A shot in the arm for the 928 owners

[dogsharks]

I'm a pretty dyed-in-the-wool 928 guy, and I've lived long enough to experience the virtues of the Weissach rear axle, which is something the 911 boys probably don't know about.

[pic]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/Dogsharks/928runninggear.jpg[/pic]

In short, it adjusts the toe-in within a half second, and it does so mechanically, and automatically, which is a brilliant design coming out of Weissach. Here's what it looks like [pic]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/Dogsharks/928rearsuspension.jpg[/pic] This one came out of my 928 when I had to have the 5-speed rebuilt.

Since this feature was only put on the 928, giving it "4-wheel steering", the 911 guys are all accustomed to the rear weight bias, and those who have mastered the technique can certainly use it to great advantage on the track. The balance and power of a 928 in full race trim, however, is something to be reckoned with, and I think the attached video (Mark Anderson at the wheel) speaks pretty well for itself.


Cheers, enjoy,

Dogsharks

http://www.autoweb.com/content/research/channels/index.cfm/channel/cartv_video/action/showvideo/vid/o_0084/vcat/Owner





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[dogsharks]

That's actually a video of me going to work in the morning. The daily commute can be challenging!

lol,

Dogsharks

[iguana]

Dogs- youd have liked seeing the 928 do battle amongst the beetles at Brands at the weekend then.

Looked to be going pretty well too.

[dogsharks]

You bet I would, I'd love it, maybe that will be an excuse some day to visit the UK again?? Regards, DS


Here's another look at that Weissach rear axle.



>> Edited by dogsharks on Monday 29th August 22:57

[nel]

The later 911s didn't miss out completely! As I understand it, that was one of the "great" and expensive upgrades put into the last of the air-cooled 911s, the 993 series. A Porsche project in the early 90s that died a death was that of a 4 door sports car. Having bunged loads of money at it, the rug was pulled on the project due to the poor car sales figures of the time.

The new boss Wiedeking had this double wishbone multi-link design adapted to the 993, replacing the semi-trailing link design of the 964. One of the supposed advantages is that lateral force on the wheel carrier causes toe in, giving some passive rear-wheel steering, much as you're describing for the weissach design used in the 928. By the way, what do you think of my anorak with the furry bit around the hood?

I always loved the space-ship looks of the 928 and the front-engined, RWD formula is my favourite, but they just had such a dodgy reputation for reliability that it thoroughly put me off. The only one that I ever tried was limping on 4 cylinders, comfirming all that I'd heard. Hopefully one day I'll get the chance to try a healthy one.

[dogsharks]

It's a beauty Nel, wow! I like it.

AS for the "unreliable" 928, you must be kidding, because they are "as reliable" as ANY other Porsche, perhaps more so than some. As a matter of fact, part of the problem area (relays that get old and people don't seem to want to spend money to replace them before they cause trouble) is the same exact part used in many other Porsches, perhaps even in your car. I have been driving a 928 for years, and it's been as reliable as any Volvo I've ever owned, and I've had six of em, have two now. Get in one someday that runs well, and my guess is you'll have to have the smile on your face surgically removed if you want it to go away fast. Yes, they're intoxicating. The 2-valve motors have lots of torque and sound beautiful, but the 4-valve motors continue to pull like a freight train all the way to redline.

All said and done, they are awesome cars that can be purchased for very reasonable dollars.

regards, Dogsharks

[diver944]

iguana said:

Dogs- youd have liked seeing the 928 do battle amongst the beetles at Brands at the weekend then.

I saw that too Iggy, the first racing 928 I have seen in action.

Did it seem very quiet to you. I always thought a racing V8 would sound glorious, but it was woefully tame

[cheburator]

Should have seen the TTT race 928 S4 in Germany battling it out in the Veedol Cup. That monster was competitive against any 911, even the GT3s... Running 400+ Bhp and down to 1150kg, with excellent handling it was a good one... Now for sale with a ed engine for EUR10,000...

[Marquis_Rex]

cheburator said:

Should have seen the TTT race 928 S4 in Germany battling it out in the Veedol Cup. That monster was competitive against any 911, even the GT3s... Running 400+ Bhp and down to 1150kg, with excellent handling it was a good one... Now for sale with a ed engine for EUR10,000...

Sounds about ripe for a 7 litre-plus conversion!