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Advice on buying a 944 ?

Why does it need to be a turbo? The standard Cayman S will be quite a bit faster than a standard 911 round a circuit, and it has quite a bit more power than a 944 turbo. Or does it have to be able to achieve big power through mods for it to be viable for you?

TomW
 
The S produces 295bhp and 250ft.lb. I don't know how much it weighs but I bet it's heavier. That's a little more power and slightly less torque than a 250 Turbo. It costs about £300 to get similar power and much more torque from the 944.[FONT=verdana,geneva"] [FONT=verdana,geneva"]I'm not saying it would have to be modifiable to interest me but it would have to have 350bhp+. To get that from an n/a Porsche producing 295 from the factory would be ££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££[FONT=verdana,geneva"]
 
ORIGINAL: Fen
........ To get that from an n/a Porsche producing 295 from the factory would be ££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££[FONT=verdana,geneva"]
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Nah, I think it might be a bit more than 36 £s.

I would agree with the general comments on the Cayman though. It is the first recent Porsche that I've thought perhaps I might have once Peter is old enouch that we don't have to take him with us. That is assuming there are any still running to be available second hand.
 
ORIGINAL: burrow01

Hi Fen

Caymen is approx 1300Kg - whats the weight for a 944?
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It says on this slip from a Public Weighbridge that, on 29/11/04, Beaky (when full of fuel) weighed 1420 kg.
 
Just looked in Evo at the comparison with a 993, and they quote 1340 for a Caymen - what is the quoted weight for a Boxster?
 
1385 empty
1460 with fluids

Strike that - those are the tiptronic weights!

the real ones are :
1345 and
1420 with fluids



 
OK, so not a huge difference in weight and the 944 may be the flabbier.[FONT=verdana,geneva"] [FONT=verdana,geneva"]Regardless the prospect of 295bhp in a Cayman doesn't exactly excite me but 400+ with a turbo would be a different story.[FONT=verdana,geneva"]
 
Or a reversed 911 engine a'la Ruf(not sure how much this would be, more than £300..)or is there a turbo addiction to feed here?
 
I have nothing against n/a cars but traditionally the fastest Porsches tend to be turbo versions, by a country mile.[FONT=verdana,geneva"] [FONT=verdana,geneva"]I haven't kept up with Ruf for years but do they do something around the 400bhp mark based on a non-turbo 911 (I assume you mean 996 or 997) engine?[FONT=verdana,geneva"]
 
The Ruf 3600 (Boxster) I had a play in a couple of years back had 345BHP (996 3.6 engine with powerkit).
Great fun - What the Boxster should be...

They are now doing 987 shaped ones with the 3.8 engine. Yeee-haaarr![:D]

They also do a limited edition "Turbo" version just for Fen - the supercharged 3.8 litre engine RUF RK Spyder gives 420 bhp [:)]

--> Ruf RK Spyder <--
 
Is this all helping you Declan [&:]

B.T.W I'm hoping for circa 450bhp and 1300kg by the time mine is rebuilt. £8k to buy the car and £8k mods [:eek:], but at least I can still fit the kids in the back and take rubbish to the tip.
 
IMHO, the nicest Porsche engine of all (barring the Carrera GT of course) is the 3.6L N/A unit in the last 911 GT3. That has 380 (or 381 maybe) HP. I suppose I'm not a big fan of turbos, and I suspect the Cayman S will be plenty fast enough. Recent 911 turbo models have tended to be less well received than the equivalent non-turbos (e.g. turbo vs 4S, GT2 vs GT3, etc.). N/A power levels have now got to the point where you have plenty of power for public roads (though obviously not the track).

Tom
 
I'm not in a position to comment on any watercooled 911 engine I'm afraid; no interest in them so no experience of them.
 
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