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I have plenty of experience with Honda engines and Porsche engines, but I know nothing of Toyota engines, so I hope I came to the right place.

I currently own a few of the early '70's Porsche 914's. I am familiar with how to make a watercooled engine work in one. I have access via family (see free) to a running 1991 ES250 with the 2VZ-FE engine in it.

I also currently have a 914 without an engine in it sitting outside...so I started putting 2 and 2 together and wondering how feasable a swap would be. (if you can easily fit a SBC 350 in a 914...a Toyota V6 should glide right in.)

My questions have to do with a) the transmission b) the transverse mount and c) the electrical (of course).

a) A company called Kennedy Engineering makes adaptor plates for the Toyota 3.0 to bolt up to the Porsche 901 transaxle. Would the same adapter plate work on a 2VZ? (ie: are the bellhousing bolts the same on the 2VZ as they are on the 3.0?)

b) Is there any perceived diffuculty or problems conventionally mounting the transversely setup 2VZ?

c) What all has to go with the 2VZ engine for it to operate correctly. Obviously the ECU, O2 sensors, and associated engine wiring. Anything else?


Thank you for your time reading this. I am looking forward to seeing if this project will work. To my knowledge, this would be the first time a 2VZ has ever been installed on a 914. It does not sound like much, but the 160hp/160ft. lbs. in a 2000 pound 914 would be pretty fun.

This brings me to my last question of this post. How friendly is the 2VZ to turbos? I can forsee a time when the 160hp will get old and a power adder will have to be utilized. (or a 3VZ)