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| dtravni |
  Oct 24 2005, 06:42 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 14 Joined: 24-October 05 From: Lincoln, NE Member No.: 4,993  |
hello, 914-ers - i'm sure this is not a new topic - the problem is that i'm new to 914club. anyways, here goes.
my son & i bought a pretty nice 'california car' coupla years ago & we're debating pros/cons of pushing in a 911 6 - not exactly a glide (& not exactly cheap, either). it seems to me that a worthy alternative might be a 2 (or 2.1) 4 cylinder watercooled Vanagan engine (waterboxer) - all things considered, a better alternative. in fact, if the aircooled 914 4 could take the thermal loading, adapting a turbo in IT would be even better. i'm of the opinion that the performance would be comparable to a 2.7+ 6, and a whole lot more agreeable in the installation (transmission, motor mounts, cabling, etc). the plumbing (exhaust, intake, & cooling seem to be more straightforward too, compared to the adaptation required for the 6-er). i'm sure that there are some out there that have considered/done this installation - i'd be most interested in hearing your advice & tales of joy/woe. |
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| SirAndy |
Oct 24 2005, 09:16 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,945 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
a /6 conversion (up to and including the 3.2L) is pretty straight forward and conversion parts are readily available. after all, the factory did over 3000 of those themselves ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/cool_shades.gif) big /4s have been done a lot as well, even with turbos ... then there are the v6/v8 guys ... and if you really want to tear up your tires at the drag-strip, talk to otmar about his electric (!) drag racing 914 (1000+ lbs of torque) ... it all depends on your skills with (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smash.gif) and (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/welder.gif) and (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/sawzall-smiley.gif) and of course the deepness of your pockets ... oh, and welcome to the club! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/beerchug.gif) Andy |
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Posts in this topic
dtravni alternative to six-ing it up... Oct 24 2005, 06:42 PM
nebreitling Welcome to the board!
a /6 really is infinite... Oct 24 2005, 07:17 PM Crazyhippy not alot of Experiance w/ the Vanagon motors, But ... Oct 24 2005, 07:18 PM goose2 Interesting idea for sure, but the watercooled Van... Oct 24 2005, 07:42 PM trekkor Guess what I think you should do? h... Oct 24 2005, 09:11 PM ptravnic The orig poster of this is my pops...
I've be... Oct 25 2005, 11:48 AM goose2 In my opinion, a six or a big four are the simples... Oct 25 2005, 12:03 PM davep ... Oct 25 2005, 02:52 PM Matt Monson Well,
Many a Vanagon owner has pulled that engine ... Oct 25 2005, 03:46 PM ptravnic We both meet up in Buffalo to work on the car, mak... Oct 25 2005, 06:43 PM MecGen Welcome to the Club X2
I think it hasn't been... Oct 25 2005, 07:18 PM kwales Well,
There ya go, insulting Vanna's 2.1 engi... Oct 25 2005, 09:14 PM dtravni hello again - i really appreciate your replies. t... Oct 26 2005, 09:49 PM kwales Yup,
Wasserboxers can be turboed. Here is Marcot... Oct 27 2005, 11:38 AM dmenche914 My 86 Vanagon with a 2.1 wasserboxer and 175,000 m... Oct 27 2005, 12:44 PM Mueller welcome.....
one thing to keep in mind is the pur... Oct 27 2005, 01:35 PM ken914 First, I am a purist (sort of) with 914's. I h... Oct 27 2005, 01:58 PM davep ... Oct 27 2005, 02:27 PM
cnavarro My .02 cents worth, if you're going to add h2o... Oct 27 2005, 08:22 PM |
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