Shot from a cannon (Marginal Audi content)

[John Forbes]

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Well I'd have to say its not the fastest 914. At my shop in South Florida w=
e specialise in 914s and have some pretty wild cars. How about a carbon fib=
er bodied 914 with a 345hp '88 3.2l 911 Carrera motor, weighing in at 2265l=
bs (with roll cage), or the other that wanted to go even farther - a 3.3l b=
iturbo with a bit over 600hp, and again weighing in under 2400lbs. Both wit=
h the works for suspension, mostly 911S bits, with 930 brakes. Those Chevy =
conversions while being cheap just are way too heavy for the 914 chassis, a=
nd they totally kill the handling, which is the one thing that those cars w=
ere made to do. In my opinion its kinda ripping the heart out of the car wh=
en you do that, but I do agree that are really fun to drive.

-John Forbes
'86 5ktq - soon to run on EFI, next stop headers and T3/T4!



Message: 4
Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2003 10:59:37
To: quattro at audifans.com
From: Mike Arman <armanmik at earthlink.net>
Subject: Shot from a cannon (Marginal Audi content)


There's only marginal Audi content here, but this does involve the
"extended family", so here goes.


Made a deal last week, I'll wire your car, you give me the motorcycle you
want to sell. Deal accepted.

Car is a 1975 Porsche 914. Very probably the fastest one (in a straight
line, at least) in the known universe. It has been gutted, five-bolt hubs
from a 911 installed, and the 2.0 flat four is history - a great big
Chevrolet V-8 of about 475 hp is sitting there . . . cam, headwork, fuel
injection, Mallory ignition and fuel injection computer, headers, the
*full* good-ole-boy hotrod treatment, with cost as no object (the guy can
afford it - easily). It has been driven about 200 miles already, so it runs.

Task at hand is to re-wire the car. I'm about half done. This is actually
pretty easy when all the old wiring and interior are gone, and I'm starting
with a clean slate and someone else's evidently bottomless wallet.

The fee is one 1975 Hercules (sold as DKW - there's the other family
connection) W2000 wankel powered motorcycle, 97% complete, in several large
boxes. Brought it home in two trips in the type 44 - no problem.

And I am NOT going for a test drive when his 914 is finished - that thing
SCARES me!


Best Regards,

Mike Arman




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