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3.6 liter conversion
Has anyone out there done this conversion? I need a few good ideas for getting one and then installing it. My car currently has a 3 liter with a Velios 915 tranny.
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05-15-2006, 08:14 AM
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Re: 3.6 liter conversion
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you *will* need an external oil cooler as the 3.6L doesn't have one build in. i highly recommend a front mounted one that get's some real air flow. if you plan to drive the car on the street, i also highly recommend a fan for the oilcooler to keep the air flowing while sitting in traffic. i'm going to do a 3.6L conversion myself at some point soon. i already got the motor and exhaust ...  Andy
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05-15-2006, 08:41 AM
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I'm in the middle of one. What is stated above, plus you'll need to modify your existing sheet metal to fit the 3.6. If you're going with stock FI, I flipped the intake to make it fit without cutting up the body and then you'll need to fabricate a throttle linkage of some sort. I've got a buch of pics of the sheet metal mods if you need them. It's a classic thread on the currently unavailable 914club site.
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05-15-2006, 08:46 AM
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It's a tube frame racer, no sheet metal, running PMO's and has a front cooler, actually three of them. Two for oil that keep the car at 165 degrees on the track and one for the tranny, that runs at 190.
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05-15-2006, 08:50 AM
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Oh yeah, add some engine goodies to your list unless it came out of a 914. Add single pulley conversion and cam block off plate (fills hole left by power steering pump).
Here's a pic of flipped intake: 
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05-15-2006, 08:51 AM
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altough, on a tubeframe racecar, i'm thinking you might just have enough room there already ... Andy
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>> 1970, 914-6, 3.6L (Conversion) >> 1970, 914-6, #374 (Original) >> 1975/73, 914 Limo (Custom) |
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05-15-2006, 09:01 AM
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3.6L CONVERSION
Prepare yourself mentally,for your wallet will never be seen again.
However,the rewards are pure hedonism. 
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