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gliding_serpent 08-18-2015 07:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Slanski62 (Post 8756510)
Am I crazy? How would the performance of a late-80's 911 compare to a modern M3? If I go with a 911, will I continually have something to repair, even if it's minor?

Steve Yeatts
Chapel Hill, NC
Yes you are crazy. Embrace it, we all are around here, some just choose to accept it.

Without verifing numbers, and top of my head, a 3.2 has around 13lbs per hp. Your m3 is more like 9:1. No comparison, but the 911 will be more engaging. My mild hot rod 3.2 to 3.4 will have a 9.5:1 power to weight, possibly slightly better. The 3.6 sc guys are around 8:1. A nisssn gtr is 7 or 7.5:1.

Old cars are always a work in progress, especially if you drive them. Depends on your ocd level also.

Goid luck!

Last911 08-18-2015 08:01 AM
Actually, forget the Porsche motor! Put a hot Jake Raby Type 4 into your 912!

Porsche 912E

One of his fav. cars and 160,000 Miles of abuse!
High Mileage Teardown


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