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Has anyone tried roller lifters in a type 4, or any flat motor?
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Jake, you really don’t need to explain hot rodding to me. I grew up in Modesto the same time as George Lucas, so American Graffiti is the story of my high school years. I was even a shop-rat at Gene Winfield's before he went Hollywood. I was just different because I did VW’s and English sports cars while my friends did American cars.
I also think you misunderstand the term hot rodding. You said “they could put a Suby in that care and go a hell of a lot faster, but that’s something that anybody can do” and hot rodders “...don't care how much it costs...” but real hot rodders absolutely cared how much things cost, and cost was the entire reason for the do-it-yourself ethos. A big part of hot rodding was pulling those old flatheads and putting new OHV “Corvette” engines into old Fords. The reason? Hot rodders are the opposite of purists, the goal was to make a fast and cool ride as cheaply as possible. SBC in a Ford? Never an issue, the SBC was a better motor, stronger, it fit, and it was cheap, so it was strictly a cost-benefit decision. That’s what hot rodding was, flexible thinking, style and performance on the cheap, with no concern for what purists thought. And in that vein putting a different marque's engine into your car is pure and basic hot rodding, exactly the way it used to be done. Don’t misunderstand what I’m saying, T4’s will always be the lifeblood of 914’s, and I'm fascinated as hell by the idea of roller lifters in an aircooled engine, but dismissing any modern alternative is, in my view, well.... just not hot rodding. |
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Repeat Offender & Resident Subaru Antagonist ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 13,513 Joined: 23-January 09 From: Temecula, CA Member No.: 9,964 Region Association: Southern California ![]() ![]() |
Jake, you really don’t need to explain hot rodding to me. I grew up in Modesto the same time as George Lucas, so American Graffiti is the story of my high school years. I was even a shop-rat at Gene Winfield's before he went Hollywood. I was just different because I did VW’s and English sports cars while my friends did American cars. I also think you misunderstand the term hot rodding. You said “they could put a Suby in that care and go a hell of a lot faster, but that’s something that anybody can do” and hot rodders “...don't care how much it costs...” but real hot rodders absolutely cared how much things cost, and cost was the entire reason for the do-it-yourself ethos. A big part of hot rodding was pulling those old flatheads and putting new OHV “Corvette” engines into old Fords. The reason? Hot rodders are the opposite of purists, the goal was to make a fast and cool ride as cheaply as possible. SBC in a Ford? Never an issue, the SBC was a better motor, stronger, it fit, and it was cheap, so it was strictly a cost-benefit decision. That’s what hot rodding was, flexible thinking, style and performance on the cheap, with no concern for what purists thought. And in that vein putting a different marque's engine into your car is pure and basic hot rodding, exactly the way it used to be done. Don’t misunderstand what I’m saying, T4’s will always be the lifeblood of 914’s, and I'm fascinated as hell by the idea of roller lifters in an aircooled engine, but dismissing any modern alternative is, in my view, well.... just not hot rodding. Now that you mention it; In August my wife and I attended a small gathering of Hot Rodders. My buddy that invited us has a sweet '57 Chevy. Some damned nice cars there. A couple of Woody's, a Kaiser, etc. Out of respect for the American Muscle, we parked on the fringe. When we went back to our "Turd in the Punch Bowl" car, some of the other owners were around our car when I heard one say, "Now that is real Hot Rod". Turns out that I met their requirements; 40+ years old and non-stock. I encountered less resistance from the Hot Rod group than the Porsche group. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) |
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