> I saw an ad for a 1.7 L Porsche 914 motor and was wondering if this would
> fit in my '79 Bust.  If it would fit, is it a bolt up, plug in the Bus FI
> stuff and go job or something worse.

SNIP

>Ignore the Porsche part.  I don't know how big the engine had gotten by 
>'79 but suspect it was bigger than 1700 cc which I think was used in '72 
>or '73.  Judge this engine as a VW engine that is better or worse than 
>what you got now.
> 
>bill and diane killian
>zen and the art of ferrets
>http://userwww.qnet.com/~killian/zen_home.htm

By 1976 it is a 2 litre fuel injected engine. I always tell the guys at work
I'm going to get the Porche PROMs for the 'computer' and boost it to 325HP
as soon as I find a source for wheelie wheels;-) 

Bill Crick