This 914-916 project has nothing to do with the real 916 race engine. To replace that car, the 2.7RS was introduced in a hurry to have a top of the line performance car for the race drivers. That project got stopped when Porsche and VAG split again and the development on the 914-6 stopped. In addition to cars we can publically display for sale we also represent a number of cars that are 'off the public market' - so contact us if you are looking. The same number was also given to the 914-6 2.4S project car. We routinely sell and discreetly source Classic Porsche 911 for sale - specifically rare and historic road and competition 911 ST, RS, RSR and later Cup models. There may be some confusion about the Type number 916. Mezger had calculated at the time but never got the possibly to finish his work. The first two engines are running and the performance is VERY impressive. Now, finally all of their ideas came together to build this engines again, with displacement from 2.0 - 2.5 and even up to 3.0 L. Luckily they kept all of theirs notes and records. The people involved with this project at the time kept dreaming to finish their work.
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Later on, the same 4-cam layout became the famous 917 12 cylinder engine.Īt the time, there was no funds and time to further develop this incredible 4-cam 6 cylinder 911 engine. Mezger took the 916 engine and added 2 more cylinders to create the 908 3L engine. During this development, the FIA rules got changed to 3L for Sport Prototype cars.
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The power was very good but the overall performance was not fully developed. They were used in the 911R and also for testing in the 910. For an initial production parts were ordered for 10 engines. Click the link below to see additional images including the case stampings.The Porsche 916 engine is the most unknown but also the most fascinating race engine Porsche, especially Hans Mezger, developed. That said anyone who’s in the market for this particular engine won’t mind that, or the $36,500 USD price tag. Looking closely at the engine, particularly the heads, it does appear that the engine needs some work before assembly begins. The engine you see here is listed by the seller as a remanufactured Porsche 911 RS engine (Long Block 91110018300 Type 911/83) with some assembly required, and they note that it includes a new set of Mahle 2.7 RS pistons and cylinders. The Porsche Type 911/83 would power the Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7 RS and it would form the basis of the Porsche 911 production car engine for the next few years until the release of the Porsche 911 SC with its 3.0 litre unit.
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The answer to this problem lay in the development of the Porsche 917 and its Nikasil cylinder coating – it was thinner and therefore allowed slightly more bore, it also provided less friction than Biral cylinders.Ī series of upgrades were made to the engine to create the Type 911/83 unit with its initial displacement of 2,687cc, the engine now had a lightweight magnesium crankcase which saved 10 kilograms and the new new barrels had 11 cooling fins.
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The engine had originally started out as a 2.0 litre unit, so it was already being pressed a little to get up to the 2.4 litre displacement. The story behind the development of the Porsche Type 911/83 engine is fascinating, the company needed to further expand the capacity of their 2.4 litre flat-6 but they couldn’t safely bore the cylinders out any further. This is a Porsche 911 RS MFI Type 911/83 engine, as you can tell it’s in need of some assembly but once all put together and running it’ll be capable of 210 hp, and it’ll produce one of the most fantastic sounds to ever emanate from a Porsche flat-6.