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DazBock
768 posts
62 months
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There are two pictures of the nearside sill, in one it is bright green and boxy in the other it is as wobbly as a wobbly thing. This begs me to wonder how many times this thing has been crashed and how properly it has been repaired.
As above for £500 I would probably try my luck, for £1000 I would buy a proper SOTW.
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over_the_hill
1,579 posts
116 months
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I don't know much about track car requirements but don't you need some sort of fire extinguisher system ?
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SmartVenom
225 posts
39 months
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Itsallicanafford said: B'stard Child said: No Cage....... I've always gone with benefits of a already conveted to track car was you cut down on some of the big expenditure - cage would be one.
Having said that it's a 2 dr coupe with a hatch and so I kinda like that (just got the wrong badge) ...do you think it would need a cage? Not too much performance on offer, i cannot decide if i need one on my MX-5 and half a dozen track days in the old 'ead in still on the shoulders... I really hope I never ever test the cage in my car and it remains an expensive piece of scaffolding, but I'm still glad I have one!
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900T-R
18,683 posts
127 months
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A rear cage would be fine, but I would not entertain having a full cage in something driven to/from the track (without a helmet) rather than trailered.
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The Obeast
90 posts
14 months
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the article says "whats not to like?" Where do I start? 
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Riggers
1,844 posts
48 months
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The Obeast said: the article says "whats not to like?" Where do I start?  It should encourage some discussion, at least. (Have to admit, I was quite excited when I picked this out at about 11pm last night, but in the clear light of day it's perhaps more of a punt than I originally thought... :-/) Moral of the story? Don't pick a Shed late at night...
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Jon951
236 posts
57 months
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944's are great cars - That one however really just needs a one way trip to the breakers yard 
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braddo
3,006 posts
58 months
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You get the impression that the sills look terminally bad.
But, early 944s appeal to me because of their lower weight. How easy (or not) would it be to drop the 3.0 from a S2 into an early 944? It ought to make for a pretty rapid little car.
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vidfletch
31 posts
31 months
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ikonic
130 posts
68 months
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over_the_hill said: I don't know much about track car requirements but don't you need some sort of fire extinguisher system ? Not for track cars. General rule for most organisers is that it should be "road worthy" and having a towing eye/tow point fitted.
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poprock
1,882 posts
71 months
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Be fair guys. It’s a dirt cheap trackday toy, to be run around your local circuit on summer evenings until it falls apart. Which it will. But knowing that in advance … how much fun would that be? (There’s a towing eye hidden behind the rubber grommet on the front bumper, by the way …)
A front-engined Porsche on a racetrack is just something else. The balance and forgiveness are out of this world. Everybody should try it sometime.
Aye, the sills look ropey as hell and when they go, the car’s ready to be scrapped. But it’d last more than one summer.
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Martin 480 Turbo
268 posts
57 months
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Cheap enough fun,
Just drive the hell out of it and try not to hurt
yourself while you are.
Martin 480 Turbo
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Rumblestripe
259 posts
32 months
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On the subject of Porsche 2.5 NA power outputs. There was a detuned 150bhp version fitted to the early 924S, presumably to maintain the performance differential between the 924 and the 944. I'm pretty sure this version was never fitted to UK market 944s? The later 924S got the 944 tune 160bhp version (detuned from 163bhp for reasons of octane compatibility I believe) and were consequently quicker than the fatter (heavier and less aerodynamically slippery) 944.
Raises collar on anorak and exits discussion...
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hairykrishna
8,998 posts
73 months
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I've had a perfectly serviceable 944 for a grand. I'm not sure paying the same for one that's had the interior thrown away and a couple of cheapo bucket seats bolted in is on my todo list.
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IDrinkPetrol
107 posts
28 months
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Jimmy No Hands
1,860 posts
26 months
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LesKellet said: Saw one of these doing well at Castle Combe a few years back. However, its sunroof blew out on the main straight! My sun roof on my old Lux nearly came on off a NSL. s  t me up big time. 
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thewheelman
2,194 posts
43 months
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Hell no! As much as I like the 944, this is just going to be a money pit.
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angusc43
2,004 posts
78 months
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Don't understand the negativity.
A mate of mine has built up a 944 track car and absolutely loves it. He says he carries massive cornering speed. He needed to do something after he spanked his 964 RS one time too many and decided to cosset it.
As a cheap track slag, surely this makes sense?
Or is it just too far gone
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Hammerhead
1,458 posts
124 months
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<bobble hat twitches> Rumblestripe said: On the subject of Porsche 2.5 NA power outputs. There was a detuned 150bhp version fitted to the early 924S, presumably to maintain the performance differential between the 924 and the 944. I'm pretty sure this version was never fitted to UK market 944s? Correct on both. Rumblestripe said: The later 924S got the 944 tune 160bhp version (detuned from 163bhp for reasons of octane compatibility I believe) Mostly correct, though it was still to keep the 924 at the bottom of the rung. Rumblestripe said: and were consequently quicker than the fatter (heavier and less aerodynamically slippery) 944. Eh-eeeeer! I've just consulted the bible of frontrunner performance figures ('Porsche 924,944 & 968: A Collectors Guide' ISBN 1899870474) and the 924S and 944 (2.5) both completed the 0-60 dash in 7.4 secs. The 924S was marginally quicker to 100mph, recording 20.1 secs vs 21.0 for the 944. Both reached a maximum of 137mph. 924S weighed 1164kg vs 1195kg for the 944, so not a lot in it overall. Rumblestripe said: Raises collar on anorak and exits discussion... You need to iron those creases in your Farahs a bit sharper 
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ajprice
7,355 posts
66 months
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Hammerhead said: 150 horses?  All 2.5 na's were churning out 163 horses from the factory (165 for the later 2.7) Porsche facts matter As to the above, I'm oooot. How many of those 150/163/165 horses will have escaped in the last 28 years though?
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