What “really” makes you a 914 guy? Options

[raynekat]

My 1st Porsche was a 1976 orange 2.0 liter that I drove across the Atchafalaya basin freeway in Louisiana at 120 mph before my buddy got pulled over from a police chopper. Hehe. Took her to a couple of Porsche Parades. Autocrossed the heck out of her. Unfortunately, that car was a nightmare rust wise and bit the dust, but was my entry into the Porsche world.

I’ve had a few 911’s but ventured back into the 914 world with my 71 914 project that I shared here on 914 World. Spent way too much money on the car (way past 6 figures) but loved every second of it.


Still visit this forum all the time and watch the 914’s for sale on BaT religiously along with other websites.

Am I a “914 guy?”
Love you all….

[technicalninja]

And many times, in motorsports the 914 is intentionally hobbled by having to be 500ccs smaller than the 911.

Porsche's "super cars" have been mostly mid-engine...

Most the 90X cars were.

917, 962, 911GTR, Carrera GT, 918 spyder.

Lot more mids than rears...


If the car in question sits lower than the 911 in price it is NEVER allowed to be faster.

Until the "RS" versions of the Cayman even those were hobbled in two ways.

100 hp less power vs the GT3

Tranny geared intentionally to reduce acceleration so that the GT3 would beat it everywhere via the numbers.

But, when both of those cars hit the "ring" the Cayman was stupid close to the GT3s times, even hobbled as it was.

At MSRP the Cayman was less than 1/2 the price of the GT3...

More than half a century ago #40 proved this point most decisively.

Mids are better than rears! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ninja.gif)

Even Porsche themselves agree!