What engine is this?

[plyhammer]

Anyone know what type of engine this is? This is the only picture I have and I am trying to determine what it is from. I am completely guessing it is 911 Thanks and sorry I don't have anything better to go off of. Ply

[Tippy]

911’s never came with 4 cylinders.

[cgarr]

Looks like a VW type 4 used in the 914

[al lkosmal]

Type 4

[Andy Somogyi]

It’s a VW Type 4 / Porsche 914 engine. Can’t tell from your pic exactly which one, but from the plug locations, it looks like a 1.7 or 1.8. If you post the serial number, we can tell.

I just sold one on eBay auction for $150.

Most eBay sellers are living on fantasy island and are asking like $3000 for these things. Market value (what someone will actually pay is maybe $50-$200)

Just eBay auction it it.


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[Optimusglen]

Yes, oil dipstick location leads towards a Porsche 914 variant of the VW motor. the VW Bus had the dipstick in a different location IIRC.

[Billthebuilder]

that is from a boat. specifically the anchor type

[Andy Somogyi]

Originally Posted by Billthebuilder

that is from a boat. specifically the anchor type

LOL, that’s good.

Note, I have one of these boat anchors in the back of my Porsche 912e at the moment. It’s really dragging down what would otherwise be a great car. That’s why I’m Subaru swapping it.

It actually costs as much if not more to rebuild these bus engines than it does a proper 911 engine.


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[Trackrash]

You can get a ton of power out of one of those with the correct mods. Not cheap though.

[Andy Somogyi]

There’s an old saying, you can (1) make a lot of power, (2) build it cheap, (3) have it last and be reliable.

With most engines, you can pick two.

With the Type4, you can pick one.


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