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| gregrobbins |
 Sep 12 2006, 11:38 PM
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Member: Team NARP  Group: Members Posts: 1,515 Joined: 23-March 04 From: Arizona Member No.: 1,844 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
QUOTE(mikez @ Sep 12 2006, 09:03 PM)  That white one is cute.....does it come in a masculine model? Guess you have never driven one. Here are a few facts about the 968s. The engine is a very sophisticated version of the 4 cylinder, 3 litre, 16 valve unit first used on the Porsche 944 S2. All alloy with VarioCam for optimum power throughout the speed range. Improved combustion chamber and inlet manifold design, give the engine 240 HP at 6200 rpm and torque of 305Nm at 4100rpm (58Kw/Litre). At the time of production the engine had the highest displacement per cylinder of any car engine and also the highest torque output of any unblown 3 litre engine. Clearly Porsche had invested massive development on this engine with the required result. The rear mounted gearbox is a 6 speed manual or a 4 speed tiptronic, the first ever on a production car. The tiptronic utilises the research and development done jointly by Porsche and Bosche to manufacture a unit that combines the best qualities of a manual gearbox for the open road with the best qualities of an automatic gearbox for town driving. The chassis is a delight with it's near perfect weight distribution and very stiff characteristics helped by the torque tube connecting the engine to the gearbox also some 911 components have been used in it's production. All round independent suspension, McPherson struts up front with semi trailing aluminium arms at the rear with torsion bar springs and separate dampers. Porsche brakes have always been the envy of most road sports car manufacturers, as this is usually where most road sports cars start to fail, no matter how fast they are in a straight line if you can't take a bend at the right safe speed then you can't use the cars speed. The Porsche 968 has carried forward this important philosophy with little or no discernable fatigue even under harsh use. Self ventillating discs, open ventillation alloy wheels and a study of the air flow around the discs contribute to more than adequate cooling and so minimal fatigue and break fade. ABS adds even more safety to the already excellent braking system. The wheels themselves are designed to prevent the tyre coming off the rim in the event of a sudden pressure loss at speed. Quote from the British 968 club web page. Add spirited acceleration and a top speed something over 150, she is lady enough for me. All in all a great touring car. Now for the track and autocross, that would be my '74 2.0L 914 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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| MoveQik |
Sep 12 2006, 11:46 PM
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What size wheels can I fit? Group: Members Posts: 4,645 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Scottsdale, AZ Member No.: 3,881 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
Poor Greg...he owns three 914's and gets hazed for having one Porsche that isn't a 914. You can't win!
Greg - You and Susan should get up to Moab if even just for a night. It is an amazing drive through Monument Valley and once you are there...forghettaboutit! It is beautiful! Come up Saturday and haul ass back home with us on Sunday. After that, we need to hook up for lunch. |
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| gregrobbins |
Sep 12 2006, 11:53 PM
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Member: Team NARP Group: Members Posts: 1,515 Joined: 23-March 04 From: Arizona Member No.: 1,844 Region Association: Southwest Region |
QUOTE(MW 914 @ Sep 12 2006, 10:46 PM) Poor Greg...he owns three 914's and gets hazed for having one Porsche that isn't a 914. You can't win! Greg - You and Susan should get up to Moab if even just for a night. It is an amazing drive through Monument Valley and once you are there...forghettaboutit! It is beautiful! Come up Saturday and haul ass back home with us on Sunday. After that, we need to hook up for lunch. Wish we could, but we will be on a plane for Williamsburg VA. Next year for sure, with the Bumble Bee. She is in the final stages of paint as I write. Picked up a few goodies for her at the GAF Sunday. Now all I need to do is add a Subby or a SBC and she will be ready to fly. |
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| MoveQik |
Sep 12 2006, 11:57 PM
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What size wheels can I fit? Group: Members Posts: 4,645 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Scottsdale, AZ Member No.: 3,881 Region Association: Southwest Region |
QUOTE(gregrobbins @ Sep 12 2006, 10:53 PM) Now all I need to do is add a Subby or a SBC and she will be ready to fly. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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| Madswede |
Sep 13 2006, 01:00 AM
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Flat Out Driver Group: Members Posts: 853 Joined: 13-September 06 From: Rio Rancho NM Member No.: 6,831 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
QUOTE(Series9 @ Sep 12 2006, 10:00 PM) Sorry I missed this. Nelson will be at the RRC. Here's me doing 130mph in Nelson's first Porsche. He lies. He was only going about 85 when I took that picture. Still, I was going 80 only an hour or so later when I got tagged by the Navajo Nation cop. At least the cop was pretty cool about it. Dammit Joe, wish I'd had the opportunity to hit 135mph. Again though, hitting 120mph on I-25 on-ramps isn't bad. Damn, this thing was made for highway 4 between Jemez and the Valle Grande! |
