944 vs Cayman: which is the easier DIY car?
06-06-2013, 07:22 PM
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Lol, trust me you will be jacking up and taking wheels off a 944 a lot more than the 996. I have both and I can tell you that most of the maintenance on a 944 is non-engine related and requires jacking and wheels off. Once serviced the engines in 944's are relatively bulletproof, its the other stuff on a 25+ year old car that needs constant attention.
06-06-2013, 08:13 PM
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06-06-2013, 08:37 PM
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Nothing's "wrong" with them, I had a 996 and absolutely loved it, until I had to work on it. That's when I found I couldn't get to a lot of stuff unless I jacked it up or took the wheel off, etc. Having a small garage makes this difficult. Having that small opening in the back to access the engine made things difficult too.
With a 944 (or any front engine car for that matter) all you have to do it pop the hood and nearly everything's within reach. With a Cayman I'm hoping everything's accessible once I crawl back there. For some reason a picture of the Cayman engine compartment (boxster too) is like the holy grail. It's only a few screws to take off but hard to find online pics in order to gauge the "roominess" of the working area.
With a 944 (or any front engine car for that matter) all you have to do it pop the hood and nearly everything's within reach. With a Cayman I'm hoping everything's accessible once I crawl back there. For some reason a picture of the Cayman engine compartment (boxster too) is like the holy grail. It's only a few screws to take off but hard to find online pics in order to gauge the "roominess" of the working area.
Lol, trust me you will be jacking up and taking wheels off a 944 a lot more than the 996. I have both and I can tell you that most of the maintenance on a 944 is non-engine related and requires jacking and wheels off. Once serviced the engines in 944's are relatively bulletproof, its the other stuff on a 25+ year old car that needs constant attention.
06-07-2013, 12:31 PM
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Despite being 20+ years old a well looked after 944 will have had many parts replaced. I haven't had much bother with my 1990 S2 and I find parts easy to come by used or new. If you are worried about power get a 944 Turbo and make some mods to get the power up.
06-07-2013, 02:14 PM
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I cannot be bothered reading what other wrote honestly. but my opinion is this:
Caymans are cool.. i like them, more of a head turner, newer.. ect all that.
But if you like raw power.. will not power but just a raw feeling of a car, the 944 is the way to go. You can even shed some unwanted weight from it and it will handle so well. Suspension mods are easy for a 944 too.
If you get the N/A tune from rogue tuning, you can actually supercharge it with out worrying about tuning issues. You can turbo it, it would just involve more parts but they're easy to find, as they're off a 944 turbo.
Supercharging is more custom and has been done. But just keep the power to a moderate level.
Some info on the 944 N/A running a turbo. http://roguetuning.com/944na_internals_-_the_limit
Caymans are cool.. i like them, more of a head turner, newer.. ect all that.
But if you like raw power.. will not power but just a raw feeling of a car, the 944 is the way to go. You can even shed some unwanted weight from it and it will handle so well. Suspension mods are easy for a 944 too.
If you get the N/A tune from rogue tuning, you can actually supercharge it with out worrying about tuning issues. You can turbo it, it would just involve more parts but they're easy to find, as they're off a 944 turbo.
Supercharging is more custom and has been done. But just keep the power to a moderate level.
Some info on the 944 N/A running a turbo. http://roguetuning.com/944na_internals_-_the_limit
