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| vortrex |
 Jan 15 2003, 01:50 PM
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what's the max HP you can run in a narrow bodied 914 street car? I imagine olav's 914-6 (my dream car) has got to be eased a bit to keep traction? is the 260HP 3.2L going overboard for functional street power? is there a curve where the usefullness begins to drop off? I guess you also have to consider the extra 50HP worth of wear and tear on the 901 as compared to say a 2.7S spec motor?
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| Dave_Darling |
Jan 15 2003, 05:20 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,990 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California 
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Personal preference. I've heard a number of local time-trialers say, "You can have too much tire for a given car, but you can't have too much HP for it!" You just have to be more careful and smoother with your right foot.
That said, the Vario-Six (full factory FI'd VarioRam-equipped 993 motor in a 914-6) was running 215s on the rear tires the one time I drove it, and I simply could not keep it pointed straight. The owner could, but I couldn't--I could not be smooth enough with the throttle!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) ...I'm still the only one I know of to start an autoX run backwards... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) --DD |
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vortrex usable HP Jan 15 2003, 01:50 PM
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