Dilemma : Porsche 901 engine VS 904 4-cam engine
Dilemn,
Since several years, I owning an early Porsche 901 engine coming from a 901 car.
Recently, I've been offered to make a swap with a four cam engine made by Capricorn.
I don't know if it's already the time to think about it or wait for another opportunity.
Any advise would be appreciated.
Cheers,
Olivier
Last edited by 356904; 06-15-2015 at 11:16 PM. Reason: Mistake in the title
You proposed this trade a few years ago, didn't you? Is the dilemma real vs. Capricorn or is the dilemma 4 vs. 6?
I suppose you could find yourself a '65 so you would still have a correct-ish "beater" motor, but would have a hard time giving away a "real" '64 for a "reproduction" Fuhrmann. The 4-cam is a lot of hassle and expense to keep running, so you must be very sure...
do it if you like to look at a 4 cam or can use it for a replica 904. There are more very early 901 engines / cases out there than 4 cams.
Just my $.02
Richard
searching for engine (case) 903742
To meet Stevie's remarks and just for an example, it takes an experienced mechanic nearly 100 hours to assemble it.
Despite 904s were orinaly designed to be used with a flat-6 engine, the factory decided to increase the power of the previous 4 cam engine typ 587 to a nearly 200HP.
More complex but more reliable than the very early 911 engines.
For the little story, I owned once a 4 cam engine (P97317) coming from a Porsche 356 C2 Cabriolet. As I bought it as is (disassembled), I was puzzled and fascinated about this technology which was born just after the WWII...
Finally, I'm thinking about keeping this engine. Maybe more because it comes from a 901 car than a 911.
Olivier- Why are you considering this? Financial? Performance? What are your objectives in making this decision?
Haasman
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Hi Haasman,
Performance is not the question; as being a collector of rare parts, I'm more interested in making exchanges than getting money.
What would be your opinion about this ?
Olivier
Hi Olivier,
Just to clarify, because I think I misunderstood: Is the 904 engine a genuine Porsche one rebuilt by Capricorn or is it one of Capricorn scratch built new engines? I was under the (maybe false) assumption that you were talking about a Capricorn continuation engine...
http://www.capricorngroup.net/no_cac...haeltlich.html
I would not trade a real '64 901 for a "new" 4-cam. A real "old" 4-cam is worth considering...
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