4 Cylinder 911 based motor, Polo - by Dean Polopolus of APE, Inc. |
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4 Cylinder 911 based motor, Polo - by Dean Polopolus of APE, Inc. |
bcheney |
Nov 7 2010, 04:23 PM
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I went to the Winter Park, Florida Concours De Elegance today and saw one of the coolest Porsche cars I have ever seen. It was a 356 "Special" built by Emory Motorsports. It has a 4 cylinder, 911 based motor. Dean Polopolus. Owner of APE, Inc. has engineered a powerful high performance piece of machinery by developing the Polo 4 cylinder 911. The Crank case has been casted and machined and is now in various cars all over the world. Glad I went to this event today....Have you guys ever seen or heard of this motor?
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bcheney |
Nov 7 2010, 04:31 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,341 Joined: 16-November 03 From: Orlando, FL Member No.: 1,348 Region Association: South East States |
Here is a photo of the car owned by Mr. Kranz of Oregon and Daytona Beach.
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bcheney |
Nov 7 2010, 04:37 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,341 Joined: 16-November 03 From: Orlando, FL Member No.: 1,348 Region Association: South East States |
Mr. Kranz told me the motor makes 160 bhp and has plenty of torque to make the car a blast to drive. The evolution of the motor saw it begin as a project where the middle two cylinders of a 911 motor were cut out. The case was then welded up and the rest is history. Now, new cases have been manufactured so there is no need for core 911 motors. Amazing what some creativity... and I bet a bunch of money can do to feed our insatiable urges for cars and machinery!
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bcheney |
Nov 7 2010, 04:42 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,341 Joined: 16-November 03 From: Orlando, FL Member No.: 1,348 Region Association: South East States |
Ok I'll stop after one last picture of the nose...
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