RS 2.7

[quote]Originally posted by amaf:
<strong>Well, let me explain this...

my non-turbo, stock 924S! does 0-60 in around 5.3 secs.. beat that 951's!</strong><hr></blockquote>


sure it does... and my 944 NA will do it in 3.6

UDPride

John Anderson is correct. The 1986 944 Turbo was the fastet production car in the world that year. I believe when the 930 finally came out, it bested the 944T by like 1mph. The 951, 930, and 928S top end speeds were all within 2-3mph I believe. When you think about it, what an incredible engineering feat by Porsche to take an NA car, increase output by 50%, yet shave just 1mpg off the fuel consumption, all the while building the fastest car in the world that just happens to be in the cheapest model lineup.

I truly believe the 1986 951 will end up with legendary status before its over and people, even today, dont quite appreciate the brute power and world class handling. Sixteen years later its still easily one of the top 6-7 handling cars ever to see a showroom floor and Ive predicted in the past that its collector value has exceptional potential over time as many people are 911 crazy and 1986 951s slowly see the junkyard.

Pretty cool indeed to know you are driving the ultmate Kahuna of 1986 even if it was short-lived.

TKT2RDE

I previously owned a '91 S2 (bone stock) and made several runs at the local track. My best run was a 15.1 and my buddy couldn't remember the trap speed.

I now own an '89 Turbo (only work on the car a Lindsey boost enhancer and a new cup clutch) and have gone to the track only once. My best time slip showed a 14.2 at 99.3 MPH.

I find the turbo extremely difficult to drag race without being very ugly to your clutch. If you engage normally at about 4000 RPM, the engine bogs, turbo lags, and people laugh while you wait for the car to get going. If you engage normally at about 5000 RPM, the engine stays awake, the turbo is mostly spooled, but the tires lite up like Michael Jackson's hair and stay that way into second gear. (Which is what happened during the 14.2 run) I honestly believe that if I slipped the clutch well (which is probably what the Road & Track driver did), it would run a 13.5... but I hate to abuse her like that.

The car wasn't designed for drag racing, so I'm not complaining. However, I have to admit that it would be nice to tweak my car and suspension for drag racing for a while, just so I could trump those $40k hopped up Civics and Supras at the drag strip running high 12's. Oh, and lets not forget the guys with 2x the cylinders who think that the wee 4 banger cannot produce numbers without spending $25k on the engine.

Magnum813

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it had a huge gust of wind pushing it for 13 sec ... This model came with both turbo and no turbo however neither were capable of that quarter mile time "stock". They are beautiful cars however and antiques. I remember my friend's father bought one brand new off the showroom floor in 94 i think and we thought it was the fastest car ever. This was around the time that Volkswagen was putting the engines in the vehicles as they purchased Porsche because the company was in financial strife. Absolutely gorgeous cars but not 13 seconds on their best day. This is not to say that aftermarket parts couldn't make it that way but bone stock ... No more like 15 sec quarter mile but back in those days that was considered fast but not by today's standards but they will always be beautiful cars

Braymond

The 944T may not be able to blow the doors off a modern sports car in a quarter mile, but you sure know how to blow the dust and cobwebs off an old-*** thread

Reading through those old posts was entertaining.

J1NX3D

And nothing has changed in 20 yrs

Magnum813

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Magnum813

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WOW ... I DID THE SAME THING TO YOUR WIFE AND SHE DIDN'T COMPLAIN ... YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE COMPLAINING SHEPLICK 😅😆

Poorswagen

14.2 stock was common (for a late model/S, ~250hp), and totally in line with the power/torque/curb weight. About identical to a 240hp E36 M3. These days, most people with factory stock 951s probably aren't interested in drag launches in a fairly rare and nearly 40 year old car.

That said...exactly what cars did VW put Porsche engines in around 1994? Because I sure can't think of any...

Magnum813

*** Response *** .... I apologize it was 84 NOT 94 ... I wrote this half asleep and will correct the date. Thanks in advance for bringing it to my attention

Magnum813

*** Response *** .... I apologize it was 82 NOT 94 ... I wrote this half asleep and will correct the date. Thanks in advance for bringing it to my attention

J1NX3D

This is a stretch considering '94' was a typo but Porsche famously consulted on many cars in the 80s and 90s including the 1994 Audi RS2.

Magnum813

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​​​​​Porsche was owned by VW at the time and that what engines they were putting in them VW engines. This car 944 came with the same engine that went in the VW cabriolet.

Tony5

Bringing this necro thread to life because I found it in a google search and couldn't believe no one had stated that everything in the quoted post is unequivocally false.

J1NX3D

It's like replying to one of those annoying automated chat windows. The guy typoed the year and is still wrong about most of what he said. The only thing he git right which I'm sure was a fluke is the 924 was produced until 1985 with the audi 2L engine.