Part of my Porsche ownership history included a white 1987 944S . That 16 valve engine had decent power and overall was a good car . Unfortunately aprox. 2,000 miles after a timing belt replacement the belt decided to snap

and the valves and pistons made sweet music together

. That soured me on the 944 experience and I sold it as is because I didn't want to sink a bunch of money into her . Porsche really should have come up with a timing chain setup or all gears ............. or they should have figured out how to make a timing belt last like everyone else