OK...the "hot 914 street engine" post was lots of fun.
But 4th gear burnouts (they just mean you don't have enough traction) and trolling around town on cool Sunday afternoons don't really impress me.
What
would impress me is an engine that can do, let's say, 0-100 in twelve seconds or so (in a 914, duh!), and run at 5K RPM's and above for, let's say, between 20 minutes and 4 hours per session. Possibly several times per day. With 90+ degree ambient temperature.
In other words, balls-out WOT, 100+ MPH, under high g-loads and temperatures, all day long.
And it would be real nice if it could survive 10-20K miles or more of this. I could live with a rebuild every 3-5 years I guess.
And be "Porsche-based", or, ahem, at least competition-legal in a Porsche vehicle (i.e., no Chebbies, Mazdas, Nissans, etc.).
I know I can do this with a 911 engine of various flavors and price points. What kind of parts, time and money would go into a full race Type-4 engine? What kind of power would it put out and what class would it be in under PCA/SCCA/POC rules? (yes I've read John Roger's article here and seen his fantastic Big-4 race car in person several times too...looking for additional info & opinions.)
Cheers,