Engine transplant into a -72

Some of you on this board may recall me posting a similar question before, but I need more info..

I have a -72 911 that had a crappy engine when I bought it - which I sold, together with the transmission.
I bought a -78 915-tranny, and now I need an engine!

My two alternatives are either a 3-liter or a 3.2-liter engine. I'd rather go with the 3.2-liter engine, but the added complexity of engine brain, etc scares me a bit.

Is there anyone out there who have actually done a 3.2 transplant into an older car, that can tell me **exactly** what is involved when installing this type of engine - what extra parts do I need, etc, etc.
From my understanding, installing a 3-liter engine is fairly straightforward, but I need to fully understand the added complexity of stepping up to a 3.2 before I decide on what engine to get.

Hope you guys can help out!



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1972 911S Targa
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My project!

Not even ONE of you guys have done a new-engine-into-an-older-car transplant??
Come on - this is a genuine donw-to-earth technical Porsche-thread, and I k*n*o*w that a lot of you guys have done this.

Oh, and while I'm at it - I need to figure out what year my 915-tranny is, in order to buy the correct clutch-cable.
It says "78" and "915.301.301.6R" and "45-1" on the housing - I sure as h*ll can't find that number in any of my reference books...
Anyone????

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1972 911S Targa
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My project!

Bo:
I asked this same question last autumn.
Do a search on my name and you will probably
find the threads.
You are right on the ease of conversion,
3.0 CIS is far simpler than 3.2 Motronic.
CIS is just a fuel pump change and electrics.
3.2 is a whole lot more.

Too bad you do not have your 2.4S engine
as I have spent nearly $5K just getting
those parts/machining together to make such engine. Good luck.

Bill
72T
Mag case is back, time to make a motor.