Correct me if I am wrong, but didn't the Porsche crest appear on the
hubcaps? At any rate, a properly built 914-4 will blow the doors off of a
stock 914-6. I didn't believe it until I saw it. There was a guy in
Augusta Georgia that autocrossed a 914-4. He had the motor updated (bored,
webers, headers, cam, etc.) and he dominated the local scene. The next
nearest car was a Fiat X1/9. It was VERY competitive as well. This guy did
so well that the Porsche club in Atlanta sent a ringer down to compete - a
VERY nice (and very fast) 914-6. The 914-4 ate his lunch. The -6 did edge
out the Fiat, so it was definately competitive as well. This was not
isolated either. The same thing happened when the autocross was held on
Roebling Road in Savannah.
Oh yeah, one other thing to mention. The -4 did NOT have box flares. All
that he did was roll an aluminum baseball bat inside the wheelwells to ease
the lip. He was running narrow tires (the widest that he could fit) so it
was not an issue of him having a stormer that was purpose built. The car
was also his daily driver.......
Sid
>From: svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com
>Reply-To: svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com
>To: CalSpeed@aol.com
>CC: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Fun with 914's
>Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 08:06:55 -0700
>
>Aahh, come on Calspeed - pick on someone your own size.
>
>The 914 is a Volkswagen, they only marketed it as a Porsche because they
>didn't think that
>anyone would believe a sports car from VW at the time. If you check one out
>you'll notice
>that nowhere on the car does the Porsche crest appear, just the word
>"Porsche". That was
>Porsche's way of maintaining their pride after being forced to sell the car
>on the same
>dealership floors as the 911! Now, the 914-6 is a different matter, as Marc
>brings up in
>his reply - it had the famous flat-6 power and was a force to be reckoned
>with.
>
>Gary McCormick
>San Jose, CA
>
>CalSpeed@aol.com wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > Today I had the pleasure of blowing away a 914 Porsche. I was cruising
>along
> > Hwy 1 when I slowly came upon a yellow 914. As I cruised along side of
>him
> > at a non-aggressive distance he suddenly decided to hit the gas.
>Okay... I
> > am guilty because I followed suit until traffic built up again.
> >
> > When it cleared he did it again but this time I threw it into 4th and
>made
> > mush out of that guy. He wasnt laughing with his girl anymore.
> >
> > This seems to happen alot lately. Do you think it is because of the
> > meatballs and the number 67 on the doors? ;>)
> >
> > Bring it on baby!
> >
> > Calspeed
>
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