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HIGHWAYMAN: Bringing the Devore 928 back from the dead

Old 11-09-2016, 07:51 PM
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Sweet!!!

I didn't realize you owned the White Zombie now! What do you do with it? What motor does it have? We need to get them together some time!

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Old 11-09-2016, 08:00 PM
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I'm embarrassed to admit that it's been sitting for more than 2-1/2 years now, but I've been sidetracked with other 928 projects (ADD and OCD are a bad combination...) Am nearing the end of helping Greg build a new motor for it, the engine bits in my avatar are for the replacement motor. Looking forward to be the newbiest POC driver on the West Coast when it's done.
Old 11-09-2016, 09:25 PM
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Rob, I have you beat as the newbiest, I think.

What are the specs on your motor - what are your power goals, etc?
Old 11-09-2016, 09:43 PM
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It's a Nikasil'ed 104mm bore, GTS stroke 5.9L, with the Zombie's old heads, and some reground & welded GT cams, and one of Greg's intakes. I'd like to think it'll make 530-540 crank hp, but as they say it'll make whatever it makes- Greg's not all that interested in the numbers. We'll toss it on the engine dyno to play with it before it goes in the car.

The stuff that's relevant to this motor starts about post #400 in this (too) old thread:

https://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...rack-cars.html
Old 11-09-2016, 09:57 PM
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That's way cool. What I love about your car is that it actually raced....to my knowledge mine never did, or at least it appears not to have based on the condition of some of the stuff. That motor will have more than enough juice to get you going. I think the motor Carl is building for me will have similar horsepower.

Get going on it so we can race! My deadline is February!!!

-Adam
Old 11-09-2016, 10:04 PM
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Roger Wilco, I'm even more motivated to get at it now.
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The name should be a derivative of Devore. Maybe Devourer?
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Originally Posted by bronto
The name should be a derivative of Devore. Maybe Devourer?
Ohh thats actually pretty good!

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Originally Posted by Catorce
So after reading some threads, I found out my race car was the only one that didn't have a name, and all the kids at school were picking on me.

I don't normally name my cars, but then I heard about the "White Zombie" and a few other ones, and frankly, "The Devore Car" is getting a little old, since not many cars are named after a dead guy. Usually.

So I thought of the car's attributes:

- Stocky
- Ultra Wide
- Originally petrolblau metallic, but the respray by some PO came out green
- Intimidating, in a kind of **** way

Then it hit me, and the old girl now has a name that matches her personality and evokes a little chuckle. Meet "The Tank"


I thought it was already called the Highwayman... Also, Mark Kibort, here in the Bay Area raced the "Holbert" car for several years, so there is a precedent.

I haven't named my "race" car either. There already has been "The White Car" from DEVEK, and Mark Anderson's "White Zombie", and Carl's white "Bonneville/Pike's Peak" 928, so any other white 928 is just another white 928...
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I haven't named my "race" car either. There already has been "The White Car" from DEVEK, and Mark Anderson's "White Zombie", and Carl's white "Bonne
ville/Pike's Peak" 928, so any other white 928 is just another white 928...

George,

Bulldust!

Your 928 is special enough and then some- how about "the Jorginator"

Trump that one!

Rgds

Fred
Old 11-10-2016, 11:08 AM
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Our cars' name is the "GWS" for the "Great White Shark"

It is towed to and from races by "Moby" the white whale...
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Don Hanson's handle was Gnarly928 and I kept that as the name for the car because it is and then some!
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I love the name Adam. Definitely fits. (Although the Devourer is pretty good too.)

Some serious drool worthy cars all you racers have. Green with envy here. :-)
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Default Engine Specs - broad brushstrokes

Some specs for his engine build:
Goal is durable, dependable naturally-aspirated high-performance operation.

6.6 Liter 32v V-8
928MS Billet Steel Crank with improved oiling passageways, 3.750" stroke
Ductile Iron dry cylinder liners, 4.125" bore
Pistons: 928MS/Arias Custom forged w/graphite impregnated skirts
Rods: 928MS/Oliver steel rods
Engine static and dynamically balanced to within 0.1 gram
928MS Custom harmonic balancer
928MS Complete crank scraper and windage tray system
928 S4 R3 Heads extensively CNC ported and flow-benched
Stainless Steel valves, 39mm intake, 33mm exhaust
928MS Beehive valve springs, chrome/moly keepers, copper/nickel/silica valve seats
928MS 32vR3 Camshafts, Intake .430/222, Exhaust .398/216
928MS 3 heat-cycle re-torque
928MS Engine dyno and break-in
928MS/Electromotive TecGT Engine Management system

This isn't all of it, but that should get you a good overview.
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^Der Panzerwagen can't wait!!!!

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