LN Engineering 2563 Kit Options

[JimVG]

Has anyone here built a 914 Type 4 using the LN Engineering 2563-190 kit?

[gandalf_025]

OK, I’ll be the one to say it..

How about a Corvair big bore 3.0

Air cooled 6, easy and cheap compared to some
of the other options..

[mepstein]

OK, I’ll be the one to say it..

How about a Corvair big bore 3.0

Air cooled 6, easy and cheap compared to some
of the other options..

When I first signed onto 914World around 2010, there was a lot more talk about Corvair engines in 914's. I haven't heard of anyone pursuing it lately. I know they used to be pretty cheap but I'm not sure about easy. Fitting the trans, engine tin and mounting the engine are probably parts you need to fabricate. Reading over some of the threads back in 2010, I was convinced it wasn't the right option for me.

[VaccaRabite]

OK, I’ll be the one to say it..

How about a Corvair big bore 3.0

Air cooled 6, easy and cheap compared to some
of the other options..

When I first signed onto 914World around 2010, there was a lot more talk about Corvair engines in 914's. I haven't heard of anyone pursuing it lately. I know they used to be pretty cheap but I'm not sure about easy. Fitting the trans, engine tin and mounting the engine are probably parts you need to fabricate. Reading over some of the threads back in 2010, I was convinced it wasn't the right option for me.

Corvair engines DO fit. But you have a big issue to overcome. They spin the wrong way. People used to make reverse rotation cams for them, but I don't know that anyone does that any more. A decade ago they were hard to find, but if you looked you could find one NOS.

A decade ago parts were fairly cheap and plentiful. I don't know how much that's the case anymore. At the time it seemed things were drying up, but that may not be the case. Either way, right now this would be a unusual swap. Definitely easier in a VW with a traditional rear engine.

Zach