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Re: First air cooled Porsche..engine (no car..yet)
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2022 6:24 pm
by 911R
naesjr wrote: Fri Aug 12, 2022 5:45 pm..I think I would enjoy a 914-6 a little more than a 911. I definitely don't want anything batshit-insane, I don't want a 930 for example haha. I think a 914-6 is also very economical to build, seeing the prices rise I think even if I just put this engine in a nice 914 and make it drive nice, even if it wasn't perfect cosmetically I think I could make more than I would flipping most 944's, and gain necessary experience to do 911's in the future.
I say follow your passion. The Porsche 914 is certainly very fast on any race track.
I am not so sure that it will be economical as I have not found any Porsche to be called that. I'd say here that it is expensive hobby. Yet, the resale on any Porsche sports car is above excellent.
I had this car that went back to CA for a good price to the buyer.
Re: First air cooled Porsche..engine (no car..yet)
Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2022 6:32 pm
by Tom
914-6 can be really nice cars, especially with the box flares. However....
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Re: First air cooled Porsche..engine (no car..yet)
Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2022 8:22 pm
by stitch2k1
Tom wrote: Sat Aug 13, 2022 6:32 pm
914-6 can be really nice cars, especially with the box flares. However....
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B32 is cooler, just saying. I would love to build a homage to the B32 on a Westfalia Vanagon, but using a turbonormalized EJ25 instead of a flat six. Unless I can fit a EG33, which is the SVX motor.
Re: First air cooled Porsche..engine (no car..yet)
Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2022 8:25 pm
by stitch2k1
911R wrote: Fri Aug 12, 2022 6:24 pm
naesjr wrote: Fri Aug 12, 2022 5:45 pm..I think I would enjoy a 914-6 a little more than a 911. I definitely don't want anything batshit-insane, I don't want a 930 for example haha. I think a 914-6 is also very economical to build, seeing the prices rise I think even if I just put this engine in a nice 914 and make it drive nice, even if it wasn't perfect cosmetically I think I could make more than I would flipping most 944's, and gain necessary experience to do 911's in the future.
I say follow your passion. The Porsche 914 is certainly very fast on any race track.
I am not so sure that it will be economical as I have not found any Porsche to be called that. I'd say here that it is expensive hobby. Yet, the resale on any Porsche sports car is above excellent.
I had this car that went back to CA for a good price to the buyer.
Porsches have been pretty economical for me, but that's because I take a lot of time trying to find it. I also can't afford to do crazy builds that don't make a dime. A 914/6 would make more money than a 911 or 912/6 simply because the purchase price of a roller long hood car would be way too high.
Re: First air cooled Porsche..engine (no car..yet)
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2022 8:19 pm
by stitch2k1
Welp it took me about two months to finally pull the trigger, and I scored this for $330 (total).
An 015 MFI pump, correct for my motor. It's missing some bits, but those should be easier to find than I first thought.
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Still not sure what I'm going to end up doing with this thing,
but this was a necessary part for what I wanted to do. So glad I found one.
Re: First air cooled Porsche..engine (no car..yet)
Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2022 7:50 pm
by 911R
I'd really recommend PMO carbs.
There are very few guys left that can sort out the Weber carbs much less the early 1972-1974 ignition systems. Porsche called it the CIS (continuous injection system). These guys are retired and/or hard to contact.
I had PMO's on my 1973 Porsche 2.7L RS replica which even I could tune.
Yes, it will be hard to win the Monterey Concours, but you win the better carb system.
Re: First air cooled Porsche..engine (no car..yet)
Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2022 8:32 pm
by stitch2k1
911R wrote: Thu Oct 06, 2022 7:50 pm
I'd really recommend PMO carbs.
There are very few guys left that can sort out the Weber carbs much less the early 1972-1974 ignition systems. Porsche called it the CIS (continuous injection system). These guys are retired and/or hard to contact.
I had PMO's on my 1973 Porsche 2.7L RS replica which even I could tune.
Yes, it will be hard to win the Monterey Concours, but you win the better carb system.
You don't know me very well. I like things the hard way.
Re: First air cooled Porsche..engine (no car..yet)
Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2025 3:41 pm
by stitch2k1
Years long update. I still have the engine, despite having had a couple offers to buy it that I rejected. I have finally acquired an engine yoke though for it though. So now I don't really have any excuses to NOT rebuild it, it's more so "I cannot afford even a 914" to put it in. (I would never sell my 944 even to get a 911)
Re: First air cooled Porsche..engine (no car..yet)
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2025 7:57 am
by ROB III
stitch2k1 wrote: Sun Apr 13, 2025 3:41 pm
Years long update. I still have the engine, despite having had a couple offers to buy it that I rejected. I have finally acquired an engine yoke though for it though. So now I don't really have any excuses to NOT rebuild it, it's more so "I cannot afford even a 914" to put it in. (I would never sell my 944 even to get a 911)
Re: First air cooled Porsche..engine (no car..yet)
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2025 8:09 am
by Tom
stitch2k1 wrote: Sun Apr 13, 2025 3:41 pm
Years long update. I still have the engine, despite having had a couple offers to buy it that I rejected. I have finally acquired an engine yoke though for it though. So now I don't really have any excuses to NOT rebuild it, it's more so "I cannot afford even a 914" to put it in. (I would never sell my 944 even to get a 911)
How about putting it in a Karman Ghia or VW Bus?