 914 vs. Super Beetle, Similar? |
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| BMartin914 |
 May 31 2004, 06:24 AM
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|||  Group: Members Posts: 1,408 Joined: 30-May 04 From: Oregon Member No.: 2,128 Region Association: Pacific Northwest  |
I've been taking some heat from a few (non-Porschephiles) that are really down on the T4 engine (the 1.8 I am looking at specifically).
How similar are these engines (power, accel. wise) compared to the VW H4 engines used in the super beetle? I try to explain that the T4 and the earlier VW engines are quite DISSIMILAR in many ways. I still get the "its a bug motor?!" question. Could somebody help me put this to rest and post what you know/your experiences with the power/driveability of the 914s T4 engine? Differences between the 914s T4 and the MANY other types of VW H4 engines? |
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| ArtechnikA |
May 31 2004, 06:43 AM
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rich herzog Group: Members Posts: 7,390 Joined: 4-April 03 From: Salted Roads, PA Member No.: 513 Region Association: None |
not sure why you care actually...
you know, of course, that the "VW-Porsche 914" is a Volkswagen Type 47 car, built at the Karmann factory ... the T-IV shares its coaxial fan cooling system design with the T-III, and fundamental design concepts with all the flat-4 boxer aircooled VW engines. the case is bigger and stronger, as is the crankshaft. it has a built-in full-flow oil filter. the lifter / pushrod / pushrod tube system has some useful detail updates. Porsche contributed significantly to the design of the 914 2,0 cylinder head. people who get off comparing our cars with Beetles do it due to their ignorance, the ease at which you rise to their bait, or some combination of the two ... the car and its engine are what they are. |
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BMartin914 914 vs. Super Beetle May 31 2004, 06:24 AM
URY914 I guess the first fact would be the T-IV was never... May 31 2004, 06:27 AM BMartin914 ONE of the reasons I care is that I have never dri... May 31 2004, 07:07 AM DNHunt I've had both and both were 74's. Neither ... May 31 2004, 07:21 AM ArtechnikA 
red914 hmmm... maybe i can learn to drive my tired old 1.... Jun 1 2004, 07:00 PM |
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