914 Diesel build.... Options

[PatrickB]

Here goes nothin....
Been planning this for a while, but it was supposed to be a winter project. Wasn't quite ready yet. KEP adaptor parts have been sitting here. Timeline moved up because of a failure.
Had a chirp that turned into a BAD miss, valve seat issue on one cylinder.

Had a fresh 1.9 AAZ diesel sitting in my storage trailer that had never been fired. (honed, rings, bearings, injection pump reseal). "new" engine was destined for my daily beater . Same engine in the beater is getting a little tired, I've put at least 350,000 km on it and the compression is getting down. Still runs okay though. Swapped the "new" engine into the beater. 16 year old son is learning...

[Dr Evil]

Very cool! Always wanted to see something like this. Hit me up and I can see how we can save $$ and get you want you need. Since you are not afraid to wrench, there are cheaper ways to try out some gears once it is running that will let you dial it in before you spend on more expensive gears. The different ring and pinion would be a costly step, though. Lets explore other options.

[PatrickB]

Very cool! Always wanted to see something like this. Hit me up and I can see how we can save $$ and get you want you need. Since you are not afraid to wrench, there are cheaper ways to try out some gears once it is running that will let you dial it in before you spend on more expensive gears. The different ring and pinion would be a costly step, though. Lets explore other options.

I will be getting in touch with you at some point. the gearing that's there now will work fine, great for autocross. To take full advantage of the engine though I'd like to see high gear down around 2000rpm at 50 mph, engine will have lots of torque to handle it.
Did I mention I have 2 spare side shift transmission sitting in the corner? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)