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| Madswede |
Sep 13 2006, 01:06 AM
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Flat Out Driver Group: Members Posts: 853 Joined: 13-September 06 From: Rio Rancho NM Member No.: 6,831 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
QUOTE(MW 914 @ Sep 12 2006, 11:29 PM) QUOTE(VegasRacer @ Aug 26 2006, 04:41 PM) Nelson plans to show off his new prize at the RRC and will be in the NM caravan with Seires 9 and Turtle Girl. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) and me....and boy is he gonna be pissed when my 30 year old car gives him a run for his money! Oh yeah.....looking forward to meeting you. As I understand it, I owe you a beer for helping Joe unload my engine several weeks back. Actually, yeah you do. I got grease all over my favorite In-n-Out burger shirt 'cos of that engine. Heheheh. And John, what's with the pose? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/theexperience_hud.gif) Good thing you gotta macho looking car! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Gotta remember that's John ... not me, Jon. I was wondering wtf that was about. John's cool in my book, even if he is ... well, let's just say "casual about his posing." I was only sorry I couldn't enjoy a ride in Elvira up from Vegas ... instead we had to ride in the van. Speaking of owing beers, I got yer back in Moab next weekend big time John. Thanks again, man. |
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| soloracer |
Sep 14 2006, 12:22 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 793 Joined: 7-April 03 From: Calgary Member No.: 538 |
Nice car! I just bought one a week ago as well. It's slightly modified though....slightly. As a Lambo Diablo recently found out. *lol*
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| soloracer |
Sep 14 2006, 11:38 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 793 Joined: 7-April 03 From: Calgary Member No.: 538 |
Another Pic of the 479 hp Beast.
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| Madswede |
Sep 14 2006, 12:03 PM
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Flat Out Driver Group: Members Posts: 853 Joined: 13-September 06 From: Rio Rancho NM Member No.: 6,831 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
QUOTE(soloracer @ Sep 14 2006, 11:38 AM) Another Pic of the 479 hp Beast. That's a beaut! Not very many turbo 968s around, good find! I figured I'd start out mellow with the reasonable and yet still extremely fun to drive good ol' normally aspirated 968. O'Brien keeps telling me that when he gets Series9 open in Florida I need to scrape together a small heap of cash for a turbo conversion ... I think to myself a lot, "Hmmm ... do I really want to do that?" I've read in Porsche Excellence about a guy in SoCal who uses his ~500hp converted 968 turbo as a daily driver, complete with A/C still - they had to do some really interesting routing and placement of the intercooler, but it looked pretty nice actually. Can't imagine what hell it must be in LA driving that much hp around the fucking 405, 101, what-have-you. (yeah, I just marked myself as an ex-SoCal resident) - Jon |
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| MoveQik |
Sep 14 2006, 01:36 PM
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What size wheels can I fit? Group: Members Posts: 4,645 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Scottsdale, AZ Member No.: 3,881 Region Association: Southwest Region |
QUOTE(Madswede @ Sep 13 2006, 12:06 AM) QUOTE(MW 914 @ Sep 12 2006, 11:29 PM) QUOTE(VegasRacer @ Aug 26 2006, 04:41 PM) Nelson plans to show off his new prize at the RRC and will be in the NM caravan with Seires 9 and Turtle Girl. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) and me....and boy is he gonna be pissed when my 30 year old car gives him a run for his money! Oh yeah.....looking forward to meeting you. As I understand it, I owe you a beer for helping Joe unload my engine several weeks back. Actually, yeah you do. I got grease all over my favorite In-n-Out burger shirt 'cos of that engine. Heheheh. And John, what's with the pose? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/theexperience_hud.gif) Good thing you gotta macho looking car! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Gotta remember that's John ... not me, Jon. I was wondering wtf that was about. John's cool in my book, even if he is ... well, let's just say "casual about his posing." I was only sorry I couldn't enjoy a ride in Elvira up from Vegas ... instead we had to ride in the van. Speaking of owing beers, I got yer back in Moab next weekend big time John. Thanks again, man. Hmmm....let me clarify...I was giving John Peterson a hard time for not including me in the NM caravan. And.... I assumed that you were one of the guys that helped Joe unload my 3.2 engine at Joe's house when it arrived so I figgerd I owe you a beer. See you at Joe's before Moab when I pick up my car! |
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| 914nerd |
Sep 14 2006, 02:24 PM
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Who you callin' a "Member"? Group: Members Posts: 416 Joined: 18-July 06 From: Los Alamos, NM Member No.: 6,461 |
QUOTE(Madswede @ Sep 13 2006, 01:00 AM) Damn, this thing was made for highway 4 between Jemez and the Valle Grande! That's true That road is made for pretty much anything that is fun to drive through curves Also, down past Bandelier is pretty good (although not as good) Damn, now I wish I were out there driving (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) |
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