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| biosurfer1 |
 Dec 9 2003, 01:13 PM
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is this true? has anyone used this before? i heard a while back that long ago a company sold turbos for the 914, is this one of them? just caught my eye and that old saying is the first thing that came to my mind...
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| DuckRyder |
Dec 9 2003, 01:26 PM
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Avatars Mode: OFF because of the recalcitrant few. Group: Benefactors Posts: 767 Joined: 8-January 03 From: Georgia Member No.: 110  |
You can't turbo a 914................ (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif)
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| fiid |
Dec 9 2003, 01:53 PM
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Turbo Megasquirted Subaru Member Group: Members Posts: 2,827 Joined: 7-April 03 From: San Francisco, CA Member No.: 530 Region Association: Northern California |
It's true - you just can't turbo a type 4.
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| Mueller |
Dec 9 2003, 02:03 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None 
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that system does not look like a commercial kit, it looks more like a homemade unit
(look at the brazing), I'm pretty sure a guy on Pelican was running it for a while, I think the turbo needs rebuilding (bad seals I think) not a bad price to get you started I guess........I'd rather have a blow-thru system running FI |
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| Air_Cooled_Nut |
Dec 9 2003, 02:44 PM
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914 Ronin - 914 owner who lost his 914club.com Group: Members Posts: 1,748 Joined: 19-April 03 From: Beaverton, Oregon Member No.: 584 Region Association: None |
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| biosurfer1 |
Dec 9 2003, 03:55 PM
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Teener fo Life! Group: Members Posts: 3,020 Joined: 3-August 03 From: Roseville, CA Member No.: 977 Region Association: Northern California |
HA! so you can turbo a 914...sort of...if you have an extra 924 turbo laying around, a sweet engine, lots of fabrication skills, and a kick ass car to start with, its just that simple. if anyone were going to, i would assume that the engine you start with would have to be pretty much problem free cause a turbo would only amplify any problems.
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| redshift |
Dec 9 2003, 04:53 PM
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Bless the Hell out of you! Group: Members Posts: 10,926 Joined: 29-June 03 Member No.: 869 |
All you need is a fiberglass replica of the rear of the car mounted on a gimble that is mounted to an articulating arm, all the supplies... and maybe a place to sit, 'cause you are going to be there a while.
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| Brad Roberts |
Dec 10 2003, 01:34 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 19,148 Joined: 23-December 02 Member No.: 8 Region Association: None |
Here is the setup Sammy Gore used a few years back (Andy ran him off the BBS).
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| Brad Roberts |
Dec 10 2003, 01:35 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 19,148 Joined: 23-December 02 Member No.: 8 Region Association: None |
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| Brad Roberts |
Dec 10 2003, 01:36 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 19,148 Joined: 23-December 02 Member No.: 8 Region Association: None |
Somebody needs to build a turbo charged Nickie engine.
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| airsix |
Dec 10 2003, 01:51 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 |
Andy ran Sam off the list? WTF is that all about? Sam was cool. Way cool.
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| Brad Roberts |
Dec 10 2003, 02:27 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 19,148 Joined: 23-December 02 Member No.: 8 Region Association: None |
It was a tongue in cheak comment ... you didnt see the tongue..
Andy and Sammy got into a "non Porsche" conversation back several months ago on the BBS over something... and Sammy left us. I dont think Andy knew who Sammy was and I dont think that Sammy knew who Andy was (they had both met and laughed together face to face in LA at the annual after Dunkles pizza fest) We get a lot of people that leave...I dont fight to keep them here.. b |
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| Tom Perso |
Dec 10 2003, 03:52 PM
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Crazy from the Cold... Group: Members Posts: 647 Joined: 8-August 03 From: Kalamazoo, MI Member No.: 1,003 |
I'm selling the turbo kit. As for the seals, I am planning to have them checked out. It didn't smoke when the 2nd previous owner had it installed. When Randy ran it on the 2056, I'm not so sure the oil return line was not plumbed quite right, therefor it could have backed up into the Turbo past the seals.
I'll investigate. If you can turbo a lawnmower, you can turbo a 914... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Tom |
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| Brad Roberts |
Dec 10 2003, 03:54 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 19,148 Joined: 23-December 02 Member No.: 8 Region Association: None |
This question sucks... but I ask it every time:
Why did he pull it off ?? B |
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| Tom Perso |
Dec 10 2003, 04:18 PM
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Crazy from the Cold... Group: Members Posts: 647 Joined: 8-August 03 From: Kalamazoo, MI Member No.: 1,003 |
Brad - that's a good question.
It still needed dialing in and the oil problem was the reason. He threw 40 IDF's on it and was working on sorting out the turbo. Then I came along and bought the whole works. Hence, here we are. I'll be forthcoming and have the turbo looked at. No reason to sell someone junk. Tom |
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