> 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. SNIP >Ignore the Porsche part. I don't know how big the engine had gotten by >'79 but suspect it was bigger than 1700 cc which I think was used in '72 >or '73. Judge this engine as a VW engine that is better or worse than >what you got now. > >bill and diane killian >zen and the art of ferrets >http://userwww.qnet.com/~killian/zen_home.htm By 1976 it is a 2 litre fuel injected engine. I always tell the guys at work I'm going to get the Porche PROMs for the 'computer' and boost it to 325HP as soon as I find a source for wheelie wheels;-) Bill Crick
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