porsche club of america
los angeles region
PORSCHERA.MA LEAP YEAR...FEBRUARY 29th
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february 1972 I
FEBRUARY l0 : General Membership Meeting Cahuenga ,.-~ementary School, 220 S. Hobart, L.A. 8:00 p.m. 1969 CAN/AM film. FEBRUARY 13: PCA-POC Joint Rallye "Destinatlon Solvang", see events. FEBRUARY 19 : Faschlng Party at the Phoenix Club in Anaheim, see events. FEBRUARY 9 : Reservation deadline for Fasching Party, phone 71[~/833-3519. FEBRUARY 16: Board meeting at Duane Alan’s home 7:30 p.m. 283-7h23. Anyone welcome. MARCH 19: Gymkhana APRIL 25: Economy Run andPh0to Contest. MAY 26-29: Lake Tahoe Memorial Day Weekend. JVJNE 10-11: Stanislaus River Trip, see Curet Kuebler 398-2217 for information. JUNE 24: Summer Dinner-Dance. JULY 23: Drivers School and Road Test. AUGUST 26-27: Trip to Colorado River. SEPTemBER 24: Gay Nineties Picnic. OCTOBER 14-15: Willow Springs Time Trials. Tour to Sedona, Ariz. is pending an event chairman and San Simeon may pre-empt. NOVE~HBER 18-19: 0vet-night Nav. Rallye DECE~IBER 9: Christmas Dinner-Dance.
STAF F EDITOR Gertrude Boothe 696-0866 7957 S. Forest Ave. Whittier, Calif. 90602 PRESIDENT
283-7423 Duane Alan 1049 Bradshaw Ave. Monterey Psmk, California 91754
VICE PRES. SECRETARY TREASURER BD CHRMAN ACTIVITIES PUBLICITY TECHNICAL MEMBF~RSHIP
Dale Anderson Paul Beam (805) Lewis Pulley George Gedeon Ron Ramage Gerl Boothe Rob’t VanCleave Corky E~rk P.O..Box 416 Arcadia, Calif.
GYMKHANA
459-1219 748-2~84 861-I~43 869-78~2 374-6888 696-0866 874-3976 ~17-5109 91006
March
19th
WILL BE HELD AT "T-R-W" IN ~-~For information about PCA activities... I call DIAL-A-PORSCHE-CLUB - 398-22171
MANHATTEN BEACH - PORSCHES ONLY CLASSES - TROPHIES - CLOSED EXHAUST More details next month
comment C 0MMENTC OMMENTCOMMENTC 0MMENTC 0~TC 0~TC 0~TC 0~TC0~TC 0~TC 0~TC0~ Some "~ yous" ~e in o~de~ at this t~e so I~ll st~t wi~ a belated message of app~eclation to C~ol ~deon for pl~Ing ~d org~izlng that fab~ous ~Is~as p~ we Pecently had....~so, I neve~ e~ected so m~y to help put the pape~ together last J~u~ 3rd ~d was deli~t~IF s~p~Ised to have the help of George ~deon, ~e ~, Ron R~age, ~t Kuebler, Cor~ ~k ~d his lady friend ~d last of all, a tired ~d h~y hubby, Ralph. ~ you all ~d since I forgot to put it on the cale~, the next paper-put-out will again be at o~ home ~iday, Feb~ 2~, ~d everyone Is welcome. ~0B, rel~ ~d talk
next.events N~T~TSF~RU~2~I SGRO~HOGD~T~TSWATC~ORGRO~~SN~T~TSN~T~E F~RUA~ lO, ~neral Membership Meet~g, C~uenga ~ement~ School, 220 So. Hob~t ~vd. L.A., 8:00 p.m. Dale ~derson will ~ow ~s fi~ on the 1969 C~/~ ~d ~l ~ate~ races ~e include~. Don~t ~ss ~is~ ~LY~ALLY~LY~LY~O~ ~ ORS CH~BOYS~LY~LY~LY~LY~L~ALLYE F~RU~ 13, POC-PCA Jolt R~lye "Destination Solve" sponsored by Gabriel ~d Olson Porsche ~di in ~cino. ~is will be a 12 ho~ r~lye stating at 8:00 m.m. frem Gabriel & Olson 15531 Ven~a Blvd. ~cino. ~ere will be a ~o ho~ l~ch bre~ at Solv~ to enjoy good food ~d ~opp~ in ~e quaint little D~i~ stores. It will be a s~ple SOP (seat of p~ts) rallye for ~e novice or a nmvigation~ r~lye for the pros. ~is ye~ POC is hosti~ the event ~d next ye~ it will be o~ ~n with a perpe~al wipers trophy to remain at the dealer. For ~ther i~o~ation call David ~orf 476-32~8. F~NGP~ASCHINGP~O TS OFB~GOODG~OODF~CHINGP~AS CHINGPAR~ F~RU~ 19, ~di-Gras Fasching P~ty 1566 Douglass Road, ~e~. If you c~ get a cos~e or have one, we~ it. If you don’t, come ~ay~ ~e is 7:00 p.m. If you wo~d like di~e~ come about 6:00 p.m. Di~ers f~om $2.60 up. ~ission to club is $2.50 ~d does not include ~ food or d~i~. Yo~ check ~d reservations ~ST be mailed to Peter Luelsdorf by Wed. Feb. 9~ as he has to m~e the reservations. His address is 17772 Acacia ~ee ~. Irvine, C~if.~9266h. Phone: 71;~/833-3519. Directions to Phoenix Club: S~ta ~a f~eeway to ~tella. ~st .Ore Katella to ~uglas Road ~d t~n left (Nor~).
