 I finally understand the allure of a 6 in the 914.... |
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| billh1963 |
 Aug 18 2013, 11:53 AM
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Got the car a few weeks ago and have been holding off on making the official debut. It's a '72 with a 901 2.0 built up to a 2.2.
The car had been sitting for several years and needed a reseal as well the normal valve adjustment, tune up, etc. Bob Woodman and his mechanics did the work and said it's strong as any early 911 engine they've seen. Yesterday was spent with my new Porter Cable 7242XP-HD and Meguiars 105, 205, and P21. That made for quite a day! I took the car for a long drive this morning and I can say that I now understand the allure of the 6. The 6 makes the 914 everything it should have been. The sounds, the power, the experience is so much more than what you experience in a 4 cylinder car. I can't even imagine the experience of a 3.2 or larger! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Here she is..... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i268.photobucket.com-12871-1376848424.1.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i268.photobucket.com-12871-1376848424.2.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i268.photobucket.com-12871-1376848424.3.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i268.photobucket.com-12871-1376848424.4.jpg) |
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| brant |
Aug 19 2013, 04:56 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 11,949 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Colorado Member No.: 47 Region Association: Rocky Mountains 
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to some extent its like a loud muffler on a car
the loud muffler makes you "think" you are going much faster and have "much" more hp... on the track, a 4 is about as fast as a small -6 (after 2.4L the bigger -6's become faster) the 4 makes better torque and is lighter/slightly more balanced in the corners.... the -6 slightly better at the end of a long straight (like the old lemans straight before the kink... miles and miles long) but the 6 sounds faster, even if lap times don't support it |
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| billh1963 |
Aug 19 2013, 06:30 PM
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Car Hoarder! Group: Members Posts: 3,408 Joined: 28-March 11 From: North Carolina Member No.: 12,871 Region Association: South East States |
QUOTE(brant @ Aug 19 2013, 06:56 PM)  to some extent its like a loud muffler on a car the loud muffler makes you "think" you are going much faster and have "much" more hp... on the track, a 4 is about as fast as a small -6 (after 2.4L the bigger -6's become faster) the 4 makes better torque and is lighter/slightly more balanced in the corners.... the -6 slightly better at the end of a long straight (like the old lemans straight before the kink... miles and miles long) but the 6 sounds faster, even if lap times don't support it I don't know about handling on the track...no experience with 4's or 6's on the track. I can say that there is a definite difference between a 2.0/4 and this 6. The 6 does accelerate more quickly and pulls more strongly...... |
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billh1963 I finally understand the allure of a 6 in the 914.... Aug 18 2013, 11:53 AM
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George, George, George... what are you thinking?... Aug 18 2013, 09:52 PM Mark Henry http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/image... Aug 18 2013, 10:08 PM Philip W.
Got the car a few weeks ago and have been holding... Aug 19 2013, 11:22 AM billh1963 You know I change cars like some people change und... Aug 19 2013, 11:57 AM dcecc1968 Beautiful Car Bill! Aug 19 2013, 02:44 PM MikeSpraggi Very nice car and beautiful color. Congrats.
A st... Aug 19 2013, 04:15 PM bcheney Bill, Welcome to the 6 conversion fam!! Yo... Aug 19 2013, 04:50 PM patrick3000
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