Duel carbs VS. Fuel injection, Whats the real deal Options

[Jaymann]

So whats the real story.What are the pro's and con's,I am working on a 1975 porsche 914 1.8L 4cyl. I am currentley using the stock fuel injection.I decided to start this project, by getting the car running back to stock.This car had been in storage since 1992.The gas tank was bone dry, and in perfect shape inside and out.I replaced all the fuel lines,filter,fuel pump.All the vacuum hoses,a bunch of gaskets and o-rings and stuff,chaged the oil,fiters etc,and did a complete tune up.
Now she runs ,and starts real nice.The car has very little rust at all anywhere,the motor runs very strong.This car has always been stored in a heated garage,and never driven in bad weather.My end goal is to have a car that is still street legal,but I can run at the track.So if I rebuild my motor and go from 76 h.p. to like 150 or 185hp can you still use the f.i. or do you need duel cabs at this point?I am not a mechanic, and this is my first 914.So please forgive me, if I ask any stupid questions.I am planning to run this engine for a while,she still has plenty of life left in her.I am just trying to figure out, what I want to do in the future.Jaymann

[tat2dphreak]

I think Jake can get 150+ hp from a 1.8 race engine, but I don't think it's a daily driver engine, and would probably cost north of 20k for the build. you are talking about DOUBLING the HP, but not changing the displacement... that's a huge feat!


imo figure out what you really want out of the car, and what kind of budget you can afford, and go from there... 5k for a 2056 will get you a strong daily driver in the 125hp range. and you can still do occasional fun races... if you want a dedicated SCCA racer, then more rules about displacement and such apply, read the rules closely, and find a mechanic that is used to building race engines...(JAKE)

if it was me, I'd drive it as it is for a good while, you said yourself it's running good... just drive it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) a 914 on the road is already moving faster than all of the ones on jackstands (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[zymurgist]

a 914 on the road is already moving faster than all of the ones on jackstands (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

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