fraggle

News Flash: The 928 is no longer considered a heavy car.

A new BMW 3 series is 3600 lbs!!! A 3 series! And it has ~300hp, near the same as the later 928, but enough electronic controls that the driver probably only has use of it 10% of the time.

I suppose when the 928 was "ahead of its time" - it was also there in terms of weight. When compared to contemporary cars it is average.

123quattro

Ford uses a different firing order on their small block V8s than GM does. That is why they sound different.

Chevy sb and bb V8s: 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2
Ford 351C/M/W V8s: 1-3-7-2-6-5-4-8
Porsche 928 V8s: 1-3-7-2-6-5-4-8
Ford 260/289/302 V8s: 1-5-4-2-6-3-7-8

hacker-pschorr

Is that why people at the track say my 79 sounds like Steve McQueens 69 in Bullitt (351 block)?

blown 87

I am almost sure that some of the 302's had 2 different firing orders.
I know they had 2 different distributor rotations that are not interchangeable, it will wipe out the cam. Ask me how I know.

IcemanG17

its funny how "fat and lazy" 3500lb 928's are the same size and weight as 911's now...... Ya the GT500 is a big at over 4000lbs.....sure 500hp makes up for alot...

ew928

Fixed camber regardless of brake dive or acceleration squat on the solid axle. But all that unsprung weight can't be fun for the spring/shocks to reign in.
Wonder if they needed to go to titanium or Magnesium solid axle castings for the race cars.
Them Mustangs must hate Lime Rock and its less than billiard table smooth racing surface.

My ex-Audi FWD 5000s had a beam axle holding out the 2 rear wheels. It kept the trunk from dragging on the asphalt.

blown 87

Yep, and sometimes being lighter is more important than having a bigger P/W.

Ed Hughes

997 Carrera S= 3131lbs (355hp)
997 GT3= 3075lbs (415hp)

My '84 911= 2580lbs with 1/4 tank of gas and 70lbs of rollbar (HP hopefully over 250 under new spec)

hacker-pschorr

R&T tested the C4S came in at 3,450lbs - 100lbs more than my 81. Not to mention my 81 has about 100 more hp.

Charley B

No, it's because a 1978 928 with custom exhaust was used to dub the chase scenes.

Ed Hughes

Ahh, but that is a C4S, with a bit of unecessary drive train (unless you live where you need it).

I think the Carrera S is more of a comparison to a 928, being they are both RWD.

hacker-pschorr

The power to weight of my 81 is still better

Ed Hughes

By my calcs using your comparo to the C4S, the GT3 is knocking at your door to the tune of only about .04 lb/hp more?

Jim bailey - 928 International

The Mustang 67-68 in Bullit was a 390 as I recall BUT the sound track was from the camera car ...a big block Chevy Can Am prototype sports racer with a none syncro transmission hence all the double clutching !! modified to hold the cameras ....Movie magic one more time.

Panzer9

Is that factual or you just BS'n? I can actually hear that Bullit car in my mind right now. One of the most bitchin sounding motors ever.