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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 |
lapuwali |
Jan 5 2006, 12:44 PM
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Not another one! Group: Benefactors Posts: 4,526 Joined: 1-March 04 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 1,743 |
I think on a "budget", the key is simply to keep lift to a reasonable level, and overcome any induced drag with more power. Power is easier to get and measure than drag using the commonly available tools. With a turbo V8, as proposed, 500-800hp should be readily available, so drag shouldn't be a huge problem. Lift and aerodynamic stablity, however, will be.
In the 50s and 60s cars were just touching 200mph at LeMans, and generally wind tunnels weren't used. However, even into the 90s, cars were dangerously unstable at those speeds, even when (presumably) designed by professional aerodynamicists with millions of dollars in tools available to them. |
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