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Topic: Alloy trailing arms on NA? Rear hubs loose. |
MikeJinCO
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Views: 1262
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Sun May 04, 2025 7:35 am Subject: Alloy trailing arms on NA? Rear hubs loose. |
Locktite makes a bearing gap filler. Called Locktite 660, I have used it on my 50 year old aluminum hubs on my race car that uses tiny Triumph Spitfire bearings and it seems to be working. Note that ... |
Topic: distributor cap down |
MikeJinCO
Replies: 2
Views: 11098
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2025 12:05 am Subject: distributor cap down |
Having had a smashed distributor camp once, the VW bug distributor caps fit perfectly so the body and clips are probably the same. |
Topic: Fuel line in to distributor not sealing |
MikeJinCO
Replies: 7
Views: 12669
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2025 12:36 am Subject: Fuel line in to distributor not sealing |
You could try taking out the washer and then heating it very hot with a propane torch. It would take out any work hardening, ie the copper would be softer after cooling. |
Topic: Oil leak after rebuild - retighten head bolts warm? |
MikeJinCO
Replies: 3
Views: 1533
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2024 7:33 am Subject: Oil leak after rebuild - retighten head bolts warm? |
If it is seeping in the back of the head, it is not uncommon for the oil pressure sender to weep. It may need a new crush washer. One from the local hardware would probably work. The best way to ge ... |
Topic: Braking improvement |
MikeJinCO
Replies: 11
Views: 2554
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2024 12:56 am Subject: Braking improvement |
The long pedal travel is very disconcerting. When I did HPDE driver school at Pikes Peak IR in Colorado we had go from high speed around the oval in my case probably 85 to a 25mph hair pin, I had c ... |
Topic: Caliper Clearance |
MikeJinCO
Replies: 3
Views: 12616
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Forum: Performance Upgrades Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2024 11:24 pm Subject: Caliper Clearance |
Two possible. First, if you use stick on wheel balance weights you might have a problem with rubbing. Secondly, are your brake discs entirely on the rotor or off the edge, If so you will have the r ... |
Topic: 951 rear arms on 931 g31 transmission |
MikeJinCO
Replies: 6
Views: 14650
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Forum: Performance Upgrades Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2024 10:04 pm Subject: 951 rear arms on 931 g31 transmission |
You will find some of the answers in Ideolas old Performance Modifications thread.
I reinforced the upper brackets on my old race car as some of the 944 folks who had gone to coil overs felt it w ... |
Topic: Decking block |
MikeJinCO
Replies: 39
Views: 16204
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2024 10:24 pm Subject: Decking block |
The following is just my opinion,
Before I lost my race car to a fire (Apr 2022)I had 2 sets of JE pistons on order including rings and pins for about $800 per set. The pins were smaller and too ... |
Topic: where to buy valves for 931 |
MikeJinCO
Replies: 3
Views: 2008
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2024 9:36 am Subject: where to buy valves for 931 |
I have a both a complete 931 head with valves, springs, retainers etc.probably not a complete set of cam followers. I also have a set of 7mm stem valve blanks. The exhaust are 36mm and would need to ... |
Topic: Sump/oil pan baffles |
MikeJinCO
Replies: 9
Views: 14593
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Forum: Performance Upgrades Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2024 10:25 am Subject: Sump/oil pan baffles |
I can send you a picture of what I did if you send your email. It was pretty near a copy of the Mittlemotor one. I had a crank scraper on my race engine and I believe it would have accomplished the ... |
Topic: Sump/oil pan baffles |
MikeJinCO
Replies: 9
Views: 14593
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Forum: Performance Upgrades Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2024 5:28 am Subject: Sump/oil pan baffles |
Mittlemotor made a couple of versions of it and had pics. I made one as I had some problems with the only fellow who makes crank scrapers. It is currently sitting on the shelf. |
Topic: 931 Pistons and a NA head? |
MikeJinCO
Replies: 31
Views: 65032
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Forum: Performance Upgrades Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2024 9:43 am Subject: 931 Pistons and a NA head? |
I had close to 40 hours on my setup of 931S2 pistons on a NA head before I lost the car in a fire. Motor was pretty tired at that point due to initially running without an air filter. I cut the valv ... |
Topic: Crankcase ventilation on ITB |
MikeJinCO
Replies: 8
Views: 15497
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Forum: Performance Upgrades Posted: Sat May 25, 2024 11:33 pm Subject: Crankcase ventilation on ITB |
I have no idea what your regulations are in Europe, but in US It only has to be vented to a 32oz (1l. mol) vented container. That worked perfectly for my race car. You do have to make sure the vent ... |
Topic: Five-speed conversion |
MikeJinCO
Replies: 8
Views: 15489
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Forum: Performance Upgrades Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2024 7:58 am Subject: Five-speed conversion |
I just checked and the early 944 and late 924 5 speed shift rods have the same PN. Clarks Garage.com is a great reference. I took my donor 5 speed out in the middle of a field so it was a bit tricky ... |
Topic: Five-speed conversion |
MikeJinCO
Replies: 8
Views: 15489
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Forum: Performance Upgrades Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2024 2:11 am Subject: Five-speed conversion |
The above is correct but you must be a little careful with this as if I recall correctly the USA gearbox sequence vs the ROW sequence might be different. In the US the final drive ratios for the NA ... |
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