What are higher powered 914s like?, I've never had the chance to drive one. |
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What are higher powered 914s like?, I've never had the chance to drive one. |
anthony |
May 15 2003, 02:46 PM
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2270 club Group: Benefactors Posts: 3,107 Joined: 1-February 03 From: SF Bay Area, CA Member No.: 218 |
Like every 914 owner I've been thinking I want more power. You know, I'd like to at least be able to smoke a Mini Cooper S or a Honda Civic Si without breaking a sweat.
I've been collecting parts to build a 2056 2L engine. I keep wondering if it's worth it. Or, will I still want more hp in the end? What kind of horsepower does it take to make a 914 into a 0-60 8 second car (Civic Si), a 7 second car (Mini S), or a 6 second car (S2000)??? TIA |
Don Wohlfarth |
May 16 2003, 09:40 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 104 Joined: 8-January 03 From: Fairfax, VA Member No.: 117 |
Kim, when I said mistakenly that refers to "been there, done that". Anthony started this thread about adding more power. I have been down the same path by installing the 2.7. The car overpowers the tires. Because it is an original 6 I didn't want to add flares. Someone could always pull the motor and go back to a 2.0. If I added flares to it the originality of the car would be gone. In hindsight that's what I should have done.
I spent almost 10K on the 2.7 motor. I had the car for a couple years and rust ate away some of the firewall and the floor. Had a new floor and partial firewall replaced and ended up replacing the right side longitudal support and added the Mayer brace to both sides. Since I already had a 6 that I didn't want to chop up I built another 914 and made it a glass race car. First year I had it I crashed it into a tire wall and flipped it 3 times destroying it. Stripped it and cut it in half with a sawzal. Built semi tube race car. It's just not that much fun driving a overpowered car on the street. A semi stock 73-74 2.0 with fi and suspension work will give you far and away the most bang for the buck and be the most fun to drive. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) IMHO a highly modified 914 with a hot motor can be a handful to drive. You live above 5K rpm meaning you have 180-190 hp under your foot, not 65 or 70. Look at some of the faster modded 914-6's, the only thing that is 914 is the tub and maybe the steering rack. The stock 914 is well balanced and it is a momentum car and that only works up to a point. When you start pushing that envelope the safety margin becomes smaller and smaller. |
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