ccaarmerciill

In a month or so I plan on replacing my transmission. What would you reccomend I replace while doing this job? My clutch isn't slipping but doesnt feel as crisp as it did when I first bought the car. Would the clutch be a good idea to replace while doing this? is dropping the transmission part of a clutch job anyway? Also if I'm putting in an S2 transmission, should I keep the existing early 944 clutch/ bellhousing?

jacksonrw

just strap a spare on the roof
lol

Strike-Force

The clutch is a little deeper in but you do have to pull the tranny to do the clutch so putting a new clutch in there while the trans is out wouldn't be a bad idea.

ccaarmerciill

I actually drove my 944 from San Francisco to Connecticut with a transmission in the hatch... never thought about strapping it to the roof... I couldve told girls It was the engine and the car is a TRE , ( top range engine )

jacksonrw

i have put a whole 944 turbo engine in mine plus spare parts and drove to Houston with it. This is the German El camino of sort

ccaarmerciill

so it can be done

I'm planning some type of engine swap possibly this summer, S2, turbo, 968, LS1? who knows depending on what i can get my hands on...

but I don't want to waste my perfectly good running 2.5L N/A block with no leaks and in great shape?

does anyone know any cars that could take a 944 engine as a swap?

V2Rocket

whatever is now missing an LS1?

ccaarmerciill

hmmm a 944 powered camaro... I was thinking of something small, and really light. Something that the 145 hp 8 vavle can feel good in. Maybe a kit car? like a custom roadster or something?

V2Rocket

ccaarmerciill

hahaha that would be awesome! I wonder how it'd feel having a 944 engine and tranny in something that weighs nearly nothing.

jacksonrw

it's not that great an engine for other applications...
it IS the engine we have and we our best with it

ccaarmerciill

I suppose I could just sell it, or keep it for backup

jacksonrw

the number of blocks and cranks will get less in number in the open market.

I just picked up another full '84 NA for $400. I will be selling off the engine bit by bit
block head oil pump etc

J Silverman

I saw a guy that swapped a 944 drivetrain into a VW golf. Converted to RWD and everything. That thing was awesome.

JimV8

Swapping the tranmission is about 1/3 of the clutch job, maybe even a 1/4. I can swap a trans in two hours, clutch a bit longer, more like 8.