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| Phoenix914 |
 Mar 5 2007, 12:31 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 389 Joined: 6-December 06 From: Oviedo, FL Member No.: 7,322 Region Association: South East States 
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A couple weeks ago I was given a folder of service receipts from the original owner of my 914. Inside I found what I really wanted - the receipt from the engine rebuild in 1988. What I think are most notable are the 96mm pistons, reworked heads (for $401 - must have been new everything?) and the 272deg camshaft(?). I was wondering if any of you type 4 gurus can give me some feedback on what all this means.
As for how the engine runs after all these years, it is very cold-natured and runs like crap until it's good and warm. After that it's quite peppy and smooth. I've never driven another 914 so I have no reference to make a comparison. Any comments? 
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| Borderline |
Mar 6 2007, 10:08 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 720 Joined: 8-February 05 From: San Juan Bautista, CA Member No.: 3,577 Region Association: Northern California |
From what I've read here over the years, your 2056 with a relatively hot cam is not supposed to run well with stock FI. It sounds like you should go to carbs or one of the progamable FI systems (megasquirt, SDS). Is there any indication of what your compression ratio might be? Your 272 deg cam sounds like it might be pretty hot. My new cam is 268 deg and i'm running 9.5:1 CR. Hotter cams need higher CR to perform well. My $.02.
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Phoenix914 What's in your engine? Mar 5 2007, 12:31 PM
gopack I couldn't read it until I turned my computer ... Mar 5 2007, 12:58 PM
Phoenix914
I couldnt read it until i turned my computer on i... Mar 5 2007, 01:00 PM Bartlett 914 I have no comment on your rebuild.
I did have si... Mar 5 2007, 01:12 PM Phoenix914
I have no comment on your rebuild.
I did have s... Mar 5 2007, 02:00 PM sj914 You guys know that you can rotate the page right..... Mar 5 2007, 01:12 PM Aaron Cox thats a tiny motor for a motor home :) Mar 5 2007, 01:39 PM Phoenix914
thats a tiny motor for a motor home :)
Yea. Wo... Mar 5 2007, 02:01 PM bd1308 My old engine had a bunch of sunflower seeds in it... Mar 5 2007, 02:21 PM LowGT
My old engine had a bunch of sunflower seeds in i... Mar 5 2007, 09:43 PM Bartlett 914 This is a better link. It is a little more direct ... Mar 5 2007, 03:51 PM Bleyseng 73 2.0l ECU ends in 037
73 MPS end in 037 and must... Mar 5 2007, 09:21 PM Phoenix914 Thanks for the replies, gents. Where is the MPS l... Mar 5 2007, 09:39 PM 73Phoenix20
Thanks for the replies, gents. Where is the MPS ... Mar 5 2007, 10:00 PM Bartlett 914
I cut the corner off an extension (I use a grind... Mar 6 2007, 10:19 AM dlo914 what about chopsticks? :) Mar 6 2007, 02:35 AM Van914 You can always go to Radio Shack and buy a varible... Mar 6 2007, 06:01 AM Phoenix914
You can always go to Radio Shack and buy a varibl... Mar 6 2007, 09:02 AM Phoenix914 Honestly, I haven't a clue about the compressi... Mar 6 2007, 10:18 AM Joe Ricard If you cam shaft looks like this I bet it is hell ... Mar 6 2007, 11:51 AM Phoenix914
If you cam shaft looks like this I bet it is hell... Mar 6 2007, 01:03 PM r_towle I cant seem to see the line that talks about the c... Mar 6 2007, 01:38 PM Phoenix914
I cant seem to see the line that talks about the ... Mar 6 2007, 08:17 PM Phoenix914 Well, for starters there's no F&%#$@... Mar 7 2007, 09:16 PM |
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