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| thinlie |
 Nov 22 2006, 11:00 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 14 Joined: 16-May 03 From: Fairfield, CA Member No.: 704  |
OK guys, what does it take to make the 914 keep up with the new generation cars. You've got Bimmers, Audis and even some ricers doing 0 to 60 in 4+ seconds. I know I can keep up in the curves but I also want to keep up when they drop the hammer. What kind of horsepower and torque specs do I need to keep up. Don't want to put in v-8 or subaru. Wanna stick with the 4 or 6 porsche engines. I hear alot of people who converted to 6 cylinder and say its alot of power compared to stock 2.0, but how do this conversions compare with todays cars.
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| GeorgeRud |
Nov 22 2006, 11:11 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,725 Joined: 27-July 05 From: Chicagoland Member No.: 4,482 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
the Porsche sixes give you a lot of choice, from a 2.0 liter which goes from 125 to 200 hp, all the way to tricked out 3.6 liters from 993s. How fast just depends on how much money you want to spend. A good power to weight ratio is about 10 lbs/hp, lower the better!! A USAC sprint car goes down to 2.2/hp!
The v8 and Sub conversions are popular since they give a lot of bang for the buck in comparison. Choose your poison. |
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| messix |
Nov 22 2006, 11:19 PM
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AKA "CLUTCH KILLER"! Group: Members Posts: 6,995 Joined: 14-April 05 From: between shit kickers and pinky lifters/ puget sound wa.north of Seattle south of Canada Member No.: 3,931 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
QUOTE(GeorgeRud @ Nov 22 2006, 09:11 PM)  the Porsche sixes give you a lot of choice, from a 2.0 liter which goes from 125 to 200 hp, all the way to tricked out 3.6 liters from 993s. How fast just depends on how much money you want to spend. A good power to weight ratio is about 10 lbs/hp, lower the better!! A USAC sprint car goes down to 2.2/hp! The v8 and Sub conversions are popular since they give a lot of bang for the buck in comparison. Choose your poison. i think there less than that. 410ci 800 hp, min lbs 1400 [with driver and balast to make weight, with out they are about 1200lbs] |
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