PROJECT GALLERY — 904

 Produced from 1953 to 1964, the Type 547 engine was one of Porsche’s greatest motors.  The motor came out of the desire for more revs and more power, something the Beetle derived pushrod motors could not deliver on.  Going from the agricultural Beetle motor to the four cam seemed about as big as a jump as the Wright Flyer to the Saturn V rocket.   By utilizing overhead camshafts, valvetrain mass is lowered, this allows the engine to rev higher before reaching valve float.  As well, flow through the heads can be better optimized as there is no pushrod impeding air...

    View this post on Instagram Yesterday we spent some time on the Dyno with the fresh 4 Cam engine and exhaust upgrade #patrickmotorsports #porscheracing #porscherestoration #porsche904 #4cam #porsche904gts #drivetastefully #dynotune #dynojet A post shared by PATRICK MOTORSPORTS (@patrickmotorsports) on Jun 13, 2019 at 7:31am PDT   We recently took out both the Porsche 904 Carrera GTS and Porsche Cayman GT4.  Both are high performance light-weight mid-engine sports cars and you can easily see the connection with the two parked next to each other.       The interior of the 904 is spartan to say the least.  No...