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Originally posted by execmalibu .
YOUR QUESTION MAKES PERFECT SENSE!
THE 915 TRANS WAS BUILT WITH SHORT GEARS 1ST-4TH..
FIFTH GEAR IS A 29/21 TALLER GEAR FOR CRUISING..
MOST OF MY RACING IS IN TIGHT CANYONS SO I RARELY SEE 4TH... AND UNLESS WE ARE IN A LONG STRAIGHT I NEVER SEE 5TH..
ALSO REGARDING THE ENGINE.
WE HAVE INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND WITHOUT TAKING IT APART IT APPEARS TO BE A STOCK 2.4 "S"...
I CAN TELL YOU FROM RACING FOR 40 YEARS THAT SOME ENGINES JUST RUN BETTER..
YOU CAN BUILD 2 INDENTICAL ENGINES AND ONE WILL JUST WING AND RUN BETTER.
PORSCHE DYNOS EVER ENGINE AND EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE A MOTOR WILL PUT OUT EXTRA HP FOR NO APPARENT REASON.. IN THE OLD DAYS BEFORE THEIR RACE DEPT THEY WOULD PULL THOSE ENGINES FOR THE RACE CARS.
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Dude, we were doing so well. CAPS LOCK!!!!
BTW, it's got too much bottom end to be a 2.4 ... I think it's either a TRUE 2.4 (honed out birals) or a 2.7.