Actually the early 924s share something in common with VWs - it's Dasher-inspired motor. In the world of Porsche, even 914s aren't considered "real Porsches" b/c they used a hot-rodded VW bug motor when they were first introduced in the early 70s.
Understandably price is a big issue when considering racing. That having been said, anything that's remotely associated with Porsche has an astronomical price tag. Hence Son is making a more logical choice by racing a Miata since the cost of the cars is fairly low and the availability of spares is plentiful. As for 914s - a friend has a slightly modifed 3.2L 914-6 that's about the only mid-engined car that I actually enjoyed driving. Unlike the MR2, his 914 would actually bring the rear-end around especially during a sweeper. While it's an interesting car, it's definitely not for me however - the parts are simply too expensive for my tastes. --- Son Nguyen <[email protected]> wrote: > So you also think your Dub is a Porsche heh? I guess > that's the result of all the bondings you've had w/ Josh > of late... Hell, even your 924 is a NARP (in the P-community, > it's short for Not A Real Porsche)... The only thing > a VW has in common with a Porsche is its propensity to > leak its fluids... > > I wanted to go racing and the 914 is in the doghouse > as far as classifications; it's currently in ITA where it > has to compete against cars w/ much more hp. The best > 914/4 makes about 90+hp. The usual ITA cars, CRX Si, GTI 18v, > 240SX, and even the early Miata 90-93 w/ 1.6 motors all > make 20-30+ hp more than the 914. I've heard that it > may get moved to ITB soon where it'll compete against the > GTI 8v and BMW 2002. I may revisit 914 ownership if that > ever happens... > > I bought a Miata because I wanted to run in Spec Miata. It's > not a Porsche but in stock form, it has double-wishbones at all 4 > corners, > 50/50 weight distribution and a Torsen limited slip. FYI, the 1.8 > Miata > is classed in ITS where it gets to compete w/ BMW 325is, Corrado > VR6, etc... > > BTW, my buddy recently has purchased just about the best > 914/4 I've ever seen. It's well prepped with new but not ITA legal > motor/tranny and I should have the opportunity to drive it on the > tracks... ===== Matthew Yip http://www.geocities.com/mgyip/ '81 Rabbit diesel - '87 GTi 16v "General Li" - '88 M5 - '99 F350 psd __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
