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200 mph 914 |
dwillouby |
Jan 3 2006, 07:21 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 393 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Mt Washington, KY Member No.: 29 Region Association: None |
hello,
Been thinking about a new project. Has anyone driven a 914 over 200 mph? Enough horsepower can be obtained with a V8. Might need turbos to keep the motor reasonable. Aside from the required safety mods. any input on areo tricks would be helpful. I know a stock body tends to get very light at high speed. My stock bodied V8 conversion starts getting real skittish around 145. Can this be done or am I nuts? Thanks David |
TimT |
Jan 4 2006, 06:24 PM
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retired Group: Members Posts: 4,033 Joined: 18-February 03 From: Wantagh, NY Member No.: 313 |
You can approach the break the 200 mph barrier a few ways.. all cost lot of money. like modifying an exiting tub with all the tricks to make so that its easier to punch through the air using the least hp. Or by throwing lots of hp at it. The car I often drive is a 935 clone with massive rubber, big squared off 934/gtu flares, a big rear wing, open windows.. We have 800 hp available. The first time I broke 200 I didnt even know it untill I reviewed the data logs. We have since regeared the car so that all gears can be used on the tracks we typically drive on.
I bet you can give up alot of the aero aids we need on our car (we have to turn), and with enough space, and the right gearing, 200 shouldnt be to hard to achieve. Do you want to go 200 on a closed course racetrack? or somewhere like Bonneville.. that will dictate which path you take |
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