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 Post subject: Scooby Engined 914.
PostPosted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 1:52 pm 
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Hey guy's, check out this 914 that's fitted with a turbo engine from a 2.0L, boxer-4 engine from a 2004 Subaru Impreza WRX. :shock:

Read all about it here...http://www.cardomain.com/features/turbo914

I'm not to sure about the paint job (or lack of one), but I bet it drives like stink! What do you lot think?


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I have absolutely no idea how one would go about driving that without killing themselves.

I like it! (Agreed though, I’d paint it. Black, for preference.)

Notice that the photos were taken on what looks like a salt flat the size of Nevada. Nothing to hit in any direction.

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 5:02 pm 
914/20T yum yum, I've even got the old scoob on the drive :thumbup: :thumbup:


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poprock wrote:
I have absolutely no idea how one would go about driving that without killing themselves.

I like it! (Agreed though, I’d paint it. Black, for preference.)

Notice that the photos were taken on what looks like a salt flat the size of Nevada. Nothing to hit in any direction.


Yeah, I think I'd spray it black too. Just like this one...

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As for the handling they say....

....The End Result: Power and Handling
On the road, the Subaru-motivated 914 is nothing short of amazing. The stock 227 horsepower in the 3,000-pound WRX body was always more than respectable, but that same stock horsepower in a 2,200-pound, rear-wheel-drive 914 body transforms the Porsche into not just a sleeper to surprise cars on the street, but into a car perhaps even worthy of taking on a Lotus Elise at the track. Weight distribution is great with the mid-engine layout, and without the drivetrain loss felt by the Subaru all-wheel drive system, power transfers to the rear wheels with ease, allowing Dana to break the tires loose quite easily. Onlookers tend to have a dumbfounded look on their faces as they see a 33-year-old Porsche 914 outpacing a modified, last-generation Camaro up into highway speeds. Handling-wise, the upgrade to the Porsche 911 Bilstein suspension turns the already go-kart-like 914 into a super-handling machine that would even make Mario and Luigi proud. Point the car in a direction, and it goes without hesitation, or even remorse.

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Ummm, never used to enthuse about 914's but they're deffo growing on me.

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looks brill in black, and the arches finish the job off, at least the scooby is a boxer engine

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 Post subject: Re: Scooby Engined 914.
PostPosted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 10:47 pm 
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Just to show u how much fun it is................Here are some videos.

"Donut" (Long Version)
"Donut" (Short Version)
"Burnout"
"Tire"
"The Need For Speed"
"Still Handles Like A Dream"

And here are the articles on the car

Dana Stokes’s Porsche 914
Subie Speed, Porsche Style

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Wow! That guy must be made of money. That's one set of rears that need changing after that!

Great!

(P.S. I can't get the need for speed one to work.)

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Racecraft76 wrote:
Here are some videos. … And here are the articles on the car


Nice one, well found!

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I like those wheel arches

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