6 cyl 944??? what...
03-31-2005, 09:13 AM
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The guy owned an BMW and thought it was a Porsche cause he put the 944 stickers on it with a crest. Devon you know you have that rare option of having a V4 
just messing around with you.
just messing around with you.
03-31-2005, 11:39 AM
#17
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Yieldsign's V4 would be the rarest of the 944s 
it probably came out of a Honda interceptor 1000 from the same time period the 944s were made. You should have told him you have the ubber rare edition 944 with a V8/6/4 like the old cadillacs where it runs on 4 cylinders until you hit the gas where 2 more cylinders come alive at a time as you depress the gas..... BTW, those engines do exist and if you are unfortunate enough to have owned one, I am truly sorry.
it probably came out of a Honda interceptor 1000 from the same time period the 944s were made. You should have told him you have the ubber rare edition 944 with a V8/6/4 like the old cadillacs where it runs on 4 cylinders until you hit the gas where 2 more cylinders come alive at a time as you depress the gas..... BTW, those engines do exist and if you are unfortunate enough to have owned one, I am truly sorry.
03-31-2005, 12:13 PM
#20
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Originally Posted by Gator_86_951
I can't even think of an inline 6 that porsche ever made. Anybody?
You'll always meet folks who want to impress someone with "knowledge" about your car.
03-31-2005, 01:54 PM
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I'm confused I guess. Should've said 4 cylinder, what does v4 mean? is v the layout of the cylinders? Something wiht my knowledge I should've known, I guess I took for granted that V8 = 8 cylinder so V4=4 cylinder.. but now that I think of that I don't often hear an inline 6 called a v6... Is it the layout?
03-31-2005, 02:08 PM
#22
The night we bought my 944, we found out that the battery was toast. The P.O. had the car on a charger, so it started up for us, but after taking it to put gas in it, it wouldn't restart. So, I took it to an Advance Autoparts, where I knew they 'installed' batteries and had the guy help me out(lack of tools or I'd of done it myself).
Walking out to the car the guy mentions how he used to own a 944, but his was the 1984 model with AWD and Twin Turbos..................
Walking out to the car the guy mentions how he used to own a 944, but his was the 1984 model with AWD and Twin Turbos..................
03-31-2005, 02:13 PM
#23
Originally Posted by yieldsign2
I'm confused I guess. Should've said 4 cylinder, what does v4 mean? is v the layout of the cylinders? Something wiht my knowledge I should've known, I guess I took for granted that V8 = 8 cylinder so V4=4 cylinder.. but now that I think of that I don't often hear an inline 6 called a v6... Is it the layout?
Imagine the way your 944 engine is laying in the engine compartment, and then add the extra bank to it that the 928 has, the engine would have a V shape.
V is the layout of the engine. From the crank to the tops of the cylenders forms a V shape. Inline simply means all of the Pistons are in a straightline, such as our 4 cylender, Inline 4. Allthough the layout of our engine could be considered a 'slant 4', but that term hasn't been used in years I don't believe. They also make as you know, an I-6 and I-8's. The closest thing to a V-4 you'd find, would be the Boxer 4 in the Subarus and the 6 cylender layout of the 911's, also referred to as a Pancake or Flat 4/6.
I'm not sure on the layout of Suzuki sport bikes, I know the Hayabusa(sp?) has a DOHC 4 cylender, but I'm not sure if it's an Inline 4 or if it's a V configuration.
03-31-2005, 02:15 PM
#24
Nordschleife Master
Well its a V8 because the way the pistons are setup..they are set up in a V pattern, basically 4 to a side. Same with a V6, just with 3 to a side. A V4 is not used i believe because they run very rough (V8 and V6 in a matter of speaking balance themselves out). We all have I4's (Inline) or Slant 4's.
03-31-2005, 02:51 PM
#25
I assume he was thinking of the nine-FOURTEEN, not nine FORTYFOUR.
There was a 914/6 car that could be said to have a 6 cyl "option".
Of course that was 1970, not 1986.
Jon, even older than a 914
There was a 914/6 car that could be said to have a 6 cyl "option".
Of course that was 1970, not 1986.
Jon, even older than a 914
03-31-2005, 03:08 PM
#26
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Originally Posted by 88BlueTSiQuest
If this is a joke, then I'm falling into it, if not though.
Imagine the way your 944 engine is laying in the engine compartment, and then add the extra bank to it that the 928 has, the engine would have a V shape.
V is the layout of the engine. From the crank to the tops of the cylenders forms a V shape. Inline simply means all of the Pistons are in a straightline, such as our 4 cylender, Inline 4. Allthough the layout of our engine could be considered a 'slant 4', but that term hasn't been used in years I don't believe. They also make as you know, an I-6 and I-8's. The closest thing to a V-4 you'd find, would be the Boxer 4 in the Subarus and the 6 cylender layout of the 911's, also referred to as a Pancake or Flat 4/6.
I'm not sure on the layout of Suzuki sport bikes, I know the Hayabusa(sp?) has a DOHC 4 cylender, but I'm not sure if it's an Inline 4 or if it's a V configuration.
Imagine the way your 944 engine is laying in the engine compartment, and then add the extra bank to it that the 928 has, the engine would have a V shape.
V is the layout of the engine. From the crank to the tops of the cylenders forms a V shape. Inline simply means all of the Pistons are in a straightline, such as our 4 cylender, Inline 4. Allthough the layout of our engine could be considered a 'slant 4', but that term hasn't been used in years I don't believe. They also make as you know, an I-6 and I-8's. The closest thing to a V-4 you'd find, would be the Boxer 4 in the Subarus and the 6 cylender layout of the 911's, also referred to as a Pancake or Flat 4/6.
I'm not sure on the layout of Suzuki sport bikes, I know the Hayabusa(sp?) has a DOHC 4 cylender, but I'm not sure if it's an Inline 4 or if it's a V configuration.
03-31-2005, 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by xsboost90
then we come to the flat four, flat six, and flat eight...or ten or twelve... refer to vw beetle/914
03-31-2005, 04:04 PM
#29
Originally Posted by theedge
And the "W" engines
And since we are listing everything now. Don't forget the Rotary
Which reminds me of a stupid experience I had when I owned an 86 RX7. Someone told me that they really didn't understand those Rotary engines, how they spun in the engine bay that way.......
03-31-2005, 04:16 PM
#30
Originally Posted by yieldsign2
It wasn't a joke, but I just skipped over that detail in my home mechanic learning of automobiles, I know about the layouts of engines, just wasn't sure if that was what the V stood for, just never thought of it that way. Thanks for the clarification. Feeling dumb, happens to the best of us!
When you get into a lot of the Domestic V engines, they are usually referred to by the angle of the V. Such as 60 degree V6, 90 degree V8, etc.. That is referring to the angle between the opposing cylenders.
The 928 V8 is a 90 degree motor.