DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

mycar wrote:Found it !

Here we are.

No doubt there will a few body/engine mount mods required,

but it would be great to have the first one in the UK.


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Ha ha just a few body alterations to fit that in

From Dean Polopolus on the Turbo if you think it was made up


The latest project I am doing is a Polo to rival the power output of the ubiquitously popular crate V8, but in a package that weighs easily 1/4 of the amount and fits in the confines of a 356 Speedster. “I just finished a car, it was a ’58 Porsche A coupe with a special limited slip transaxle in it, geared to do 160 mph. The guys are letting me put a turbocharger on it, it’s going to be scary — 400-500 horsepower,”

Yikes .

Needs to keep up with Emory and his turbo version of the 4 cylinder mezger.

Wonder if RUF made their own crankcase / crank / cams / etc or whether they bought the Polo parts?

It’s a very fancy bit of kit under a stock looking shell

https://ruf-automobile.de/en/modell/ruf-r56-11/

Bruce M wrote:Needs to keep up with Emory and his turbo version of the 4 cylinder mezger.

Wonder if RUF made their own crankcase / crank / cams / etc or whether they bought the Polo parts?

I'm pretty sure I read in one of the mags that Polopolus has supplied him with the crankcase kits

The polo engines are good but why not have a vw engine for about the same hp and a lot less money?

However you will still have a slow car?

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Really? 200+bhp in a 356 shell? I would image that is far from slow

Most boxster's/ mx7 at a fraction of the price of the engine would dust it!

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That doesn't make it slow Neil.

I've got a 986 Boxster S but think the 912 with a Polo will be the choice when I look out the window

Bruce M wrote:Needs to keep up with Emory and his turbo version of the 4 cylinder mezger.

Wonder if RUF made their own crankcase / crank / cams / etc or whether they bought the Polo parts?

Bruce Polopolus builds Rod Emorys engine

neilbardsley wrote:The polo engines are good but why not have a vw engine for about the same hp and a lot less money?

However you will still have a slow car?

Says the man who's never been in a quick Beetle... My street-legal Beetle produced 205bhp from its 2.1-litre motor, ran 12-second quarter miles on street tyres, timed 0-60mph in 4.5 seconds and drove to Le Mans and back.

Could be wrong... but I think his (Emory) current 4cly-Mezger engines are built by Rothsport using their own parts (crankcase etc).

And you can’t buy them, unless part of a full car purchase / rebuild / “the works” / package.

neilbardsley wrote:Most boxster's/ mx7 at a fraction of the price of the engine would dust it!

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Same reason I’ve not sold my 2.4S and bought a Nissan gtr

hot66 wrote:

neilbardsley wrote:Most boxster's/ mx7 at a fraction of the price of the engine would dust it!

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Same reason I’ve not sold my 2.4S and bought a Nissan gtr

But you haven't put a William Singer engine in it to out pace modern cars!