84 944 imported from europe???

[shiftdrift944]

what are the difference from 84 944 European Porsche to the American 85(early) Porsche 944???

from the 944 84 i got...

is there any difference in weigh of the car and engine performance or design to the 85(early)944???

[944 Ecology]

You might have the more powerful m44/01 motor. Higher compression ratio.

[shiftdrift944]

might??? how would i go with on checking for the motor m44/01???

[ddbach]

You should find a tab with the engine code and serial # at the rear end of the block. Visible when standing on the passenger side.
Like this:

[shiftdrift944]

ok i never knew it was there..???cause i have replace a bad cylinder head and gasket on a 85 944 and didnt notice there was the motor code stamp there... thanks ddbach ill check it out tomorrow and see if its the m44/01 motor.

[shiftdrift944]

i dont see any stamp of the engine srry for the small image its from my phone... but is there any where else i can find the engine code.

[AA_Ezra]

clean the area were its shown in the picture above

[shiftdrift944]

ok ill try to clean it with a wire brush ill post some picture late this week

[porschetub]

Hi ,you will more than likely have the higher compression motor less the cat convertor which amounts to 163hp as opposed to 150 hp for the USA model,there may be a different ecu but that is generally hard to pinpoint.
Yes ,the car will be lighter due to non crash bumpers and air conditioning being less of an option in Europe,depends on your car,there may be other things also.
Cars appeared to vary alot in how they were supplied in those models ,my ROW car has this but not that if you know what I mean.

[wild man]

This thread has started to make me wonder.

I know there are significant differences between USA and ROW cars, such as the difference in HP, emissions, glass, etc. But what I am wondering is, besides the more extensive variations in the options packages, are there such differences between the ROW cars themselves, due to all of the different destinations in the ROW? Or is the ROW basically all the same, with the USA being the only "odd", or "different", country in the "W"?

[porschetub]

Hi, there are alot of differences,Clarks garage have a downloadable Porsche PET for your year @ the end they have listing of ROW ,USA,UAE,Australian,NZ,Japan etc models ,my 89 engine swap car (ex Japan )had some strange options and deleted stuff,cheers.