"Camry-Into-Canyon" (Camry-Into-Canyon)
06/28/2014 at 12:25 • Filed to: None
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"Camry-Into-Canyon" (Camry-Into-Canyon)
06/28/2014 at 12:25 • Filed to: None | 2
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I've fallen hard for an attainable icon of the 1980s. Grassroots Motorsports put up a good guide for purchasing them, which you can find !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . I know that 944 parts aren't as expensive as most people imagine them to be, save for the clutch kit. What I want to know is if these cars have any idiosyncrasies or problems that are common with cheap SOHC 8V examples.
K-Roll-PorscheTamer
> Camry-Into-Canyon
06/28/2014 at 12:32 |
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If you can do the work yourself and you're mechanically inclined then you're all good. You do have to be very careful with the engine though. It is an interference engine and the timing belt and water pump have to be replaced every 30k miles and the belt must be re-tensioned 1000 miles after that. other than that, you're pretty much good to go, so long as you keep records of everything and such. check out Pelican Parts and Rennlist for more help too!
Ask me how I know? I'm planning on buying one now!
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Camry-Into-Canyon
> K-Roll-PorscheTamer
06/28/2014 at 12:37 |
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alrighty! How did you like seeing your unicorn?
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K-Roll-PorscheTamer
> Camry-Into-Canyon
06/28/2014 at 12:41 |
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It was SEXXXX!!!!
read it here!(shameless plug)
http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/driving-a-944-…
PheeNoIVI
> Camry-Into-Canyon
06/28/2014 at 12:54 |
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Do it. I love these. If I could find the perfect one I'd get it
JasonStern911
> Camry-Into-Canyon
06/28/2014 at 13:57 |
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The important thing to remember is that expensive engine parts, interference engines with timing belt replacements requiring special tools, the lack of a real valve cover, lower power output compared to modern contemporaries, etc. can all be remedied with an LSx swap. But hopefully not until the original motor lives a long, happy life.
Stef Schrader
> Camry-Into-Canyon
06/29/2014 at 00:50 |
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Interference. Timing. Belt.
Watch your belts and you're good to go. Don't cheap out if the water pump fails, either. That sucker is behind the stupid interference timing belt.
Spec 944s tend to spin ze rod bearings, so watch those if you rev the balls out of it on a regular basis, I guess. But really: DO IT!
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Camry-Into-Canyon
> Stef Schrader
06/30/2014 at 09:50 |
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good to know. belts aren't too expensive. I'll upgrade the pump to one from a turbo model for better pumpage action. Thanks Stef!
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Camry-Into-Canyon
> Stef Schrader
06/30/2014 at 10:08 |
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Hey Stef, would you say that this could be a good buy if I get my hands greasy?
http://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/…
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Stef Schrader
> Camry-Into-Canyon
06/30/2014 at 10:23 |
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That's a rusty hood. Make sure the rest of it's not rusty and it might be. Seems a little overpriced compared to ones here, but I don't know Canada. Runs, though? Yeah, that's nice.
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Camry-Into-Canyon
> Stef Schrader
06/30/2014 at 20:22 |
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This is the cheapest one in Ontario. And rust isn't too much of a concern for me - my Aunt's four year old Ford Escape is already rusting. Road salting sucks.
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Stef Schrader
> Camry-Into-Canyon
06/30/2014 at 21:31 |
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Ah, go for it, then.