What is a Carrera Club Sport?

[Jeff]

I see the performance numbers are very impressive. I assume it is a n/a engine.

Was it a light weight?

What size motor?

When was it produced?

Was it imported to America?

[k9handler]

1989 seen 7 (U.S. Market) Club Sport limited edition models...lightweight and 16" wheels.

Source: Patrick Paternie, Porsche 911 (MBI) pg. 59

[ChrisBennet]

The Club Sport was essentially a delete option car that Porsche tried to sell at full price. At the time, very few people bought into the idea and thus they are very rare today.
Off the top of my head, some of the features were:
- Hollow intake valves that allowed a slightly higher rev limit.
- Sticker instead of hood badge
- Clock delete
- No AC
- Sound deadening deleted
- Clock deleted
- Cloth sport seats
- Sport shocks (spring rates remained the same).
-Chris

[tchanson]

Originally posted by ChrisBennet
The Club Sport was essentially a delete option car that Porsche tried to sell at full price. At the time, very few people bought into the idea ....

I think that pretty much sums up the concept.

As I recall, they also had solid motor mounts with no rubber bushings. Total weight savings from all the deleted equipment that Chris listed above was around 100 lbs.

I could be mistaken, but I don't recall that the US spec cars had any more HP than any other US spec Carrera, but that the rev limit was programmed a few hundred RPM's higher.

Tim

[GeorgeK]

-No rear seats ( a shelf instead)
-No passenger subvisor,
-Less/no underbody Schutz
-Manual sportseats (THESE are very rare)
-Clock in there
-No sunroof
-No bumper shocks,
-Alloy space saver like would come (but with a different offset) on the 964 (VERY rare too)
-Higher rev limit,
-No changes to valvetrain, but,
-Again the factory choose the good engines off the dyno, like they would for the 964 RS, and a modified DME with a 6700 rpm limiter
-originally all white, or red, with red, or white Fuchs.
-Some made it to the US in another color.
-571 cars built in all
GeorgeK

[Nickshu]

I think the years were 1988 and 1989. 1988 saw import of just under 30 units to the US. 1989 saw only a handful come over here. If I recall this is what I read somewhere

Nick.

[Jeff]

The book that I saw these in was "Porsche 911, the complete story" by David Vivian. It states that the 0-60 time was 5.1 seconds. Thought maybe there would be more weight lose/ power to these cars.

[RickC]

In 1984 most magazines said normal 3.2's went 0-60 in anywhere from 5.3 (Car & Driver) to high fives or low sixes. Later magazine articles had much slower times, though curb weight was the same and the remapped 87-89's made a bit more power. Not sure why this is.

[ChrisBennet]

I dug out the article (Road & Track 1989 Porsche) and here a few more of the deleted/changed items:
- automotic heater replaced with manual levers
- power windows replaced with wind up
- central locking
- two defroster blowers
- fog lightfs
- engine and trunk lights
- glove box lid and lock
- rear Carrera script

My memory was faulty about the clock being deleted.
-Chris

[nick-moss]

I actually ordered one back in October 1987 from Maltin Porsche in Henley, Oxfordshire, but I didn't take delivery. The invoice price was £34,389.98

I have the original spec sheet which was just a photo-copied sheet from Porsche GB.


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911 Carrera Coupe in 'Club Sport Version' (M637)

Base Model: 911 Carrera Coupe

Exterior colours: Grand Prix White / red decals / red wheel centres

Interiors: all standard interiors, (leather front and rear seats) there is a lot of stuff tipexed out here, so the available interior is a bit unclear.

Order codes: M637 - club sport version

+ M541 - radio preparation (2 speakers & antenna amp)

+ P42 - Group number comprising:

Shortened gear lever (M243)
Sports shock absorbers (M474)
Front and rear spoilers (M473)
Rear storage box in place of seats (M419)
6 and 7J x 16 forged alloy wheels (M395)

All other M-options can be ordered with the exception of the following:


M058 M438 M139 M454 M197 M491 M286 M498 (STD) M288 M513 M326 M525 M340 M526 M341 M533 M383 M559 M387 M586 M425 M650 M430 M975 M437

Body: deletion of:

1. rear seats
2. back & sidewall trim
3. sound insulation(except for engine comp and roof section)
4. PVC undercoating
5. Additional blower with cover and control knob
6. Automatic heating control
7. lockable front hood
8. sunvisor, passenger side
9. lid of storage compartment in doors
10. activated carbon container
11. coat hook
12. Carrera lettering

Deviating from standard version

1. Manual window levers
2. front spoiler w/out opening for fog lights
3. rear section covered with carpeting
4. sidewalls, front, covering with carpet
5. new combination seats (base cushion and sports seat backrest) w/out electrical height adj, in cloth or cloth/leatherette only
6. manual heating levers behind handbrake lever on right
7. separate chassis number as of 14th digit (number starting with 5001)

Chassis

Deviating from std Carrera Sport

1. w/out lockable wheel nuts
2. Alu spare wheel
3. engine mount, same as 911 Carrera Cab.

Engine:

Deviating from std version

1. intake valves (hollow valves)
2. Electronic control unit for 6840 RPM mac
3. Crankcae and cylinder heads with 'SP' marking

Electrical system

deletion of

1. fog lights, front
2. engine and luggage comp lights
3. radio prep (except cables)

Deviating fron standard version:

1. rev counter with modified 'red line' section
2. simpilfied cable harness
3. starter cable with reduced diameter


Homologation

1. registered as 2 seater
2. unladen weight 1,160 Kg

[Milu]

Also hollow intake valves, Bilstein dampers and I think it had higher quality valve gear. Reduced anti corrosion warranty.

Slightly different specs for some markets.

One Targa version was apparently supplied in Germany.

[david c.]

I believe the CS motor mounts have a different part number but
they are still rubber, not completely solid.

The CS models also had that way cool swoopy CS sticker on the fender!

[david c.]

I believe the CS motor mounts have a different part number but
they are still rubber, not completely solid.

The CS models also had that way cool swoopy CS sticker on the fender!

[Jeff]

Hey, Thanks for all the great info. I am always amazed at how knowledgable the people on this board are.

[Max Von]

Yikes!!
What about those stretchy 3.2 rod bolts. Did Porsche compensate for the lighter valves by replacing the rod bolts with an proper fastener combonation?
Lord knows we 3.2 folk can't rev beyond 6300 or face impending destruction.
Just curious really.
Max

[89911]

My car has a chip in that lift the limit to around 7000 rpm and the car is at this all the time at the track. I have given up worrying about it for the past 4 years. The day you start to be concerned is when something will happen.

[ljonespwc]

What a great car--sounded wonderful without all of the deadening material. I purchased it in January 2001, and due to a layoff I sold it in July that same year. It took me three days to sell it via Ebay, and I made $10,000 profit on the car. The new owner bought it sight unseen. I had calls from Florida, LA, New York, Boston, Atlanta, etc. My original invoice indicated that the engine had been balanced and blueprinted at the Porsche Werks Division. I read all of the magazines regarding performance, but when my buddy (with a low mileage '89 3.2L) and I raced, I left him behind every single time. He and I switched cars, and he left me behind every time. I was planning on putting the car on a dyno, but never got around to it. I miss that Club Sport. Lance.