 Any US 914-4 factory equipped with carbs?, A $100 bet rides on this!! |
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| mistro |
 Jan 5 2006, 10:38 PM
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A coworker, who didn’t know I was into 914 until we were at the bar tonight, tells me that there were 914-4 sold in the US that were factory equipped with carbs. He thought 70 or 71. I say no, only carbed 914 was the 914-6. Whose right? A $100 rides on this. After posting this I’m headed to the books! I could double my winnings from the Texas win, or break even… Michael |
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Jan 6 2006, 10:52 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,444 Joined: 12-May 04 From: San Francisco Member No.: 2,058 Region Association: None 
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If there's one thing I've learned about Porsche, it's to NEVER rule anything out -- epsecially when it comes to this kind of stuff.
I agree that no 914-4s came to the U.S. officially with carbs, but we are talking about 35+years ago here, and strange things happen. Just take 996 and 993 Turbos with hollow spoke 18s that didn't get them due to supply problems. Looks like the same may be happening again with Caymans on the base 18s. There are other parts over the years that the factory said would be in cars but then couldn't get enough of initially. It happened 50 years ago, it happens now. Now, that said, fuel-injected motors are hardly similar in terms of being a bolt-on item that the factory might have had supply problems with... So I agree with Andy and others -- but just not with being absolutist about it. Porsche has been known to do some dubious things from time to time. pete |
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mistro Any US 914-4 factory equipped with carbs? Jan 5 2006, 10:38 PM
Mueller I've only heard of the European 1.8 to be equi... Jan 5 2006, 10:39 PM Dan (Almaden Valley) Gee,
this all sounds vaguely familiar! Jan 5 2006, 10:48 PM mistro I hear you Mueller. Jan 5 2006, 10:50 PM jim_hoyland I once talked to a guy who bought one of the first... Jan 5 2006, 10:51 PM Aaron Cox Jan 5 2006, 10:53 PM campbellcj I sure have never heard of one. Excellence Was Ex... Jan 5 2006, 10:55 PM Bleyseng The 4's all had FI unless its a euro 1.8L with... Jan 5 2006, 11:25 PM McMark http://www.914world.com/bbs2/h... Jan 6 2006, 12:05 AM Jake Raby I have a customer who HAS one that he claims he bo... Jan 6 2006, 12:11 AM Bleyseng I don't believe it unless it was a dealer conv... Jan 6 2006, 12:31 AM dmenche914 I had a US spec 914 (ealry production 1970 model) ... Jan 6 2006, 12:38 AM gregrobbins Jan 6 2006, 12:45 AM SirAndy Jan 6 2006, 04:33 AM davep http://www.914world.com/bbs2/h... Jan 6 2006, 07:23 AM JmuRiz Wasn't there a pic floating around of the euro... Jan 6 2006, 08:35 AM Bleyseng Jan 6 2006, 09:08 AM Racer Chris <... Jan 6 2006, 09:12 AM kwales And the factory parts book sez.....
Vergaser-ober... Jan 6 2006, 10:11 AM Mark Henry Jan 6 2006, 10:24 AM Bleyseng Since 914's were assembled at the Karmann plan... Jan 6 2006, 11:10 AM Jake Raby My customer also claims he had the 40 P 11 Solexes... Jan 6 2006, 11:29 AM kwales Went and checked those 2 sets of bus carbs and man... Jan 6 2006, 12:01 PM davep I can say it was Les's car I was referring to,... Jan 6 2006, 12:18 PM Mueller ... Jan 6 2006, 12:22 PM Mueller another view: Jan 6 2006, 12:23 PM Aaron Cox ok... so they were single barrel carbs.... Jan 6 2006, 12:41 PM Jake Raby FWIW- The engine code on the customer's engine... Jan 6 2006, 01:44 PM Dave_Darling Jan 6 2006, 02:40 PM Gearhead1432 Hmm. never heard of a factory 411 getting solex 40... Jan 6 2006, 02:54 PM Dave_Darling Jan 6 2006, 03:58 PM SirAndy Jan 6 2006, 05:53 PM Rambo OK folks,I don't know a thing bout these thing... Jan 13 2006, 07:07 PM SirAndy Jan 13 2006, 07:10 PM
Rambo I guess it will run ok again after I determine wha... Jan 14 2006, 07:32 PM |
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