Best 944 Forum?

[bonobo]

I sold my early model 944 a little over a year ago to pay for school.
Parts are expensive, and the car was a bitch to work on (took me a little while to figure out what the fuck a torsion bar was), but it was a great driver.
http://www.pelicanparts.com/catalog/...WATpmp_pg1.htm
http://www.pelicanparts.com/catalog/...ENGman_pg5.htm
I'd probably do it again if I were a 40+ year old man with much more disposable income than I do now.
Anyways, I mostly used pelicanparts and rennlist. I don't know about "best," but they suited my needs

Be prepared for 911 owners giving you shit for your "poor man's porsche" and front mounted watercooled engine

Oh, and I can't remember which parts they were exactly, but the 944 does share some parts with the VW super beetle that can be bought at slightly less inflated prices

[Stanley Rockafella]

I never really saw the point of going with a na 944 (thought I was also once interested in one too).

After I realized the setup was basically the same as my e30, I decided against it, esp. since parts were more pricey, and I already owned the e30.

[defaultName]

Here's a funny article on Jalopnik about 944's

http://jalopnik.com/5682102/and-now-an-angry-letter-from-a-porsche-944-owner

[tonerrrr]

944online is a great forum with tons of information. And a lot great guys on there. I'm on there every once in awhile under the same username. Send me a pm sometime if you have any questions on them.

Thank's a lot! To everyone else, I let him drive my 325es whenever he wants, and my M3 when I'm in it, I'm not sure what else I can do to sway him into an e30... other than making him buy both ha!

As for people giving him shit about it not being this or that: hater's ganna hate. ;)

[tonerrrr]

Picked her up Saturday, my buddy is loving it, definitely a fun car! All German driveway now!

[E30Jigzaw]

why does the MAF look soo much like the M20's? and car looks great congrats to your buddie!!

[bonobo]

Picked her up Saturday, my buddy is loving it, definitely a fun car! All German driveway now!

:up:
no need to become part of the pretentious circlejerk that is the 911 community

[ainadude]

Wait, na? A 944 isn't a 944 without a turbo.

951>e30

E30>944na

I thought we were talking about the 951, I revoke all previous comments. Buy an e30!

The non-turbo 3-liter S2 is damn close to the 951 in performance (and has the same front end and suspension/brakes/wheels, too, IIRC). A buddy of mine had one and it was an absolute blast to drive. That said, he would be the first to admit parts cost a fortune and it was a bitch of a car to service and repair.

[nomansland92]

Nice find looks like a very clean car, but seriously I don't know why people would say their a pain to work on. I mean ya there are some things that are hard to reach or tight but compared to any car now a days there a joy to work with. Hope your buddy enjoys the car for years to come and remind him to keep up with the timing belt every three years.

[Exodus_2pt0]

I've learned a few things about 944's these past few days.

3 grounds matter. 1 main for the harness, and 2 for the DME.

You cannot just remove the power steering pulley off the crank. It is required for proper function of the oil pump. We just spent a few hours trying to figure out why we were getting oil to the top end, but no real oil pressure on a gauge. Re-installed the P/S pulley onto the crank, and 5 bars of oil pressure.

Once you know the car, they aren't so bad to work on. That said, there are a ton of specific things that apply to this car. Out of 10 years of vehicle service, no other vehicle has had me scratching my head as much as this 951.

[tonerrrr]

I'll keep that in mind, thank you for the support guys!