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Just curious if anyone has dropped a newer (mid 90s) Honda Civic engine in a 914?
I have a 96 1.6l engine, harness, fuel injection, all hardware and also have a turbo charger laying in the corner of the garage..... The combo should put down a very reliable 250 hp and just had the gears turning in my head about the thought of it. |
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Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 162 Joined: 31-August 11 From: pa Member No.: 13,502 Region Association: North East States ![]() |
Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against KEP, but if it is something that I can take an afternoon or even a weekend to fabricate and save a couple of hundred dollars by doing my self I'd rather do it. Plus on the end i can take more pride in it because I made that part instead of buying it.....am I nutty for thinking like that? Maybe lol
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I see things..... ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 261 Joined: 23-September 10 From: Netherlands Member No.: 12,210 Region Association: Europe ![]() |
Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against KEP, but if it is something that I can take an afternoon or even a weekend to fabricate and save a couple of hundred dollars by doing my self I'd rather do it. Plus on the end i can take more pride in it because I made that part instead of buying it.....am I nutty for thinking like that? Maybe lol Nope, you are right. It's just that when you have cad drawings of both engine and transmission side and you cad draw a custom adapter plate, you are spot on. My experience with home made plates is that in most cases there is a mis-alignment which will not show in the beginning but will come out in later phases resulting in strange failures, which can afterwards be related back to misalignment, since internal porsche gearboxparts are generally more expensive then the adapterplate, I would go the cnc way,hence my assumption.... The B16 in my opinion is a very good engine, like I said earlier, it's a monster of an engine, especially with a mild quick spinning turbo. 250-275HP is easy and with those numbers you can keep stock internals, which in turn is cost effective. Just check for oil consumption....in most cases this is due to age and can be easily remedied by replacing the valve seals.... The acura project and the rest is on my site: RVWerks Best regards Randall |
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