Tracking the 914 - Need some street love too..., Turning this into a regular thing... |
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Tracking the 914 - Need some street love too..., Turning this into a regular thing... |
infraredcalvin |
Oct 24 2019, 06:08 PM
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Distracted Member Group: Members Posts: 1,571 Joined: 25-August 08 From: Ladera Ranch, CA Member No.: 9,463 Region Association: Southern California |
1st track day in the bag with the new 914, no decent pics yet (there was a photog in attendants, but haven’t seen his pics yet). Car rand great and although running with much newer machinery she was holding her own once her driver brushed off the cobwebs... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)
Since this was essentially her first shakedown I found a number of little things I need to address, one in particular I’m questioning: After a few laps I noticed - mainly on a flat sweeper turn, when entering hard on brakes and trailing off while turning in I’d get a soft groan from my outside wheel (drivers in this case). I’m thinking wheel bearing? I’ve never had one go bad on the front spindle before, so I’ve never heard or felt the slight vibration before. Never really occurred on any other turns.... thoughts? |
Charles Freeborn |
Nov 19 2020, 12:45 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 257 Joined: 21-May 14 From: United States Member No.: 17,377 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Ooooohh.... that hurts... Did it destroy the crank too?
Keep us posted on the Fat Build. I'm penciling out a spare for my race car. |
GregAmy |
Nov 19 2020, 04:23 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,397 Joined: 22-February 13 From: Middletown CT Member No.: 15,565 Region Association: North East States |
Ooooohh.... that hurts... Did it destroy the crank too? Keep us posted on the Fat Build. I'm penciling out a spare for my race car. I can't see any way that the crankshaft survived that. Even if it did, I'd be hard-pressed to use it (I broke my 2L crank in the middle last year.) The FAT team is rebuilding my 2L street car engine now... |
wndsrfr |
Nov 19 2020, 08:25 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,438 Joined: 30-April 09 From: Rescue, Virginia Member No.: 10,318 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Ooooohh.... that hurts... Did it destroy the crank too? Keep us posted on the Fat Build. I'm penciling out a spare for my race car. I can't see any way that the crankshaft survived that. Even if it did, I'd be hard-pressed to use it (I broke my 2L crank in the middle last year.) The FAT team is rebuilding my 2L street car engine now... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) FAT provided my 80mm stroker crank which is a new forging (not a welded up turned down OE crank) and put in 5 dowel pins vs. the stock one pin. IIRC the crank is only about $550 or so--deal for sure. |
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