Greg Wood’s PMB Coachwerks Light Ivory Build, Debutant Darling |
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Greg Wood’s PMB Coachwerks Light Ivory Build, Debutant Darling |
Eric_Shea |
Mar 19 2021, 05:09 PM
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And it’s a wrap. Greg has been an amazing customer and a tremendous caretaker for this beautiful and tastefully appointed 1973 2.0 914.
What started as some metal repair and a repaint quickly became a dream come true for Greg and quite frankly everyone that touched her here at PMB Coachwerks. I’ll try to be brief. Every nut and bolt turned, plated or replaced. All metalwork flawlessly perfected. Stunning factory light ivory paint adorns her flanks. New stock 2.0 euro spec engine with VEMS electronic fuel injection delivering 112hp at sea level mated up to a factory LSD 914 transmission with a CFR linkage kit. Stunning factory Fuchs resto. New Bilstein shocks and inserts and of course, the crowning jewels... new PMB calipers grinding her happy go lucky self to a hault. Look close and you’ll see a few of Greg’s custom touches. If you’ve ever wondered what it feels like to drive a brand new 914 off the assembly line, you’ll have to beg Greg for a ride or... we can build one for you. Attached thumbnail(s) |
Eric_Shea |
Mar 25 2021, 11:26 AM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,289 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Sorry Guys,
I had a VEMS reply all written out but, I must of got pulled away and lost it. Happens here all the time. VEMS is an offshoot from the original Mega/MicroSquirt team. ALL of the modern FI brains and systems are really more than competent to handle what is required for a Type 4. The competitiveness in the market makes it "very" rich in features and usability. I would compare the VEMS systems we used in these cars to the MegaSquirt. It has an onboard MAP sensor etc so very similar. We went with the VEMS system because Greg is already familiar with it on his Audi. It's an excellent system that is widely regarded in the Audi/BMW realm. As with any and all of these systems, we're probably only tapping into 5-10% of their computing power for our applications. We can no longer trust 50 year old components to effectively monitor and meter fuel to our new engines. That time has come. Say what you will. Preach as you must. We either recommend carbs or modern EFI or we will not offer a warranty on an engine. We've had holes in brand new pistons because of old ineffective components. Strip the copper wires on your 50 year old harness and you'll find them to be a brownish/grey. No longer copper and no longer effectively sending the proper signals to where they need to go. In fact, it's one of my biggest things for old FI... get a new harness then troubleshoot the rest. Again, we're all but done with it. We're developing systems in-house that will be a drop in for all FI 914's using largely stock intake components. The only "user" task will be to get an O2 bung welded on their muffler. As you can see with Greg's car, the engine bay is largely stock and, to the uninitiated, you'd be hard pressed to see what's missing or what's been added. Stock airbox. Stock TB. Stock intake runners. Stock FI rails. MPS missing. WSD/DIS added where the rotor cap was. Bosch TPS added. Air intake temperature sensor added. Wide Band O2 added. All producing 112-115hp on an otherwise stock 2.0 build. Our new systems will have a MicroSquirt brain and again, we'll be tapping (as you MS guys know) 5-10% of their brainpower to do what's needed on our Type 4's. I've spent a tremendous amount of time and money on R&D and trial and error getting these systems to the market and I'm 100% onboard. They are jaw dropping reliable and deliver remarkable gains in horsepower and tune-ability. It makes a stock 2.0 a grin from ear to ear, joy to drive. Putting my money where my mouth is, I've bailed on my personal 3.2 narrow body project and will be going 2.3 ITB EFI (what we call the 2300i package here). Edit: I would also like to add that we feel fortunate to have @JamesM here in our backyard to help push, prod and sarcastically chide us in the proper direction. He was a big help in the early days of us with mapping etc. Thanks James! I hope that helps. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) |
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