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> 917 engine pics, been looking for a 908...but its cool
r_towle
post Feb 6 2005, 08:28 PM
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what an amazing piece of mechanical enginering...

http://www.pbase.com/917carl/917_12_cyl_engine
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post Feb 7 2005, 01:51 PM
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I think I read once that the flat-16s crankshaft was so long that it flexed too much. It created lots of unwanted vibrations and they were afraid it wouldn't hold together for race distances. Made a lot of power though. The two in the pictures are the only ones ever made IIRC.

I saw that 917 frame at the Porsche museum too. The curator took it off the wall and let me hold it (it was a slow day and we were the only people there.) Only weighed about 20–25kg I think? REALLY light. But no, the welds weren't very pretty.
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r_towle   917 engine pics   Feb 6 2005, 08:28 PM
URY914   What you you think this engine is worth? $2-3...   Feb 7 2005, 07:40 AM
Brett W   Did you look at the 917 Chassis pics. Looks like ...   Feb 7 2005, 07:46 AM
URY914   Those welds look like mine! ...   Feb 7 2005, 07:51 AM
cnavarro   That engine is a thing of beauty. I just spent the...   Feb 7 2005, 09:01 AM
Quilmes   Here is a picture of the 16cyl engine that was des...   Feb 7 2005, 09:01 AM
Quilmes   One more view 917 16cyl engine.   Feb 7 2005, 09:02 AM
Jeff Bowlsby   Not only is it 16 cylinder...it looks like twin pl...   Feb 7 2005, 09:07 AM
DuckRyder   I think I'll go into autozone and ask for a di...   Feb 7 2005, 09:11 AM
bd1308   OMG....look at that dizzy. finding ign problems mu...   Feb 7 2005, 09:12 AM
Aaron Cox   MFI too!   Feb 7 2005, 10:10 AM
Mueller   at the factory museum, they have an aluminum frame...   Feb 7 2005, 10:49 AM
Travis Neff   slide valve intakes... woohoo.   Feb 7 2005, 11:03 AM
BigD9146gt   towle, let me know what you find on the 8... I...   Feb 7 2005, 01:25 PM
sixnotfour   Have you seen these 8 banger 2.2 pics ? http://w...   Feb 7 2005, 01:32 PM
Reiche   I think I read once that the flat-16s crankshaft w...   Feb 7 2005, 01:51 PM
type47   you guys SUCK! it took 5 posts before someone ...   Feb 7 2005, 02:34 PM
BigD9146gt   Helium making the chassis lighter? I don't thi...   Feb 7 2005, 04:39 PM
andys   Thinking back to the glory days of Riverside, I re...   Feb 7 2005, 05:53 PM
BigD9146gt   Sammy, now that makes sence to pressurize the tube...   Feb 8 2005, 10:31 AM
URY914   Cool picture...   Feb 8 2005, 10:36 AM
Cloudbuster   The first run chassises, chassii -- frames -- were...   Feb 8 2005, 10:52 AM
BigD9146gt   Sammy, thats some pro- picking nutting giong on he...   Feb 8 2005, 11:08 AM
Quilmes   908 engine photo from Rennsport II Daytona   Feb 8 2005, 12:28 PM
Quilmes   Here is one from a 917-30   Feb 8 2005, 12:29 PM
Cloudbuster   How much weight gets added in bungs, gauge and plu...   Feb 8 2005, 12:55 PM
andys     Feb 8 2005, 02:10 PM
andys     Feb 8 2005, 02:26 PM
Cloudbuster     Feb 8 2005, 02:39 PM
physician   the good thing about using helium is that you dont...   Feb 8 2005, 03:26 PM
BigD9146gt   I personally like how in the pictures of the 917 e...   Feb 8 2005, 04:07 PM
r_towle     Feb 8 2005, 08:21 PM


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