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To add another point of view: I pretty much agree with a lot that has been said but ....
I owned a 75 Carrera and now have a 74. Both running tweaked 3.0 SC engines. I also have driven 100% stock 2.7 CiS '74 Carreras.
NO one has mentioned what makes them special: Driving them! People are so caught up in "value" and collectability that it seems most guys have forgotten that these were built as ENTHUSIAST cars to be DRIVEN. I have owned a ton of earlier 911s and there is no comparison to how sweet these are to drive compared to a 74-75 911/S.
People don't seem to realize that the 74 has both the early heat exchangers [makes quite a difference] as well as short gears. Combine this with that extra rubber on the rear [really needed if the car is actually USED] and you have a car that performs far better than a 74-75 911. I admit that I was surprised when I drove the stock 74. Even with this 2.7 CIS engine it was a lot of fun to drive. I would even call it "spirited". I would have bought it if someone hadn't already had first dibs on it.
No, they won't tear your head off if they are stock. Yes, they are special. NOT just a stripe job as a lot of people seem to think. You need to remember what was going on in the day. It was the only way that Porsche could sell the Carrera in the USA. They basically substituted the CIS motor for the MFI. I will emphatically state that the 3.0 CIS powered examples [yea, swapped engines] using the early heat exchangers perform as well.. and in some respects BETTER than the 2.7 MFI cars. I have owned and enjoyed all of these.
I think the MFI cars now are too expensive relative to the performance they offer. Yes, they are THE collectable one if that is what is important to you. To me, the great thing about the MFI '74 Carrera... before it got so expensive.. was that an enthusiast could lighten it up a tad and have a "poor man's RS".
I haven't compared a good stock 74 CIS Carrera back-to-back with a stock 72/3 S. My ownership of examples of these was too far apart to be certain, but I believe the Carrera would prove to be the road burner of the two... whatever that is worth to you. To me, that is everything.
BTW, for those of you that are hung up about "matching numbers', I do understand if you are approaching this from a collector mentality. Personally, the performance and durability gains attained by upgrading to a far superior engine greatly outweigh being able to claim "matching numbers".
Either way.. enjoy the cars!
JR
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