Original 1970 914-6 about to go outlaw!, I'm about to hot-rod my 914-6 |
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Original 1970 914-6 about to go outlaw!, I'm about to hot-rod my 914-6 |
Hec |
May 23 2014, 04:45 PM
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Hec Group: Members Posts: 17 Joined: 14-July 13 From: Mexico City Member No.: 16,122 Region Association: None |
Hello Friends,
The restoration of my 1970 914-6 matching numbers, etc. has been slow... but good. The body work is almost ready and we'll start to assemble all the interiors, electrical, etc. BUT... the engine is going slow, my mechanic is a pretty good one and he "takes his time"... so I asked him... Is it too crazy to put in one of your 2.7L you have around while the original is finished?... not surprisingly he answered "That's the attitude!" let's do it!... I confess I may've been watching too many Magnus Walker videos and stuff that have inspired the idea of pumping up a little bit the performance of my car while keeping all the originality focus of the restoration... although I know I'm entering "the dark side of the force" here... I might never come back!... What do you guys think?! Thanks and have a great weekend, H. |
Hec |
May 23 2014, 05:25 PM
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Hec Group: Members Posts: 17 Joined: 14-July 13 From: Mexico City Member No.: 16,122 Region Association: None |
LOL Sir Andy!... Great answers from all of you!... Thanks a lot!
The oversteer problem makes sense... I'll choose some good tires but my original 14" Fuchs might have an issue there... From what I've seen, the extra power could be solved or controlled by the suspension... Fortunately it is not a 911! I'll send some pics soon! H. |
Steve |
May 23 2014, 05:38 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,618 Joined: 14-June 03 From: Orange County, CA Member No.: 822 Region Association: Southern California |
LOL Sir Andy!... Great answers from all of you!... Thanks a lot! The oversteer problem makes sense... I'll choose some good tires but my original 14" Fuchs might have an issue there... From what I've seen, the extra power could be solved or controlled by the suspension... Fortunately it is not a 911! I'll send some pics soon! H. I played that game to with the suspension. I put in a 22mm front sway bar and 21mm torsion bars with 140 lb springs in the rear. This induced understeer, which helped with the throttle induced oversteer. The ticket is to not jump on the gas in a corner, which was hard for me not to do at the time, since I was in my 20's and had no self control!! The 2.7 was a stock US carrera motor with webers, MSDS headers and muffler. It was allot fun!! I now have a stock euro 3.2 with 916 trans and GT flairs. No issues with throttle induced oversteer now unless its raining. |
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