porsche power!

[modnrod]

I was going to redo my 2332 with a smallish cam. The heads will still remain large, so I reckon the rpm's will be limited to under 6500, but it'll still pull hard up to that as a result of moderate compression, static approx 9.8 to 1. Gone are the days of high lifts and durations, been there done that and got bored with it, smallish cams with a little engine management seems the way forward.

Looking at production cars these days, and what has happened in the last 10 years highlights this. It's normal for a 2.0 n/a motor to make  a smooth 170hp, deliver 35++ mpg and not worry about high temps.

But those are multi-valve engines with very light springs. Direct injection and 11:1+ CR too. And boring powerbands.

And LS motors, and Hemi Sixes, and Ford Cleveland V8s..........although the Clevo's are 4 times the weight, 3 times the size, 2 times the HP, and half the economy! 
If you going to run larger "good" heads with a smaller cam, try to open up the LSA a bit too. Most LS motors run 114, and the old 4Vs used to run 112.

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nicolas found this  on fb

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[nicolas]

hahahaha.

i always thought a fastback was a bit of a porsche…  but this is even better. it IS a porsche. cool. and flares… i am looking at quite a bit olf BMW's and the 2002's with flares are the icing on the cake. but a type3 would be great!

i just came home from a drive with the fastback as a matter of fact. haven't taken the car out in more then a month, but i had to pick up my daughter and i took the fastback.
i still have some fiddling to do to get it all working crispy clean again, and i still need to get the LM-1 fitted. the MSD is still playing tricks, so it is just a regular compufire and coil now again. but this car runs great! i think i have achieved what i wanted it to be (porsche power like-wise).
so what can i say, i need to do a bit of work on the car and hopefully i'll be able to fit the LM-1 and make some progress. i do have a good baseline now and i will keep you posted what mods will be done, what upgrades (if they really are upgrades) will be done and hopefully enjoy the car as planned this year.

looks like there are no winters anymore, so no salt on the roads and just keep on driving 


oh, and as nice and tempting as this is, i will not join FB, i'll chose my own charity!

[mg]

what model red Porsche was that donor car?
Is that a GT2 rear wheel factory turbo? 
Displacement: 3,600 cc (220 cu in); 2 valves per cylinder
Bore × stroke: 99.1 mm (3.9 in) × 76.2 mm (3.0 in)
Maximum power: 331 kW (444 hp) @ 6000 rpm
Specific power: 93.25 kW/liter (2.05 hp/cu in)
Maximum torque: 585.7 N·m (432 lb·ft) @ 3500 rpm

[BeetleBug]

what model red Porsche was that donor car?
Is that a GT2 rear wheel factory turbo? 

It would have been cool if it was a GT2 but it isnt. It is a "ordinary" 996 turbo.

More pictures for those not on Facebook: http://www.carfinder.pl/galeria/vw_typ3___porsche_turbo_996#category The job is being done in Poland at a shop where quite a few guys here in Norway have delievered their cars for some TLC. It looks like they know what they are doing that is for sure.

-BB-

[Mags]

930Turbo engine
G50 Gearbox
Mendola front and rear.

[kev d]

930Turbo engine
G50 Gearbox
Mendola front and rear.

That's ace

[nicolas]

last year at DDD i had quite an issue with a campulley coming lose and the fan that rubbed the housing too much, so that was junk as well.

i was quite confident this would be a easy and straightforward rebuilt, but it ended up a bit longer as expected. parts only coming in after the vacation i have, things needing more time to do, plans changed,…
so in the end the rebuilt took the better part of 8 months, but things were ready for EBI and i got to drive it there. now a few months later i have been driving my car a lot more than last year and it feels better and better.
what have i done to it. i did in the end swap the 1.25's for 1.4's, put in new pushrods, lifters and new bearings, sealings. and i went with straight cut timing gears as i had them.

so the package i had before was allready exceding my expectations, but this is better. the engine responds more 'openend up' with the 1.4 rockers. yes i have lost a bit of bottom end power, but apart from that the engine is much more responsive and dare i say fun 

so in a way it isn't the best as i want to limit it to 6000 rpms (this goes beyond 6000 easily  ), but the way it makes power is an improvement. more fluid and fun. so i am very happy with it.

i hope to put more time in the car to have it tuned even better, the eternal quest for better i guess.