This car popped up my bus forum of all places ?, super nice build of an import from the US..with a twist ?? Options

[porschetub]

Purchased from the US BB model ,blown away by how rust free it is and the owner has a level of OCD that is rarely seen these days he is also a tool and die maker and builds the most amazing parts I have ever seen .
This car came to him with 112k miles and the motor was toast,he just looked @ a spare motor that he had which had a Eaton 45 blower on it and intercooler ,full EFI and most of the parts he made himself to a very high standard ,engineering like I have never seen before TBO.
A rebuild 411 WO case and stock bore and spec with carb cam ,running 7.5 psi boost .
Will post more when I hear more, it has completed a tuning test and first road test and really up to expectations.
Will update further ,cheers .

[wonkipop]

go kiwis. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

engine is the horn. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[porschetub]

go kiwis. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

engine is the horn. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

.No mate this guy is from the UK , he built this motor as a side project to go in a bus reading into it I think he sidelined the SC motor as would be a bit tricky pushing a bus forward...these buggers are heavy.
Someone on that forum said it wouldn't be much good in a 914 ,he politely replied it was a fun project and he built it for that reason and to test his idea's and develop his concept ..and why not if you have those skills eh .
My main reason for starting this thread was folks say you can't use forced induction on a 914 ,mcMark did it years ago and got good results with a turbo this guy has proved a SC works with clever research and the skills he has ,most of his induction system is custom made for example by him.
Cheers.

[wonkipop]

go kiwis. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

engine is the horn. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

.No mate this guy is from the UK , he built this motor as a side project to go in a bus reading into it I think he sidelined the SC motor as would be a bit tricky pushing a bus forward...these buggers are heavy.
Someone on that forum said it wouldn't be much good in a 914 ,he politely replied it was a fun project and he built it for that reason and to test his idea's and develop his concept ..and why not if you have those skills eh .
My main reason for starting this thread was folks say you can't use forced induction on a 914 ,mcMark did it years ago and got good results with a turbo this guy has proved a SC works with clever research and the skills he has ,most of his induction system is custom made for example by him.
Cheers.

even more fantastic.
all the kiwis i know here are solid petrol heads.
one i know has a sunbeam alpine le mans replica with a straight out exhaust he drives on the street with historic plates. gets pulled over by the cops all the time. they laugh their heads off to discover an elderly gentleman at the wheel.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
its nice to know there are poms out there even madder. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

there used to be a hill climb special here about 30 years ago.
i saw it at bathurst for an event. they ran the hill climbs in the opposite direction to the big race. start on conrod and drive up what is normally the descent until they reach skyline. the guy with the special was running a supercharged 914 2.0 engine heavily modified. had no cooling tin or fan. he warmed it up at the bottom then switched off immediately at the top. as i recall he killed everything that day. i'd have to ask around who he was and see if anyone in historic circles remembers him. he was a local legend in the area of the bathurst circuit.