"TRANSZILLA", side shift 914 - 901 build Options

[mrbubblehead]

after a couple of months of planning and parts collecting i have finally started my transzilla build. it will using a normal 914 side shift trans, with a few up grades, i will be dialing in the ring and pinion back to spec with this build also.

i laid all the parts out on my assembly table to give you guys an idea of all the parts installed.

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[mrbubblehead]

thanks david.... my preliminary calculations were actually pretty easy. i took a good guess. i noticed that peterson fluid systems sells a turbo scavenge manifold that has one -8 (1/2 inch) exit with four -4 (1/4 inch) pick ups. and most of the other turbo scavenge manifolds were pretty much the same. but i didnt like the designs or the price. they were crazy expensive. over 200 bucks. mine was like 30 bucks to make. anyways, i was using mine in reverse. feeding oil to, not scavenging from. the manufactured manifold looked like i might have cavitation problems since i was feed oil. this is all seat of the pants mind you. i figured they must have calculated the 4 into 1 to be sufficient. and since i need flow and not pressure i thought adding one more exit would give me that. that was the reason for testing. i just wasnt sure. and i would have never really known without testing out in the open.

as far as the gearing. i have the flipped H gear in there right now. and its a little too tall i believe. the HB is the next step down from the H, and the HA is the next step down from the HB. but at 300 bucks a set, this testing could get costly.

just for reference i have stock 1-4 gears and a flipped H for 5th. stock 15 inch wheels with 205 50 15 tires, with a massaged 1.8 liter pushing it. 5th gear on the freeway was a real screamer with a stock 5th. i was looking for a little less rpm on the freeway with my never ending quest for better mpg. well i ended up with an overdrive. its not toooo bad. i went up the cajon pass in 5th gear no problem but had to drop into 4th because my cyl head temps hit 400 degrees. who knows, maybe i could go above 400 and not worry about it but i would rather be safe than sorry. on flat ground its perfect. its just the damn hills...