I was reading one of my many Porsche Books and it said something about the 914-8. It had a boxer 8 or a V-8 engine in it. Did this make it to production.

 

Only two were built by Porsche, in 1969, as specials. They used a 3 liter 908/03 type engine, were fuel injected, and made 300 hp at 7500 rpm. One car went to Ferdinand Piech, and the other one was given to Ferry Porsche for his 60th birthday. Ferry reportedly put 6000 road miles on his car.

I think at least one of them is in the possession of the Porsche factory museum.

Chip

 

Really cool cars. I saw the one in germany at the Porsche museum. I wonder what it would take to reproduce that engine.

 

[quote]I wonder what it would take to reproduce that engine.<hr></blockquote>

A LOT of $money$, and pointless when you can get that level of performance, and better reliability, out of a "massaged" 3.6L.

The 908 engine is from a whole different era of racing; mechanicals with a knack for letting go at just the wrong moment ...

 

With a little work you can still have a porsche V8. Check it out. <a href="http://www.d.umn.edu/~jrichar4/alien.htm" target="_blank">http://www.d.umn.edu/~jrichar4/alien.htm</a>

 

So when is the 928 motor going to be ready to push that little car down the road. I also have a 78 928 and a 74 2.0L teener. Personally I like them just as they are. However the thought does RACE around in my head once in awhile.

 

I hope to attend a 914 event in Maumee Ohio in August. It's posted over on the 914 BBS at Pelican Parts. It's about the same distance from Mississippi. If you want to see the real thing. It should be a great event.

 

Dang nothing like a 1100 miles to attend a car show.. I think I will stick with "Cruising the Coast" Ya'll come on down we can boil up some "mud bugs".

 

When you think about it the total round trip distance is less than the number of miles you would travel between oil changes. The trip I'm planning is kind of a shake down. I hope I can make it. I would really like to take a tour through the south and up the western coast.Big dreams, we'll see.

 

[quote]and made 300 hp at 7500 rpm. One car went to Ferdinand Piech, and the other one was given to Ferry Porsche for his 60th birthday. Ferry reportedly put 6000 road miles on his car.
I think at least one of them is in the possession of the Porsche factory museum <hr></blockquote>

Piech's car had this 300 hp engine.Ferry's car had about 240 hp (if i can remember correctly).
Have seen Ferry's example in the factory museum.

 

Thought you guys might like to see this....

Porsche 914-8 kW: 228
Farbe anthrazit- metallic, innen Leder grau, 928- S Motor mit 4, 7l, 916- Getriebe, Stahldach, 8- u. 9x15 Fuchs, keine km, kein Rost. Fz. wurde in Weissach vorgestellt und erscheien in Das große VW- Porsche Buch von M. Klodt
EUR 28.000
Stuttgart

Roughly translated: the Porsche 914 with the 928 engine as featured in the "Big VW-Porsche 914" Book is for sale in Stuttgart. check it out under <a href="http://www.mobile.de" target="_blank">www.mobile.de</a> unfortunately he hasn't given any photos !!!