Please help.. I can't find the Stock Spec's on a 79 930.. anyone have them..???

[Eric Mckenna]

Thanks!!
Eric

[RickM]

This what ya looking for?


http://www.edge-inc.net/cars/index.cfm/page/data/id/1950.htm

and

http://www.idee.demon.nl/turbo/turbo.htm

and

http://www.911turbo.com/turboclub/history/history_930_78.html

[john walker's workshop]

a fairly broad request. narrow it down a bit.

[Eric Mckenna]

JW,
I am looking for the performance spec's.. hp rating and all from a US spec 1979 930.....
Thanks for the links

Eric

[Eric Mckenna]

So what's the weight of say a Stock 79 930 with a sunroof, and a AC?
35 ish hundred??

Eric

[RickM]

From link two:

"For 1979 however the Turbo was no longer available in the US and Japan, because it was withdrawn as a public-relations response to a second energy crunch."

[RickM]

Eric,

All the weight references I see for 930 from 1978 through 1989 are 2866 - 3053 pounds.

[Eric Mckenna]

Originally posted by RickM
From link two:

"For 1979 however the Turbo was no longer available in the US and Japan, because it was withdrawn as a public-relations response to a second energy crunch."

Are you saying the 930 wasn't available in the US in 1979? it has to have been... or maybe I am not catching what yer saying.... help meout with that

Thanks for the links though Rick, they are JUST what I was looking for !!

[}{arlequin]

I know there was a gap in the 930 line-up for the US, I just never remember the specific years.

I believe they stopped in late '70's w/ the 3.0 (no intercooler) and either in '84 or '83 (as an '84) brought the 3.3 930 (w/ intercooler), which could account for the lack of US models.

[Eric Mckenna]

Couldn't have been the 79 model year as I know of two local 79 US spec 930's in town . and YEP I am looking at another..
So it must not have been the 79 year model that was ousted..

[RickM]

Eric, Not sure of the exact year the 930 was pulled from the US market. I just clipped the sentence out of the article. It goes on to say that the 930 wasn't available again in the US until '86.

[Shaun @ Tru6]

This is just info for fun, have a 76 Turbo owner's manual right next to me:

Curb weight was 2635 lbs., a true lightweight for it's 234 hp and 245 ft.lb torque.

[Eric Mckenna]

That's a nice weight for a 930 with creature comforts still..
not bad at all..

[RickM]

I looked over at 911turbo.com and it appears 1979 was the last year for the 930, until '86. The article I quoted from is apparently misworded.

Interesting comment from one post:

"US 1979 930 are the last of the Euro fuel system 911 Turbo. They are a lightweight (around 3K lbs.) and easily modified (within limits of CIS). Great cars with all the positive looks of a "proper" Porsche 911 Turbo."

[Jay H]

Originally posted by RickM
Eric, Not sure of the exact year the 930 was pulled from the US market.

I've read over the years (probably from Bruce Anderson's writings) that there were a handfull of 1980 Turbos built (possibly built in very early 1980 with a 1979 model year VIN?) that made it into the US legally.

I agree that 1979 was the last model year of the US Turbo until model year 1986 which marked the return of a US legal Turbo.

Kinda OT, but I'm not sure if anyone read the article in 'excellence' about a company that has a newly developed fuel injection system for older Turbo's that really help emmissions, power output and driveability. I found it pretty interesting how this bolt on modern technology can keep these cars within emmissions requirements, yet increase power and driveablilty without having to do major modifications.

Jay
90 964

[Noel]

Only Euro turbos were made for 1980 through 1985 model years. 1986 was the first year they brought the 930 back to the US.

[Slant930]

Hi Jay, I believe the article you are talking about is about Pat Williams Racing. Basically they remove all the CIS stuff and convert it to EFI. Its usually the route most of the HP junkies take anyway to get past the limitations of the CIS. I also think Stephen at Imagine Auto is working on a similar system as well.

BTW, I see you are also from WI, where abouts?

[Jay H]

Originally posted by Slant930
Hi Jay, I believe the article you are talking about is about Pat Williams Racing. Basically they remove all the CIS stuff and convert it to EFI. Its usually the route most of the HP junkies take anyway to get past the limitations of the CIS. I also think Stephen at Imagine Auto is working on a similar system as well.

BTW, I see you are also from WI, where abouts?

Timothy: Yes, that is the article I was refering too.

I'm just north of Milwaukee (and getting ready for the deep freeze this weekend!).

[David]

My 79 930 (which is a US model, #934 to be exact) weighs almost exactly 2900 (soon to be much lighter!). It has fiberglass bumpers but it also has heavy cast wheels so it's probably close to the stock weight.

When I corner balanced mine, my friend's brother put his stock 77 (3.0 non-intercooled) 930 on the scales and it was very close to 2700.