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Posted by: r_towle Sep 29 2003, 06:58 PM

I have never seen a 200 HP type 4 in action....Quite impressive and really really really really really quick.

Sounded solid, no valve noise, tuned correctly with Foley's header and large Carbs, this thing is easily a 911 beater, along with a rice beater...

Light weight fiberglass car 1600 pounds with this motor is really fun to watch.

AWESOME motor Jake!!!

Posted by: crash914 Sep 30 2003, 05:47 AM

We got to get John and Rick on this web site....they have lots of good info on car set up. Too bad that work has prevented me from running any a-x this year. I have enjoyed all of the 914 bunch at the ax's....herb

Posted by: Bruce Allert Sep 30 2003, 07:30 AM

"Rabies Rat"
I thought you were refering to that skeletal hood ornament Brad found in one of his cars
bruce

Posted by: mskala Sep 30 2003, 09:58 AM

Yeah, 914 attendance has been spotty this year. I know some have decided to AX a different car,
and some are just not showing up. One time a 356 took class 1 ("not that there's anything wrong
with that")

Posted by: Jake Raby Sep 30 2003, 10:00 AM

So tell me more........I have not even talked to them since they received the engine.... How did it do?

Posted by: redshift Sep 30 2003, 12:19 PM

IT'S ON EBAY!




M

Posted by: mskala Sep 30 2003, 04:44 PM

In the PCA stuff I do, it has a couple FTD's. It's already in a "any-mods is good"
class, and I think times would improve if they made the gearing taller. It's
already stiff enough and turns in very well. And there's no way that car is
1600 lbs.

Posted by: r_towle Oct 1 2003, 03:13 PM

First time I saw it with the new motor it sounded like kukka. It was a definate Carb issue and they have slip joint on the headers that allow to much cool air in...lots of backfiring.

Now, its tuned and sounds sweet.
I think they toned the muffler down, or rather added a muffler.

Mark, the car is 1680 lbs.
Its all fiberglass baby.

Jake, you should try to contact them, there are a few videos around from this years events that record them running by.

Rich

Posted by: mskala Oct 1 2003, 08:29 PM

No way. Maybe Paul (URY914) or others could take a look
at this pic. Paul's car is ~1580. John's car has a full cage
to the suspension points, and I haven't seen all that many
parts removed except for all the interior. My car which is
stock except for pulling the sound deadening is still around
2150.


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Posted by: Jake Raby Oct 1 2003, 09:42 PM

I have tried emailing John with no luck.... I would liek to reach him so I can give him some sponsorship goodies.

Posted by: crash914 Oct 2 2003, 05:23 AM

Damn!! He stole my paint color.....I guess that I will have to use his old green paint color...LOL......

Posted by: Racer Chris Oct 2 2003, 06:15 AM

I have no problem believing the weight.
My race car weighs less than 1800lbs - it has 60 lbs ballast on the floor + steel fenders and deck lids. Their roll cage is very similar to mine - the same guy built both.

I like their new look.

BTW Rich, their problem with backfiring had nothing to do with the slip joints of the header.

Posted by: mskala Oct 2 2003, 10:04 AM

Okay Chris, I guess I can believe you, you unlike Rich have some
cred . I can't see where all the weight went.

Posted by: r_towle Oct 3 2003, 01:07 PM

I am just passing along what I was told regarding the weight.

Mark, remember the type 4 engine is less weight than your 6,
914-6: 387lbs
2.0 914-4: somewhere around 300

as far as credibility goes

Chris, I was not dissing the exhaust system, au contraire, I really need one of those systems, just passing along what they said to me, they were commenting that they had a few leaks, user install issues, self admitted, not your design work...

Rich

Posted by: Bleyseng Oct 3 2003, 01:23 PM

I thought it was 150lbs +/- more than a type 4 which comes in at around 325lbs.