Well, here's an automotive tragedy.
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Lerxst
spaghetti and blankets
Just about every 928 that I've seen at the shows this year have been pretty beat up and showing their age.
baimun
Funkasaurus Rex
I drove one of those and it was simply stunning to drive. In comparison, I drove a Ruf modified 930 slope nose that felt more ferocious but your left leg would be exhausted after a short time of driving because the clutch was so strong. The 928 felt like most drivers could drive it aggressively without it ending up backwards in a ditch.
OGG
Master of the Meh
I had a Sachs x5 racing clutch in my 930S. It was br00tal. Nigh impossible to drive around town.
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baimun
Funkasaurus Rex
That's entirely likely. Those wrap around rear glass hatches and the full wrap bumpers were both expensive. They likely grabbed one that had been rear ended and fiberglassed a new ass on it.
OGG
Master of the Meh
Wrong.
Fucking hillbilly found out it was going to cost $2K to replace the clutch and decided to try it himself.
3 days and several sawzall blades later, he finally arrived at the offending part by cutting the rear of the car to pieces.
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Jbird
Kick Henry Jackassowski
Wasn't the 928 the first car you could turn off one of the banks of cylinders, so it would basically run on 4 cylinders?
Now that I think about it, wasn't the engine two 944 4 cylinders mounted together or was it the other way around, the 944 had an engine that was only 4 of the 928's 8 cylinders?
Now that I think about it, wasn't the engine two 944 4 cylinders mounted together or was it the other way around, the 944 had an engine that was only 4 of the 928's 8 cylinders?
baimun
Funkasaurus Rex
The engine management could shut down half of the cylinders to save fuel.
Porsche liked the chassis of the 924 but didn't like the audi based engine that was in it, so instead used half of the 928 engine and developed the 944.
both the 928 and the 944 had the engine in front but instead of the transmission being connected to the engine, the transmission was moved all the way to the back of the car. The driveshaft connected the engine to the transmission. This was fantastic for weight distribution and my tire salesman can attest to how well the 944's balanced in the curves.
OGG
Master of the Meh
If you ever tried to perform a clutch pack replacement on a 928, you might think otherwise.
It is BURIED along with the trans in the back of the car.
Yes, the engine is in front.
Porsche adopted this layout in the 70's with all of their front engine cars, 924, 944, 928 etc...
It was a huge leap in managing weight distribution and lead to the 944S becoming the first production car to achieve 1.0G on a skidpad.
Other manufacturers called them crazy.
30+ years later, GM/Chevy adopted the same layout in the Corvette and made a big deal out telling everyone with ears how fucking innovative and cutting edge "their" idea was, and how it ultimately tamed the Corvette's notoriously bad manners.
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