Date:         Mon, 11 Mar 1996 09:37:20 -0800 (PST)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         David Schwarze <des@teleport.com>
Subject:      Re: [T2] Ponderous motor thoughts...

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

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San Diego, California, USA       '73 Capri GT 2800                (Da Beast)
e-mail: des@teleport.com         '87 Mustang Lx 5.0          (13.986@100.81)
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