Officially a 968 Owner!
07-28-2011, 12:32 PM
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I currently own both a fairly modded E36 M3 sedan and a coming-along-nicely 968. Both are great cars with almost identical power numbers - how does the Porsche do it with only 4 cylinders!? The M3's handling is superb. The car is smooth, both in power delivery and ride, making it the perfect daily driver. The 968 is tougher, rougher and more of a bruiser in the way it gets things done. It's not subtle and begs to be driven hard at high revs - the perfect weekend canyon carver. I think I have the best of both worlds!
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07-28-2011, 07:27 PM
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I currently own both a fairly modded E36 M3 sedan and a coming-along-nicely 968. Both are great cars with almost identical power numbers - how does the Porsche do it with only 4 cylinders!? The M3's handling is superb. The car is smooth, both in power delivery and ride, making it the perfect daily driver. The 968 is tougher, rougher and more of a bruiser in the way it gets things done. It's not subtle and begs to be driven hard at high revs - the perfect weekend canyon carver. I think I have the best of both worlds!
07-29-2011, 01:17 PM
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Congrats. You have 2 of my favorite cars from the 90's. As stated, the M3 engine is just amazing and feels like it would rev forever. In comparison, thhe 968 engine feels lethargic but would rev when pushed. It is more a design issue than anything else. Porsche built a huge 4 cylinder and to balance it, had to throw on some serious weight on the crank. With 4 massive pistons to hoot, it makes for a somewhat lethargic engine.
That said, I would never want to trade my car for anything except a Ferrari. Good luck. Sort the car out 1st before you go modding it.
Raj
That said, I would never want to trade my car for anything except a Ferrari. Good luck. Sort the car out 1st before you go modding it.
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07-29-2011, 04:16 PM
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very true. it takes a bit more time to get going, but once turning, it's moment of intertia....
it's like Earl Campbell running up the middle back in the day.
yes, i'm one who got lucky with the local community helping out.
it's like Earl Campbell running up the middle back in the day.
yes, i'm one who got lucky with the local community helping out.
07-30-2011, 12:55 AM
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Raj, the car is already parked in the garage and awaiting a full timing belt/cam tensioner job as well as several other odds and ends. So as much as I would love to being throwing the mods on and driving it, it is tucked away until everything is back up to par.
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07-30-2011, 01:36 AM
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Technically the weight isn't on the crankshaft (unless you count the heavy stock flywheel), the extra weight is in the balance shafts. I really don't understand why Porsche chose to go with the I-4 instead of the I-6. As for the pistons, they are large, but remember that there are only 4 of them instead of 6. I'm actually curious what the total weight of the pistons and conrods is in an M44.43/44 vs an S50B30.
07-30-2011, 06:42 PM
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07-30-2011, 06:45 PM
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Those counter weights on the crank are to balance the pistons. 4 huge pistons are always worse than 6 smaller/lighter pistons. If you compare a 968 crank to any other 3.0, you will see it outweighs them all by a huge margin.
Most cars from that era on have DMF.
Most cars from that era on have DMF.