They only do Chevrolet?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uod6avfs4AM

A half-price six sound.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_geZF6_nKI

A 914 that sounds American.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cUDRkztj58

And of course,the modern Wankel.

There are many other options,although the aircooled are limited to very few types.
Like selecting ice cream or paint colors,what do you like?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ea_y8zpzqU

The only renegade stuff I see is Chevrolet, if I were to cut up a car for cooling I'd probably go V8. Mid engine V8 is pretty freakin awesome, any other shops specialize in V8 swaps?

You would have to find a shop that builds all kind of stuff, there is no shop that pays the bills doing Ford conversions. Kennedy Engineering will have the adapter plate and flywheel.


Don't discount some of the more modern V6 engines, shorter, lighter and still enough power to get you in a lot of trouble.

Yes, I'm sure if you offered obscene amounts of money they might change their mind.

I'm not going to pay an obscene amount in that case I'll go 3.2 or 3.6 I'm talking about a ford 302 for half the price. That means the rest goes towards brakes/suspension/wife wheel/fenders

cheaper to buy?

http://r.ebay.com/hmleJA

I might be interested in taking that off your hands! I need an older audi transmission for my watercooled 1626 VW motor

If this car was your dads and its all original, I would just drive it for now and and build another motor on the side so you can keep the original motor on the side, or if the motor is already tired have it built up. I might get flamed for this suggestion, but you are literally in CB Performances' backyard....

All I can say is I believe my car has around 280hp and 260 ftlbs of torq. I run on the street with 225 nt-01 tire's. It feels matched perfectly, I can get on it in the turns, it hooks and gets. In an autocross it's hard to get traction though, needs something stickier. I feel like this is a great combo overall.

Do you have a preference on running a v8, v-6 or flat six? I would say to go with what ever motor you are most excited about and fits your budget. The subaru flat six seems to be a great balance for these cars. A v-8 is cool and I'm a v8 guy, but just doesn't seem right for a 914 to me. Although I wouldn't mind having one some day, to get a get a better feel for it.

Just a word of warning/my sordid tale...

I bought my 914 in 1992. I loved that car. I bit the bullet and did a conversion back in 2011-12. I never finished it completely - all it needed was the shift linkage addressed. But at that point, I couldn't even stand to look at the car anymore and sold it.

Not to be a wet sock, but my conversion basically tanked a 20 year love affair. If I had left it alone, it would still be in my garage.

Just an FYI...

I hear you Scott...mine was just fine till I decided to convert....8+ years later, I still haven't put it together even though I have 90% of the parts already.

If I'd have to do it over, I would have kept it a /4...oh well, no turning back now, it'll probably be 2 more years till I'm done, so it better be worth it.

Same here 8 years
I'm 95% done...just need to get it in gear and finish that last 5%...
But I did work on it all last weekend so there's hope yet!

I think the big thing is what point you are in life. For me I have 10 Porsches mostly 911s a couple of 60s camaros and of all the cars I had my 914-6 was the most fun. I started with a car that was restorable but not drivable for this go around. I have sandblasted the doors, suspension, collected parts, done some welding, and probably have 90% of the parts to complete the car. The reality is that it won't be done for years.. I am ok with that. If you intend to drive it in a week or month once you take it apart for the conversion you will probably will be disappointed. Me I have so many different hobbys it I am ok in fact love the idea of the project lasting a while.. My time frame is different though from most..

So far I have about 30 hours into the conversion. I need another 8-10 hour chunk of time and I'm done. Hopefully next week.

I'm personally Porsche and Ford biased this is my only Porsche I would like a 911 in the near future but I am finishing a 53 ford coupe with a 427 that will be fun. Engine for the 914 I've been pretty set on a 3.2 but when I spoke to someone and he told he could do the 302 swap for literally half the price I figure hell for the 20k for just a 6 swap I could almost complete the car with that being said I'm a big fan of mid engine v8 cars but I've never been in or drove a 914/8 and I'm leaning more towards the 6 but I thought a 302 powered 914 would be gt40 like. I'd like to know about Justin's 914 with 280hp that sounds like an interesting setup to me! Sorry to hear that it look like a sweet setup.

The 302 might be 1/2 the cost to convert, however it might be worth 1/4 what a nice proper 3.2 conversion would go for when time to sell.

Being in California you aren't too far from all kinds of conversions, I'm sure you can find someone with mid sized /6 (like a 3.0 or 3.2) and a small block Chevy (I know, you said Ford fan, you won't know the difference while sitting in the drivers or passenger seat.

Both are a blast, I've driven a narrow bodied /6 with a 3.0 translplant a few times and it was a great combo. I've also driven a few SBC conversions and those too are fun to drive. If it was my money I'd opt for SBC, if was someone elses money I'd go for Porsche /6.

I don't have a build thread on mine, but this is almost the identical engine that I built (the 3.2), 253hp to the wheels- http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911...fore-after.html

If you are thinking of going to a 911 you might just want to consider building a clean 2.0 car and save your money for the 911? Stock 914's are worth quite a bit of money these days.

Thanks for the link! That's inspiring, I'm not sure I really like the 914 platform and would to build that first.

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