01-15-2011, 02:43 AM
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At the time of introduction, the 2.5 / 4 was the largest displacement 4 cyl engine in a production car. The motor used belt driven counter balance shafts and was a valve interference engine as well. Many mistakenly say it's half of a 928 V8, the reason they get that impression is the commonality of some parts and design. It took a while to wind up but that car was incredible, it handled impeccably.
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01-15-2011, 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by eightsandaces
At the time of introduction, the 2.5 / 4 was the largest displacement 4 cyl engine in a production car. The motor used belt driven counter balance shafts and was a valve interference engine as well. Many mistakenly say it's half of a 928 V8, the reason they get that impression is the commonality of some parts and design. It took a while to wind up but that car was incredible, it handled impeccably.
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But it was no Boxster.
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01-15-2011, 06:33 PM
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But it was no Boxster.
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No it wasn't but it was really quite good. I'll tell you what Kurt, I'll bet a driver like Michael Andretti could dog the bejesus out of you in the boxter with a 944.
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01-19-2011, 08:40 PM
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01-20-2011, 05:55 AM
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i like the way my buddy's subie sounds!
4cyl in a porsche... just doesn't sound... right
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01-20-2011, 05:59 AM
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944 Turbo with the right mods and given to the right driver can be STUPID fast in the track. These were true sleepers of its time until the Boxser came out.
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01-20-2011, 10:38 AM
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Rumor is a 2.0 turbo from audi is supposed to b the engine
Its their 4 cylinder turbo they use in the Audi TT
I don't know what to think of that....
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01-22-2011, 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by ekam
944 Turbo with the right mods and given to the right driver can be STUPID fast in the track. These were true sleepers of its time until the Boxser came out.
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All of them I ever saw at the track were stupid fast for 20 laps and retarded unreliable.
Don't get me wrong, I had a 924 Turbo when they first came out. I loved to drive that car, but it spent so much time at the Houston dealer, I let them keep it.
They were quite well balanced but the opposite polar moment from a Boxster. All the weight was split at the two ends. I prefer all the weight in the middle with a low polar moment that lets you hang the car out easily and catch it easily, at the angle you want.
A 944 was probably easier to drive at 80% but much harder to drive at 99%.
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01-21-2011, 07:16 AM
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Good link - and the article they link to has more detail that sounds pretty accurate to me.
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01-21-2011, 07:47 AM
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A Boxster without a boxer motor is not really a Boxster, now is it. 
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01-21-2011, 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Deserion
A Boxster without a boxer motor is not really a Boxster, now is it. |
Good point. I drive a car with a slightly modified 1.8T and it makes the base boxsters that I have driven feel feel slow. I have yet to drive an S model. But I would say it would be comparable in speed to my car. I love this motor (1.8T) but I do not want one in a boxster. I want a flat six. Lower center of gravity and the sound. A boxster without the growl of the flat six behind you just would not be a proper boxster.
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01-24-2011, 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Deserion
A Boxster without a boxer motor is not really a Boxster, now is it. |
+1
like I said earlier. ..I didn't know what to say to a
turbo 4 cyl (if its an audi/vw)
But that statement sums it up
Would a Corvette b a vette with a V6 in it?
Would a 911 be a 911 with a V8?
Maybe they VW / porsche need a reminder on what makes a boxster
my 2 cents
Chris
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