Shall I say...SIX?, costs, plus' and minus' of conversion Options

[Trekkor]

I have a line on a 911 engine with Webers in the 245hp range for, say...$1500. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool_shades.gif)

I don't have any of the details on displacement, CR, builder, age, blah, blah...yet.

Of course, you buy it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/chowtime.gif)

Question is, What will I pay to finish the install?
After exhaust, fuel set-up, adapters,oil tank,etc...Bottom line is?

$2000...$3000...$5000...tell me straight up, I'm sitting down! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rocking nana.gif)

What are the positives and negatives of doing this? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

[brp914]

Hey, I realize its probably too late, but dont do it. True, a /6 is a great sounding, and even with a 2.0, a reasonably quick car. But, notice how your FI /4 starts right up, even on a cold day? Not so with carbs. And how your FI /4 drives and responds under all conditions? The carb'd /6 will run crummy until its warmed up, and even then never as well as the /4. And thats the best you can hope for. Lotsa luck if the engine and/or carbs aren't happy, or if something has been done to that engine that the carbs dont know about. Or vice versa. Also, expect about 22 mpg vs. 30 for the FI /4. A car that doesn't run well will get old fast.

Not to mention the cost of parts and labor. And emissions testing, if applicable. And how about the quality of the work? Will it look like something that has come from Porsche, or some hack job replete with cheap crap from the local hardware store.

Is your /4 running now? Do you really want to fix it if it ain't broke? Knowing that the time and money spent will not be recouped if sold? Hopefully food for thought.