turbo 914

[mally914]

anyone dropped a turbo on a 914 before i was talking to a guy who drags vw beatles but he hasnt much experiance on type 4 motors but was very helpfull in explaining wots involved but has it been done by any owners , need more power and im rebuilding the motor so nows the time to do it

[orkneydave]

Not heard of it (although I'm sure it must of been done!). There is a thread on this forum about different engines (non-porsche) being fitted to 14's which may be worth a look.

If you do go ahead please keep us posted.

[fourteener]

I want to be the first to post the old 914club/pelican joke..
'you can't turbo a 914'

[orkneydave]

This site may be of interest (it features a scooby engine though):

http://www.cardomain.com/features/turbo914

I tried to google putting a turbo in a 914 but didn't come up with much.

[Racecraft76]

Cant turbo a 914? I must disagree............................I posted this in another thread:

You could try one of these...............................

Engine : 2221cc Type 4 motor with custom built turbo kit that we made. 80 stroke crank with chevy journals from Demello, 5.6 chevy journal rods from CB, Wiseco stroker pistons, 914 2.0L heads that are running 48 intake and 38 exhaust with dual high rev Berg springs with 1.25 and 1.3 rocker trains, Web grind turbo cam (if you want the specs on the cam let me know) with Pauter str cut gears for type 4, BAS 911 conversion kit, super 60 TO3 Turbo with 45 Mikuni side draft carb, 200 mm Billet flywheel from Fat Performance, full flow oiling system with system 1 oil filter, Mallery dual point distributor MSD 6AL box, and more...



http://www.franklinsvwwerks.com/home.htm

[mally914]

thanks for the help will let you know how i get on i will turbo it ,needs to go as well as it will look

[autohausdolby]

I want to be the first to post the old 914club/pelican joke..
'you can't turbo a 914'

[old joke]"A bloke down the pub told me a Porsche engine bolts straight in"[/old joke]

[hot66]

quite a few turbo kits for the 914 in teh USA. If you but the book 'turbomania' - a book covering turboing the VW flat4 engine, thay have quite a bit of detail on turboing a 914 . The kits mount the turbo next to the gearbox.

They use a Bernie Bergman kit as an example BUT DO A LOT OF RESEARCH & SEARCHES ON BERNIE BERGMAN BEFORE BUYING FROM HIM

[fourteener]

[old joke]"A bloke down the pub told me a Porsche engine bolts straight in"[/old joke]

Heh -classic! -Of course you can turbo anything (leafblower if you want) -I think most of the 914 turbos have been engineered + researched heavily by the owner -but it can be done. Trouble is everyone thinks about it buys a turbo and then gives up

[al914]

I am in the process of finalising my new engine for my 14, toyed with the scooby idea and decided that it would sacrafice all the good points of a 914, then went to a 6 but decided that was too much work. I ended up speaking to my good friend at performance lab in the US (he built my 2161 for my ghia). He is now doing a turbo EFI set up which is putting out 300+ BHP and uses crank ignition timing and computer controlled FI and methanol intercooling . The cost is not as bad as you would think when you consider the power it will produce and also the strength of the £ helps.

He is a top guy and is including custom fab of a whole exhaust system as well, he has done it on a T4 motor before but not in a 14, however he has said he will get a 914 in to make sure it all works.

I hope to be ready to start this early summer and will keep everyone posted with pics of the process if your interested.

Al

(ps could also probably get a good deal on a group buy )

[Racecraft76]

well dont keep us in suspenders. How much we talking?

[al914]

I am still waiting for my final cost based on the spec we have decised but it could be anything from $10000 to $12500 (guestimate) or around £6K which sounds a lot but I reckon a hot carbd motor turnkey over here will be around the same.