Renegade V8 914 drifting!

Scott from Renegade smokes the tires to the cords with a little parking lot ballet! This is a really clean 914 SBC V8 Renegade conversion. The engine is a Chevy ZZ4, the brakes are Carrera, the tranny is a tall-geared 914 box, and the accents are all styled by...yep you guessed it...Renegade Hybrids!

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[spankyonthehook]

looks like scott cant hang .......drives like a old woman

[RenegadeHybrids]

@spankyonthehook It's my wife's car. Had to be careful.

[spankyonthehook]

@RenegadeHybrids oh sorry.......i was kinda goofin anyway. bad ride how much would it cost to get one like that?

[RenegadeHybrids]

@spankyonthehook Funny you should ask. We are currently selling this car for $39K on our Renegade web site. It is one of the most perfect 914's you will ever find. I may have a buyer already and it just went up for sale 2 days ago. We will see...

[cybermarsactual]

Scott drives astrononically, otherwise the car doesn't handel great. No suprise, my 1.8 didn't either. The stock 914-6 or swap or what ever, handles super sick. Like it was engineered for 911 engine but got the VW shaft. Anyway... just saying

[RenegadeHybrids]

@cybermarsactual I have set up many 914's to handle pretty well. It takes quite a bit of work and a chunk of change, but they are quite impressive for a 40 year old car.

[batvette]

@RenegadeHybrids (ctd) but I think it's the craziest one out there. I remember his site because one page has the best description of HP vs Torque I've seen. From the looks of it he finished it then got in it and drove off and hasn't been heard from since!

I understand your points tho, they make sense and I like the comment about "momentum" driving 914s, so true. My 72 was actually my first car in 81 at 19 after 3 motorcycles, fun but nobody told me about that don't lift at mid-apex thingy!

[batvette]

@RenegadeHybrids fair enough, looking at the car in the clip it doesn't look lifted at all, this was a general assumption erroneously applied to yours as I can't recall too many SBC conversions that weren't. Not sure if that is to clear the coolant plumbing, heavier duty springs, or both. The 914 may be the most modified car on the planet, so many incarnations. It's a different approach but have you seen the guy from New York's V8, the white one with the above roof air intake? Not comparing(ctd)

[RenegadeHybrids]

@batvette Just the ability to balance the weight and contact patch with tons of torque under the right foot, inspires confidence that typical 914 'momentum' drivers only dream of. Added weight is not preferable, but if you are going to gain a few pounds, hanging it in the middle of the car is not a bad place at all. You need to drive a 'proper' Renegade V8 conversion and you will be very very astounded.

[RenegadeHybrids]

@batvette The 'old-school' SBC conversions like this orange 914, do feel a bit heavier. I assure you, it's not as bad as one might think. What is really terrific is the all aluminum LS series V8's. You can get them as small as 4.8L and that's a wonderful match for the 914 any day. A converted 914 with upgraded 911 brakes and suspension, stiffer springs and bars, and a proper throttle-steer driver, will get around a track very quickly with little drama.