the SCTA lake bed racers are more nuts than you

speaking of linked engines and a mild effort to get back nearly OT....

I lost track of a link I found where 2 type I cases were machined and joined to form a pushrod straight (flat with common crank) 8...

anyone have the link anymore? Would be an interesting variant on the 914/8

you mean this one?
Flat 8

Alpha, seeing that you are a compitent machinist, and you are into these cars...care to take on some of this project for me??

I need two cases cut and machined in the right place,,,and more...we can discuss via email so I wont get flamed all over again...

Rich

We could do one from two type 916 engines. Then we'd have eight cams, twelve cylinders, and a mess of oil.

QUOTE (alpha434 @ Feb 27 2006, 04:55 PM)

We could do one from two type 916 engines. Then we'd have eight cams, twelve cylinders, and a mess of oil.

916 engines were mfi/carbed 2.2's and 2.4's....

nothing special about the 916 denomination... prolly just a 911 S motor of the time...

QUOTE (Aaron Cox @ Feb 27 2006, 07:02 PM)

QUOTE (alpha434 @ Feb 27 2006, 04:55 PM) We could do one from two type 916 engines. Then we'd have eight cams, twelve cylinders, and a mess of oil. 916 engines were mfi/carbed 2.2's and 2.4's.... nothing special about the 916 denomination... prolly just a 911 S motor of the time...

The type 916 engine is not the same as the chassis designation.


The Type 916 engine grew into the 908 engine, and later the 917 engine.

Here's what two type 916 engines coupled together look like.

Wasn't it the 912 that actually got the 917 parts designation?


And I meant 964. Sorry guys.

The six got a 916 designation. The eight got a different one that I can't remember (I am getting old) and the twelve was a type 912 engine.



Screwy naming sequence, but I guess it works for Porsche......