October's issue of 'Ultimate Porsche', lot's on 944's

[blade7]

I'm out.......

 

[Diver944]

Thanks Pete, looks like a one piece head/block.

It does, I can't see any join top or bottom.

How do they get the pistons inside?????? Send in a bunch of Minions to carve them from solid alloy???

 

[PSH]

I would say it's one piece too...nothing new in that ....Bugatti did this back in the 30's...I know as a good friend has just drawn a straight 6 up in 3D CAD using solid works, produced the patterns in house, had them cast and then shipped to Holland for building...it's the engine used in the 'Royale'. When I visited him a few weeks back he had a number of these engines in crate form awaiting shipping to Holland.

Pete

 

[jasonp]

I don't buy many car mags, this one was brought to my attention on FB..I found a copy in WHS this afternoon and after a quick browse parted with my cash, well worth it IMHO...I may subscribe now just to keep tabs on the Turbo restoration. It's a real mess but as the author states, once he discovered it was a 'Turbo' it was a game changer, he had to have it. It also has the all important matching numbers and it's Guards Red....perfection....
I like Quentin's articles, he did that one recently that included 944's, shame it didn't contain a turbo too.

cheers

Pete

just a quickie Pete,,,
the 944 turbo was not included in the recent Porsche article in classic cars as it was deemed too expensive to join the other Porsches in the article,,,,,jasonp

 

[PSH]

Thanks, Jason.....I would like to see more comparison's with the 951, back when new it was best in just about everything, same goes for all 944 models... personally, in many respects, I believe this to still be the case today...

Pete

 

[wolfie308]

Thanks for the heads up on this Pete......like many folks, I don't buy many mags these days..... usually just for the flight when going on holiday. I tried to get a copy yesterday a our local WHS in Amersham but unsurprisingly no joy. They said they could get in, but only if I took up a subscription. []

Wife's going to Watford this afternoon, so hopefully better luck at the big store in the Harlequin centre

 

[wolfie308]

Got magazine thanks to the Mrs....interesting article on history of the 944 until on page 70......
'The 944 Turbo gained the sixteen-valve unit from the Turbo S, and the standard car's engine was bored out to 2681cc in pursuit of 165 bhp.'.......oh dear!

 

[chrishak]

Got magazine thanks to the Mrs....interesting article on history of the 944 until on page 70......
'The 944 Turbo gained the sixteen-valve unit from the Turbo S, and the standard car's engine was bored out to 2681cc in pursuit of 165 bhp.'.......oh dear!

I bought the first 4 issues of Ultimate Porsche despite the countless schoolboy mistakes, assuming they were teething problems. Unfortunately there was no sign of improvement so I stopped buying it, the journalism was just unacceptably poor. Editing three monthly mags and writing most of the articles in all of them, I think the editor has bitten off more than he can chew.

 

[Dan944t]

I subscribed for a year online along with ordering octobers on back issue and it arrived today , so I'm looking forward to reading through it.

im just far too busy to remember each month to try and find it in a shop so bit the bullet and got the plastic out. ??