presidential rhetoric PB~ID~TIA~ORI CR~~TOASHS ~ES~OUGOTI~O~ R~~ATS~T~ T~R~I I was readi~ sever~ of the region~ J~u~y newsletters ~ud ~l ~e presidents ~ their first col~ say ~ost ~e s~e ~i~,"--hoping for bigser ~d better thi~s...~e club belongs to everyone...~n out...be~eme, etc." I ~ow that t~ou~out the ye~s no matter the size of ~e membership, we averse about the s~e ~nout at meetings ~d events. No plead~ or badgeri~ ch~ges this. ~ ~ ~e o~y thing I c~ say is, "Love thy Pots Che.....In six days o~ Conco~s at S~ta ~ita will t~e place ~d s~ehow Ron ~age ~d I entered ~ 356 in ~e event. At t~s t~e the c~ is ~washed; i~act ~-everyt~ ~d I forsee 800 to 1,000 m~les on it ~s week. ~estion. How aoes one conco~s a 356 wi~ 170,000 miles of ~e on it by next Sa~day? I re~ly ~ow ~e ~swer but I don’t ~ow if I have the strength. If you w~t a t~ill ~d ~e Joy of outdoors, don,t miss o~ St~islaus ~iSe~ trip in J~e. -2-
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~anks to Don Somerville for arranging the very informative technical meeting at VW Pacific on the Mechanical Timed Port Injection System or the fuel injection ptuup. There was a fiiInu strip with recorded lecture explaining the mechanism followed by a question and answer period. Certainly everyone learned something which will benefit him in operating his Porsche. Just a few notes: First of all, the "E" on 911E stand~ for Einspritzung, which in German means injected. Speed, load and tempe~.~ature is computed mechanically to determine how muc~ ~u~l each of the 6 injectors will use. (Mixture is 8,000 litres of air to one litre of gas or 4.8 kg of ~ir to one kg (kilogram) of gas.) The fuel ~is injected into the intake port and thus helps cool the valve. Also the turbulence at the intake port mixes the fuel well. A fuel injected car should not be run with less than one quarter tank of gas as excess fuel is returned to the gas tank after cooling the injection pump. Without change in weight there is only a change in air density, ie., less air or more density when its cold and more air or less density when its hot. The metering is variable based on the engine’s demand. The barrometric cell or pressure capsule which expands and contract~ lets it take in more air at high altitudes and less air at low altitudes ~s the pump maintains a certain fuel volume. The shut-off solenoid is controlled by a throttle valve rcicroswitch which stops fuel delivery when decelerating or coasting in gear, at which time another circuit permits enough fuel to be used for a smooth idling engine, supposedly without bucking. There is a continuous balance between air and gas and the pump plungers ~ove only a maximum of 6ram. On a cold start a fuel sprinkler system comes on for 3 seconds to prime the engine. The enrichment or choke device operates ~hen the engine temperature lowers to 104 degrees. If there are engine starting problezs with a hot engine in warm weather, let fuel pur~p run for 30 seconds before starting. Every measure should be taken to correct all oil leaks as any oil on the belt which drives the pump ~ill cause it to stretch. High temperature can cause oil expansion by nearly two quarts and oil level should be read or measured when engine is hot and idling. Backfire is caused from the butterflies not closing properly to shut off fuel and could be due to lack of proper adjustment in the air supply linkage. The pump has a screen filter for oil coming from engine which lubricates it. It also has a gas filter and any other in-line filters are not recommended because of a certain amount of pressure that must be-maintained. However, on the carburetored engines an in-line filter could be used. If there is any real-function of the pump, it can be sent to the Bosch Service Center in San Francisco for re-calibration of the rate of flow. After the first 6,000 miles the transmission oil should be changed at anywhere from l0 to 15 thousand mile intervals and the frequency of all servicing depends largely on how hard the car is driven and under what weather conditions. Special stock mufflers are made for all fuel injected cars and any other muffler is not suitable and will cause a loss of horsepower. For coverage on the 1972 Porsches, see Road & Track - Jan. Feb. ’72. Good reading.
