ritzblitz

So I browsed the internet and found a bunch of different weights and a lot of dispute about what a stock 944 actually weighs.

In my case, I'm wondering about the weight of an early 944 without power steering.

krystar

yea i've seen numbers anywhere from 2800lb curb to 3000lb curb

i know mine weighed in at 2750 after i stripped the interior to bare metal.

hobiecat

Well, I recently weighed my 944S with a full tank of fuel minus the driver: 2993lbs

We were using a set of Longacre digital scales (which are really nice - I highly recommend them).

The front to rear ratio was 51%/49%....which is as expected.

Not sure that this helps you, but the actual weight of a car is going to vary depending on a lot of factors.
Wet/Dry, driver/no driver....different wheels, options etc.

So...unfortunately, that means you're going to get a LOT of different answers.

krystar

easiest way to do it is just to drive to your local truck stop and weigh it it only costs $8 for first time, $1 every subsequent time

schwank

I'd bet 2900-2950ish stock.

I too am ~2750lbs stripped and caged with a couple gallons of fuel. I would estimate manual steering to save perhaps 15 pounds between the pump, fluid reservoir, and lines. IIRC a true 83 has a more minimal lower balance shaft cover with no provision for the pump, making it just a bit lighter.

hockeydude

how about for an 87 turbo, stock?

theykallmekem

i read somewhere that when the driver is sitting in the car, a majority of the balance goes to the left rear wheel about 65-75%. how accurate is that and how would that work with the front to rear ratio being at 51%/49% ??

or is my goolgeing of "Porsche 944" random articles seemingly waay off

PorscheDoc

I just corner balanced the track car yesterday.

Starting:
704LF, 733 RF, 645LR, 652RR,

When I got in it:
705LF, 788RF, 749LR, 626RR,

Balanced out it came to: 764LF, 732RF, 695LR, 678RR. 49.7% cross balance.

I have weighed stock cars in the past, but I can't remember what the numbers were. Turbos are around 3100lbs IIRC.

smlporsche

My S2 weighed 2975 w/ a half a tank of gass before I started stripping it.
It now weighs ~ 2650 with a full cage and 1/8 tank of gas

theykallmekem

those are some good numbers doc, thank you !! how did you balance it out exactly?? the way i would do so is probably put 185lbs of weight on the passengers side LOL

944Ross

FWIW, My 84 na was brought to the US via European delivery, and they put the weight in kg on the title here. 1260 kg = 2,772 lbs.

PorscheDoc

The car is set up with full coilovers, so that is how you distribute the weight from corner to corner. But at least you can see where the weight was distributed after I sat in it.