 Deep sump on a street-driven 914 |
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| perrysan |
 Dec 13 2010, 05:46 PM
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Rob Perry  Group: Members Posts: 29 Joined: 3-November 10 From: Roanoke, VA USA Member No.: 12,353 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region  |
I purchased a deep sump kit for my 73 914 2.0. My mechanic cautioned me against installing it, saying he's had a fair share of 914s with the deep sumps that had engine damage from dragging over speed bumps and other daily road hazzards.
I'm curious if anyone here has a deep sump kit on a street car, and if so is this a major concern? Thanks in advance for any thoughts! -Rob |
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| Brett W |
Dec 13 2010, 06:59 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,856 Joined: 17-September 03 From: huntsville, al Member No.: 1,169 Region Association: None 
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The only way to do it properly is to disassemble the engine and machine the case and stud the mounts. It is a lot of work for not a lot of gain. More oil isn't necessarily a good thing on an aircooled engine. If your engine was oil cooled like a 911 it would be ok, but the T4 is more aircooled than oil cooled. Takes longer to heat the oil up, so on short trips it takes longer to burn the contaminates off your oil, which in turn causes more wear inside the engine. Not worth it. I have run a tuna can and that is all I would do to add oil capacity. It will help keep the pickup covered.
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perrysan Deep sump on a street-driven 914 Dec 13 2010, 05:46 PM
GeorgeRud I would agree with your mechanic. You don't n... Dec 13 2010, 06:02 PM McMark The 'tuna can' is a safer route. But I ha... Dec 13 2010, 06:16 PM Als914 I have been running a deep sump, remote oil filter... Dec 13 2010, 06:21 PM Cap'n Krusty I'll not go into any sort of highly developed ... Dec 13 2010, 06:45 PM Als914 Let me add that before retiring two years ago I dr... Dec 13 2010, 08:04 PM '73-914kid I'd have to agree with Al on this one. I'v... Dec 13 2010, 08:43 PM yeahmag Baltimore streets are terrible... I grew up just s... Dec 13 2010, 09:05 PM
Millerwelds There was one installed on my daily driver when I ... Dec 13 2010, 09:37 PM sean_v8_914 tuna can bolts to the stock bolt that pulls on teh... Dec 13 2010, 10:14 PM sean_v8_914 i have seen 914s starve out a tuna can in a sweepe... Dec 13 2010, 10:18 PM RobW If you think you drive hard enough to starve the e... Dec 13 2010, 10:32 PM DanT have been using "tuna cans" for 20 years... Dec 13 2010, 10:32 PM |
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