[Dave at Pelican Parts]

Some people really love them. Andrew Warren has a really built-up one in his 914-6 conversion. You can see it listed in the "cars for sale" section of the Pelican site.

Supposedly they *can* be built to be reliable, and they are lighter than the later engines. But it is very expensive to build them "right". Pick up Bruce Anderson's 911 Performance Handbook for more info on 911 engines. [Guess what comes next?] Pelican sells it. So do other places, come to think of it.

I wouldn't trust a 2.7 without receipts for the build, and some reasonable documentation for the mileage.

I personally don't trust the motors. I have a friend who bought a 75 911S. There was a receipt for engine work to the tune of $8000. About a year later, he overheated it and it self-destructed on him. End of engine. That has made me somewhat paranoid about those motors.

--DD