 Where is the HorsePower breakpoint?, For adding flares |
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| boxsterfan |
 Dec 30 2016, 09:13 PM
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As I sit here pondering my 914 restore, I was wondering what others thought the breakpoint was for adding flares to a 914 vs staying narrow body?
Seems like at a certain horsepower, you are going to need some more rubber for the road. What's the general thought? Is it around 175HP (~2.7L /6 ?), 190HP (~3.0L /6 ?), 220HP (3.2L /6 ?) or more? I recognize that there are also some considerations with tire choices also. Even on the narrow body car, you may have to roll the fender just a bit to get a bigger tire on there just for the sake of selection/choice of manufacturer tires. |
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boxsterfan Where is the HorsePower breakpoint? Dec 30 2016, 09:13 PM
colingreene I think that it has a lot to do with expectations ... Dec 30 2016, 09:16 PM Mark Henry For a street car I don't really think there is... Dec 30 2016, 09:46 PM SirAndy I run 225 tires on the street which one could easi... Dec 30 2016, 10:24 PM Steve If you drive nice it's not a problem. My issu... Dec 30 2016, 10:47 PM mgp4591 Scotty?? Any reply?
He's running a GM LS type... Dec 30 2016, 11:15 PM raynekat I'll be doing the "narrow body" thin... Dec 31 2016, 01:13 AM sixaddict Several have come close to saying it......to me f... Dec 31 2016, 05:43 AM mepstein We drop a lot of built 3.2's and 3.6's int... Dec 31 2016, 06:38 AM 914dave I wrestled with this for quite a while. For a stre... Dec 31 2016, 07:09 AM Mark Henry The flip side to this question is that even with a... Dec 31 2016, 08:01 AM Dave_Darling IMHO there is not HP level where flares are requir... Dec 31 2016, 12:37 PM MoveQik I ran my 3.2 with a narrow body for 9 years and ne... Dec 31 2016, 04:18 PM Mike Bellis I have flares and 9" wheels with 245/50/16 ti... Dec 31 2016, 09:04 PM Andyrew ~295 sticky tires on the rear. In first I can spin... Dec 31 2016, 11:43 PM
tomrev I think it's 98% about looks for most folks; r... Jan 1 2017, 12:39 PM boxsterfan Thanks for all the replies. I'm still mulling ... Jan 1 2017, 07:45 PM Mark Henry
Thanks for all the replies. I'm still mulling... Jan 1 2017, 10:00 PM MoveQik
Thanks for all the replies. I'm still mulling... Jan 2 2017, 12:47 PM boxsterfan
Thanks for all the replies. I'm still mullin... Jan 3 2017, 01:22 PM MoveQik
[quote name='MoveQik' post='2440069' date='Jan 2 ... Jan 4 2017, 10:07 AM Coondog Plus one on MoveQiks 914. Rear fenders are very ta... Jan 5 2017, 05:59 AM Jetsetsurfshop My car is a track only car. Narrow body with a 225... Jan 2 2017, 02:14 PM Eric_Shea
Right around 76hp is where you'll want to co... Jan 2 2017, 04:00 PM mepstein
Right around 76hp is where you'll want to c... Jan 2 2017, 10:26 PM maf914
Right around 76hp is where you'll want to c... Jan 3 2017, 07:29 AM Beach914 I have the white 74 that I just bought with a non ... Jan 2 2017, 04:21 PM raynekat What Donahue say? When you can spin the tires the ... Jan 4 2017, 01:43 AM gandalf_025 Not necessarily a Horsepower breakpoint..
More o... Jan 4 2017, 11:14 AM Mike Bellis I must say I loved my narrow body V8 conversion. I... Jan 4 2017, 11:34 AM Chris914n6 I draw the line at V8. More for the torque than th... Jan 4 2017, 11:13 PM 6freak its all about the right foot and keeping the speed... Jan 5 2017, 08:58 AM  |
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