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Old 10-04-2003, 10:29 PM   #1
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I'm getting interested in Porsche 914-6s after browsing through a book about them at the bookstore. At first, the the 914-6 seemed like a relatively inexpensive and fun car, but my searching on the web in the last half hour has not backed that up! Do any of you have any experience of info to share? Good web resources, classsified to check, warnings, etc.? Any discussion would be appreciated. Thanks guys.
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Old 10-04-2003, 11:12 PM   #2
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you might try searching for them by the name "916"

most of the 914's with 6cyl engines i've heard of were called 916's so you might find a lot more that way.
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Old 10-04-2003, 11:24 PM   #3
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www.pelicanparts.com They have awesome forums with lots of knowledgeable people. Heres a link to their 914 & 914-6 forum http://forums.pelicanparts.com/forum...?s=&forumid=7m and guess what, one of the latest topics is about a guy just buying a 914-6.
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Old 10-05-2003, 12:16 AM   #4
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Thanks for the link. Seems like the perfect place to start.
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Old 10-05-2003, 12:59 AM   #5
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I good condition 914-6 is a relativley rare and collectable car. I think a decent one will run quite a few bucks. Also, watch out for rust, early porshes love to rust!!! That said, they are great cars have never driven a 914 but would love to. My personal pride and joy is my 930
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Old 10-05-2003, 11:41 AM   #6
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914-6 was made for only 2, maybe three years within the production run of 914's (i think 70-72). theres no "offical" moniker 916, they are fairly rare in good shape. your best bet, if you wish to pursue this is to buy a later model 914-4 and swap in a same year 911-e motor (which is essentially all a 914-6 is) the cool thing is that mechanical parts are cheap the later model 914's use mostly VW fox suspension parts, as in the everywhere but the US they were sold as VW 914's. What aschen said is also something to consider all porsches prior to 1974 were non-galvanized so they love to rust!

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Old 10-05-2003, 12:06 PM   #7
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Old 10-05-2003, 12:20 PM   #8
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I'm getting interested in Porsche 914-6s after browsing through a book about them at the bookstore. At first, the the 914-6 seemed like a relatively inexpensive and fun car, but my searching on the web in the last half hour has not backed that up! Do any of you have any experience of info to share? Good web resources, classsified to check, warnings, etc.? Any discussion would be appreciated. Thanks guys.
914's are gay. i wouldnt even want one if they were free.
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Old 10-05-2003, 01:25 PM   #9
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First off Silvia - You have obviously never driven one and are an ignoramus.

Back on topic - A friend of mine had a 914 and managed to put in a modded 2.0L and the car was awesome! No huge quick 0-60 but it handled like a go kart. I can only imagine what the 6 cyl. must go like. He was thinking of doing a 6 cyl. conversion but was lacking the funds and eventually had to sell the car after 3 years because he needed reliable all season transportation. It was a blast at autocross too. Nothing like a 1973 914 beating out newer model MR2's!! The targa top is nice too. Like it has been said previously, rust is a huge problem though.
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Old 10-05-2003, 01:30 PM   #10
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Had a buddy who had one with a 327 CI Vette motor, so it was more of an 914-8.

I think it made the car too heavy so it did not have that legendary agility, but that car was fast as lightning.

My basic point is that the engine bay will accept well neigh anything.
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Old 10-05-2003, 02:50 PM   #11
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914's are gay. i wouldnt even want one if they were free.
(shrug) We can't all be Initial D fanboys.
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Old 10-05-2003, 11:12 PM   #12
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Thanks for the responses guys. I've found a couple of place for info on the web. Looks like this would have the potential to turn into the project from hell. Finding the appropriate specimen looks like a long-term project.
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Old 10-06-2003, 01:46 PM   #13
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you might try searching for them by the name "916"

most of the 914's with 6cyl engines i've heard of were called 916's so you might find a lot more that way.
Sorry, wrongo...

The 914-6 and the 916 are two different cars. (Most noticeably that the 916 was a coupe, not a targa top!) The 916 was never officially launched. Of the 11 prototypes built, only one was brought to North America.

Its true that often people call a 914-6 a "916", but that's an error.

Check here for one good breakdown:
http://www.sierratel.com/randyl/9146hist.htm

The specifics of the 916 are covered on the bottom of the page.

EDIT: Here's another good page that shows the actual serial numbers for the eleven 916 prototypes that were built:
http://www.porschedecals.com/history914w.htm

Note that they begin with "914", which means that the serial numbers were generated for factory 914s and then converted to the 916 by welding on the steel roof panel in place of the plastic targa, etc.
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Old 10-06-2003, 01:49 PM   #14
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There was a light blue 916 on ebay a few years ago, I believe it sold for around $200,000. Such a sweet looking car, love the nice oversized flares.
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Old 10-06-2003, 01:52 PM   #15
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There was a light blue 916 on ebay a few years ago, I believe it sold for around $200,000. Such a sweet looking car, love the nice oversized flares.
See my above post. It was probably a flared 914-6 or 6-cyl conversion. If it was truly one of the original eleven 916 prototypes, then $200,000 was a steal...
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Old 10-06-2003, 02:05 PM   #16
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See my above post. It was probably a flared 914-6 or 6-cyl conversion. If it was truly one of the original eleven 916 prototypes, then $200,000 was a steal...
Completely original. Was one of the prototypes, IIRC it was one of 3 that wernt white. Looked soooooo badass with the Fuches.
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Old 10-06-2003, 03:44 PM   #17
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914's are gay. i wouldnt even want one if they were free.
Good luck keeping up with one. Those things are total hill racers if set up properly.

I'd love to have one. My dad decided he could not afford one back in the 70s, so he got an MGB instead (a decent car if you drop an aluminum Buick V8 small block and rear jag suspension). He says that was the funnest test drive he ever took.
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Old 10-06-2003, 03:53 PM   #18
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914's are gay. i wouldnt even want one if they were free.
happy gay or prefers-partners-of-the-same-sex gay....?

because I was unaware that cars could be either...

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If any car is gay it would be "teh Impreza".
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Old 10-06-2003, 04:32 PM   #20
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914's are gay. i wouldnt even want one if they were free.
I'm sure 914s think you're gay too. I bet that even if you were free, they wouldn't take you either.

...and people wonder why we bash on noobs so much.
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Old 10-06-2003, 04:36 PM   #21
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yeah, i have an old book on porsches...those old octopus press "great marques" ones...WONDERFUL photography of these old cars...anyways, the real 916 is totally drool worthy...oh those flares...
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Old 10-06-2003, 05:03 PM   #22
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It seems like owners who took their 914s to the track invariably used some sort of flare to accomodate wider tires. Some flares look better than others! I worry that I'm not mechanically inclined enough to make this idea a reality - especially because I'd like to drive it daily (can't be stuck in a garage 99% of the time).
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Old 10-06-2003, 05:16 PM   #23
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I've been tinkering with the idea of an EJ swap into a 914 for an autocross car. I just need to find a beat to hell 914 w/o a motor and a 916 style transmission.
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I was dyin for a 914 a while back, easier to find a 914 and do a 914-6 conversion than to actually find a factory 914-6. Mostly because you are not going to show the car, 914's are only respected by auto-xers and hippies. They aren't exactly revered in the porsche world.

All into getting the 914.. until I used the cash to put the downpayment on the sti.

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Mostly because you are not going to show the car, 914's are only respected by auto-xers and hippies. They aren't exactly revered in the porsche world.

-- Steve
Yeah, same thing with the 924s, fun as hell to drive, but most 996 drivers have absolutely no idea what either one is. Damn yuppies who buy automatic 911s as a status symbol.
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