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Cheap/free upgrades to stock 14, The little LeMons that could |
teamgravy |
May 30 2013, 10:18 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 17 Joined: 9-November 12 From: Austin Member No.: 15,128 Region Association: Southwest Region |
We are trying to find some free/cheap upgrades to make to our stock(ish) 74 914. If you missed it, we are Teamgravy Racing (Teamgravy Facebook) and recently raced our car at the 24 hours of LeMons Eagle Canyon Raceway and took 2nd place in class as well as the Index of Effluency (most coveted award at a LeMons race).
Now we are looking for more speed. The LeMons guys talk about the 914 as a terrible option for endurance road racing and we are on a quest to prove them wrong. See the wrap up video from our race where they dis the 14 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=playe...;v=jvtRq7rPn28#! What we are looking for are some cheap to free options to make the car quicker but not sacrifice durability. The next race of the season for us is a true 24 hour straight race in MSR in Houston. For example Mike (old914dog suggested at the last race we add some camber to the front end by loosening up the shock mounts and pulling them together with a ratchet strap. What else is cheap/free? We are looking for a cheap dual carb setup (current single webber progressive 32/36) to get more power but looking for cheap reliable power if possible. Thanks, Daryl - Teamgravy Racing car specs: 1974 914 1.8 with carb conversion gutted no extra weight roll cage Stock gas tank Stock 15" wheels 4 lug with dunlop direzza z1 (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net-15128-1369930683.1.jpg) |
andrew15 |
May 31 2013, 11:04 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 40 Joined: 10-April 10 From: Thunder Bay, ON Member No.: 11,594 Region Association: None |
Put in a different engine?
For us, the swap worked within the chump Car rules as well as real world dollars. We were able to sell the Type 4 and use the proceeds to cover most of the cost of our swap. Basically, complete 2.0 T4 = cheaper common engine + junkyard radiator + used adapter + 2" square tubing to make front mount. Transaxle and clutch remain the 914 items. We are also doing an econo 5-bolt upgrade by drilling the rear hubs and fitting 911 front struts - the ones with the 3" ears that limit caliper choice - not an issue for us and dirt cheap as nobody wants them. Today I spent the afternoon going through the chassis cutting off everything not required with a zip disc. No one thing weighed a lot, but the bag of garbage was surprisingly heavy when done. Regards, AM |
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