 Had a little bit of fun with the 914, Figured I may as well |
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| corsepervita |
 Jun 26 2011, 11:47 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 327 Joined: 18-April 10 From: Redmond, OR Member No.: 11,631 Region Association: Pacific Northwest  |
Afterall what's the point of having a fun car like a 914 if you can't enjoy it on your off time! It's fun to go on cruises, go to shows and drive around in it. But I really wanted to appreciate the car for what it was in an element that I could appreciate it in (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
Didn't do the best, didn't do the worst. Regardless, I had a huge ton of fun and learned a LOT about my car. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i225.photobucket.com-11631-1309110419.1.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i225.photobucket.com-11631-1309110419.2.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i225.photobucket.com-11631-1309110420.3.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i225.photobucket.com-11631-1309110420.4.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i225.photobucket.com-11631-1309110420.5.jpg) |
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| Dave_Darling |
Jun 26 2011, 12:31 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,985 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California 
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I'm thinkin' you may need a sway bar or two...
--DD |
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| hot_shoe914 |
Jun 26 2011, 12:41 PM
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on ramp passer Group: Members Posts: 3,802 Joined: 20-November 07 From: Earle, Ar. Member No.: 8,354 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(Dave_Darling @ Jun 26 2011, 01:31 PM)  I'm thinkin' you may need a sway bar or two... --DD (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) |
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| Tom |
Jun 26 2011, 07:53 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,139 Joined: 21-August 05 From: Port Orchard, WA 98367 Member No.: 4,626 Region Association: None |
Uh oh, your sickness just took a turn for the worse! LOL!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
Lemme see, sway bars, better tires, brakes?. seat time. the list goes on. Love to see someone enjoying the car they love to drive, Tom |
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| messix |
Jun 26 2011, 08:43 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(Dave_Darling @ Jun 26 2011, 11:31 AM) I'm thinkin' you may need a sway bar or two... --DD you don't need no stinking swaybars!!!!! |
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| corsepervita |
Jun 26 2011, 08:51 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 327 Joined: 18-April 10 From: Redmond, OR Member No.: 11,631 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
QUOTE(Tom @ Jun 26 2011, 05:53 PM) Uh oh, your sickness just took a turn for the worse! LOL!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Lemme see, sway bars, better tires, brakes?. seat time. the list goes on. Love to see someone enjoying the car they love to drive, Tom It is so so tempting to upgrade things. I was amazed at even how simple changes in tire pressure changed my times dramatically. My slowest run of the day I was getting rollover on the tread and ended up doing something like a 67. There was a 2002 corvette running in front of me the entire day and he wasn't far behind me. However... my thing is that I am building a 924 for trackdays and autocross. The 914 is pretty much all factory stock. So I would like to preserve the originality of the car. After I got some pointers and ended up changing pressures and just changing my braking habits and where I entered and exited I dropped literally over 10 seconds off my time by the end of the day. It tickled me pink when I saw a 56.4 on the timer on one of my last runs. I was consistently around 57.1 for the rest of my runs. The corvette's fastest time was a 57.3. The only reason they put me in CSP was because at some point someone put on different shocks and springs in the rear and they have one of those nifty little click settings on the rear springs, so they said "oh, not stock. So you can't run C Stock. CSP for you, even if that's a stock tension or stock setting that's not stock equipment." QUOTE(messix @ Jun 26 2011, 06:43 PM) QUOTE(Dave_Darling @ Jun 26 2011, 11:31 AM) I'm thinkin' you may need a sway bar or two... --DD you don't need no stinking swaybars!!!!! I didn't mind the body roll, lol I thought it was fun! Kind of interesting to see how they handle the way they are. However, I'm pretty much novice at this stuff, just learning, soaking it in and have fun, so my $.02 is worth whatever $.02 pesos is worth in $.02 USD (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) |
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| messix |
Jun 26 2011, 09:05 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(corsepervita @ Jun 26 2011, 07:51 PM) QUOTE(Tom @ Jun 26 2011, 05:53 PM) Uh oh, your sickness just took a turn for the worse! LOL!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Lemme see, sway bars, better tires, brakes?. seat time. the list goes on. Love to see someone enjoying the car they love to drive, Tom It is so so tempting to upgrade things. I was amazed at even how simple changes in tire pressure changed my times dramatically. My slowest run of the day I was getting rollover on the tread and ended up doing something like a 67. There was a 2002 corvette running in front of me the entire day and he wasn't far behind me. However... my thing is that I am building a 924 for trackdays and autocross. The 914 is pretty much all factory stock. So I would like to preserve the originality of the car. After I got some pointers and ended up changing pressures and just changing my braking habits and where I entered and exited I dropped literally over 10 seconds off my time by the end of the day. It tickled me pink when I saw a 56.4 on the timer on one of my last runs. I was consistently around 57.1 for the rest of my runs. The corvette's fastest time was a 57.3. The only reason they put me in CSP was because at some point someone put on different shocks and springs in the rear and they have one of those nifty little click settings on the rear springs, so they said "oh, not stock. So you can't run C Stock. CSP for you, even if that's a stock tension or stock setting that's not stock equipment." QUOTE(messix @ Jun 26 2011, 06:43 PM) QUOTE(Dave_Darling @ Jun 26 2011, 11:31 AM) I'm thinkin' you may need a sway bar or two... --DD you don't need no stinking swaybars!!!!! I didn't mind the body roll, lol I thought it was fun! Kind of interesting to see how they handle the way they are. However, I'm pretty much novice at this stuff, just learning, soaking it in and have fun, so my $.02 is worth whatever $.02 pesos is worth in $.02 USD (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) i don't have swaybars either and i'm been famous/infamous about it on and off the a/x course. i just put some 140lb progressive on the rear .... and what a huge difference! the koni reds are set on full firm and i have bills up front, the ride is not harsh at all and the handling is far improved. |
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| Tom_T |
Jun 27 2011, 12:05 PM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California
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QUOTE(corsepervita @ Jun 26 2011, 10:47 AM) That helmet - along with it blending into the white truck beyond - makes you look like "Jack" of Jack-in-the-Box TV commercial fame! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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| corsepervita |
Jun 27 2011, 08:56 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 327 Joined: 18-April 10 From: Redmond, OR Member No.: 11,631 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
^^^ LOL! that's funny, i never really looked at it like that. Pretty funny!
That would make a funny photochop. |
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| bare 1 |
Jun 27 2011, 10:28 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 122 Joined: 27-October 04 From: Apache Junction viaWhidbey Is. Member No.: 3,019 Region Association: None |
YaHoooo!!! Impitus to crawl back under the cruel mistress! Did I spell that right? Do I care? Can't wait till I can do that!!!
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