It was about a month before I got a proper answer on what is going to happen with the Porsche. Everyone agreed with me that the Porsche will be worth more in one piece than what they would be able to get for the components. I had to put a list together of all the […]
One of the first things normally gets done to modify an engine is to fit a performance cam. One of the things that go together with that is a Vernier gear or pulley. With the vernier pulley on the cam, the cam can be set up to whatever the driver wants. You can advance the […]
So the Porsche 917 has been finished for a while now but has not been to the track. My boss Mike has been having some health issues so we put the racing on ice until he was better. The car was in great condition. Mike entered for a race only to pull out the day […]
As we blew the radiators at the previous race it was obvious that the 2 radiators were too small for the 700 Hp beast. The problem we had is we could not get more air to go through the radiators. The only solution was to get some bigger radiators. I had to maintain the coolant […]
I just started back at the company after working at another company for 3 years. Mike was so glad to have me back and he was more into racing than ever. The Porsche 917 has been out for a few races after the upgrade to 700 Hp. The car was very problematic. It hasn’t finished […]
My Ex boss Mike, through another new engine in the works. The issue with the remote oil filter housing was sorted out and all the pipes have been cleaned. At some stage, we bought Whipple W200AX supercharger for one of the engine projects at work. When we got the supercharger it was physically just way […]
By now the Porsche 917 has done a few races. The main issue we have had was the supercharger belt that breaks from time to time. We just kept spares of the belt. If a belt brake at a race we can just swap it out. What I found was the toothed belt pulleys profiles […]
So one day my boss calls me up to his office. He told me that I need to get the Porsche 917 ready as we are going to the Knysna Hill climb. The hill climb is called the Simola Hill Climb of Knysna. We didn’t really know what to expect or how big the event […]
So we are back at the workshop with the Porsche 917. We were quite disappointed that the car broke down and the test was cut short. We have never had an issue like this. The only way to find out what is wrong is to start stripping the back of the car again. What did […]
The Porsche 917 had been ready for a few days. I was happy that we could go do the shakedown test at the track. My boss called me in and said that he booked a slot for the next day. We got everything together and loaded so we could leave for the track early the […]