My 911 E...dependable, dependable, "work-horse"..Why is your's special?

[RoninLB]

Originally posted by Jim Richards
Ron, half an E is way better than no E.

thanks Jim.. so here's the better 1/2

[Zeke]

I have a plan (I have lot of those) for a high compression 2.4 E for my S. I just won't tell anyone that it's uses E cams (or something similarly torquey) if I do it. They only thing better I've heard about is an RS spec motor. That could be a plan.

I'm all for the E clan. Stand up and be counted! Great cars.

[jkarolyi]

Dang it, stop talking about these E's and showing pics! You're making me feel guilty selling mine for a G50 Carrerra.

1971 911E Targa, white, nice!

[2.7911E]

I love the way it sounds, smells and feels. Oh, and it is great fun to drive, too. Michael

[gerry100]

Beautiful pics guys.

A reminder of how the bumper regulations polluted the perfect lines of the originals.

At least my 3.2 is galvanized.

[Jim Richards]

Originally posted by jkarolyi
Dang it, stop talking about these E's and showing pics! You're making me feel guilty selling mine for a G50 Carrerra.

You should feel guilty! What were you thinking?

[RoninLB]

Originally posted by Zeke

Iuses E cams (or something similarly torquey)

I'm all for the E clan. Stand up and be counted! Great cars.

"Stand up and be counted!"... ok Milt
The carbs are still being tweaked. On the hy I always follow the fastest point man. If V-1 screams the point gets eaten by the bear. So Now while I'm waiting it out in a herd at 65mph here comes speed racer at about 75-80. I'm in 4th at maybe 3.2k. As soon as he passes I wack the pedal and I'm almost instantly behind him at the 1/8-1/4mi following distance. I spent weeks solo living in my brothers '88 and this puppy seems to have Noticably more torque and snap than his stock 3.2 and there is definately more room for improvement. I can say that because I've had a history of carbs and you get to know how they sound and Should perform.. As of right now I feel that the E, instead of the S, was the way to go for a street engine..
and fwiw the cam timing was set to max spec advance of the older E specs. It's real sweet.

[Carrera Charlie]

You've got me itchin' to finish my rebuild! I bought my '69E with a blown engine and just got the piston and cylinder I needed to put it back together (stock). I've never driven a MFI car, so this should be exciting.

I also have some additional motivation ... my son just entered the Marine Corps and the plan is to drive down to San Diego for his graduation ceremony in the 911E. October on the coast is glorious ... in the 911E it should be sublime!

Regards,

[jkarolyi]

>You should feel guilty! What were you thinking?

Well, I haven't gone through with selling the E yet, so there's still time to reconsider. I might drop the idea, especially since there seems to be a lack of G50 Carreras around LA lately.

[Jack Olsen]

Freeman Thomas' 911E is featured in the October '04 issue of Excellence. Very inspirational. (Although I suspect he doesn't use it for runs to Home Depot.)

[Jim Richards]

Nice E, but my eye is drawn to that aubergine beauty to the left of it.

[Bruce Huling]

1) Because I simply like to drive it. It makes me smile.
2) Because I feel close to my dad (deceased) who took me for my first of many p-car rides in 1958 (from the hospital where I was born to our home in San Diego).
3) Because its 70's (my era) cool.
4) Who gives a ***** what goes for cool today?
5) The sound, the feel.
6) The great people who own similar cars, with strikingly similar values and interests. Contrary to the hollywood portrayel, p-car owners are actually great people in my opinion. Owning the car has opened many doors for me.
bh

[ZAMIRZ]

Jack, is this the same car? It looks red in the picture you posted, but orange in mine...

[69911e]

Because I have owned it half my life, met my wife while driving in a snow storm, has great cams for street and AutoX driving, and
Superman loves to wash it and helped rebuild the engine!!