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thebarber · 04-22-2010, 01:41 PM

got behind a porsche 944 getting onto the highway at lunch time. the onramp has a nice, relatively tight "S" before hitting the straight of the ramp before merging

guy was trying to pull away from me, but couldnt

i stuck to him like glue and came out of the "S" pulling up on him

some days i don't mind only having 100hp

Betrivent · 04-22-2010, 02:23 PM

hahaha nice. How much HP on those 911s?

thebarber · 04-22-2010, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Betrivent

hahaha nice. How much HP on those 911s?

late 80's 944 n/a has a 2.5L 4cyl w/ 150-158hp and tq and weighs 2600-2700lbs

my dad has an 87 924S 2.5L and its about the same....car goes nicely

minnyar · 04-22-2010, 03:07 PM

I like the idea of a Porsche that weighs 2600-2700lbs and has 150-160hp. A civic weighs more and makes the same power now, and that's not a good thing. What happened to all the light cars.

eTiMaGo · 04-22-2010, 03:12 PM

they got "safer"

yaris-me · 04-22-2010, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thebarber

got behind a porsche 944 getting onto the highway at lunch time. the onramp has a nice, relatively tight "S" before hitting the straight of the ramp before merging

guy was trying to pull away from me, but couldnt

i stuck to him like glue and came out of the "S" pulling up on him

some days i don't mind only having 100hp

You Porsche killer.

thebarber · 04-22-2010, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by minnyar

I like the idea of a Porsche that weighs 2600-2700lbs and has 150-160hp. A civic weighs more and makes the same power now, and that's not a good thing. What happened to all the light cars.

in 1987, 150-60 hp and 2700lbs was light and lots of hp

civic, im assuming you're talking a 2000 SI, is 160hp at what rpms? whats the tq?

the porsche has 2.5L w/ 150-60hp AND tq

as a person who's driven the a 924S, its pretty peppy

STC · 04-22-2010, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thebarber

got behind a porsche 944 getting onto the highway at lunch time. the onramp has a nice, relatively tight "S" before hitting the straight of the ramp before merging

guy was trying to pull away from me, but couldnt

i stuck to him like glue and came out of the "S" pulling up on him

some days i don't mind only having 100hp

... now if it was a Porche 914, you would have run into it!

minnyar · 04-22-2010, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by eTiMaGo

they got "safer"

Sigh...yep. I blame that on every SUV larger than a CRV...and cell phones.

darkmoon87 · 04-23-2010, 02:46 AM

time to time i go for a spirited touge run with my friend who owns 04 boxter s.
theoretically, with the numbers, the boxter should outrun me both in a straight and in corners, but when we are doing the touge runs together, I have no problem keeping up with him (except the uphill corners...lol)

these cars are pretty solid touge machines...imho.

IllusionX · 04-23-2010, 11:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thebarber

in 1987, 150-60 hp and 2700lbs was light and lots of hp

civic, im assuming you're talking a 2000 SI, is 160hp at what rpms? whats the tq?

the porsche has 2.5L w/ 150-60hp AND tq

as a person who's driven the a 924S, its pretty peppy

the civic has a 140hp 1.8L engine

Zaphod · 04-23-2010, 02:42 PM

I can't imagine that the 944 is really worth keeping around for what it costs to maintain and what it is.

They don't even look very good, IMO.

04-22-2010, 01:41 PM	#1
thebarber daily driver View User's Garage Drives: the #wrecho Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,877	happy now got behind a porsche 944 getting onto the highway at lunch time. the onramp has a nice, relatively tight "S" before hitting the straight of the ramp before merging guy was trying to pull away from me, but couldnt i stuck to him like glue and came out of the "S" pulling up on him some days i don't mind only having 100hp __________________

04-22-2010, 03:12 PM	#5
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	they got "safer" __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

04-23-2010, 02:46 AM	#10
darkmoon87 Drives: 08 Yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 365	time to time i go for a spirited touge run with my friend who owns 04 boxter s. theoretically, with the numbers, the boxter should outrun me both in a straight and in corners, but when we are doing the touge runs together, I have no problem keeping up with him (except the uphill corners...lol) these cars are pretty solid touge machines...imho. __________________ RIP Yaris, I will miss your superb handling a lot. darkmoon87's picture thread http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10013

04-22-2010, 02:23 PM	#2
Betrivent Not quite a noob Drives: e46 325 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: edmonton Posts: 1,408	hahaha nice. How much HP on those 911s?

04-22-2010, 03:07 PM	#4
minnyar Drives: 2007 Yaris Sedan (5pd) Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 52	I like the idea of a Porsche that weighs 2600-2700lbs and has 150-160hp. A civic weighs more and makes the same power now, and that's not a good thing. What happened to all the light cars.

04-23-2010, 02:42 PM	#12
Zaphod Drives: Big Yellow Join Date: May 2009 Location: Somewhere in the vacinity of Betelgeuse Posts: 179	I can't imagine that the 944 is really worth keeping around for what it costs to maintain and what it is. They don't even look very good, IMO.