Very cool Ebay engine for sale.

speedster356 Plastic not Classic Racing

1,624 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 27 Mar 2003, 9:11 pm

#34519

Have a look at this quad cam 2ltr aircooled engine on ebay from the 50's....
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2408823285&category=34202

Spyder-WISD 07-09-05 11.6s @ 125 MPH

Speedster-WISD Nats 05 14.4s @ 89 MPH

Jet cruiser-Coogee 22-09-05 900 deg C @ 110,000 rpm

Weaseling out of things is what separates us from the animals....................Except the Weasel.

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 28 Mar 2003, 7:18 am

#34562

Thats bloody cheap...

lets see how much it goes up to.

I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=63561&page=1#pid624099

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=4832&page=1#pid452603

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=60650&page=1#pid574409

Che Castro ankle straps

1,945 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 28 Mar 2003, 1:58 pm

#34658

oh yeah saw that link from STF, apparently they cost about 60k AUD to rebuild STOCK!

Jon

Phil74Camper Head in the Clouds

2,703 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 28 Mar 2003, 3:04 pm

#34688

They are just glorious engines. They are the ULTIMATE flat four engine.

Porsche first put the twin overhead cam flat four in the 550 Spyder in 1954 in 1.6-litre form. Later, 356 coupes with the twin-cam engine were called Carreras. The last 1.6-litre engines got up to 165 hp, and in 1961 they went to 2-litres. The 356 coupe version was the Carrera 2, and the maximum development was the race-tuned version in the Porsche 904 race car of 1963-65, which produced over 190 hp. After that, Porsche moved onto 6, 8 and 12-cylinder engines.

Read more about this wonderful motor and what it takes to work on them at:

http://www.356registry.org/Articles/Christophorus/index.html

speedster356 Plastic not Classic Racing

1,624 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 28 Mar 2003, 5:44 pm

#34736

Thanks for the link Phil......great stuff.
There's is guy in the states that is casting cases and forging cranks etc to allow the use of the 911 engine components in a 4 cylinder quad cam engine.

Spyder-WISD 07-09-05 11.6s @ 125 MPH

Speedster-WISD Nats 05 14.4s @ 89 MPH

Jet cruiser-Coogee 22-09-05 900 deg C @ 110,000 rpm

Weaseling out of things is what separates us from the animals....................Except the Weasel.

555bug WRX Bug Boy

1,123 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 28 Mar 2003, 6:34 pm

#34745

my mate has one of these in his 356 A right here in Brisbane 🙂

speedster356 Plastic not Classic Racing

1,624 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 28 Mar 2003, 7:17 pm

#34756

I would love to have a look at the 356 with the 4 cam next time in Brisvegas..any chance?

Spyder-WISD 07-09-05 11.6s @ 125 MPH

Speedster-WISD Nats 05 14.4s @ 89 MPH

Jet cruiser-Coogee 22-09-05 900 deg C @ 110,000 rpm

Weaseling out of things is what separates us from the animals....................Except the Weasel.

OvalGlen Custom Title Time!

1,361 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 28 Mar 2003, 9:38 pm

#34794

beautiful machinery, thanks for the link

Regards,Glenn>

555bug WRX Bug Boy

1,123 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 28 Mar 2003, 11:54 pm

#34819

i can ask...crazy old German fellow..in the USA 2 to 3 times a year buying cars 🙂 he had 3 or 4 356 when I was last at his house 🙂 +930 +e type you get the idea..oh to be old with to much $$$$