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Mystery engine is out |
Tdskip |
Jan 17 2020, 07:47 PM
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Tdskip |
Jan 17 2020, 07:48 PM
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Tdskip |
Jan 17 2020, 07:49 PM
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Chi-town |
Jan 17 2020, 07:50 PM
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Not a bad looking setup
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sixnotfour |
Jan 17 2020, 08:14 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 10,392 Joined: 12-September 04 From: Life Elevated..planet UT. Member No.: 2,744 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Go till She Blows....
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914werke |
Jan 17 2020, 08:49 PM
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"I got blisters on me fingers" Group: Members Posts: 9,894 Joined: 22-March 03 From: USofA Member No.: 453 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Crazy! (someone rotate Toms Pics (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif))
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ndfrigi |
Jan 18 2020, 01:26 AM
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Tdskip |
Jan 18 2020, 11:33 AM
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Tdskip |
Jan 18 2020, 12:13 PM
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sixnotfour |
Jan 18 2020, 12:56 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 10,392 Joined: 12-September 04 From: Life Elevated..planet UT. Member No.: 2,744 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
There is a lightened flywheel ??....
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Tdskip |
Jan 18 2020, 01:04 PM
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There is a lightened flywheel.... Good eyes – I had not spotted that and with everything else going on didn’t pick it up seat of the pants. This thing was pretty built, I am really curious to see what we find when I get the covers off so we get a better view of the heads. It sure felt like it was bigger than a 2 L engine. |
Tdskip |
Jan 19 2020, 10:50 AM
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Good morning guys – focus on getting the replacement engine in and running today, fingers crossed. The removed turbo engine has some interesting bits to it – the lightened flywheel, oil pressure and temperature sensors, cylinder head sensor etc. I could be wrong, but I’m also fairly convinced that it’s a big bore build and has unique heads on it.
It’s going to be a couple weeks before I do anything with it but I’m assuming I should just start disassembling it to see what the hell it actually is and if anything is usable? |
ndfrigi |
Jan 19 2020, 11:14 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,925 Joined: 21-August 11 From: Orange County Member No.: 13,474 Region Association: Southern California |
Nice seeing you yesterday Tom! That engine yesterday in your car looks clean and hoping it will run smoothly so you can start enjoying driving your red car.
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Tdskip |
Jan 19 2020, 12:23 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,674 Joined: 1-December 17 From: soCal Member No.: 21,666 Region Association: None |
Nice seeing you yesterday Tom! That engine yesterday in your car looks clean and hoping it will run smoothly so you can start enjoying driving your red car. Likewise, and thank you for the exhaust/muffler set up. Already installed and it fits perfectly. Thank you! This car is a rats nest of wiring – all sorts of stuff going on here but have started stripping everything out that is an absolutely needed and I just got the engine to briefly fire, so making progress. As bad as that is, there are two pushbutton starters on the car and all sorts of funky is going on at the relay board too. Loads of non-Porsche color wires that change colors midway.... |
Tdskip |
Jan 19 2020, 02:52 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,674 Joined: 1-December 17 From: soCal Member No.: 21,666 Region Association: None |
New engine is in and everything mechanical is tightened up, just need to get the throttle cable that was in it that was designed to work with the old engine set up to work with the new one.
I am relieved to say that the engine I put in sounds great – idles smoothly, it’s quiet, seems eager to rev. I bought this from a guy who represented that it was built by a shop up in Simi Valley and only had about 3000 miles on it before he put it into a tree. |
914Toy |
Jan 19 2020, 04:08 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 710 Joined: 12-November 17 From: Laguna beach Member No.: 21,596 Region Association: Southern California |
Hi Tom,
Good to read you are about to be enjoying your red car. Stripping the turbo engine will be interesting to read about what you find (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) |
mb911 |
Jan 19 2020, 04:44 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 2-January 09 From: Burlington wi Member No.: 9,892 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Gotta be honest I love that turbo setup.. If I had a 4cyl car it would be a turbo no question.
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Tdskip |
Jan 19 2020, 06:11 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,674 Joined: 1-December 17 From: soCal Member No.: 21,666 Region Association: None |
So the good news is I was able to drive the car around the block and it seems healthy, but it’s not as torquey as that engine that you and Forrest help me with Keith @914Toy
I also found a goodie I did not know I had! The bad news is that my test drive was only in 2nd and 4th gears since I need to adjust the shifter. Before I dive into that could I get eyes on this please? Don’t think this should be much of any of the white plastic showing, should there? |
Tdskip |
Jan 19 2020, 06:35 PM
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mb911 |
Jan 19 2020, 06:36 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 2-January 09 From: Burlington wi Member No.: 9,892 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Lol.. Don't have a 4 .. Dad does ..
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