914 Engine Choices, Will buy 914, if I can build a monster Options

[GreekDriver]

Hello. I'm a BMW fan, sorry guys. But the 914 has to be one of the funnest cars I've ever driven! Other than its transmission feeling like shifting through oatmeal and damn near impossible to get a smoot shift out of... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) (This is on all 914s I've driven, even one with a rebuilt transmission)

Well, there's a nice 914 for sale, with minimal rust, original motor, great interior and paint, and low miles. It's a 76 2.0l I believe, in Black. A fella in the neighborhood has had it since 1979 and barely driven it. He's not a car guy, he bought it because it looked nice. It drives nicely, but it lacks power, and the brakes don't impress me.

It's going to need an engine and rebuilding the type iv to its horrible stock form would just piss me off. Alot. I've been looking at engine options and I have no clue on what to do. I want lightweight, EXTREMELY high revving, past 10k RPMs, and over 190hp. So the V8s are out of the question. I've thought about a 2.0l Carrea motor, as those should be able to rev like hell when built. But I haven't really seen much info on them anywhere. Another Idea I had was an S14 engine from the E30 M3(1988 BMW M3), but I have no clue what transmission I'd use and how I'd get it to work... My last idea was to build an M10 up. The M10 was THE I-4 out of the BMW 2002s, E21s, and some E30s. It loves boost, the 1.5l block was doing 1500hp for BMW F1 in the 80s. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) I would try to find a way to get it to rev high in N/A form, or boost it. But again, I don't know how I'd get it to work with the 914.

Anyways, just give me some general ideas guys. I'd worry about suspension and brakes later. Oh, and the damn transmission would be going to the yard and I'm going to request to see it crunched, it would make me feel so good.

Thanks! And it's nice to be here! Hopefully I'll get some interesting responses to push me to buy that car.

[soloracer]

GreekDriver: Go to http://www.kennedyeng.com and check and see if they have an adapter for you motor. They also sell clutch set ups for Porsche transmissions and are a good vendor. Many of the packages being sold by other vendors are using Kennedy Engineering stuff.

Go with the Renegade Hybrids radiator set up as it has been proven to work with V8's in Las Vegas. Be prepared to spend about $1000 on that alone. As for the intercooler forget about putting it up front. Front mounted intercoolers are great for a car with a front mounted engine. However, on a mid engine car if you front mount your intercooler you will have a massive intake tract for the air to go through before it gets to the intake manifold. The result will be tons of turbo lag - not a very desireable thing to have. Better to go with a rear trunk mounted, roof mounted or rear wheel well mounted intercooler.

In an issue of European Car magazine there was a 914 race car that was using a turbocharged audi engine and 6 speed transmission. He had to custom fabricate a lot of things but it you wouldn't have to buy an engine adapter and it would solve your "shifts poorly" problem.

Good Luck!