well...in the early hours of the new year last night, i recieved some good news regarding a decent sum of money coming my way. The formula for such a windfall breaks down as follows:

1 part to wife / 1 part to savings / 1 part to drew's new engine fund


So now things are looking promising for me to take the core that I bought off fitsbain and build out a 2.2 /4 for the 914. right now I'm thinking:

76mm stroke crank (which I already have)
96mm bore kieth black pistons
dual weber 40s
cam TBD (something mild)


What a good feeling. I've been knocking on wood the entire time i was writing this post...

happy new year to all

Awesome!!

44 IDFs are better suited for a 2.2.

Sweet,
Look at srsvw.com
I know they guys there, they can hook you up with machine work, and parts....old 914 shop...old race shop, been at it forever..and local.

BTW, woosy...it was in lexington, 15 min from your house...and yet you couldnt show up???

Rich

where did youget a "76" crank from?

ive seen 75's, and 78's and 78.4's....

interesting
i concur - 44's will be better suited for the 2.2 displacement

Drew - Bitchin! Good for you bro. We can trade rebuild stories. I just split my case a couple days ago. Sent the 1.8L AMC heads to HAM to get opened up to 42X36. Got a cam that Raby suggested and plan on running Dell 40's (which are in mid rebuild). I'll only have a 2056 - nothing like the monster you are envisioning...

Happy for you & what a good way to start the new year!

Now, back to geometry...

-pt

so 44s instead? From what I have read I thought 40s were the way to go but if i need to go bigger than cool by me. I really dont know....

Maybe the crank isnt a 76 but that's what it measured to from what i was told. I will do it again. Center lobe to center lobe right?


rich...yeah i know im SORRY man about sleeping thru the breakfast. We had a low key NYE get together at our house complete with babies and board games and you figure it would be a tame night but...not so much.