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WHAT IS A CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE? Since Stone-Age man put a wooden pole between two round stones and used it to haul his catch to the cave, there have been men to admire and appreciate excellence of design in vehicles. .Though elegauce in carriages of royalty was always a ~status symbol, the Co~c~urs we know today bega~ in the early ’Twenties with grand automobiles from Europe’s finest custom body builders. These were presented in a most formal manner ~with all the pomp and splendor of a presentation at court. The elegant machines ~ere driven up to the Judging stand and the solemn arbiters evaluated ~both the splendor of the presentation. ~ud. t~he excellence of the machine. The complete ensemble, including the l~ver~ec cont ,d. -3-
CONCOURS D ’ ELEGANCE - cent ’d. chauffeur, the handsomely gowned model and even the poodle dyed to the appreiate harmonious color, were assessed along with the perfection of the coachwork and other fittings.....With the coming of the ’Thirties such ostentatious displays gave way to the "purposefulness" in Conceurs that was more appropriate to the austere times, and the trend was toward rallye, touring and racing cars.... After World War II the Cencours d,Elegance began to attract Americans and owners of fine European machines began to form sports car clubs and meet in pleasant outdoor surroundings te admire each ethers automobiles. .Have you ever "rm~md" or "ahhhd" as you stopped to admire a good looking automotive specimen? Have you stood there and smiled as your eye follewe.d the lush curve of the reofllne or svelte convexity of a fender? If you have, then you know what Concours d’Elegance is all about. Its for cars of more than passing excellence and elegance. What different people find most appealing about a particular make er model of automobile varies as widely as the preferences and prejudices of the people themselves. .There are many ways to "see" a Conceurs and if you are an entrant and have ~r~p~red your car with all the loving care and endless labor required then you will view the display of your car with a pride similar to that of the designer. You may view a Concours as a judge and in addition to a great knowledge about automobiles, you must be able to suspend your personal prejudices and carefully weigh and balance the characteristics of each car to decide which of the many excellent machines shall be judged "best". To organize a Concours takes dedlca~on and devotion far greater than most of us care to expend. To the organizer the final day when the cars are displayed is the culmination of weeks of concern over endless detail, .If you are familiar with Concours d,Elegance, you will regard them as social e~e~ts of importance; a time for dressing up, having a drink with friends who have common interests and for the intimate gossip that surrounds rare, desirable cars. If you are a spectator, you are perhaps the luckiest of all with neither the strain of the entrant or responsibilities of a judge and you can appreciate the labors of the organizers without having shared their worries and woes. As a spectator, all you have to do is look. Condensed from "Wonderful World of Cars", Le Cercle Concours d’Elegance 1968.
The editor’s husband says, "A Concours is a big transfer of grease from car to owner and hi s~ hair."
