2.2 in the race car?, maybe 2.4 or 2.5? Options

[seanery]

I think I'm gonna sell the 2.7 that was going into the race car.
I went to the Porsche Thunder at Putnam Park (Indy) this weekend.
Of the 4 914s running 2 were 2.2-6's (1 weber, 1 slide valve), 1 was a 2.0-4 and the other a 1.7.
The 1.7 is a fast car. I talked to him last year and was very impressed by the car AND the driver.


The 2.2 seemed a pretty good match for a 914. It would keep me in a slightly slower class, but a very competitive one.
Any thoughts?

[campbellcj]

I went with the 2.2 specifically for the reason of staying back one class from where the crazy money and super experienced driver tiers kick in, at least here w/ POC. I can still have fun, learn a lot, and be reasonably competitive with enough seat time. It would really suck to put a whole shitload of money (to us 914 guys) into a car in the "big dog" classes and then run back of the pack every day because the guy next to you has a $35K race motor, data acq telemetry, $500/ea tires, and pro trackside support.

Also at least here with POC etc., once you get to a certain point (class) you basically "have to" run flares or a widebody kit to have anywhere near the rubber the competition is running. I wanted to run a narrowbody car (for now). $500-$700/set for tires.

I guess there are a few "insane" cars and drivers in the smaller displacement classes, like Jim Patrick's 2.0 HSR car, but that does not seem to be the norm out here in SoCal.

IMHO there is a very fine line between fun, and frustration.