DaveW

Came across this while trawling for 928 links. It's kinda unlikley i'm going to splurge $10K on this, but I would be interested in hearing opinions...

http://www.motodyne.com/frames/porsche_928_6spd.html

Cheers
DaveW

T_MaX

It's a hoax from a major hoaxster! Photshopped up the ying yang!

If it could be done, you would see it on a website other than MOTODYNE's.

I will say that I do like the idea!


JM .928

Drewster67

I heard those guys don't have a great rep and the prices advertised are upwards of 7k for the conversion - No thanks.

I'd rather give 7k to Murph and Quick Carl before motodyne! At least I'll KNOW my shark will go faster!.

DMan

10K for one extra cog? Not very cost efficient.....

2V4V

Run, don't walk.

Hack is a MAJOR hustler.

Search most of the boards. He's even more hated over in Audi land.

Greg

Bryan

I have a question - why? You typically need a 6-speed so you can have short gears and not buzz along the highway at 4000 rpm. You typically need short gears because you have a small displacement, high revving engine with very little torque. Sound like a 928 engine? Didn't think so.

Bryan

DaveW

Don't get me wrong - even if this was a genuine and safe kit I wouldn't consider it at that price! (half that maybe!).

Hi Bryan, I have a preference for the S2's and they are a lot more peaky than the average 928 (before or after). There's a definite power band starting at 2500rpm, below this things are quite placid - above it things get more lively. So for normal road driving where you don't want to be up near the red line too much, another gear would actually be quite nice (but no more than nice) to help keep things smoothly on the boil. Actually the biggest improvement a mod like this could deliver for me would be an improved shift action with a quicker change, as I have found the current setup to be quite heavy and slow.

Cheers
DaveW

Scott M.

With a 6 spd (God willing they ever build one) you could then use a 3.09 rear gear set. I have a set in my GTS and it's like having an extra 50 hp off the bat. Granted, my car tachs over 4.2k at 80mph in 5th as it were, but the acceleration is wicked, wicked fun.

T_MaX

I know many of you guys don't feel right driving a sports car with out a stick, but I personally would like a 6spd Tiptronic!

heinrich

You have one. I drove a tiptronic 968 and it is no different from an auto that is shifted manually.

heinrich

Incidentally according to my latest book purchase Porsche developed and made a 6-speed gearbox for the 928 but that was dropped late in the development cycle because it would be too expensive. No, not Segundo Zapata's. A real one.

Badger 928S2

I'll drink to that - theres nothing quite like it when it reaches that certain point and just goes hardcore - possibly with a slight kick to the right. Still get excited when it happens now...

Gretch

Second hump in the torque curve, if you didn't know it was there it would scare the hell out of you.

Drewster67

I love that feeling of the afterburners kicking in! -

Thats why I have two S2's! Gotta Love It!

T_MaX

Heinrich no I don't own anything with a tip trany, but I have driven a few (hard).

I have driven two 996's and a 993 with a Tiptronic, all had been reprogramed to shift harder which made them feel and act more like a stick car when shifting up and down (manually or not).

During a recent Cayenne (N/A) test drive of about 50-60 miles of mixed roads I found the Tiptronic experience to be a real non-event!

I could not feel the difference when shifting up or down unless doing so in an extreem RPM range or under power, real soft and slippery shifts ( ).

Just .928 cents worth from an Auto-Trans kind-a-guy.