Category: WEVO

So many of our readership are proud owners of an early 911. An original piece of engineering history; a marvel of 60’s and 70’s automotive history. As you are well aware of, these cars were built with Motorsports in mind.

The factory provided OEM after market parts for all sorts of applications and privateers invented even more. In reality only the fully specced early 911s with so-called S packages were truly equipped for Motorsports as they came with proper sway bars and light alloy front brakes. Engine wise I have found that you can have a whole lot of fun with T,E, S or RS early engines and gearboxes and if they have been put together well, will rev happily all day and take you home with a smile on your face.

As our early cars are becoming more and more valuable every year it becomes less and less attractive to modify them in ways [...]

Leonard recently unearthed a Porsche press release from 1972, talking about the transmission changes for that year: the arrival of four speeds as standard and five speeds as optional, and the replacement of the dog-leg pattern on previous 911s. This release heralds the arrival of the Porsche 915 transmission and is interesting stuff, though I wonder if its really about countering objections on why five speeds now cost extra.

To match the increased power, a new, stronger gearbox has been developed by the engineers. Due to the greater flexibility of the engines, and the associated wider power range, the standard unit could be reduced from five to four gears thanks to the better torque. For all those who do not want to forego the fifth gear, a likewise newly designed five-speed gearbox is available as optional equipment.

I came across some confusion on a Porsche forum the other day, where one user was telling another that WEVO do not make a transmission mount for the Porsche 915 gearbox, only the G50.

This is incorrect: WEVO does make transmission mounts for the Porsche 915 gearbox. Users can chose from blue and black pillows for Porsche transmission mounts: semi solid and a bit softer. I have blue in my 1976 Carrera 3.0 and would not change them, but lots of our customers use black quite happily in more road-biased cars.

WEVO originally got into Porsche tuning parts as an engineering challenge. Australian Hayden Burvill is a trained design and vehicle performance engineer who has worked on Formula 1 cars, Group C racers and the most successful Indy cars. Indy cars brought Hayden to the USA and he bought a 911. [...]