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Porsche 914 HP & Torque Diagrams

 

1970-1973 Porsche 914 1.7 Liter HP & Torque Diagram

1974-1976 Porsche 914 1.8 Liter HP & Torque Diagram

1973-1974 Porsche 914 2.0 Liter HP & Torque Diagram

1975-1976 Porsche 914 2.0 Liter HP & Torque Diagram

1970-1972 Porsche 914/6 HP & Torque Diagram

 

 Porsche 914 and 914/6 Horsepower and Torque Graphs

Porsche® 914 vehicles stand only four feet (1.25 meters) tall and weigh under 2200 pounds (1000 kg). Subsequently, it was not necessary to equip Porsche 914 models with overly powerful engines to achieve a satisfactory level of performance, enabling the manufacturers to produce a car that is both fun to drive and economical. Not surprisingly, however, consumers wanted more power than was provided by the original 1.7 liter air-cooled Type 4 engine, so VW/Porsche began offering the 2.0L engine option in 1973. Additionally. changing emissions standards (and geographical standards variation, e.g. California) resulted in Porsche 914 cars being delivered to the United States with five different engines over the seven year production run... not including to the Porsche 914/6.

The diagram below is a composite of the horsepower and torque curves for the various U.S. specification Porsche 914 six and four-cylinder engines (1973 California specification 1.7 liter "EB" engine and European specification curves not included... sorry). This comparison provides a (somewhat busy) visual of the effects of various engine differences. In addition to displacement, aspects such as the domed pistons and higher compression of the 1.7 "W" or "EA" code engines and the heightened emission control on the 1.8 liter "EC" and 2.0L "GC" engines played a large role in the engine performance characteristics.

All information contained in the HP & Torque pages is based on data provided in original Porsche 914 and Porsche 914/6 factory owners manuals and factory "Porsche 914 Technical Data" sheets. The graphs have been standardized through aspect ratio adjustment, metric to English conversion (where necessary), standard calculation conversion to SAE Net (where necessary), and, in the case of the "GA" engine charts, scale adjustment (to correct a drafting error). Obviously, consistency is necessary for proper comparison.

The green buttons to the left link to pages with horsepower and torque information specific to the engine size for the Porsche 914 models and/or model years shown.

Porsche 914 1.7L 1.8L 2.0L HP & Torque Curve Comparison