I think you'll certainly get more bang for your buck with a Spridget.
As to power to weight ratios, looks like they were pretty close in stock
form. I was talking vintage racing trim, where my perception is that a
larger percentage of weight can be stripped off a Spridget versus a 914
given the latter's vestigal roof and full windscreen that would have to
be retained. I think the one we see on the track locally is streetable,
with side glass still in the doors, etc.
David Littlefield
'62 MGA MkII
'51 MGTD
'74 MG Midget vintage racer
'61 Jaguar E-Type OTS
On Wed, 06 Mar 2002 11:41:07 -0800 Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com> writes:
> At the time (1970s), there was no question that a stock 914 had a
> better
> power-to-weight ratio than a stock Midget (1973 Midget = 29.6lb/hp,
> 914/1.7
> = 28.2lb/hp) -- and was better handling, too. But the Spridget seems
> to be
> remarkably amenable to tweaking, and I'm sure it's cheaper and
> easier to
> make big improvements in both categories starting with the simpler
> platform,
> than with the relatively sophisticated and more expensive Porsche...
> thus
> explaining the current relative racing status
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