What is the better option

Yogie Moderator Custom Title Time!

1,608 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 12 May 2005, 12:30 pm

#354857

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

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 12 May 2005, 12:49 pm

#354890

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 $$$)

Futue te ipsum!!!

Yogie Moderator Custom Title Time!

1,608 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 13 May 2005, 9:36 am

#355401

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

SKEWtYpe3 Custom Title Time!

1,859 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 13 May 2005, 1:03 pm

#355497

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

kombi_kid Moderator Good Kid too many projects

124 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 13 May 2005, 4:44 pm

#355590

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

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barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 13 May 2005, 4:47 pm

#355593

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

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Yogie Moderator Custom Title Time!

1,608 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 16 May 2005, 10:11 am

#357090

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

SKEWtYpe3 Custom Title Time!

1,859 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 16 May 2005, 1:20 pm

#357197

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

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 16 May 2005, 1:43 pm

#357212

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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