Hello folks!

I have a 73' 914 that has a 2004 WRX engine installed. The only fabrication needed was a custom engine cradel, custom up and down pipes (needed so that the new powerplant would fit in the stock location), a Kennedy adaptor plate to mate the suby to a Porsche tranny, relocate the turbo and intercooler and fab an exhaust system. I would appreciate any feedback from you all regarding a bad-*** sounding muffler. Remember the exhaust is custom, so an entire system would probably not be needed, just the muffler is what I am after... I was looking at a Borla, but any advise is welcome.

BTW,

The car is a rocket on rollerskates...

 

Put some pics up man.

Go to the classifieds and make a want to buy thread (WTB)

 

spintech mufflers (their pro-shoot out series) sounds and flows very nice w/ boxer engines....

 

sounds very interesting- any idea on the weight balance of the vehicle? what about the brakes? any pics would greatly be appreciated-


aloha from the summit of *-^-Mauna Kea-^-*

 

PIX! Installation pix as well if possible

 

PICTURES...for god's sake show the damn pictures!

BTW go read Sport Compact Car November 2005 issue page 32. They talk about what you just did...you should send them a letter.

 

As soon as I can, I will post progress pics... I am repainting the interior portions of the hood, bonnet and engine bay now...

 

The weight of the car is about 1900 lbs, brakes are are taken care of using a 1987 911 Carrera front end with Carrera brakes. The rear end brakes, I am using the 914-6 brakes that are slightly larger and cross drilled discs than the stock 914 front brakes.

My old roomate has one of these on the road, it hauls ***! We have a Suby car club called flat-4 they meet on Thursday nights here in Vegas. We have gone down there several times, and at first they did not know why a 914 was hanging around until someone noticed a EJ20 in the engine bay... Now we are one of the guys. We have taken a couple of people for rides, and they can not believe how fast this car is. We took this one guy for a ride who has a brand new STI, he was flat out crapping his pants with the power these cars have. 1st gear is good for about 60 MPH, 2nd - 90 MPH 3rd 120ish and 4th is good for 150+. All together, I will have about $15K in the car. Insurance is about $200 a year! and Registration is a breeze, you only need to pass the smog regulations of 1973 (easily done with 2004 technology). And the little car gets about 33 MPG! As soon as I am done with my car, European Trends wants to do an article on it.

 

there was a special article on your guys in subiesport mag right?
and dude with a weight of 1900 lbs you are looking at some serious numbers-
roughly 8lbs/HP - almost 3 lbs better than a stock STi


aloha from the summit of *-^-Mauna Kea-^-*

 

Go with Straight pipes

 

The article must have been with someone else... Actually we think we are around 285 hp which is around 6.66666 pounds per horse...

 

Wow, imagine if you had the new 2.5L installed! The torque would be amazing with that little 914. My dad is a huge car fan, especially Porsche (we own two, 79' 930 & 92 911T) and he would **** bricks if he saw something like this. He loves the 914 and said it handled unlike anything.

Have fun with that! Would you possibly have a how-to? Not a extremely detailed one, but one that highlights what will be needed and what troubles/things you ran into.

Mark

 

Actually, yes, we did an article on the Flat 4 club last year. We haven't done one on the 914... yet.

 

Flat4lv represent!

 

i know a guy in sacramento who is doing a wrx motor swap into an old beetle