 Stock weight of a 1974 2.0?, Weighed my car and was surprised |
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| jgara962 |
 Nov 8 2014, 09:44 AM
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Yo, this is how I roll  Group: Members Posts: 823 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Napa, CA Member No.: 3,879 Region Association: Northern California  |
Does anyone know the weight of a stock 1974 2.0? Brian Long's Porsche 914 & 914/6 book lists it as 2030 lbs which doesn't seem right.
Yesterday I took my car to the truck scales at the winery I work at and my car weighed in at 2040 lbs (the scales round up to the nearest 20lbs). Now, my car is far from stock. Some of the bigger weights savings I can think of without looking at the car are fiberglass bumpers, headers instead of heat exchangers, no radio/speakers/spare tire, jack, back pad,. Anyway, you get the point. With the 2030 lbs number in mind, I was expecting less, but is that a correct number? |
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| ConeDodger |
Nov 8 2014, 10:10 AM
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Apex killer! Group: Members Posts: 24,006 Joined: 31-December 04 From: Tahoe Area Member No.: 3,380 Region Association: Northern California 
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I would expect more as well I believe though that the reported factory weight is a "dry" weight. No oil or fuel.
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| brant |
Nov 8 2014, 10:24 AM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 11,945 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Colorado Member No.: 47 Region Association: Rocky Mountains 
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By 73/74 they were 2150-ish.
I don't remember the exact number but PCA uses it for club racing. It was a ton of work to get 500 lbs out of our -6 |
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| Krieger |
Nov 8 2014, 10:25 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,802 Joined: 24-May 04 From: Santa Rosa CA Member No.: 2,104 Region Association: None
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There is nothing "dry" in Napa...
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| Elliot Cannon |
Nov 8 2014, 10:31 AM
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914 Guru Group: Retired Members Posts: 8,487 Joined: 29-December 06 From: Paso Robles Ca. (Central coast) Member No.: 7,407 Region Association: None
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Napa is for parts. Paso is for wine. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif)
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| damesandhotrods |
Nov 8 2014, 05:29 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 568 Joined: 26-September 10 From: Santa Cruz California Member No.: 12,218 Region Association: Northern California |
The 1973 Owner’s Manual gives an unladen weight of 2,139 pounds. Road and Track gave a curb weight of 2,195 lbs and a test weight of 2,540 for a July 1970 914/6 road test. Road and Track lists the curb weight of a 1.7 litre 914 as 2,085 lbs in their June 1970 Fiat, MGB, TR6, 914 comparison test. And finally Road and Track’s 1973 or 1974 2.0 litre 914 road test gives a curb weight of 2,145 lbs and a test weight of 2,460 lbs.
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| jgara962 |
Nov 8 2014, 11:31 PM
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Yo, this is how I roll Group: Members Posts: 823 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Napa, CA Member No.: 3,879 Region Association: Northern California |
Okay, so I guess a weight of 2040 lbs isn't that bad, though I would have thought that more than 100 lbs was dropped.
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