secretarial SEORETARI ALNEWSECRETARYPAULBEAMYOURONTHEBEAMWI THP AULBEAMSECRETARI ALSEC RETAR I ALSECR Minutes of the January 1972 Membership Meeting of the PCA-LA S~e meeting was held at Cahuenga Elementary School and president, Duane Alan opened with the treasurer’s report as Lewis Pulley could not attend. The club has $976.25 and there are no carryover bills. New members were introduced and Corky Kirk told a story of a misguided membership application. It concerned two friends in an Eastern region who submitted one application and one membership fee. The result of that story will be reported next month. Ron Ramage reported that the February economy run to the motmtains has been replaced by the joint event ~ith POC....George Gedeon asked that all present help keep the school clean~ The club now has a new timer and the old one is for sale. After a coffee break Jim EWing showed the ’~ome brew" movie, "T~enty-four Minutes at LeMons." meeting ~dJourned at l0:30 p.m. January Board of Directors Meeting of the PCA-LA ~he board members met at George Gedeon’s home to discuss the following subjects: Vice President Dale Anderson reported that he requested Allen Johnson to speak at a general meeting regarding his new book on racing..~ .Editor Geri Boothe pro-4-
cont td ¯ sent~d a new paper format submitted to her by E~nie Ozsvath with the addition of a photograph now and ~/~en. A~ter much discussion it was decided that she deter~nlne the added cost and work involved and return to the board. . .Technical Chairman Bob VanCleave reported that he talked with Richie Ginther ~egardlng a tech meeting in Ma~ch. He also reported the possibility of Scooter Patrick giving a driving talk at a general meeting¯ .Membership Chairman Corky Kirk reported that two of the five ..~dealer boarms " ~ "’h~ ordered have been installed at Green Motors and Bozzani Porsche Audi. . .Activities Chairman Ron Ramage reported that the usual trophy for the Concour~ at Santa Anita had been replaced by a silver inlaid wine glass, a little more approp?~mte for the occasion. There will be 8 trophies, including a silver bowl donated by Bozzani .It was decided that the point system would be continued but the board me~b~r.~ spouses would not receive points for participation. A point count system will be published so everyone will know how the totals are arrived....The honorary membership dues for Vasek Polak will again be paid by the club as a token of our appreciation of his interest and support....It was suggested that the club share the expense of the garage rental Curt Kuebler is now paying to store club property, pylons, signs, flags and etc. ¯ . . .Viki Havens and Helen Boyd have volunteered to help with the coffee at the membership meetings.. .The meeting adjoturned at 10:%5 p.m. for some hot coffee and delicious cookies, ~ompliments of Carol and George Gedeon. Respectfully submitted, Paul A. Beam, Secretary
membership MEMBERSHI PMEMBERSHI P C 0 Pd~K I RKMEMB ER SHI PMEMBERSHIP C 0RKYKI RKME~B ER SHI PMEMBERSHI PMEM ’ NEW MEMBERS: Patrick Horvath; 13204 Semora PI. Cerritos 90701; 926-4974; Engineer; ’68 912 Cpe. William Martin; 818 N. Doheny Dr. L.A. 90069; Ph: 273-8300; Sales; ’71 911E Coe. Paul B. Ro.gers, 1326 Devon Ave. L.A. 90024; (714)274-4008; ’63 3%6B Cpe. Ji~ Combs, 4061 W. 138th St. Hawthorne 90250; 679-0828; 1969 911T Cpe. Karl Dempwolf; 4041 Knobhill Dr. Sherman Oaks 91~03.; 784-6761; 19~7 Speedster. David S~anston; 9228 Dorothy Ave. South Gate 902~0, 564-6481; 1967 912 Cpe. Louise Cooper;. 105½ S. Clark Dr. L.A. 90048; 271-4973; 1971 914.
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Factory alloy wheels (~-~- x i~) nearly ne~, excellent condition; set of ~ or ~. Richie Ginther competition rear springs to fit standard shocks for 914-6. Also, standard gears & main shaft for trans. Joe Korpiel, 882-858~ 20616 Chase St., Canoga Pa~k. MAG WHEELS American 6" for 914-~ $35.00 ea. "Porschop" 398-2217, 4477 S~epulveda, Culver City. 5 NEW CHROME ~S 5~ x 15 for drum braked Porsche & VW - $25.00 ea. 4 NEll DUNLOP FanG WHEELS 6 x 14 for 914 Porsche - $50.00 each. 4 NEW DUFLOP MAG WHEELS 6 x 15 for Porsche 911 with adapters, also Volvo - $50. ea. NEW MOON HUBCAPS for drum brake Porsche wheels - $2.50 each. CAR COVERS, never used, one for 356 and one for 911 Porsche.,.~ Leather G~RSHIFT KNOB, Italian made for 10~a~ levers - $4.75. Phone 696-0866 Ralph. ****************************************** DID YA KNOW??? by Corky Kirk. . .That Scooter Patrick is trying to become a PCA ~-~I~ ~. (Check Cathy Cl~rk’s 3rdfinger left hand)...."UP FIXEN’" the Porsche has a schedule for a Porsche emblem for knitters and rug hookers. . PCA-LA member farthest from the meeting house in L.A. is W~. Nolen from Lo~epi~e (up Bishop way)....That we have 9 members from Lancaster/Palmdale area and one in Las Vegas....More to come.~.. -5-
