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Date:         Thu, 1 Nov 2007 20:41:26 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: That recent post bashing Tiico..one on Yahoo subaru too.
Comments: To: Karl Mullendore <groups@WESTYVENTURES.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <472A98F9.4060905@westyventures.com>
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Of course a later air cooled 911 engine is a natural choice. I did say, about subie 2.2's going into them, 914, and not 914-6. Whatever Karl.

-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Karl Mullendore Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 8:27 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: That recent post bashing Tiico..one on Yahoo subaru too.

Puh-leeze, Scott, leave the 914-6 alone, it already HAS a great engine, surely you jest about swapping in a Subie? If you had to swap in something it would surely have to be another Porsche flat-6, like a 3.2 or 3.6? Or 3.3 turbo? Maybe it's time for you to lay down those wrenches before you really hurt something. :-)

An old friend on mine has a Porsche Carrera-4 screamer that will knock the socks off ANY, and I do mean ANY Subaru abomination you can bring to run. 700+ dyno-proven HP at the wheels, all four of 'em.

Karl

Scott Daniel - Shazam wrote: > I do not in any way claim to know versions and numbers of porsche engines, > but I sure know how to work on this 914-6 car sitting right next to me here > ! > And I'd love to see a subaru engine in it actually ! ... > A 2.2 1990's EJ22 subaru engine puts out more power, in a broader band, by > far, than the 2.0 liter 911T engine in the 914-6. > And get this ......it's a 1970 car. The owner's manual says that up to one > and a half quarts of oil consumption per 600 miles is normal ! Metallurgy > and piston ring sealing has come a long way since then. It's all top end > screaming power too, nothing relaxed about it at all, It's hairy, but it's > too hairy all the time. They do subie conversions to 914's too. Vast > improvement.


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