a 914 that was going 185 mph! That's right, 185! Buried the speedo (the last mark is 180).
Seriously. Just this afternoon. More than once. Redline @ 6500 rpm, 4th gear 930 trans. Screamin'!
Normally aspirated 5.7L, 429rwhp @ 6000 rpm, Sheridan Body, big ass tires.
Strapped down on a Dynojet for tuning. Omg what a rush standing right next to it so I could see the dash!
I forgot my camera.

The white LS6 914-8 is finally healthy enough to drive again. Its been at our shop since the Sunday after Hershey in April.
We started out by fixing one broken and one pulled rocker shaft bolt that the owner incurred on his way to the swap meet.
By the time we were done, the camshaft, rockers and valve springs had been changed. The crankshaft was removed and re-ground, and new bearings installed along with a new oil pump.
Thats just the engine stuff. We also fixed the hydraulic clutch so it works as intended, wired the starter and kill switch circuits so they don't have excessive resistance, replaced the leaking radiator, eliminated the toe-out at the rear, and so on.
I'll post some pics of the engine rebuild from the shop tomorrow.

that is absolutley scarry awesome

CFR Rocks

Way toooo fast!!!

Would love to see some pictures of that car if its not too late...wow 185MPH, thats like around 300KM/H..amazing!

Too fast...

So, what do you figure that translates into real world speed?

When we found this we knew the crankshaft had to be removed.
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Here we have the rear of the engine block with the transmission out of the way, and the oil pan already removed.
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Once we got the oil pan off we found a spun rod bearing.
The rod jounal was ground down almost 15 thousandths.
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#8 rod bearing was ground down to the hard backing
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and all the other bearings were down to copper.
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I focused the camera on the radio for this picture.
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We also discovered that the oil pickup o-ring was improperly installed, which may account for the bearing failure.
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Umm, zero mph. The car wasn't going anywhere.

I'm pretty sure 185 really is possible in this car. Other Porsches with less than 400 hp have top speeds in excess of 180mph.

I was dreamt mine hit 125 today!!!!Chris I finally have your panels ready, shall I drop them off next week. gfuy

I've never done anything with a dyno...

Does it take into effect the drag from going down the road at that speed?

Zach

A dyno can't take into account either drag or vehicle weight, neither of which affects horsepower or torque.
It took about six seconds to go from 60 mph to 180mph on the rollers.
On the road it would take a bit longer.
The only placeI can think of around here where someone might get the car up to speeds like that is at Pocono International Raceway.

This is the car in the Hershey caravan back in April.
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(thanks to Joe Sayre for the picture)

Sweet!