my road race SBC V8 Porsche 914

[Payton King]

cars of all times. Would love to see more detailed photos of frame and suspension. What transaxle are you running again?

[marks914]

Good to see the car rolling again!
I wish we had a bigger track around here, the small course at Waterford just isn't enough to get up to speed

Mark

[byndbad914]

thanks Payton - that is a huge compliment I have a Mendeola S4 sequential transaxle with a custom ring and pinion. Those boxes are typically used for off road applications (I am only the second guy to use it for a road race car, the other guy is in Europe) so the in-stock R&Ps tend to be really low for 35"+ tall tires v. a short little Porsche tire (23.5"). I think I have the shifter stops a little out of adjustment (this is only the 3rd track day with the new box) so I missed the downshift to 2nd a couple times in the vid you might notice. I missed 2nd last track day too and figured I just need to get used to it but then I thought about the shifter stops the other day.

Mark - I hear you about track size. To be honest, the tracks here seem small to me coming from SoCal where I had access to Buttonwillow and especially Willow Springs (WSIR). I would hit 160 mph in the straight at WSIR having about 100 more HP at the lower altitude and a faster turn at entry and exit. Here I hit around 130-135mph depending on how well I get the turn into the straight. I specifically geared the new tranny down since both tracks here have about the same top speed for me (the other ~ 140 at end of straight).

edit - a few folks on the Porsche forums are asking for details on the susp, etc as well, so I hope to get some video footage of the car over the winter here while I tear into it and give everything the annual inspection, change the fluids, etc.

[Payton King]

Looking forward to the updates and pics.

[conekiller13]

Originally Posted by Payton King

Looking forward to the updates and pics.

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