bearone

what are the differences?

tia

Mike951

Motor: bigger turbo 248 hp vs 217
Suspension: MO30
One of the gears is hardened i think, 2nd maybe?
Rear fender lip is rolled on all Turbo S's i beleive

probably a bunch of other stuff, thats all I can think of at the moment off the top of my head

try searching it, its probably been discussed several times

Mike

Dmitry S.

To break it down.
1. Turbo is K26/8 vs. K26/6
2. Engine managment revised slightly due to change
3. LSD tranny
4. Koni shcoks
5. 26.8/18mm sway bars
6. Forged 16in wheels - wider than stock
7. Rolled fender lip
8. All options - Split rear seats, often the 10 speaker, 8 way power seats, etc.
9. 928S4 front brakes

That should be most of it.

bearone

thanks

rear fender rolled, what's that? do you have a picture?

Crazy Eddie

If I am not mistaken there was a post on this a few days ago. In fact I told a fellow rennlister that I would post a picture of the renforcement plates that the added in the front engine bay... I will be doing it shortly
Regards
Ed

Crazy Eddie

Here are the plates that were added to the TS version and later 89 T...
regards
Ed

Crazy Eddie

Here is another shot a little clearer
Ed

Luis de Prat

10. Some were convertibles.

Porsche-O-Phile

Turbo - fun and fast
Turbo S - fun and really fast

Evan70

If you have the chance, definitely go for the S instead of a regular Turbo. I've had both, and the S is substantially improved over the base car. Not to say you can't improve a base car to be as good or better than an S, but it'd be a lot of work. The car is tighter, it handles better (shocks, springs, bars), stops better (bigger brakes and ABS), and puts down the power better (LSD). And then of course, there's the power. Stock to stock, there is no comparison, and even when you add chips the S still holds an advantage. The only drawback to the S is the price, but with the 951 market the way it is, there are some bargains out there. I was lucky enough to find mine last December for $6500, but it has been wrecked once and is probably only a 7 (out of 10), mainly due to cosmetic issues.
This site has just about all the differences and info on the S:
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Pit/4786/

4re308

I have an 89 951, which has all Turbo S specs. It is one of the fastest cars I have ever driven....and I have driven some REALLY fast stuff. Hesitate not my son, go for a Turbo S if you have the means.

M758

For Stock car or lightly modded an S is the way to go.

For a heavily modded car start with non s as you will replace most of the parts the make an S different from a regular turbo anyway.

That is one reason my Turbo S is bone stock.

TheRealLefty

As three year NA owner who just added a Turbo S to the family stable, I can only second all the posts here about how purposefully special and scary fast these cars really are. Don't underestimate the importance of tranny mods, either. As I understand it, hardening includes first and second gear as well as the ring and pinion. I've also heard but not confirmed the details that the transaxle case is also beefed up a little.

TheRealLefty

PS Interestingly, my 89 Turbo does not have a split rear seat

lleroyb

No split rear seat here either.

Lou