I read the post from vwbobd and I really liked the replies to Bob regarding his 71T engine rebuild.
I too, am a Virgin 911 engine rebuilder, and new forum user - Unlike Bob, my car/engine is a 73T (MFI)
The car is undergoing a complete (basically) Stock Restoration and therefore I want to keep what I assume to be the original engine in the car.
( "Schnee" and her History can will be seen in "My Garage" )
Notwithstanding the forementioned about keeping the car basically stock, I live in the Beautiful Rocky Mountains, and the 140HP just will not do
I have a long before gotten the advise to go with an "E" Spec rebuild vs. an "S" spec., since it will be an driver not a racer.
I have purchased Wayne's and Bruces books - and they are a wealth of knowlege, however they seem to be geared more towards race engines - not drivers.
Everyone that replied to vwbob's thread sounded like they have alot of knowlewdge so I thought I'd ask for some direction with my rebuild.
I am going to mod my engine, but not sure what combo to go with. I LIKE torque, ( My two favorite rides are my Audi RS6, and my Ducati 1098)
I was thinking of the 2.2 piston suggestion in Waynes book, but his favorite 2.4 mod is with "S" Cams and I'm leaning towards "E" cams ( Actually purchased some from Tom1394racing (registered forum user)
Now I'm curious about the Mod-E cams.
And, now I'm thinking I should (might want to) go with bigger bore JE pistons with Biral's, but not sure how big???
Did I mention that I like torque?
( I think I forgot to Mention the HP thing I like that also
)
Other stuff - I want to keep the MFI, and I know it will need to be retuned - so which is the best place to send it? I've heard of a place in the San Francisco Area, and I think there is one in the LA area? I know I can't have it tuned until I get my
engine specs figured out.
Also from reading this post and the books - I get the idea I need to keep my compression ratio down because of the street gas...
So any one with some optimum 2.4 engine builds??? The perfect equation?
Any advise would be appreciated
Thanks Much !
JC