Had No Idea the 944 Had A Rear Mounted Trans

"PS9" (PS9) 06/23/2014 at 13:08 • Filed to: None

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McMike > PS9 06/23/2014 at 13:10

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Yup, so did the 924 and the 928.

As a matter of fact, all the water cooled Porsches before the Cayenne had rear transaxles.

Brian, The Life of > PS9 06/23/2014 at 13:11

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Dat weight distro ...

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > PS9 06/23/2014 at 13:13

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Porsche pioneered this technology for production cars back in 1975.

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Sincerely,

Oldsmobile

daender > McMike 06/23/2014 at 13:14

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There're two variants for the 944 trans-diff, turbo and non-turbo. Any sort of powerful engine swap usually recommends the incredibly strong turbo variant going in.

PS9 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 06/23/2014 at 13:16

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Kinja must be a Porsche fan. Or...no...STEF IS KINJA???!

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > PS9 06/23/2014 at 13:18

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It was a drawing of the Olds Turbo Jetfire system, which isn't showing for me either except on expanding. Regardless: the Turbo Jetfire was totally a production car, if not ready for primetime.

Jeremy H formerly Kalakaboooom > PS9 06/23/2014 at 13:29

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I didn't realize the 944 had a rear mounted transmission either.

I found out after I bought it.

Then it needed a clutch change.

That bastard is still on jackstands.

E92M3 > PS9 06/23/2014 at 13:36

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Me either!

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 06/23/2014 at 13:43

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Corvair has a very successful turbo option from '62-67.

4age20vsilvertop > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 06/23/2014 at 14:06

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Being a pioneer does not necessarily mean being the first.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > 4age20vsilvertop 06/23/2014 at 14:12

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True. But, as Xanth pointed out, GM wasn't all failure on the turbo front, and citing a year in which something was "pioneered" typically indicates a claim to be a first in some respect - first successful is perhaps what they meant, but the layman could be expected to take it in the simplest form - "first". IOW, there is some deceptive practice here: "as father of the car turbo..." GM: "You what."

4age20vsilvertop > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 06/23/2014 at 14:25

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I think what Porsche meant was "Pioneer in turbocharged rear-engined, rear-wheel-drive production sports cars that is going to kill you with a flat six displacing more than 2.7L coupled to a four-speed trans and fuel injection".

Sounds about right.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > 4age20vsilvertop 06/23/2014 at 15:33

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So, pioneer in having fuel injection, otherwise a turbo Corvair.

Sounds about right indeed.

4age20vsilvertop > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 06/23/2014 at 15:38

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Turbo Corvair with 260hp, massive turbo lag and 160mph top speed. And more dangerous.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > 4age20vsilvertop 06/23/2014 at 15:41

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So, what we're getting at is that Porsche and GM were pioneering *different things*, but just slightly different - e.g. death via speed or by surprise axle event. The Fred and George of air-cooled RR turbo death, as it were.

4age20vsilvertop > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 06/23/2014 at 15:43

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Word.

Stef Schrader > PS9 06/23/2014 at 15:56

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Porsche pioneered this technology to make clutch swaps multi-hour-long bouts of pure misery.

JACU - I've got bonifides. > PS9 06/23/2014 at 16:23

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Rear-mounted trannies are the best! Uh, wait a minute...

PS9 > 4age20vsilvertop 06/23/2014 at 22:11

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Actually, that's exactly what it means.

4age20vsilvertop > PS9 06/24/2014 at 00:54

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2. one who is first or among the earliest in any field of inquiry, enterprise, or progress:

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