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> How fast is your 914?, A thread to brag about the speed of your 914
jersey914
post Sep 19 2012, 08:53 PM
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I would be interested to hear how fast everybody's 914's are. Please include any information you can about your car. ie. Motor size, tranny, fuel setup, stock, track setup etc.

Pictures are welcome! I would especially love to hear from the admins and all you 914 aficionados.

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DBCooper
post Sep 20 2012, 07:04 AM
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An official 13.006 quarter at 107mph on a hot summer afternoon. Subaru WRX engine and transmission with Quaife, on Falken Azenis. Put on slicks to get into the 12's as the afternoon cooled and immediately broke a CV joint.
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post Sep 20 2012, 07:58 AM
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140 MPH with stock gearing requires the engine to be turning approximately 6400 RPM. 105 requires about 4800 RPM. Because of wind resistance and other factors, that speed just about uses up all the available HP on a flat road. Generally speaking, pretty much anything faster than that involves a lot more HP or a lot of hot air on the part of the driver.

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post Sep 20 2012, 08:56 AM
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QUOTE(messix @ Sep 19 2012, 11:22 PM) *

QUOTE(Andyrew @ Sep 19 2012, 10:05 PM) *

We'll I've maxed out 5th with 26" tires.... IIRC it was north of 140...

With the top off...

how did the car handle that fast with the top off... twitchy, floaty, planted?


Floaty on decel. But I had the then GF in the car and she didnt notice anything. I wouldnt do it again without a few tweeks in the back end to create stability.

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Your top speed assumes stock tire height. With a larger tire size that speed is increased.. A 25.85" tire at 5750rpm is 140mph... At 6500 its 159...
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post Sep 20 2012, 09:00 AM
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Fark ....

126 in my 2.0L 4 cyl by GPS

135 in my 2.7L 6 cyl .... which was plenty fast enough to be shot by the Utah State Patrol.
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post Sep 20 2012, 09:05 AM
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post Sep 20 2012, 09:28 AM
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Fast enough to have the air fold the driver's side mirror back against the car. I need to take it off and tighten it all up.
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post Sep 20 2012, 09:34 AM
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i'm suspecting the cars w/o tins (water cooled conversions) are more stable at speed.

there's a low pressure area behind the rear window. an open pathway between this and the bottom of the car (through the engine grille) allows air to be pulled from beneath the car?

i've had my stock 1.7 up to an indicated 100 (probably optimistic speedo).

what say the conversion guys about this theory? was your car more stable at speed w/o the tins?
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post Sep 20 2012, 09:58 AM
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124 mph with the top off in my 4. I hit the rev-limiter HARD and it wanted to keep pulling. Done with GPS on my way back home from school late one night. Didn't notice any instability on accel, but on decel it definetely felt like it was wanting to wander and get loose.
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post Sep 20 2012, 10:16 AM
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Mine is about to get faster....in about $10k from now....
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post Sep 20 2012, 10:41 AM
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post Sep 20 2012, 10:59 AM
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Sorry.
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post Sep 20 2012, 11:01 AM
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Never tried. Too worried about the CHP catching me and crushing my car for "street racing".
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post Sep 20 2012, 11:09 AM
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Speedo maxed , Still pulling hard. Felt very light. Got scared and backed off.

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post Sep 20 2012, 11:15 AM
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I was running an undersized wheel and tire setup but I got her up to 120 mph according to the speedo. How much that actually is, idk.

1.7 d-jet with 901 tranny and 195 50 15 tires
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post Sep 20 2012, 11:22 AM
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Mine is about to get faster....in about $10k from now....


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post Sep 20 2012, 11:25 AM
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Fast or quick? Mine currently goes 0-0 in 0seconds flat (since the motor is out of it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) )

When I had my 2.0 with webers and a carb-friendly cam did an indicated 110mph flyby at the 2004 (?) ECC on Richmond's beltway.
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post Sep 20 2012, 11:41 AM
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post Sep 20 2012, 12:01 PM
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Max speed shown was on I-81 in Virginia, on my way to MUSR11.
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Shortly afterward I was stopped for going 81.

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post Sep 20 2012, 12:04 PM
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I've had mine up to about 120 at night, headlights shaking violently. My car has the stock metal front valance, and it certainly felt light, but still stable at that speed. Sorta like a speedboat getting up on plane and lifting the nose!

I think an LE-style spoiler up front would help.
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post Sep 20 2012, 12:35 PM
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