Very odd 914 sighting yesterday...., ...with a VERY odd-sounding motor! Options

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I was having lunch with an old 914 buddy in Novato -- the guy who built the silver 914-6 3.8 that keeps popping up for sale -- when a gray/silver (looked like that old-school silver that isn't so bright) 914 went by. Too quickly to collect all the details.

Fairly stock looking (I think it was still on four-lug wheels), but it sounded like it might have had an inline four, like a Honda S2000 or Toyota motor, but I am sure that's not it. Could it be?

If that was a Type IV, I want to know what was done to it!

This was on Wednesday March 9 on Bel Marin Keys Blvd @ 1:00 pm or so....

Anyone here know this car?

pete

[Rand]

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a Wankel isn't a two-stroke...One could even say it's one continuous "stroke", since it never reverses direction.

Agreed. I was a bit loose with the term, but the point is they put out more constant power than a four stroke engine. There's no motion that goes through a cycle just to pull fuel/air in and then fire next time around.

They are so short that you would have a lot of room in front of the engine in a 914. Maybe even enough room to fit a radiator in the engine bay? Hmmm. (Although they need a beefy radiator, and would require some good duct work to get enough air flow).