What is the better option

I want to put a 2 litre in our ghia and am not sure whether to use a kombi engine with an upright engine kit fitted and the kombi gearbox or the porsche 914 engine and porsche gearbox.

Has anyone done either of these? Any comments?

Yogie

the Porsche enging is a kombi engine just about. Minor differences with head studs etc. It just has more mumbo in stock form.
Easy (well just add $$$) to make the kombi motor the same. The purist engine number nazi will know the difference bit....

The Porshe box is a differnt matter.
Yes - it is heaps better (well just add $$$)

So can you hook up the Porsche box to a Kombi motor or are there alterations you have to do to make it fit?

Yogie

porsche box is longer so u have to change the mounting etc............
that about where it ends for me 🙂

ur better off changing ghia box with single side plate box of a beetle and putting a pobjoy 1916cc behind it i reacon!!
cheers
rhys

i have the kombi engine with upright conversion in chaos with the stock sbug box and it works well enough but i am thinking of going to the L bug box due to the fact its stronger again. the stock box side plates flex a little when i dump it at about 2g

Thanks for that guys. It's a shame the Porsche box is longer as I don't want to alter the chassis. Might try the L bug box though.

Yogie

send the porsche box down to me, get it out your way, i'll pay shipping of course 🙂

The Porsche 914 options -
I have read of people in the UK having porsche gearboxes etc.... and engines in Beetles etc as 914s are more common over there and the rust probably eats 914s the same as it does most other cars.... and engines and gearboxes are easy to find and therefore... much cheaper.....
Best of Luck...

1303S gearbox and type 4 engine sounds good..... to Me.....

cheers

Lee
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