 Euro 914s, what were the differences? |
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| KaptKaos |
 Jul 11 2003, 12:50 AM
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Family  Group: Members Posts: 4,009 Joined: 23-April 03 From: Near Wausau Member No.: 607 Region Association: Upper MidWest  |
Does anyone know what the differences were in the European 914s? (Other than the turn lenses thank you very much.)
Just curious. - Joe 73 1.7 |
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| sechszylinder |
Jul 11 2003, 02:57 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 247 Joined: 9-April 03 From: /earth/europe/germany/berlin Member No.: 545 Region Association: None 
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They are much more rusted (believe me !!!) and they are missing those seat belt warning stuff.
On the chassis side european cars don't have the reenforcement in the front trunk, right in front of the spare tire. Beside that i've discovered, that the interior parts (e.g. dashboard) in euopean cars are made of a different material with a better quality. benno |
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| Anton |
Jul 11 2003, 03:38 AM
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Royal Orange Group: Members Posts: 161 Joined: 25-March 03 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 473 |
Who cares?
Your teener is the way it is... My teener (ex-California) is the way it is... But if you REALLY want to know check The 914 & 914/6 Porsche: A Restorer's Guide to Authenticity by B. Johnson. There you can read all about the diferences (depending on building year) and which hexagonal chrome plated bolt is correct... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/crest.gif) |
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| KaptKaos |
Jul 11 2003, 12:41 PM
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Family Group: Members Posts: 4,009 Joined: 23-April 03 From: Near Wausau Member No.: 607 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I was thinking mostly engine and suspension differences.
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| airsix |
Jul 11 2003, 01:05 PM
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I have bees in my epiglotis Group: Members Posts: 2,196 Joined: 7-February 03 From: Kennewick Man (E. WA State) Member No.: 266 |
QUOTE(KaptKaos @ Jul 11 2003, 10:41 AM) I was thinking mostly engine and suspension differences. Euro cars had the front suspension height set at the level it was designed for. US cars have it adjusted higher to meet US bumper-height restrictions. This is easy to fix. I say 'fix' because I consider the US height to be 'wrong'. Some Euro -4's had carbs. I forget the details. -Ben M. |
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| nebreitling |
Jul 11 2003, 02:15 PM
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Member Emeritus Group: Members Posts: 3,314 Joined: 26-March 03 From: San Francisco Member No.: 478 |
higher compression engines in europe. a bit more power, more emissions.
my ride height has been "fixed" as well. |
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| tryan |
Jul 11 2003, 02:53 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 553 Joined: 22-January 03 From: smokey mountains gatlinburg tn Member No.: 184 |
european drivers (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)
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| Jeff Krieger |
Jul 11 2003, 03:14 PM
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QUOTE(KaptKaos @ Jul 10 2003, 11:50 PM) Does anyone know what the differences were in the European 914s? (Other than the turn lenses thank you very much.) Just curious. - Joe 73 1.7 Joe, you can learn a lot about the 914 from the books "Porsche 914, 914-6" by Brian Long and "Porsche 914-Ultimate Fortfolio" by R.M. Clarke. Do a search for "Porsche 914" at http://www.motorbooks.com to find both. |
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| Uncle Richy |
Jul 11 2003, 03:29 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 41 Joined: 8-June 03 From: Van Nuys, CA Member No.: 798 |
Higher compression pistons I believe. Not sure about the cylinders.
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| madd_dogg_914 |
Jul 11 2003, 03:54 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 478 Joined: 30-March 03 From: Vacaville, CA Member No.: 497 Region Association: Northern California |
Engine wise, the 1.8L engines in europe came with carbuerators, whereas the 1.8L engines in the states came with Bosch L-Jet fuel injection. The 2.0L and 1.7L came with D-Jet fuel injection no matter where you went (except today of course . . . (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif) )
-Chris |
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| Dave_Darling |
Jul 11 2003, 04:58 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,981 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California
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There were no differences with the 1.7 engines. Same compression, same fuel system (D-jet), same everything.
The European-spec 1.8s had much higher compression (8.6:1 vs. 7.3:1 or was it 7.6:1) and dual single-throat carbs versus the US version's L-jet EFI. The European 2.0s had 8.0:1 compression as opposed to 7.6:1 for the US version. Both used D-jet EFI. There were no differences in the suspension parts between US and European versions, just the adjustment of the front ride height to meet US bumper laws. There were other details. No charcoal cannister for Europe; no side marker lights; km/h speedometers, different F and R turn signal lenses.... --DD |
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| Curvie Roadlover |
Jul 11 2003, 05:13 PM
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Two trunks are better than one! Group: Members Posts: 2,025 Joined: 29-December 02 From: Southeast Michigan Member No.: 42 |
And of course the "VW-PORSCHE" badge.
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| VegasRacer |
Jul 11 2003, 06:48 PM
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ELVIRA Group: Benefactors Posts: 8,493 Joined: 27-March 03 From: Between Scylla and Charybdis Member No.: 481 Region Association: None 
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The U.S. cars have bumper tits in the front in 73 and front and rear in 74.
The Euro cars do not. The Euro teeners have the Wolfsburg crest on the steering wheel. The U.S. cars have the Porsche crest on the horn pad. |
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