 914/6 Engine ID 3 confusion?, 901/36 & 901/38 |
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| retrotech |
 Feb 28 2009, 10:22 PM
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retrotech  Group: Members Posts: 470 Joined: 2-November 03 From: Mosier, Oregon Member No.: 1,302  |
Can some one explain, that I find most books, show 901/36 as the enging ID, how ever others say 901/38 is possible. But most all list the rare 2.7 engine as 901/38.
Question is 901/38 2.0 & 2.7? Or is 901/38 exclusively the 2.7? I need to know! Stephen I meant ID 6, confusion, not 3 obviously |
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| Dominic |
Feb 28 2009, 11:12 PM
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Dominic Group: Members Posts: 992 Joined: 14-January 03 From: Vacaville, CA Member No.: 149 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(retrotech @ Feb 28 2009, 09:22 PM)  Can some one explain, that I find most books, show 901/36 as the enging ID, how ever others say 901/38 is possible. But most all list the rare 2.7 engine as 901/38. Question is 901/38 2.0 & 2.7? Or is 901/38 exclusively the 2.7? I need to know! Stephen I meant ID 6, confusion, not 3 obviously Here is the explanation..... I'm quoting this from pg. 60 of Bruce Anderson's Porsche 911 performance handbook: "The 914/6 engine was the 901/36 for the European standard transmission, and type 901/37 for Sportomatic. The U.S. 914/6 engine was type 901/38, or type 901/39 for the Sportomatic." Here is something I found interesting at the bottom of the same paragraph: "A 2.4 liter version of the 911T engine (Type 911/58) was developed for use in the 914/6, but was never used in production." (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) |
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| ArtechnikA |
Mar 1 2009, 06:36 AM
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rich herzog Group: Members Posts: 7,390 Joined: 4-April 03 From: Salted Roads, PA Member No.: 513 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(retrotech @ Feb 28 2009, 11:22 PM) But most all list the rare 2.7 engine as 901/38. I've never seen a 2,7 called a 901/anything and I'd love to see a reference that does. Porsche changed engine type numbers from '901' to '911' in 1970 with the 2,2. (These are 911 engine type numbers - 2-liter 914.6 engines retained the '901' series numbering.) One learns to 'never say never' with Porsche, but "almost invariably" if it's bigger than 2,0 it didn't leave the factory with a '901' type code. |
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