928 vs 944 Turbo
03-30-2012, 08:26 AM
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What a great thread guys, lol!
And I love that black 951! Where did you get the black turn signals? Love it.
And if there are any Portland 928 owners on here: I would love to see a car in person and hear your point of view of the pro's and con's.
Talking with local shop owners, they all kinda sing the same tune. "It's a supercar. With supercar maintaining, and it's a pita to work on". LOL!
I dunno, I stopped at the dealership to look (just look can't afford, lol!) a GT, and I liked how much room the engine bay had. Seats were comfy too, little bit more room as well.
I've always had a soft spot for that sound since Weird Science came out.
And I love that black 951! Where did you get the black turn signals? Love it.
And if there are any Portland 928 owners on here: I would love to see a car in person and hear your point of view of the pro's and con's.
Talking with local shop owners, they all kinda sing the same tune. "It's a supercar. With supercar maintaining, and it's a pita to work on". LOL!
I dunno, I stopped at the dealership to look (just look can't afford, lol!) a GT, and I liked how much room the engine bay had. Seats were comfy too, little bit more room as well.
I've always had a soft spot for that sound since Weird Science came out.
03-30-2012, 10:44 AM
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Yeah yeah yeah, spoken like a non-modified 951 owner. Mine had "o-ringed head" all the "bullet proof" upgrades, rods, fasteners, etc. Still blew up running 16 psi boost at 4500 miles on rebuild that was brought on by rod knock finding girdle stretched and wrist pins bent again running modest boost due to traction issues.
But I will say the 951 didn't throw a cam gear and self-destruct the valves.
But I will say the 951 didn't throw a cam gear and self-destruct the valves.
Your problem does not sound like a 951 issue but rather a quality of the aftermarket build issue.
03-30-2012, 10:50 AM
#48
We have a fairly large group of 951s around here and the youngest owners are probably mid 30s, most are in there 40s and we have several guys in there late 60s early 70s.
03-30-2012, 11:40 AM
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Almost 2 years ago to date I was looking to buy 951. Saw 928 for sale real close to my house and it was within my budget, so I dropped in to take a look just for sake of looking at another classic Porsche. Ended up buying that 928...
Both are fine cars. If you are looking for a thrill of acceleration & speed, stick with 951. It's a smaller car so you get better sense of speed in it IMO and I also think they are somewhat cheaper to modify if you decide to go that route. I thought 951 was an amazingly quick car, but I felt cramped inside the cockpit - 928 delivers the speed I want while being more luxurious. Numbers wise it appears to accelerate quicker or the same as 951, but I never felt that rush of speed in my 928 (maybe because it's an auto?).
Both are fine cars. If you are looking for a thrill of acceleration & speed, stick with 951. It's a smaller car so you get better sense of speed in it IMO and I also think they are somewhat cheaper to modify if you decide to go that route. I thought 951 was an amazingly quick car, but I felt cramped inside the cockpit - 928 delivers the speed I want while being more luxurious. Numbers wise it appears to accelerate quicker or the same as 951, but I never felt that rush of speed in my 928 (maybe because it's an auto?).
03-30-2012, 04:56 PM
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I have the opposite feeling about the fact that old 911's sell for more than similar age/quality 928's: This is wonderful! Let them bid up the price of the ugly evil-handling devils. We get to have access to the really _great_ old porsche's at a huge discount (and then spend all our money on parts, upgrades and maintenance).
At some point 928's are going to start to become really rare in working-form because they never really made a lot of them to start with, and it's becoming increasingly cost-ineffective to repair/maintain marginal examples. I think you'll see a lot of crazy-cheap basket-case 928's, and a very few which are maintained by lunatics like ourselves.
Meanwhile 911's are gonna be around in droves forever.
At some point 928's are going to start to become really rare in working-form because they never really made a lot of them to start with, and it's becoming increasingly cost-ineffective to repair/maintain marginal examples. I think you'll see a lot of crazy-cheap basket-case 928's, and a very few which are maintained by lunatics like ourselves.
Meanwhile 911's are gonna be around in droves forever.
