History - 917 "genes" in the 914 2.0L, The Porsche Racing Dept Engineering input |
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History - 917 "genes" in the 914 2.0L, The Porsche Racing Dept Engineering input |
Tom_T |
Dec 6 2009, 03:35 PM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California |
UPDATED 12/21/09 & (IMG:style_emoticons/default/santa_smiley.gif) to all!
While the 917 is not strictly 914, it is historical info from the period & definitely original info. from the factory & race drivers of the day. And the pay-off for the link after this "shameless hook", is the info in the thread of how an Engineer from the Porsche Racing Department was able to make the lowly VW 1.7L 4 banger into a respectable "Porsche-bred" 90-100 hp 2L engine - when VW thought it was impossible to go any bigger & had been max'ed out at 1.8L (+/- 200% - recall it started in the 1930's VW as only about 900 cc). See the videos at the link below, & also peruse the additional clips at the sidebar after viewing this one linked below, including those linking to racing 914/6's..... <snipped> If you like racing and the sounds of Porsches, you will love this video: YouTube - Porsche 917 <end snip> Enjoy! Courtesy of our local PCA-OCR membership chair! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Then read the lively discussion on the link between the 917 & 914-2.0 engines, of which even the "Master of 914 O&H" was not aware! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) ...Heck! - even I'm learning stuff I didn't know from others of you out there, which I always do! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
Tom_T |
Dec 6 2009, 10:16 PM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California |
Nope.....there's a connection between the 914-2.0 engine's design/engineering & the 917's - which these videos are about the factory history on the 917 & it's engineering.
I've been looking for the other link about it this afternoon, but my laptop has died & needs to go to Fujistu, & it has all my 914 info & bookmarks, etc. So I can't post the 2nd part of this now & have a deadline to meet so cannot devote anymore time to this subject search right now! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) BTW - the quote above was how I got the link in the email from Peter Lech at PCA-OCR, but that link & the 917 engines link on it's sidebar would've made the perfect compliment to the story, but my half-zymers (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) has kicked in & I don't recall where I saw the piece on how the 2L was derived in part from the 917's engine. Dang!!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) - it was a great connection & I thought I could tie the two stories together. If anyone else has seen that write-up where they talked about engineering the 914-2.0 engine redesign of the prior 914/411 1.7L, in connection with the technology of the 917's 10 cyl. air-cooled racing engine, feel free to add in here! I think it had to do with the cams, timing, etc. on the 917...???? ...anyone else with 2L 4-banger recall the story? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) Pat, you can either leave it here until I have time again next week to look more (or get the laptop back), or move to whatever other forum you prefer. ...gotta get back to my deadline work now though..... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/type.gif) |
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