Mangonesailor

I owned a 86' FC and a 951 at the same time when I was stationed in Hawaii. (https://i.imgur.com/9eVfM.jpg)

As far as comparing the 2, I wouldn't mind owning another FC. It was nice to drive, even though it was manual steering, and had decent power. It was quite torque-y all the way up to 4th gear. However, 5th gear is quite tall so you you have a lack of power at highway speed. It handled well also. The car seemed well planted in corners yet you didn't feel every bump in the road. I had mixed feelings about the controls for the accessories, but i was fine with that. But damn did that car eat gas in the city. I constantly had interior parts cracking and breaking on me... but the car had low miles (62k i think) so it was worth the investment at the time. I kind of miss that car.

Side story: I sold it when I was getting out of the Navy to an E-2 NUB showing up to a boat. Guy claimed to have a supra back home pushing 5XXhp. I figured it was at least going to a good home so I let him have it. A couple of days later I saw it at the barracks with black rattle can paint on the hood and wheels... he didn't even bother to cover the rotors, runs everywhere, and obvious "lanes" of the difference in the spray angle and density of the paint. Some people...

Makes me want to jump on craigslist... which in fact I might.

JFreeman

It is sad that development did not continue :-( but that is where you step in :-) keep up the good work.

mfyoung1086

Having driven many of both and owned a few stock for stock FC vs 944 same year, your butt dyno wouldn't be able to tell which was faster, and I'm sure the 0-60 runs reflect that in 1/10's of seconds, the S5 turbo made 15hp less, but could be had with a lower curb weight than the 944 turbo, hell looking at the numbers they are dead even, from 86-89 the rx7 makes 4-5 hp less then the 944 in NA form but weighs a few hundred less, its really tit for tat at that point


a nice bridgeported rotary thou.... gotta love that brap haha

but yeah 944 looks and interior > rx-7

Also would not call a 951 more reliable than any rx7

Reimu

I had a S4 turbo but preferred driving my 944 n/a. Driving position and cockpit was pretty terrible, felt like I was sitting in a camaro. Handling was ok but didn't feel as precise as the 944, the rear wheel steering thing didn't help matters at all. It was of course faster in a straight line and had minimal mods.

Drove a high trim n/a s5 with some suspension stuff and it was great, it was super smooth engine wise and with roadholding. But it was basically the 944 with worse mileage.

Rogue_Ant

The last gen FC turbo, the S5 was 1989-1991, so then you should be comparing to the 89 951: FC = 202hp, 951 = 250hp. That is a ~24% difference in power - not a small margin. And, I would be willing to bet the 951 made quite a bit more torque too.

Really? I would, without compromise.

Total number of 944 (every trim) was 163,192. Total number of RX7 811,634. A safe bet is that there is a higher % of 944s still running today, than there are RX7s, even with the RX7s advantage of having a much newer generation of production. And without doubt I rarely see any FCs, but I do see the occasional 944.

Paulyy

let me just say, why would you buy something that looks like a 944 other then a 944..

RX7 looks like a 924/944
Starion
180 sx

i cannot stand when someone says "your car looks like a (one of the cars above)"
No sorry, (the cars above) looks like my car..

mfyoung1086

oops you're right on the S5 vs Turbo, but I think that second statement has more to do with the desirability/ collectability of the 944 vs. the 7. Look at the price differences between them, good condition decent mileage 944 will command a 5k premium over a similar turbo 7. A lot of the blown apex seals that lead to these cars being scrapped is because the oil metering system breaks, dumb owner doesn't know or care, and runs with fuel sans oil = blown seals

I think in the end I would be happier with a NA FB vs. a NA 944, and I would take a 951 over a turbo 7, hopefully my garage will have both a 951, and a bridgeport 12a FB haha

Also whoever said an FC was like a camaro (sitting position) is totally spot on! It is not a comfortable position for spirited driving!

odurandina

editing your post slightly to kindly.... hope you don't mind.




exactly. per my last post. screw the cheap knockoff garbage.

the Jaguar E-type, Datson 240/260/280, and Porsche 924/944/968 for the win.





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