Porsche water-cooled forum; 924, 944, 968, 928, "IT'S NOT A CAR, IT'S A LIFESTYLE"

Vintage Porsche 4 and 8 cylinder wasserpumpers share a lot of technology, including many motor components in the 944 and 928 series, although the 944 equivalents did have a bit more compression, the heads and other systems are "identical" for all practical purposes. The series also shares the use of high silicon aluminum cylinder bores, a feature that rarely ever needs attention even in very high milage cars. The technology is so similar within this series, if you own and understand one, you'll generally be able to work on the other model too. The V8 series ran from 1977 to 1995 and evolved along a similar path, from a great GT to a world class supercar in every way. The 1983 928S was the fastest car sold in North America, and cost more in 1983 (with options) than a new Corvette sitting on the showroom floor today. Today the Corvette borrows a lot of technology from that initial 1977 Porsche design, including the use of a transaxle, but the Corvette still has not utilized the rear wheel steering or aluminum body panels to achieve the superior weight and balance of the 1977 928. To those of us who have a basic ability to diagnose simple electronic gremlins, do basic repairs, and pay attention to normal maintenance items, the 928 is still one of the best driving supercars available on the road today. As a point of information, this site is one of very few that do not require you to login in order to post a thread or a response, however, if you do login you'll have the ability to edit your posts, etc.

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