the flyin' scotsman

After my recent tbelt R&R I wanted to fit new accesory belts but was short the pwr steer belt.

As customs decided to hold up the package I ended up driving the car to a car show (1st place import) sans belt..............it felt a little heavy in the parking lot then.

Schocki

If you drive your T-Bird at 928 speeds, it will most likely blow up.

But it will feel very light for a few seconds prior to impact into an obstacle.

James-man

Heavy feel is a symptom of a car that has outstanding high speed stability.

When driving 30mph, you don't really appreciate this. When driving 120+ mph, then you do.

Malibu310

A stock 928 comes alive at speed - punch a stock 928 at 60, then do the same on the T-Bird and the T-Bird will feel heavier... the Porsche lacks low end grunt which is fixable with piles of $$$ (building up 928 engine or going with Chevy power). Put a 400+ HP, 400+ Lb torque (provided the motor makes low end torque) motor in the 928 and you will find it feels a whole lot lighter. The other is the variable power steering... we have converted ours to GM based units which makes the car feel lighter but destroys the "feel" that is so wonderful with the stock power steering unit.

Rick H

marton

Even better when you get out of third gear; one hand on the steering at max revs in fifth & it just feels so stable.

Marton

dr bob

Marton, I'm just missing it then. I can only hit max revs in fourth. No doubt my auto box could use another gear though, especially with the 2.54 final drive. There are a few well-defined moments when the 2.20 would be appreciated.

rhys

Absolutely! My steering levels out around 100 (not that I ever drive that fast ), and feels absolutely light and controllable at 130, which is, I understand, Porsche's idea for this car.

Shark Attack

maybe a gravitational problem where you are. Other than that I have no idea what you are talking about. I think you are mistaking heavey for solid and smooth

ShawnSmith

The sensation of "heaviness" comes from the weighty control inputs on the 928. The car itself is pretty agile for its age/size.

Speed-sensitive boost and fly-by-wire pedals would make parking a bit easier, but that'd defeat the whole persona of the car.

JKelly

So I guess the 928 looks like a "shark", but drives like a "whale"?

ShawnSmith

Looks like a shark, drives like a shark. You either get it, or ya don't.

underdog928

My wife's beamer has a very light steering feel and I don't like it near as much as the feel of the shark.

I would assume that the 928, like other German cars of that vintage, has a variable ratio steering where the steering effort to move the wheels is reduced as the speed increases. This effect gives you maximum power at slow speeds, like parking, and goes to almost no power assist at speed to give you maximum road feel.

Can anyone confirm this?

kjurkic

A post here or an article somewhere that the shark gets smaller & lighter the faster you go. Thats been my experience. Mine is even a bit floaty at legal hwy speeds, but takes a set like its on rails once I double that.



ken

928SS

no joke! w/my old gal's makeover it feels like a go cart compared to stock

course, I'm sure you could get an old tbird to feel like that too, if you took enough drugs

marton

Dr bob
between 2nd & 3rd I guess?

Just concentrate on having those well defined moments

Marton