Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 22:20:54 -0700
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From: VW Vanagon <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Porsche Flat 8? on ebay.
In-Reply-To: <C29375FD.7872%mwmiller@cwnet.com>
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Here you go....
http://www.cknet.org.uk/html/specification.asp
Cheers,
Jeff
On 6/11/07, mike <mwmiller@cwnet.com> wrote:
>
> I think the 917 12 cylinder is bigger than 5 liters but I'm pretty sure
> it's
> much larger than the svx. I saw them when they were racing CAN-AM and they
> were very large. Apparently they had a 16 cylinder version waiting in case
> they needed more power. But the series folded before they needed it.
>
> Mike
>
>
> On 6/11/07 5:58 PM, "Jake de Villiers" <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
> wrote:
>
> > Its not a really big motor Suds.
> >
> > The 917 flat 12 is only 5 litres: if I am remembering correctly, its
> about
> > the size of an SVX motor, maybe a little taller.
> >
> > Some links:
> >
> > http://project917xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.homestead.com/917v20.html
> >
> >
> http://jalopnik.com/cars/auctions/vasek-polaks-porsche-engines-recovered-aucti
> > oned-for-charity-185241.php
> >
> > On 6/11/07, Tom Buese <tombuese@comcast.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> Whatever it takes!
> >>
> >> Tom B.- 916-917 or 918!
> >>
> >>
> >> On Jun 11, 2007, at 4:52 PM, Sudhir Desai wrote:
> >>
> >>> Tom, are you ready to reduce headroom in the passenger compartment
> >>> even more? :P
> >>> (You would totally have to create a fake floor for the rear bench. ...
> >>> Would totally be sweet, though.)
> >>>
> >>> Sudhir
> >>>
> >>> On 6/11/07, Tom Buese <tombuese@comcast.net> wrote:
> >>>> On Jun 11, 2007, at 3:25 PM, Jake de Villiers wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Porsche ran a 1.5 litre Flat 8 in their Formula One cars in the
> >>>>> '60's and a
> >>>>> 3 litre in the brilliant Porsche 908 Sports racer. I think that
> >>>>> motor became
> >>>>> the Flat 12 in the 917.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> They make a fantastic sound at speed!
> >>>>
> >>>> But how will they work in a vanagon?
> >>>>
> >>>> Tom B.- 2-917's for moi, please.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On 6/11/07, mike <mwmiller@cwnet.com> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Only flat 8's Porsche ever made, I think, were in the Formula 1
> >>>>>> cars of
> >>>>>> the
> >>>>>> 60's.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Anyway they meant V-8. Buy it and go racing as one other list
> >>>>>> member has
> >>>>>> done. I'm sure he'd give you lots of advice.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Mike
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> On 6/11/07 1:29 PM, "Mark Keller" <kelphoto@TELUS.NET> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Porsche : 928 1982 PORSCHE Flat 8 Automatic Model 928 Restore 1
> >>>>>> of 2
> >>>>>>> <
> >>>>>> http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
> >>>>>> ViewItem&item=280123099848&ssPageName=ADM
> >>>>>>> E:B:SS:CA:1>
> >>>>>>> this listing and this
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Porsche : 928 1982 928 PORSCHE Flat 8 Automatic TO RESTORE 2
> >>>> of 2
> >>>>>>> <
> >>>>>> http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
> >>>>>> ViewItem&item=280123103864&ssPageName=ADM
> >>>>>>> E:B:SS:CA:1>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Porsche : 928 1982 928 PORSCHE Flat 8 Automatic TO RESTORE 2
> >>>> of 2
> >>>>>>> <
> >>>>>> http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
> >>>>>> ViewItem&item=280123103864&ssPageName=ADM
> >>>>>>> E:B:SS:CA:1>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Anybody know if its a real flat 8 or just a mis- identifyied.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> --
> >>>>> Jake
> >>>>> 1984 Vanagon GL
> >>>>> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> >>>>> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
> >>>>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Jake
> > 1984 Vanagon GL
> > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> > www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>
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