Ken Hooper writes: > > >I saw an ad for a 1.7 L Porsche 914 motor and was wondering if this would > >fit in my '79 Bust. If it would fit, is it a bolt up, plug in the Bus FI > >stuff and go job or something worse. The guy says 'Runs well, $250.' Is > >this a good idea or should I invest $250 in the motor I currently have. I > > (a) You could rebuild yours well for $250. Ummm... I think $750 would be a bare minimum to rebuild his engine. Probably $9-1200, based on my experience, but I guess it depends on your definition of "rebuilt". Not counting labor costs, of course, which would be "free" if you do it yourself. There are only a couple of differences between the Porsche 1.7 and the VW 1.7. I believe the intake manifolds only have three studs per side, the oil breather, oil filler tube (and the dipstick?) are in a different location too. Then there is the problem of your '79 exhaust which is the "vanagon" style and will only mate to the heads for '79-on engines with rectangular exhaust ports. I don't think the 1.7L 914 engine has those. -David ============================================================================ David Schwarze '73 VW Safare Custom Camper (Da Boat) San Diego, California, USA '73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) e-mail: des@teleport.com '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (13.986@100.81) http://www.teleport.com/~des '93 Weber WG-50 (Da Piano) ============================================================================
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