saving weight on a 1.7, will it make any difference |
|
Porsche, and the Porsche crest are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG.
This site is not affiliated with Porsche in any way. Its only purpose is to provide an online forum for car enthusiasts. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
|
saving weight on a 1.7, will it make any difference |
drewvw |
May 30 2006, 11:17 AM
Post
#1
|
new england car guy Group: Members Posts: 1,631 Joined: 24-February 06 From: Boston, MA Member No.: 5,630 Region Association: North East States |
With a stock 1.7 how much weight would you have to lose via FG/CF hoods,lids and such to see a performance gain? This is a purely theorectical question regarding how weight affects the performance of the engine, I am not planning on doing this... |
Aaron Cox |
May 30 2006, 11:27 AM
Post
#2
|
Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
a hot 2.0 or 2056 can make 120 hp.....
your used to a tired 1.7... 70 ish hp.... will almost doubling your car's power with no additional weight make an impact? yes. |
Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 7th June 2024 - 09:39 PM |
All rights reserved 914World.com © since 2002 |
914World.com is the fastest growing online 914 community! We have it all, classifieds, events, forums, vendors, parts, autocross, racing, technical articles, events calendar, newsletter, restoration, gallery, archives, history and more for your Porsche 914 ... |