Why Don't More 928's race? - Page 2

Tishabet · 08-11-2005, 01:40 PM

Reading the link that Iggy posted, there is a baby's sock that was critical in getting the car to the new owner's home.....coincidence, or conspiracy?

tobster1911 · 08-11-2005, 01:44 PM

hmmm....I had not thought of the filtering properties of socks. Could be on to something here. Maybe we could outperform K&N cone filters with just a sock! Intriguing

Iggy · 08-11-2005, 02:07 PM

OK...what's the deal with this "sock" stuff?

tabs · 08-11-2005, 02:10 PM

Why 928's don't race..because they don't run....

tobster1911 · 08-11-2005, 02:12 PM

Prepare to laugh your arse off.

Creative engineering at its finest

Its Baaaaaaack! Creative Engineering Part II

Creative Engineering III....The Socks are explained!!!

M.D. Holloway · 08-11-2005, 02:33 PM

Bye bye to the Porsche of Mine - now thats some funny *****

tabs · 08-11-2005, 03:30 PM

All this talk of Socks and Duct tape remind me of the R Gruppe...

928ram · 08-11-2005, 03:47 PM

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I think I read in Excellence's market report that the clutch was difficult, expensive and really, not all that effective.

Another pearl from excellence, not the best source of reliable info on the 928. FWIW, with twice as many parts it's bound to be more expensive; but effective? You bet, they can take anything you can throw at 'em.

vash · vash's Garage

last AX, a mean, scary 928 with big huge tires smoked a bunch of 911's. his rearend would click pulling into his grid spot. i guess he had a crazy locked up rearend. he stripped everything out of the car. oh he looked like a moving billboard for DEVEK, with all the stickers and banners. that car was LOUD!

tabs · 08-11-2005, 03:56 PM

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Originally posted by 928ram
Another pearl from excellence, not the best source of reliable info on the 928. FWIW, with twice as many parts it's bound to be more expensive; but effective? You bet, they can take anything you can throw at 'em.

So long as your have Duct tape enough to service them that is....

tabs · 08-11-2005, 03:59 PM

have you ever heard of socks instead of brake pads...a new aftermarket inovation inspired by the DIY mechanic when working on a complex German auto which in the trade parlance is known as THE moneypit....

vash · vash's Garage

928ram · 08-11-2005, 04:14 PM

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So long as your have Duct tape enough to service them that is....

Why the lack of love for the Shark, Tabs?

If you need I can give you the address of a couple of 928 only message boards to get banned from

tabs · 08-11-2005, 04:22 PM

One banishment at a time thank U.....

How can I love something I can't even fit into....and when U say Porsche one thinks..rear engine air cooled.....thats the idea the marque was built upon...not this new fangled idea of water cooled front engine stuff..or even water cooled rear engine....ecch makes me shudder to even consideer such a thing....

CJFusco · CJFusco's Garage

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Originally posted by 928ram
Another pearl from excellence, not the best source of reliable info on the 928.

EXCELLENCE PORSCHE MARKET UPDATE: 928
by Bruce Anderson
Illustrations by Steve Anderson

Nothing much is known about the enigma that is the Porsche 928. They are big, heavy, fast, expensive GT cars that look kind of like a longer, wider, and flatter 968. Think 944, but make the engine twice as big. They showed up some time around the mid-70s, were bought by Yuppies, ignored by enthusiasts, and most sightings are in the vicinity of junk piles.

Common failures include quick draining from their marine batteries, bad gas mileage from 'minor' gas tank leaks (about 1 drip per second), electrical shorts from using the wrong types of paper clips in the fuse box, and cam failures from improperly-tensioned timing socks. Oh yeah, and we hear that the clutch was difficult, expensive and really, not all that effective.

All repairs should be done with lots of duct tape, and socks. Lots and lots of socks. Prices range from $1 to $?????. As with most Porsches, if you are looking to buy, buy the newest one you can afford and the best example in that price range. All possible purchases must have service history, including receipts from the athletic-wear section of Sears for any and all sock purchases.

M.D. Holloway · 08-11-2005, 08:04 PM

The more I read about these cars the more interested I become. I think with the right mods it could be a real force on the track. Would grugy undies work in place of socks?

Seriously, I know a bunch of hard core 911 folks that would really choke if they got smoked by a 928 on the track. It would actually be sorta fun!

Wolf1 · 08-11-2005, 08:10 PM

A little more insight into the power potential.

Porsche 928

928ram · 08-12-2005, 04:47 AM

Like any ond Porsche, the difference between a good one and needy one lies in the service history. I use only German made paper clips and duct tape and insist on socks with the Porsche logo, at whatever the cost.
Result is that my 928 is super reliable.

Victor · 08-12-2005, 05:18 AM

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Originally posted by LubeMaster77
*SNIP*

Seriously, I know a bunch of hard core 911 folks that would really choke if they got smoked by a 928 on the track. It would actually be sorta fun!

Mike - the effect is much more dramatic when done with a WRX.... cheaper too and groceries are no prob.

Wrecked944 · 08-12-2005, 10:08 AM

I almost bought a 928. But my mechanic said I should buy a 911 instead because I probably could not afford to maintain the 928!! And this from a guy who could benefit from the repair bills!

As for racing, I recall there was an article in Excellence within the past 2 years documenting an aluminum bodied 928 that raced at Daytona (?). It also discussed the efforts by AL Holbert (?) to convince Porsche to develop the 928 engine for boat racing. Maybe someone can dig that up. There was also an article in another issue about a guy who bought a 928 and stripped it down to fighting trim for relatively short money.

I'd still love to have a stripped 928. Take the sawzall to remove unnecessary bits and go like stink.

Oh yeah, Kelly-Moss Motorsports is developing a 928 motor for racing in the way Porsche did not. Apparently they plan to put it into a 944 chassis. Crazy. Here is the blurb from their website:

This power plant has been one of the top priority's at KMR for the past couple of months. The 928 engine has spent many hours in R&D to make it one of the best all aluminum V8, 4 cam, 32 valve engines ever. Along with plenty of other modifications the EFI Technology engine management, custom stainless exhaust, and individual throttle body injection make this beast roar. This 700+hp engine will definitely get some serious attention at the track.