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> What's the fastest anyone has gone in a 914?, what kid of body modifications were done to the car?
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post Jun 25 2020, 09:54 PM
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QUOTE(914e @ Jun 26 2020, 02:57 PM) *

Does anyone know what #40 was able to hit at Le Mans?

I have only had my 914 up to a blistering 35mph around the block a few times before I took it apart. Considering the condition of the brakes at the time, that was about 34 mph too fast.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) ,after getting my 6 in I did 100mph fairly easily then ran out of road,felt great.
I guess Glen or Marty could chime in with the top speed of the 914/6 GT Lemans cars,would be interested to know also ?
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post Jun 25 2020, 10:27 PM
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Good discussion guys! I dont think I've had mine over 75, haha.
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post Jun 25 2020, 11:00 PM
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hum my cousins car has to be one of the fastest 914s. he had a nascar SB2 878hp engine in his and he would pull the 911 turbos. bob stopanovich and joe wong in his GT2 on the straights. i will find out how fast he clocked on the straight at T Hill.
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post Jun 25 2020, 11:35 PM
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hum my cousins car has to be one of the fastest 914s. he had a nascar SB2 878hp engine in his and he would pull the 911 turbos. bob stopanovich and joe wong in his GT2 on the straights. i will find out how fast he clocked on the straight at T Hill.



Now I am curious about this.

Stock 996 GT2 was 135 mph indicated on the way into Turn 1 at TH on a crisp cold day with a pro driving back in 2002, 130 with me.

Stock 991.2 Turbo was 145 mph into Turn 1 at TH a couple of years ago on a 106~ F afternoon with me driving. Oh yeah: it was a Cabriolet with an automatic transmission and heated & cooled seats. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

But Wong and Bob were both very, very quick and know TH well. Curious what that 914 was seeing if it was pulling them on the straight. Now wondering what the fastest trap speed on that straight is. @SirAndy , do you know?
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post Jun 25 2020, 11:53 PM
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135moh in a with a 3.6 out of a C2 and a Wevo trans. I remember thinking I could’ve gotten higher... right before I got pulled over.

I don’t think 150 is out of reach at all, given the right conditions. Safety first!
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post Jun 26 2020, 01:47 AM
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Huge difference that Carl and co. achieved with a few effective aero devices.
Surely, someone has, in the past 31 years, gone faster in a 914 in that road race, or any other.
Carl's ' Porschaus 914-6 ' had set the standard with the run through the canyons, and a radar trap speed of 175. Tremendous legacy if their record still stands.

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...2522&st=296
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post Jun 26 2020, 02:03 AM
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I hit the 100mph number briefly. 1911cc motor with FI. Only exterior mod is the LE front spoiler.

I think I could have pushed it a little more....
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post Jun 26 2020, 02:08 AM
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Tony @Cracker has track video of nearly 170 in his. Granted, it's got an LS7 and Boxster S trans and brakes. Does that still count as being a 914? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif)

And it's not just the 170 top speed that's fun... the acceleration is BRUTAL!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/w00t.gif)
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post Jun 26 2020, 05:11 AM
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135 in my v8 .started to “get light” in the front end, I got scared and backed off .
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post Jun 26 2020, 07:21 AM
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Likewise, I run out of revs (gears) around 135 which is plenty fast in any 914 lacking extensive aero.

I imagine Roger Sheridan's "hippie" car which is barely a 914 at all, cooks pretty well around Turn 8 at Willow... I saw it run a number of times but unsure of times/speeds
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post Jun 26 2020, 08:16 AM
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I stood next to a 914-V8 going 180 on a Dynojet roller.
Nick Ventura's "batmobile" has to be about the fastest 914 track car, pushed by a 956 motor.
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post Jun 26 2020, 08:59 AM
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It will be interesting to see how fast Marty's 1,000 hp twin turbo Cayenne power 914 will go.
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post Jun 26 2020, 09:01 AM
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Coming out of Portland going downhill we got a ticket in our 73 1.7 doing 91mph...
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post Jun 26 2020, 09:14 AM
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I can confirm a stock 1.7 with Webers and no valances (and a burned intake valve on #1) tops out at 95, measured with GPS.
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post Jun 26 2020, 11:21 AM
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There is a pic. here of one of Ralph Meaneys 914-6..Plaqared says 170 top speed ,,Daytona , I think.
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post Jun 26 2020, 11:50 AM
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QUOTE(horizontally-opposed @ Jun 25 2020, 10:35 PM) *
But Wong and Bob were both very, very quick and know TH well. Curious what that 914 was seeing if it was pulling them on the straight. Now wondering what the fastest trap speed on that straight is.
@SirAndy , do you know?

No, i do not know.
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post Jun 26 2020, 11:54 AM
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And just to reiterate a point i was trying to make earlier:

More horsepower does not change your top speed, it just gets you there faster


Your (potential) top speed is a combination of the max. rpm of your engine plus your transmission gearing plus your wheel/tire diameter.
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post Jun 26 2020, 11:57 AM
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QUOTE(sixnotfour @ Jun 26 2020, 12:21 PM) *

There is a pic. here of one of Ralph Meaneys 914-6..Plaqared says 170 top speed ,,Daytona , I think.



170 is what Ralph Meaney told us.
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Don't know, but shut it down when i hit the rev limiter at 7000 rpm in 5th.


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post Jun 26 2020, 12:17 PM
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91 mph on the 91 frwy for me (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif)

Any thing faster then that " otta have a damn stewardess on it .... Dont cha think"
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