amunoz3

can somebody tell me if the 968 has forged rods? could you put nos?

N/a 944

WHY would you do that?

amunoz3

i hate being beat by a mitsubishi evo so im going faster.

blue44

the Technical Specifications booklet from 11/92 says the crankshaft, rods, and pistons are forged ( p. 16 ), maybe you can buy rod bearings in a 12-pack...

best,

Donn C.

richard glickel.

In my experience the 968 forged rods are about as good as you can get. Sure, there are some expensive parts that are marginally lighter, but not really better.

If you want to beat an Evo, get a 951, chip it, etc., and go get 'em!

Jfrahm

What about the early rods? Wasn't there a TSB on them?

RajDatta

The rod girdles were a different design in the later cars. They were stronger/reinforced.
Raj

amunoz3

im running on a 944 s2 with 968 engine and its a bit lighter. Eventually im going to turbo the car but for now nos is good that evo is going down. thanks for all the help

rdhayward

I look forward to seeing you duke it out on "Pinks!"

Ewok

there's nothing wrong with a nitrous system as long as it's done cleanly and not abused - don't blow up your engine. What year 968 engine do you have?

Do you have a 6 speed? Did you buy a chip yet?

Vilhuer

968 and 928 GTS are probably worst possible factory rods for turbo, supercharger or NOS application. Early 1R casting number version is really terrible as it needed to be changed even though factory engines using it were NA only. 2R casting number version which came in middle of '94 MY is better but still not good enough for serious boosted engine.

amunoz3

its a 5 speed 944 s2 tranny and have no idea what year car the engine is from.