WaleedS
About the 944 Turbo, I was reading somewhere in a Porsche mag a few years ago (may have been RS, but I'm not sure) and they had a problem with the 944 Turbo wastegate.
The thing is, the spring in the wastegate runs almost red-hot. The spring then starts to lose its tension and gradually slackens. What was once supposed to be 10-12 Psi pf boost goes down to 4-6.
A strong running 944 2.5 Turbo should make in the region of around 210-220 BHP depending on the market. There was an upgrade (non OEM evidently) that opened up the stock wastegate actuator and changed the spring. There was an adjustment for spring pressure as well. Now, one could fiddle with the boost pressure a bit and go to 15 Psi. This yielded around 250-275 BHP. A very useful increase keeping in mind that the engine engine didn't mind the extra shove.
The 3.0 litre engine from the 944/968 and the Mitsubishi 4M41 (3.2 litre Di-D) are considered to be the largest 4-cylinder automotive engines in existence, and were it not for the Lanchester balancer shafts fitted to both, would have been unusable on the street.
Mohsin Sb.
The 914 isn't really my cup of tea, if only because of the looks. It looked too much like a poor derivation of the Beetle, even though, arguably, the 356 is closer to the Beetle. Still, I absolutely adore the 356.
The 928? What can I say? It'll enjoy a revival in the Panamera. Even though the Panamera doesn't hold a candle to its looks. Gordon Murray, when designing the McLaren F1, used the steering feel of the 928 as a reference for his creation - he later had a drive in an NSX and decided to use that as a reference, but that's another story...
