QUOTE(Rotten Robby @ Jan 27 2007, 12:55 PM)
QUOTE(brant @ Jan 24 2007, 12:40 PM)
I'm not actually sold about the necessity of these.
sorry not trying to be a buzz kill, but not sure that these are necessary even for race cars.
My favorite mechanic Ron Kain who Brad says is "the fastest 914 pilot in Northern California" says I need it. He has no financial motivation to mislead me. I don't know. But for only $250 I can afford to have him be wrong.
Rob,
thats good logic.
I have a new tranny in my car built by a true 914 guru last year
we ended up with $6,000 into the transmission.
he didn't think I should bother.
he did say that now at 250hp he is converting all of the 914 race cars over to 915's instead of things like this.
(cheaper in the long run)
but I'm only shooting for 200hp when I'm done
his own car is a pretty torquey 4cylinder with 205hp and I don't believe he uses this.
he has probably built 20 914 race cars at this point.
in fact I think his 4cylinder was 10 seconds a lap quicker than rich bonetempi's when they raced in California a couple of years ago.
so I'm basing my opinion on his experience just like you are on your guys.
still your logic is sound.
brant