 Porsche 914 to 914/6 "Quick Six" mount, on ebay...curious, is it any good? |
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| DrifterJay |
 Feb 1 2004, 10:42 PM
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I break stuff...  Group: Members Posts: 1,034 Joined: 25-May 03 From: Oceanside, California Member No.: 737 Region Association: None  |
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...item=2456677544
has anyone used this..not that I am doing this swap...just curious if this is a piece of shit or not? Jared might be usefull to someone else.. |
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| Qarl |
Feb 1 2004, 10:46 PM
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Shriveled member Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,233 Joined: 8-February 03 From: Florida Member No.: 271 Region Association: None  |
It is NOT recommended.
Get the one that welds to the bulkhead. The quick six uses the factory (4-cylinder) mounts, which can weaken or tear, as the 911 motor is significantly heavier than the 914 motor. Look at what the factory did and then realize that they had their thinking caps on! |
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| Joe Bob |
Feb 2 2004, 12:25 AM
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Retired admin, banned a few times Group: Members Posts: 17,427 Joined: 24-December 02 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 5 Region Association: None |
They suck...bulkhead is the only way to go.....
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| Eric Taylor |
Feb 2 2004, 01:26 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 909 Joined: 1-June 03 From: Newport, OR/Eugene Oregon- UO Member No.: 770 |
Yeah that's crap. Weren't they know to colapse(sp) or something horriable?
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| Dave_Darling |
Feb 2 2004, 10:38 AM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,991 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California 
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Collapse? No, that's the pretty Patrick bar. This one is beefy. As in, 50 lbs of iron beefy!
If you have heat exchangers or a side-shift transmission you will be using on your Six, you will have to cut the mount bar or the linkage/exchanger. Bulkhead mount--mo' $$, but mo' bettah. --DD |
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| larryp |
Feb 2 2004, 01:49 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 311 Joined: 9-May 03 From: Greenwich CT Member No.: 675 |
It sold. Wonder who bought it.
(By the way, Dave, I had heat exchangers on my car with that mount with no cutting req'd.) |
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| Eric_Shea |
Feb 2 2004, 01:56 PM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,278 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains  |
There was a weight transfer issue as well. Bulkhead mount places the weight of the engine further forward no?
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| larryp |
Feb 2 2004, 09:50 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 311 Joined: 9-May 03 From: Greenwich CT Member No.: 675 |
Weight transfer? No, either none, or insignificant. But there is a bunch less gound clearance.
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| Steve |
Feb 2 2004, 10:28 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,614 Joined: 14-June 03 From: Orange County, CA Member No.: 822 Region Association: Southern California
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I ran the MSDS quick six bar with a 2.7 for over 10 years with no problems.
BTW the MSDS bar would not work with the stock heat exchangers. But it worked fine with headers. Back in 86 the only choice was MSDS or stock six mount. I was told the PMS bar would work with factory heat exchanger. It didn't and it also sat much lower and scraped on speed bumps. I quickly sold it and switched to the Richard Johnson center mount so I could use my heat exchangers. I also cut off the 4 banger mounts to give me more room to adjust the valves. BTW who makes that bar on ebay?? I have never seen one like that before. Just curious.... Steve |
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| Eric Taylor |
Feb 3 2004, 12:35 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 909 Joined: 1-June 03 From: Newport, OR/Eugene Oregon- UO Member No.: 770 |
Yeah, dave I was thinking the patrick bar. What's that made out of?
Eric |
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| FlatSix |
Feb 3 2004, 08:56 AM
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English Member Group: Members Posts: 191 Joined: 14-January 03 From: Poole, England Member No.: 144 |
I'm using one of these bars.
There is a reduced ground clearance issue, but as Dave say's it's beefy (& heavy). Doen't look like it will fail. I have standard heat exchangers (on a 2.0 litre) and a side shifter so I did have to modify the linkage bar, but not the heat exchangers. I got mine from AA... They did supply it on time without any fuss, this was in the mid 90's. |
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