "can't turbo a 914" is long standing joke....I think it started when someone wrote into European Car asking about it....the editor or tech writer was a moron and wrote that it couldn't be done or would be a bad idea....you can turbo a weedeater if you can find a small enough turbo (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smash.gif)

[Bezerker420]

do you know of any instances of turboed 914 round these parts, or can you point me to a tree to go sniff around?

[Mueller]

QUOTE (Bezerker420 @ Oct 23 2005, 12:36 AM)

do you know of any instances of turboed 914 round these parts, or can you point me to a tree to go sniff around?

search for turbo[b/] with username(s) of [B]Sammy,
airsix and ed

Sammy used an old skool method with a carb and suck-thru design

2 different Ed's used CIS injection (used parts from VW Rabbits and Audis I believe)

Airsix (Ben M), is using an aftermarket fuel injection with an all stock 1.7 motor

Nobody has dyno'd their cars that I know of, but 180HP is the seat of the pants numbers from a few of them that have been able to run their cars up against 914/6's or 911s with horsepower in the same range.

For reasonable horsepower levels, it's a doable thing, but don't expect to duplicate the boost levels that you read in the magazines for Hondas and Audis unless you have cubic dollars to spend..

[Bezerker420]

lol......."cubic dollars"


so these turbos are kinda unexplored territory for 914's? no one doing it commercially, just ppl with lotsa time and a dream??

[Mueller]

QUOTE (Bezerker420 @ Nov 22 2005, 05:14 PM)

lol......."cubic dollars" so these turbos are kinda unexplored territory for 914's? no one doing it commercially, just ppl with lotsa time and a dream??

there used to be 3 manufactures of 914/turbo kits:

MSDS (Maltese Falcon here on the BBS, owner of a bitch'n turbo /6 914)

Crown Manufacturing

and

Bernie Bergman(?)

not that many kits sold and all of the tooling is long gone, I believe at the time, it was just as cost effective to install a /6 so no huge market for a turbo /4


there are a couple of /4 (and /6) turbos being run on semi-daily drivers, mostly all home built.

for your entertainment, you are welcome to follow this thread I have created:

You Cannot Turbo A 914 project by Mueller