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| ericread |
 Jan 26 2009, 02:24 PM
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I have a nice little stock 74 914 2.0 that is my daily driver. Like I have mentioned many times before, I put about 15,000 miles a year of daily driving on her.
I have never AX'ed my 914, and I was wondering, how much stress does AX'ing put on your 914. And where are the main points of stress? I would imagine the transmission and rear CV joints would feel a lot of stress, along with the front suspension? And maybe some major tire scuffing? So if I decided to casually AX, how much downtime should I expect to encounter? I would love to occasionally enter an AX just to learn more about my car, but at what expense and level of downtime would I encounter? And how much wear would I place on my transmission/CV joints/suspension/etc??? My thanks. |
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| ClayPerrine |
Jan 27 2009, 10:11 AM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 16,422 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille 
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With all the years of running AX, and maintaining both our 914s, I can say that I have only seen Two major failures. One was my fault, not a problem with the car. The other was failure of the input shaft of the transmission. But that may have been a hidden defect that only showed up when the car was launched from the line. It wasn't my car, so I don't know the details. Get out there and DRIVE.... it is the most fun you can have in your 914 with your clothes on. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving-girl.gif) |
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ericread How Much Stress does AX'ing Put on your 914 Jan 26 2009, 02:24 PM
SirAndy
Will it break a DD?
Short answer: NO
Those are ... Jan 26 2009, 02:30 PM
ericread
Will it break a DD?
Short answer: NO
Those are... Jan 26 2009, 02:33 PM Joe Sharp Eric, your tires will get the worst of it. If you ... Jan 26 2009, 02:31 PM dw914er I tend to drive my 914 pretty hard. Granted years ... Jan 26 2009, 02:47 PM grantsfo AX definitely puts more stress on the car. Tires... Jan 26 2009, 02:50 PM messix i've got my '75 that i drive to and from t... Jan 26 2009, 02:53 PM 70Sixter Everything that wears will wear a little faster. ... Jan 26 2009, 03:11 PM r_towle Eric,
Get autox tires first off.
You will wear out... Jan 26 2009, 03:20 PM jhadler Your car will be fine. If you have maintained it w... Jan 26 2009, 03:42 PM Richard Casto Not much different than what has already been said... Jan 26 2009, 03:49 PM Phoenix 914-6GT :woohoo: Autocross will add so much stress on your... Jan 26 2009, 03:49 PM jhadler
Mind you the own is now rather old and not drivin... Jan 26 2009, 03:56 PM Betty My 914 is my daily driver, I've owned it for g... Jan 26 2009, 04:54 PM ericread Thanks for the really great information everybody... Jan 27 2009, 10:16 AM Phoenix 914-6GT :blink: This is a decision :confused: :driving: ... Jan 27 2009, 11:18 AM J P Stein I have personally seen:
An RX3 Mazda and an early... Jan 27 2009, 06:38 PM jkeyzer You will break stuff you should have fixed anyway.... Jan 27 2009, 07:31 PM ConeDodger Autocross tends to expose things that would have e... Jan 27 2009, 07:51 PM Joe Sharp :agree: With wat Rob said. Just go and see if you ... Jan 28 2009, 02:21 PM pcar916 Glad to hear you're thinking about some track-... Jan 29 2009, 08:50 AM |
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