TECHNi CALTEC}LNI C:.ILTECHNI CJtLTECHNI CAL TEC-qNI CALTECHNI CALTECHNI CALTECHNI CALTECHNI CAL ELECTRONIC IGNITIONS by Jerry Kendrick, Sa~ Diego Region There have been some exciting breakthroughs in the field of automobile ignition systems. In the last few years electronic ignition manufacturers have saturated the automobile market with their developments. .The "Kettering Inductive System", first used in 1914, is presently being’u~ed on 99% of all automobile ignitions. This system was fine for engine ignitions that developed low rpm’s and used low voltage which was characteristic of-automobiles during their infancy. Todays engines with their higher compression ~ratios, higher voltages and increased peak rpm’s require a more efficient and reliable ignition system. .The first attempt into an alternative ignition system was the transistor system. The prima~y advantage of the system was that it employed transistors to carry the bulk of the cumrent from the points. This current is the primary cause of point deterioration in your Porsche. The higher the current across the points the faster the rate of deterioration. .The transistor system requires the use of a suitable replacement coil, one w~t~ a shorter time constant. Although ignition efficiency has improved with the transistor system, the coil circuitry was not of optimum design, and had its drawbacks... .The next advance in ignition research came with the advent of the capacitive discharge system commonly referred to as the CD system. This is the type of system Bosch first introduced in the 1969 911E and 911S Porsches as stock eauipment. It is of good design and basically similar to many American designs. . .The majority of CD systems on the market today eme of the same basic design~ They only differ in their approach to the triggering circuit. This circuit determines the spark risetime measured in micro seconds. The risetime of the spark is of great importance. The faster the voltage rises to the point of firing, the less energy is dissipated by fouling conditions of the plugs. Spark duration is extremely important to avoid light load surge conditions. Minimum spare duration acceptable is 200 micro-seconds with 300 micro-seconds optimtnn. The spark duration of a standard system of 1400 to 2000 micro-seconds is excessive resulting only in spark plug wear. There is no improvement in ignition performance over 300 micro-seconds. The CD system does not require a special coil. The coil furnished with the automobile can be used. The increase in efficiency brought about by special coils is so small that the additional expense is unjustified. Bosch does use a special coil with their system.. .With a CD system approximately 400 volts is impressed across the primary of the c~il rather than the usual 12 VTC. This increases the secondary voltage four times the standard, to approximately 40 kilo volts, producing a hotter yet faster spark. It is the short duration of this spark which decreases the electrode erosion rate of the plugs, thereby increasing the plug life. .Acharacteristic produced by the CD system is an audib’~e eight to nine kilocycle ~u~. It is a good indication that the converter circuit is working properly; with the absence of this converter hum the CD system ~;ill not operate. When working in the ignition area, care must be taken not to short the output of the CD system to the chassis. This will knock out a CD system faster than you can bat an eyelash. At $90 plus for a Bosch replacement unit, it can be an expensive proposition. I have repaired this unit at a fraction of its original cost with an improvement in its voltage and current carrying capacit~ not to mention an increase in reliability....Another phenomenon produced by conventional ignition systems is called "point bounce". This occurs as the breaker points are subjected to high rpm rates common ~ith Porsches. The points have a tendency to bounce open as they close. This results in delay of the recharging current to the field of the igni.tion coil. As the engine speed is increased, the voltage to the spark plugs would decrease; this is the opposite of the desired requirement. The-CD system to prevent the effects of "point bounce" has a circuit to delay the firing of the triggering sequence about a milli-second past the period of point bounce. The triggering is then accomplished with a clean distortion free closed contact. This is a decided advantage for 911 owners to consider when attempt. ing to derive maximum 9erformance at high rpm rates~ The CD system maintains a high flat energy curve at all engine speeds. They claim to hold this curve to ten thousand rpm.’ . . .Be capacitive system is presently acknowledged as the best practical system for internal combustion engines. Faster rise time oF quicker firing of ’the spark plugs, more precise engine timing for longer periods of time, coupled with longer point and plug life make the capacitive discharge system ideal for Porsche ow-fle r s.
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Porsche Owners Club, Inc. 2’O(~
South Laxore Street
Anaheim, California 92804
The Porsche Owners Club
Start at: Gabriel & Olsen Porsche/Audi
and
:~553:~ Ventura Boulevard, Encino
Gabriel & Olsen Porsche/Audi
(5/2 mile west of Ventura Freeway--
Present
" " D estlnatlon:
San Diego Freeway interchange) Registration - 7:3° am
First car out - 8 :oo am
$4"°° per POC °r PCA member $5.00 per guest Dashplaques and trophies.
S olvang
A minimum of city streets, freeways and speed changes A maximum of fun Porsche roads
The First Annual POC!PCA Challenge Cup
A 3-hour stop in Solvang for dinner & shopping
Rally (~2 hours long)
Finish: About 8 :oo pm near the
A simple Monte Carlo style rally with
San Fernando Valley
navigational and SOP classes
For information: Ed Mohr (253) 67o-6~64
Sunday, February 53, 5972-All cars welcome,
or Bart Choy (253) 255-4347