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Rusty Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 147 Joined: 7-February 10 From: Cupertino, CA Member No.: 11,334 Region Association: Northern California ![]() |
Drove the 914 to turkey time yesterday, about 50 miles of backroads. Seemed to be runnin' about normal with the usual symphony of only-occasional random backfires and pops. It was, of course, ridiculously fun.
Car sat til I left around 10 PM, and by then it was around 40 degrees outside. Lots of popping and stuttering at part throttle. Full throttle and it was the usual fun excitement. The ride home on the freeway was unpleasant because the 2.7L doesn't need much throttle to keep my little car moving. Could this just be temperature related? Idle jets sized for Los Angeles (where I bought it.)? Otherwise I assume I'm looking at checking for gunk in the idle jets, I assume. This is my first carbed porsche, so I guess it is time to really "grok" them. Is there an obvious "start here carb newbie" direction? Book and/or web site? Googling turns up tons and tons of random stuff. Thanks. |
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,639 Joined: 11-October 04 From: Sacramento, CA Member No.: 2,922 Region Association: None ![]() ![]() |
One thing I learned about keeping the carbs clean is that you have to make sure you have good air filtration. Some say to use a film of grease between the air filter and air cleaner. I have heard that k&n air filters dont keep carbs clean enough (yet I still run them ). Also run plenty of fuel filters.
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