roman944

swap a V8 into it

or you could swap a 8v 2.5 for now

yeah 16v is great, until it breaks ...

Porsche16V944

ya i'd do the clutch myself.... and hey belive me, ive thought about just throwing a cheap 8v into it until i can afford the V8 swap

82-T/A

I sold my Porsche 944 a couple of years ago because I was going back to school to finish my degree, and we had a newborn baby.

But, I took a huge hit when I sold my Porsche. It wasn't so much that I needed the money as the fact that I just needed to be free of the fact that I had 9 cars (and a golf cart). I also didn't have the time to continue to spend maintaining the fleet every weekend, IE: starting them up, washing them, driving them all into the cul-de-sac, etc...

In the end, I had over $4,000 bucks that I put into a $1,500 dollar car (for a total of $5,500 bucks) that I ended up selling for $2,018.

I still really miss the car.

As much as I am a purist in nearly everything I do... I've got to be totally honest with you. The 2.5 engine, as excellent as it was for it's day (quicker and more powerful than even larger displacement engines of the time), is not an inexpensive motor to maintain.

If I'm ever put into the situation of having to significantly repair a Porsche 944 motor, or replace it... I would just go with a Renegade LS/V8 kit. I suppose it's different if you have something that's relatively unique and rare, like perhaps a 1988 Porsche 944 Turbo-S or whatever... but, let's be honest. It will still SOUND awesome, it will have ridiculous amounts of power, and it will be as easy to work on as your grandfather's 1950s pickup truck was.

Porsche16V944

ya i saw your other thread... from the pic it looks like your car was an 8V. The "S" models are 16V 2.5L

82-T/A

Hi, yeah, I was aware of that. I was simply just stating in general. S or no S, it's still basically the same engine with a different ECM controller and a different cyl head. (and obviously, a different intake manifold), but much of the engine is basically the same.

The cost to repair and rebuild are all the same... very expensive.

odurandina

every few days, another 944 block goes offline.


many cars then sit, and some eventually junked... the odd car gets a powerplant built or transplanted.



the long-term solution is Detroit muscle from "GM/Chevrolet," and vote the Democrats out of office.

82-T/A

I agree with you on both accounts.

Personally though, I'd much rather have a Ford 4.6 in there, but I just don't see any way that engine would fit reasonably. The LS motor, even if it is from British Leyland... I mean, General Motors... is still the best option.

gtroth

Once I caught up on maintenence (which was many thousand dollars in the end I bet), the S has been rediculously reliable - has needed nothing in ~4 years (well, ok now it needs AC clutch). And I drove it real hard ~70 miles a day for maybe 7 years until I started driving the C4 everyday.
Say what you will about the S, I'll never let go of mine.

KuHL 951

I have to agree. I just sold ours last week, it was my son's and he needed a truck for work. It never failed to start or deliver excellent performance and gas mileage even at 180K miles. It passed smog like a new car after I installed a good cat. The PO had done all the costly stuff like tensioner/clutch/belts/AC work through a shop. The only problem I ever had was the radiator side tank leaking and the ISV getting stuck causing it to pull oil on cold starts for some reason. Other than that it ran great and was as dependable as the old 83 and 951 I've owned and loved. The S was levels above my 83 in performance IMO. Show me where else you can buy a $2800 car with that kind of pedigree?

roman944

save your pennies until you do

a local guy picked up a 944S that had a 8v engine swapped into it

Porsche16V944

Every one is saying how great the S's gas mileage is.... mind you when i bought mine it had been sitting for a while... but i ran $80 worth of fuel through it in the 10 days i drove it before i had to put it away.

What does every one consider good MPG?

gtroth

It's not great. I get ~22mpg @ 70~80mph.
My Carrera gets ~24mpg.

odurandina

dread seeing my mpg go from 27 highway (huge tires) to maybe 18 once i install the supercharger.

Porsche16V944

heres a good one...

is it common for 16V's to have a "whine" to them? Mines been doing it since i bought the car and im not sure what it is.... i found a video on youtube of another one making the EXACT same noise http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW_IJ...eature=related

Jay W

Sounds like the balance shaft belt is too tight.