I built a 93 hp 1050cc 2 cyclinder aircooled BMW m/c engine that has over 50k of hard miles on it is still the Talk around here. That was measured on a dyno ( 2 dif ones) at the wheel. Can't imagine that building a 150 hp boxer type would be all that tuff. Whatever! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Britt Grannis" <hillcountry@CALTEL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 1:25 AM Subject: Re: Wow--150hp engine (snicker snicker)
> There are several 914 2.0 dyno sheets available at what used to be 914.com > ( sorry it's been awhile) that document 140 to 165hp. That being said some > of these engines were full race engines and wouldn't be very streetable. > There is a guy in Ill. who will build you a 2.0 914 engine with a guaranteed > 140 hp. I've watched this thread and tried to see both sides of the story. I > agree that the original post was kind of vague. It still is sad to me that > we as a people jump to conclusions without all of the facts and make snap > decisions about something that could come back to bite us. Lets face it with > enough money 150 hp out of a 2.0 is feasible, how long will it live, at what > rpm is this achieved??Oh well. > > Respectfully, > Britt > Hillcountry Water Treatment |
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