Virginia Teener, Two mid-engine Porsche's in my garage?!?! |
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Virginia Teener, Two mid-engine Porsche's in my garage?!?! |
Gatornapper |
Sep 22 2017, 06:51 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,205 Joined: 22-September 17 From: Woods west of Richmond, VA Member No.: 21,449 Region Association: South East States |
Tried to find where new members introduce themselves then figured this is as good a place as any.
Well, today I bought my 3rd mid-engine Porsche - one I never dreamed I want or own, but as it dropped from heaven into my lap, I had to take it. I drive a stunning dream car - a 2011 Cayman S, loaded, PDK, Sport Chrono, Turbo II wheels and much more - my 2nd Cayman. Always thought the 914 was the ugliest car Porsche ever made - but then, IT IS MID-ENGINE! Well a true barn find (in a friend's barn for 12 years, but not his, about 40 miles from me) dropped in my lap this week, and I had to take it......a mint condition, virtually no-rust 1976 914 with an almost flawless body and interior - for a cost so low that if I told you I'd be arrested for stealing it! Been a restorer of old Triumph motorcycles for years and never ever had a thought of restoring an old car - other than any old Porsche other than a 914! But as condition of this 914 was incredible and the cost of this '76 was close to nothing, I could not refuse. Am so glad to find this forum to help me through getting this car on the road. I do know it was running perfectly when it was driven in my friend's barn - he had been in it a lot that day, and was in it when it rolled in the barn, running better than new. I'll fill you all in on the details shortly after my introduction here, and look forward to meeting many of you. I'm a frequent forum poster, and my thread on finding & restoring my 1972 Triumph Bonneville is one of the oldes and longest an highest rated threads on its forum - over 2,000 posts & replies, over 200 pages, and 5-Star rated: http://www.triumphrat.net/classic-vintage-...-to-riding.html I know I'm going to need a lot of help & wisdom, and glad to find a resource that can help! GN |
injunmort |
Oct 9 2017, 05:44 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,024 Joined: 12-April 10 From: sugarloaf ny Member No.: 11,604 Region Association: North East States |
bad advice on the carbs from mr. porsche in ga. if you are looking for max resale and originality, d-jet. did he put 44's on the car. if you are building a bigger diplacement type 4, yeah that setup can work really well. stock motor, way too much carb. i guess you can screw around with jetting and tuning to get them to work somewhat. the price of smaller carbs will exceed a used d-jet system. place a wtb in the classifieds. get the haynes manual and have at it. just like vintage english iron, the c6a points plate is now a boyer, no interest, the magdyno has been replaced with solid state internals, no interest. well setup lucas points work better than eletronic as does the a fully reconditioned mag. which wont fail on the road. fwiw. porsche used this system for a reason and the internals of the engine (cam) are designed for fi. not enough duration for carbs. can be addressed but alot more work than installing original fi.
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Gatornapper |
Oct 9 2017, 06:58 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,205 Joined: 22-September 17 From: Woods west of Richmond, VA Member No.: 21,449 Region Association: South East States |
Mort -
Sold me. All makes perfect sense. The car now has new EI - do I keep it with the D-Jet system? Not following all you said after "just like vintage iron....not sure what you mean by "no interest". I'm a pretty good mechanic, but not looking forward to learning the new D-Jet system. Have a million questions. Will get the Haynes Manual. Who knows? Maybe some one on this forum has a unit..... GN bad advice on the carbs from mr. porsche in ga. if you are looking for max resale and originality, d-jet. did he put 44's on the car. if you are building a bigger diplacement type 4, yeah that setup can work really well. stock motor, way too much carb. i guess you can screw around with jetting and tuning to get them to work somewhat. the price of smaller carbs will exceed a used d-jet system. place a wtb in the classifieds. get the haynes manual and have at it. just like vintage english iron, the c6a points plate is now a boyer, no interest, the magdyno has been replaced with solid state internals, no interest. well setup lucas points work better than eletronic as does the a fully reconditioned mag. which wont fail on the road. fwiw. porsche used this system for a reason and the internals of the engine (cam) are designed for fi. not enough duration for carbs. can be addressed but alot more work than installing original fi. |
BillC |
Oct 13 2017, 07:06 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 536 Joined: 24-April 15 From: Silver Spring, MD Member No.: 18,667 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
The car now has new EI - do I keep it with the D-Jet system? If you're not too far from Silver Spring, MD, I can help you with the D-Jet system. I've gotten familiar with the system over the last couple of years, and it's pretty simple (and primitive) as EFI systems go. Most of the parts can be tested fairly easily, and a surprising number of parts are still available for it (either OEM new, reproduction or replacement components). |
Gatornapper |
Oct 13 2017, 03:18 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,205 Joined: 22-September 17 From: Woods west of Richmond, VA Member No.: 21,449 Region Association: South East States |
Bill -
Wow - thanks. Plan is to first see how car runs on Weber 44's. If it runs well with them, I'll leave them on for now but still purchase the system from Ken so I can switch anytime I want. It does look VERY simple as far as EFI systems go....even simpler that what was on a '72 Volvo if I remember correctly. No Mass Airflow sensor. You are about 2 1/2 hours away - depending on I-95 traffic! so it could be 4 hours. I had an office on Route 50 just west of 495 years ago and could make it there in 2 hours - but traffic has since increased a lot. One guy told me with my electrical background and experience with EFI he thought I could put the system in in 3 hours. If so, that would be good news. GN The car now has new EI - do I keep it with the D-Jet system? If you're not too far from Silver Spring, MD, I can help you with the D-Jet system. I've gotten familiar with the system over the last couple of years, and it's pretty simple (and primitive) as EFI systems go. Most of the parts can be tested fairly easily, and a surprising number of parts are still available for it (either OEM new, reproduction or replacement components). |
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