Turbo for a 914..., this may work Options

[spare time toys]

Check www.ststurbo.com they put it away from the engine. I would think it would have a big turbo lag. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif)

[airsix]

If you want to boost your 914 go ahead. I have yet to see one that was done "right". I mean intercooled, standalone or programmable fuel injection , proper cooling system (not having the turbo up in the engine bay where all of the heat is preheating intake and cooling air), proper oil cooling to cope with the extra heat generated.

Well, um okay. Intercooled? Working on it. Ask again next spring. Standalone programable injection? Check. You forgot programable ignition for boost retard. Check. Not having the turbo in the cold side of the engine bay? Check. Extra oil cooling? Working on it. Cheap doesn't always mean poorly engineered or executed.

I'm not trying to fool anyone. I did not put together my turbo setup with the idea of it being able to run wide-open for extended periods. I need it to run wide-open exactly long enough to run a 2/3 mile autocross course, pass a semi, or spank a Honda. This fall I data-logged a 0-130mph run @85 degrees ambient and neither the head or oil temps got in the red. Would they if I'd driven another 30 miles at that speed? Sure they would. I doubt I'd have made it 10 miles at that speed before I cooked everything. It doesn't matter. That's not what I made it for. Could I put together a motor with nickies, big oil cooler, DTM or 911 cooling, special heads, & big intercooler? Sure I could. And then it would be a $6,000 project instead of a $675 project.

-Ben M.