I'm think some blown Jap engine and Mustang II front suspension, fat
tires, coffee can exhaust...
--R
On 6/6/2010 4:47 PM, E M wrote:
The 944 was a pretty reliable engine if serviced according to the book.
150,000-200,000 miles between overhauls not a big deal. Belts do need to be
kept on top of, but that's true of any interference engine. I watched a
couple of friends do the belts, and it's not a really big job. Best to
invest in, or rent a proper belt tension gauge though, not rely on the old
quarter twist method. hee hee. I've not heard of any real problems with the
balance shaft.
Not a car I would mess around trying to do an engine conversion on. The
inline 4 is a good engine, and lots of used ones about, so why mess about
trying to fit apples with oranges.
Of far greater concern on an old 944, are the lower ball joints. The
factory cast them in, so you will have to find someone to either drill them
out, repla$e everything, or go with one of the companies that did the lower
racing arm$ for their track cars, most of which I'm aware of had replaceable
ball joints. Always remember, there are no "cheap" porsches. ;-)
Ed
300E
On 6 June 2010 14:47, LarryT<l02tur...@comcast.net> wrote:
Didn't they have some kind of trouble with the balance shaft? R&R'ing the
T belt every 30K is pretty often for a daily driver....
LarryT
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From: "Alex Chamberlain"<apchamberl...@gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2010 1:05 PM
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"<mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Porsche - $975
On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 7:39 AM, Rich Thomas<
richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> wrote:
Would a 350/700R4 fit in this thing?
http://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/1775932517.html
IIRC that big four is a tight squeeze in the 924/944 already.
Maybe that GM V-6 meant for longitudinal applications that's basically 3/4
of a 350 would fit?
Keep in mind the transmission is actually a transaxle at the back and the
driveshaft runs at engine speed. Maybe the best thing would be to source
a
good Porsche manny and mate it to whatever engine you want.**
"Motor locked up" most likely means the PO was a dope who ran the car into
the ground. Those are interference engines with a timing belt change
interval of 30K (!). Who knows what else is broken.
Alex
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