Questionhey, ive got a 74 1300 beetle and i was wondering how much modification it would take to install a porsche 911 engine and a porsche gearbox. is there any easy way of doing it?
any help would be great, thanks.
AnswerHi Andy,
Not too much information available about a 911 conversion. However, there are some great resources available in putting a Porsche 914 (2.0 liter) engine into the beetles with relative ease.
These are the air-cooled engines that power the later buses, and they are really quick in a bug.
If you have the engine, the conversion itself is probably around $500.
This will most likely give you all the speed you want, probably more than a little bubble-shaped car with a modest suspension can handle.
Try this link out:
http://www.massivetype4.com/
Good Luck and keep me posted.
Ron