Hi,

I just bought a 71 914 and I just got the engine out and I noticed that the engine number is w00505. Does this mean it is not a Porsche engine and is a Volkswagen engine

I also bought a 75 914 and it's engine number is ec043140 is this also a Volkswagen engine?

Your help is much appreciated.

Thanks,
Baden

I'm no pro, but I thought all the 914's came with vw engines, mine has vw all over it, even inside the valve covers, I think they had special pistons/heads for the porsche, but Im pretty sure the case is VW on all of the 914's
Steve

Both are normal engine # for a 914.
The are also VW engine numbers, and the 914 used engines from the same series. Only the 914 2.0 engine got (what amounted to) a Porsche only engine #.

Thanks Jeff! Great info...That means my '72 that I was told had a 1.7 really has a '74 1.8..nice to know
Thanks, Bill

Anyone know what the differnce is between a "GB' and a "GC" engine? I have a '76, with a "GC" engine and I thought they only had one 2.0 engine in '76.

GB is euro market only. 8.0 compression. Thats the only engine difference.

See the chart above for GB or GC answer. GC was the less hp Calif engine. It had the smog pump the rest of the USA did not have.

GB is the "Euro" 2.0L with the 8to1 compression due to the flat top pistons only availible in Europe.

QUOTE (914Sixer @ Feb 20 2006, 07:18 AM)

GC was the less hp Calif engine.

GC was the US-spec 2.0 engine for 75-76. The exhaust, primarily, was responsible for reducing the power output of these engines versus the 73-74 2.0 engines.

--DD