968 Connecting Rod Failure ??
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I have only heard of one instance and seen pics of it. Not pretty!
The rod went through the wall and made a big mess. They are forged so they should be able to sustain some serious abuse. Just for reference, they used the same 968 rods when they built the turbo S/RS so they should be plenty strong to handle the revs.
Now if the engine was out and you were rebuilding it, I would say upgrade to Carillo rods. Cheap insurance.
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The rod went through the wall and made a big mess. They are forged so they should be able to sustain some serious abuse. Just for reference, they used the same 968 rods when they built the turbo S/RS so they should be plenty strong to handle the revs.
Now if the engine was out and you were rebuilding it, I would say upgrade to Carillo rods. Cheap insurance.
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Hi 968turboS from NJ....
thanks for your comment.
I know 944 turbo S and turbo cup....however I didn't realize there is an RS?
what is a 944 turbo RS?
are the rods in the USA turbo S the same as stock OEM 968 rods?
cooz 95 993 C2 from NJ too
thanks for your comment.
I know 944 turbo S and turbo cup....however I didn't realize there is an RS?
what is a 944 turbo RS?
are the rods in the USA turbo S the same as stock OEM 968 rods?
cooz 95 993 C2 from NJ too
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The rods on the 968 are weak. Especially the first one on some early cars break very easy. Porsche changed them in the later cars and say to do the same if someone opends the engine in the early cars.
the 968 Turbo S and RS do NOT use the same rods. This is a mistake found is some old Porsche books. It is a lot changed in these cars and this is not documented in books. You can know these infos only from people at R&D who worked on these cars.
Yes the rods are forged but not as strong as the 951 cup or the 951 86 one.
The later Turbo RS used Carrillo rods and all the replica done by some German racers and tuners used Carillo too.
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the 968 Turbo S and RS do NOT use the same rods. This is a mistake found is some old Porsche books. It is a lot changed in these cars and this is not documented in books. You can know these infos only from people at R&D who worked on these cars.
Yes the rods are forged but not as strong as the 951 cup or the 951 86 one.
The later Turbo RS used Carrillo rods and all the replica done by some German racers and tuners used Carillo too.
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Originally Posted by Konstantin
The later Turbo RS used Carrillo rods and all the replica done by some German racers and tuners used Carillo too.
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the 94 rods are for a NA engine ok. no problem with them. if they break it will be something else like no oil in the bearing.
You can not break them with the power of a 968 engine
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You can not break them with the power of a 968 engine
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Konstantin....thanks for the info....
do you know when the improvement occurred on these 968 rods or rather which engines to stay away from?
will these later rods hold up even for a track/race car with stock hp?
cooz
do you know when the improvement occurred on these 968 rods or rather which engines to stay away from?
will these later rods hold up even for a track/race car with stock hp?
cooz
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Rod upgrade
If my attachement works you can see from which engine numbers the new rod was installed. Having seen the damage that can occur, I wouldn't drive one of the old ones at all before an upgrade.
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while we at it, what about the pistons ?
my research has found that the '92 model used KS (Kolbenschmidt) which were not forged, and (for good reason) were changed to (forged) Mahle pistons in the later models
opinions ?
my research has found that the '92 model used KS (Kolbenschmidt) which were not forged, and (for good reason) were changed to (forged) Mahle pistons in the later models
opinions ?
