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| streetrover |
 Oct 15 2011, 09:45 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 87 Joined: 22-December 09 From: Inland Empire Member No.: 11,163 Region Association: Southern California  |
Took my "in progress" v8 conversion out for a spin the other day. 4.0 liter aluminum v8 from Range Rover. Ran strong but stock suspension was very spongy. Felt like driving mom's Buick. What have you done to retain the wonderful stiffness and handling of the original 914?
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| Bruce Hinds |
Oct 17 2011, 10:41 PM
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V-8 madness Group: Members Posts: 763 Joined: 27-December 06 From: Port Orchard, WA Member No.: 7,391 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
All that discussion on spring rate is interesting, but some of it depends too on how much tire he's going to be running.
300-400 lb springs would feel a lot softer with big meats under wide flares but probably feel like riding on bricks in a narrow body with 205/60s. The other thing mentioned is all the extra weight. 250 lbs is not that much extra weight. My SBC is just over 300 hp and i'm running 2oo lb springs, stock sway bar in the rear and a 911 bar up front, 22mm I think. The tires are 215/60s all the way around on 15x6 front and 15x7s rear. I used to drive 34 miles of canyon road to Estes Park, Colo every week and it was just a HOOT. It was a perfect balance and I could steer it with throttle on the increasing and decreasing radius turns. It all just has to balance to get a nice combination you like. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) |
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streetrover V8 Conversion Owners...what springs? Oct 15 2011, 09:45 PM
Bruce Hinds It's been a while, I don't trust my memory... Oct 15 2011, 10:18 PM jimkelly someone here talked about this set up recently but... Oct 15 2011, 10:20 PM kg6dxn I used 180lb progressive springs on my last one an... Oct 15 2011, 10:24 PM stewteral
Took my "in progress" v8 conversion out... Oct 15 2011, 10:53 PM 914junkie 200lb Eibach springs with Koni adjustable shocks o... Oct 16 2011, 03:18 AM rick 918-S 180 progressive rears. I need to add a rear bar bu... Oct 16 2011, 07:07 AM computers4kids
Took my "in progress" v8 conversion out... Oct 16 2011, 09:00 AM Andyrew On the street 180s if you want a cushy/safe ride, ... Oct 16 2011, 09:19 AM sean_v8_914 this can not be answered well until you tell us ho... Oct 16 2011, 10:55 AM
stewteral
this can not be answered well until you tell us h... Oct 16 2011, 11:50 AM stewteral
Took my "in progress" v8 conversion out... Oct 16 2011, 11:48 AM Andyrew Im not sure I would recommend 22 front tbars on a ... Oct 16 2011, 12:09 PM stewteral
Im not sure I would recommend 22 front tbars on a... Oct 17 2011, 09:59 PM stewteral
All that discussion on spring rate is interesting... Oct 18 2011, 12:50 PM Bruce Hinds
All that discussion on spring rate is interestin... Oct 18 2011, 01:52 PM stewteral
[quote name='stewteral' post='1556961' date='Oct ... Oct 18 2011, 10:41 PM Bruce Hinds Bruce,
Trailing throttle oversteer, now that is a... Oct 19 2011, 10:38 AM messix all you guys are quoting spring rates for a iron s... Oct 17 2011, 10:50 PM streetrover Great feedback so far! Generally this car is ... Oct 17 2011, 11:01 PM stewteral
Great feedback so far! Generally this car is... Oct 18 2011, 01:05 PM messix front t/bars run thru the arms front to back.
str... Oct 17 2011, 11:14 PM Andyrew Bob, Im going to reiterate my statement earlier.
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