Did the 911 Keep the 914 from being all it could be?, Was the 914 De-tuned from its full potential? |
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Did the 911 Keep the 914 from being all it could be?, Was the 914 De-tuned from its full potential? |
Matty900 |
Dec 14 2018, 09:18 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,269 Joined: 21-February 15 From: Oregon Member No.: 18,454 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I have heard several stories about Porsche not wanting to do anything to mess with the 911 program. Like the one about the 914S.
It's my understanding that in 1973 when they came out with the 2 ltr motor, they launched in the US and a 914 S. It had its own brochure, all of the options and was shut down by Porsche because they did not want to compete with the 911S. I am not trying to open this can of worms with anyone about is the 914 S real or not. What I want to know is, as protective as Porsche was about the 911 program, How did this affect the 914. Were the 914 De-tuned from what the original design specs were? |
Breaker |
Dec 21 2018, 12:58 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 8 Joined: 11-September 12 From: Switzerland Member No.: 14,911 Region Association: None |
[/quote] I am trying to learn more about the design aspect so I can see what is the best way a 914 can be set up. If it was indeed detuned, what can you do to get the most out of the car? My car is a 1.7 and I am very happy with where it is now but there is always more that can be done right? I am trying to keep it in line with my experiment of what is the 1.7 really capable of without doing a larger motor. I am just trying to get as much joy out of the car as I can. Learning and tinkering with it are just part of that process. Happy to share the 914 sickness with all of you guys. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) [/quote] Look up a guy "raygreenwood" on The Samba, he seems to know just about every trick in the unwritten book to get the most out of the 1.7. |
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