Here is a shot of the back of the 911 engine, here you can see the damage caused by the fire. Although the damage is contained to the fuel dist and surrounding hoses and wiring we will remove this and most likely go with a set of carbs. The FI would make for the most fuel efficient outcome but POWER is what were looking for so Carbs look to be the direction were going.
Here you can see all the lines, hoses, wires airbox manifolds etc that comes with a FI set up. This 911 eng is called a \"middle year motor\" due in part to the mass amounts of HP robbing emmision parts. In 1974 Porsche increased the size of the horizontally-opposed \"boxer\" flat six from 2.4 to 2.7 liters for the \"standard\" 911. The 911 Carrera RS's of 1972 and 1973 were already using a 2.7 liter engine. This change should have made more horsepower, but 1974 brought stricter emissions laws for the United States, and therefore horsepower was about the same as the previous year's 911E.
Technically, any standard 911 and 911S made from 1974 until 1977 with a 2.7 liter engine is called a \"middle-year\" Porsche 911. This is because the \"first generation\" Porsche 911 was made from 1964 until 1973, and the \"SC-era\" 911's were made from 1978 until 1983. These Porsches were available as a 911 or 911S in different configurations, the most obvious being a regular \"hard-top\" Coupe, a sunroof equipped Coupe, and a removable roof Targa.
The next shot shows the removal of the FI system, This comes off in one big unit with airbox, fuel dist , manifolds etc. The motor is already starting to look a lot cleaner.
Here the motor is placed behind the bus for some much needed measurments. It's going to be a tight fit and much trimming will be needed. A custom engine brace and trans support will also be instaled.
Another shot of the engine behind the bus,gives you a idea of how tight things will be. Over the next week or so the trimming and test fitting will start, stay tuned!
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