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914/8
Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 9:44 am
by speedysimon
i'm really interested in these cars - but does anyone have any details about how they fitted such a long engine into a 914 - for example did it all fit without major chassis mods? - has anyone ever built a replica?
Very curious...
Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 9:49 am
by defianty
Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 9:59 am
by JB-L
The 8 cylinder race engine was not much larger than the the 6 only 5 inches longer, which reduces the rear boot space. Therefore not an insurmountable challenge to fit.
Only 2 built (one Targa roofed, one steel as per 916 albeit with sunroof) , 10.5-1 Compression, 0-60 = 6.0 sec, Max 250km/h, weight 1050kgs!
Personally I have never read of a 914/8 replica (916 replicas, Yes), that is apart from 914 V8 conversions!!!!!
I guess people are put of by the scarcity/price of suitable engines which were race car only engines.
Could be wrong?!
Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 10:29 am
by gulf908
The 908 flat eight was originally built with being used in a series production chassis in mind.
On page 553 in book 2 of Ludwigsen's Excellence there is a drawing of a 914/8 which never got any further than on paper.
If in 1971/2 Piech was unable to get the 916 past the costing and marketing guys,then how could he manage it with a 918 ?
Never mind - the RS of '73 proved them all wrong !!
Cheers,
Dennis.
Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 11:15 am
by fourteener
You've probably already seen
these pictures but Amandos site is really good
Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 3:10 pm
by speedysimon
great pics - but what are those cylinders in photo 15...fire extinguishers?
Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 3:25 pm
by fourteener
Those are the flux capacitors -I notice in Picture 16 there is what looks like an eberspacher petrol heating system fitted behind the petrol tank bulk head -guess no one wanted to fabricate flat 8 heat exchangers then
(I reckon they're fire extinguishers really)