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The front engine water cooled cars not only saved Porsche from extinction by increasing sales, they also out performed the rear engine models in several areas, due to superior weight bias and overall handling. The 924 and 944 series started out as mid-level sports car, and was developed into high powered turbocharged world beater. The 4-cylinder 944 and 968 engine, is basically 1/2 of a 928 V8 engine on a special 4-cylinder block. The 928 evolved into one of the finest high performance luxury GT cars ever produced for the general public. All Porsches are great cars, but early wasserpumpers (1977-1995) don't have that tendency to want to crash backwards when you lift off the throttle while going into a decreasing radius turn (no offense to our rear engine bretheren).

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Good references

August 7 2005 at 9:05 AM
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Although the 944 and 928 share a lot of components and philosophy, the early 944 motor is an interference design, while the same year 928 is not. This is due to the 944 being higher compression, and valves get closer to pistons. The 944 is running at a higher state of tune (per cc) than a 928.

Ken

 
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