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1st post and I have a weber progressive, My first 914...and it's got dog doo on it? |
purple |
Jul 24 2007, 04:07 PM
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Pigeon feeders attract me Group: Members Posts: 938 Joined: 24-July 07 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 7,942 Region Association: None |
Hey guys, I'm happy to be here. I just picked up a '76 2.0L that is set up as a track car. It's just incredible to drive and the engine sounds amazing behind me. I've only ever driven front engine cars, and the only thing i'm reminded of with the 914 is go-karting.
My questions are many. Let me describe the engine to you. The P.O. was a 914 mechanic for many years, but says he did things to the car that porsche guys would cringe about. I didnt really know what he was saying, but I still bought the car because the entire car is rust free. It turns out what he did was: put a rebuilt 2.0L in there, stripped all the heating stuff, stripped the interior, resprayed with bedliner(i actually like this), put in 5 point harnesses, momo wheel & shift knob, took the radio/heater out, took the speakers out, took EVERYTHING out. The engine is a 2.0L as I said, it's got a single weber progressive, hydraulic lifters, what i can only say is a distributor with no vaccuum advance and it's got the heater tin stripped off the manifold. The exhaust is off a suzuki motorcycle but it sounds incredible. it just goes straight from the manifold into the pipe. One for each bank of cylinders. My questions: my throttle is really REALLY sticky, I either get idle or a pretty good push. There is not a whole lot of power at WOT. Great low end torque and the sound is nice. I was going to replace the fuel pump from one of those clicky POSes (that failed while on loop 610, think 80mph traffic going by without stop) and needed whack from a wrench to get running again java script:emoticon(':WTF:',%20'smid_7') to one of the rotary CB ones i just got from pelican. What should I do about this guys? The car is just so much fun to drive, i've stopped mis-shifting into 4th from first, i'm still reverse-shy though, as i dont think it has a lockout, because it will grind like crazy, ask me how i know. The engine is tuned really well and seems to run great on the carb, i guess that means it has a carb cam in it, because it starts and runs just great. Did I buy a great car with a crap engine? Purple |
purple |
Jul 30 2007, 10:33 AM
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Pigeon feeders attract me Group: Members Posts: 938 Joined: 24-July 07 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 7,942 Region Association: None |
Hey guys, I'm honored to have the heavy hitters (joe & sirAndy) replying to my thread.
Over the weekend I didnt have much time to work on her, but i looked around and, much to my dismay, the more I look, the more I find wrong. I was looking at the wiring for the fuel pump, and it turns out they have some rube goldberg setup going on that I have little clue how to reverse. The 'FI brain trick' was not applied to the car, so i have no idea how the thing's getting power. I also found a few wires cut in the wiring harness, so i'm curious what those do. On the good news side, i found that i DO have the floorboard for the drivers side and it DOES have the clutch stop on it. I am replacing the old masonite one with the rennline aluminum one and the fact it has the clutch bumper makes me happy! I was going to put dual 40's on there and I think i've found a reasonable deal for brand new carbs, around $750 , is that reasonable for brand new? I wanted brand new so i dont have to futz with rebuilding these things as i've never done anything like that. Should I put a bursch on the porsche? Is that the consensus for what's a good exhaust for this car? is it really 10-15%? !!! That's crazy! I had no idea exhaust mattered that much on a 4 stroke engine. I thought only 2 strokers were that sensitive. Also, what type of ignition do you recommend? I have a distributor that doesnt advance, at least not that i know of, the vaccuum line off the carb goes NOWHERE. Isnt it supposed to advance the timing? Should I do crane or mallory or MSD or what? Thanks guys. |
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