hey Fiid, did i scare you? Options

[SirAndy]

after a long discussion about different engines in 914s (Fiid is working on a watercoold 4-cyl twin-turbo) and the recent threads about 1.7 and 1.8 engines being worthless POS and all,
i took Fiid for a ride in my car. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

i have a bone stock 1.8 with a 1.7 D-Jet injection.
all un-needed stuff removed (no AAR, no decel valves etc.),
SSI heat exchangers and a Manta muffler.
i'm guesstimating a optimistic, whoooping 85HP max. (probably less) ...

soooo, i took him for a ride and showed him what you can do with "just" a 1.8 in your car. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif)

the car is understeering in tight corners ever since i put in the new shocks & springs in the back, which makes for interesting drifting (nose first (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) ) ...

hope i didn't scare ya too much,
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) Andy

[Andyrew]

300hp in a 914 would be killer, like "Oh SH*T" fast.. Especially if your not gaining any weight.

I am dying to drive my dads car, we just got done with the turbo and when all is said and done and its driving good, 400+hp should be easy.

I have 225's front and back, and (once I get some 140's in the back) It will handle like a beast, but with a bigger hp engine It wont take me much to go to 245/55's on the back..

Now Fiid needs to give you a ride when he gets done.. (and me, so I can justify putting the EJ20tt engine in my car)

Fiid, any update on the conversion?

Andrew