Posted by bandi

Porsche 914?

I knew you posted that car Bandi, for some reason I thought you answered your own posting.

It's your game, I figure you can do whatever you want.

914 is to easy..............The wheel wells and front bumper/airdam are all wrong. Is this something the factory did? Or some weekend garage bondo and chicken wire affair?

Mid engine V8 Audi prototype?

Flares/Airdamn were factory installed in this case. And it's not a 914...

Hint: note the roof.

porsche 916 prototype?

My pops bought a 914-4 in 1970 right from the factory. He drove it 30 miles and told them to come pick the piece of shit up.

They sent a rep out to see what the issue was, my pop said it was the slowest car he'd ever driven, and that it would not make it up hill from a stop.

The rep asked dad to show him the problem............Seems my pop was starting out in third gear.............He ended up keeping the car, driving it thru europe, shipping it home to the U.S. Where it was driven daily up into the early 90's. It was sold for $1400.00, and had 60,000 miles on it.

Posted by cr400 My pops bought a 914-4 in 1970 right from the factory. He drove it 30 miles and told them to come pick the piece of shit up. They sent a rep out to see what the issue was, my pop said it was the slowest car he'd ever driven, and that it would not make it up hill from a stop. The rep asked dad to show him the problem............Seems my pop was starting out in third gear.............He ended up keeping the car, driving it thru europe, shipping it home to the U.S. Where it was driven daily up into the early 90's. It was sold for $1400.00, and had 60,000 miles on it.

there is one in Ticonderoga NY painted with green house paint. The hillbilly that owns it is the same guy that has a NA 944 that has tried to race my Cobalt SS and met with defeat, disaster and laughter pointed his way. I know nothing about the 914 other than it's ugly.

Posted by bandi

Porsche 916





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what's the difference between a 914 and a 916?

Posted by Samurai what's the difference between a 914 and a 916?

The 916 was cancelled after only eleven prototypes. The 914s had flat four-cylinder engines or flat six-cylinder engine. The 916 was to have either the 2.4 engine from the 911S, or the 2.7 from the Carrera. The 916 had many other upgrades.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_914

Posted by Nismo porsche 916 prototype?

Yup

Posted by Samurai I know nothing about the 914 other than it's ugly.

I don't mind the looks, but they kinda grow on you...

I have to admit, they're one of the most fun to drive cars I've ever been in... your ass is about 3" off the ground, the engine is less than a foot behind you, and they handle like a freaking go-kart.

The 914-6... well, they handle like a go kart with a 2.0 liter flat six stuffed in the middle. FUN.

And cr400- 914s and even early 911s (And late 928s!) had a dogleg shift pattern which screwed a lot of people up... I used to work in a shop that restored vintage Porsches, ANYONE who bought a 914 or early 911 would come right back and say "something's wrong with the shifter!"

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Also, something kinda neat- all 4 cylinder 914s had electronic fuel injection, and 5 speed transaxles.

Looking at that pattern, it must have been 2nd gear pops started off in.

I logged a lot of miles in that car 25+ years ago. It did handle like a gokart..

Bandi nailed it. They had reverse where first usually is. Somewhere in the owners manual, on the dash or gear shift knob, would have likely been the shift pattern.

First they had a 1.7 litre, then 1.8, then 2.0. Maybe even a 1.9 for a couple of weeks. (I did no Googling for this rant) The more rare 6 cylinder was more than 2 litres, I'm quite sure. Excellent design and handling, but the styling or something didn't make for a big seller. Unfortunately, they are expensive to restore and keep running.

The marketing by VW in North America was brilliant. In Europe, they were called the VW Porsche. In 1972, the bus went from an upright classic 1.6, to the pancake 'Porsche engine' dual carb 1.7. The same engine that was in the 914! It was not a Porsche engine. The bus of course got the same upgrades, but not the 6 cylinder, which was a real Porsche engine.

Guess which vehicle with the same engine was faster? Reminds me of the time coming back from skiing in my 74 VW 181, right beside a friend in her 60's Ghia, she had the 1500, but passed me at 3 mph. Aerodynamics, they matter.

Posted by bandi I don't mind the looks, but they kinda grow on you... I have to admit, they're one of the most fun to drive cars I've ever been in... your ass is about 3" off the ground, the engine is less than a foot behind you, and they handle like a freaking go-kart. The 914-6... well, they handle like a go kart with a 2.0 liter flat six stuffed in the middle. FUN. And cr400- 914s and even early 911s (And late 928s!) had a dogleg shift pattern which screwed a lot of people up... I used to work in a shop that restored vintage Porsches, ANYONE who bought a 914 or early 911 would come right back and say "something's wrong with the shifter!" R 2 4 |-|- 1 3 5 Also, something kinda neat- all 4 cylinder 914s had electronic fuel injection, and 5 speed transaxles.

remember the 79+ Mustang with the manual transmission? 5th was to the right and down.

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Posted by A. Lien The more rare 6 cylinder was more than 2 litres, I'm quite sure. Excellent design and handling, but the styling or something didn't make for a big seller. Unfortunately, they are expensive to restore and keep running.

Definitely a 2.0...

True indeed. The Bus and Vanagon had a 2.0 VW air cooled flat four engine for a few years. I think it was also in later 914's not sure on that. No match for the Porsche 914/6 of the same displacement.

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