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I think that you should look at changing the small valves in those 1700 heads to atleast 42x36 to get better flow and hp. I agree with John Rogers about the carbs, if you already have them use em. But go to a dyno shop and have the carbs tuned! I see you live in the Midwest so I also have to agree with Steve M that for a car that just runs and runs wonderfully go FI! I put FI back on my 2.0L after running Dell's for 2 years. I also rebuilt the engine with 96mmP&C's, 42x38 valves, ported and polished,CW crank, balanced the engine. Now, I still haven't tuned the FI other than by ear. It dyno's out at 91hp and 108ft lbs of torque at 4500rpm's at the rear wheels. That's also running 2.0L SSI heat exchangers and a stock 2.0l muffler. The car is quiet! NO damn carb noise right in your ear! I can hear the stereo and tons of power for street driving. Other local 914 guys have driven this car and say "Now that's a 2.0l! What did you do to it!"
I think carbs are the way to go IF the engine is wild enough, say a 2.4L with mid to wild cam but that's more for auto x. Porsche put it on the cars for a reason, it's simple and it works very well! Nuff said! Geoff
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