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Started the 944 S3 today and it exploded!

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Old 04-01-2004, 12:01 PM
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Default Started the 944 S3 today and it exploded!

April fools.

Seriously though, I'm going to start it later on this afternoon when I get into Raleigh.



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Old 04-01-2004, 12:06 PM
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I am wishing the best for you !!!!!!!!!!!
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What you handing out heartattacks! Sheesh
Old 04-01-2004, 08:57 PM
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if it does blow up, make sure you have a camera, I'm sure we'd all like to see.
No seriously, good luck. I bet your nervous, lol!
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Good luck man. Take plenty of pictures for us!
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Whats an S3?
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It's a 944 with a 968 motor crammed in it. The 968 was originally supposed to be a 944 S3.
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Ummm isnt the S2 and 968 3.0 the same motor?
Old 04-01-2004, 11:30 PM
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No, the 968 has variocam and some extra power. The 968 (including all of the visual updates) was to be called the S3.

Matt put the 968 engine into an 89 2.7L NA.
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Ahhh forgot about the variocam...
Old 04-02-2004, 02:25 AM
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How does that run, by the way? I've been meaning to ask about it in the past couple months. What does she weigh?
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Originally posted by iloveporsches
Matt put the 968 engine into an 89 2.7L NA.
did he cram one engine into the other?! how?
Old 04-02-2004, 08:42 AM
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Its been one heck of a project.....Loved doing the work. It really was not half as bad as we thought it was going to be. Given a detailed parts list, and we HAD all of those parts, we could of had the motor in and running in a little less than a day. Can't wait to hear the motor breathe for the first time!!!

I would do it again it a heart beat!!
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dude, thats not cool....................... I almost had a heart attack too!
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If anyone was wondering 1screaminZ is my good friend Eric who is helping me do all the work -- couldn't do it with out ya bud! He went from never touching a Porsche engine to helping do one of the best conversions for a 944!

Turby -- sorry man. BTW, I had to order the fuel line from Porsche, and have to wait for it to come in from Germany. NO ONE had anything like what I needed. Call every number I could find on the internet and elsewhere. No such luck.

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