Engine Question/Opinions for Tii Purists

[PaulTWinterton]

Thanks for the input guys.  I took the plunge today and ordered from Ireland. 

 

 

 

Edited December 2, 2016 by PaulTWinterton

[Conserv]

15 hours ago, NYNick said:

In the air cooled Porsche world, engine (and suspension) changes and improvements that can't be seen but can be felt constitute zero and maybe even a bump to value. Of course, you always have the nut job purists who think you should have floor mats over your original floor mats to preserve your floor mats originality. They would gag that you would ever consider boring and engine and would scoff at such blasphemy.

 

Nobody here feels like that right? (did you just flinch Steve?) LOL.

 

Nick

 

Thanks, Nick!

 

I suppose my level of sensitivity could be defined by the following illustration.  If one of my closest friends told me his '72 tii's original engine required re-boring to first oversize (89.25mm-ish) in order to clean up the bores, BUT he decided to re-bore the engine to fourth oversize (90mm-ish) just so he could fit the I.E. pistons, I'd say, "You're an idiot, but I still love you!"  I would thereafter occasionally remind him of this idiocy for the rest of his life.

 

If he were doing the same to a spare, un-matched engine, I'd say, "Knock yourself out, Buddy!"  And, for the rest of his life, I'd remind him of that "smokin' tii engine" he once built.

 

Best regards,

 

Steve

Edited December 2, 2016 by Conserv

[PaulTWinterton]

1 hour ago, Conserv said:

If he were doing the same to a spare, un-matched engine, I'd say, "Knock yourself out, Buddy!"  And, for the rest of his life, I'd remind him of that "smokin' tii engine" he once built.

 

Best regards,

 

Steve

 

I'd rather be in that category.  I prefer that only my wife can grant me idiot status.    

 

[saaron]

15 hours ago, visionaut said:

That's 10839 Euro 2002tiis that came so equipped - almost 1/2 (!) of the total 20114 such Euro LHD Model 71 tii produced from 4/71 to 8/73.  So maybe not so limited if they were used for half the production.

 

Right - sorry.  About 2,000 cars before mine they switched the heads and runners. Interesting stuff.

 

Scott

[Simeon]

On 02/12/2016 at 1:48 AM, danco_ said:

Engine builder of my car claims to have installed euro tii pistons at a CR of 10:1. 

 

Everyone is stating 9.5:1 is euro CR, but I also hear stories of 10:1 early 72 tii US cars.

 

 

What is real anymore?

 

 

 

Think it depends upon the head that was fitted 121 had 10 and e12 was 9.5?