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Originally Posted by 93097004xx
What's your take on 930s? Are they hobbiest? I mean I consider myself fairly well mechanically inclined and would not think twice about doing general repairs/ maintenance on 2.0 2.7 3.0 3.2 911s or 914s. The 930 on the other hand I have heard from several people mechanics that's turbos are a whole other animal to work on in particular the calibration of the CIS injection system and building of the engine entails a lot more degree of precision expertise or one can end up with any number of BIG problems.
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It's all in your mind when it comes to mechanical limitations. This at least my experience. In general most Porsche people that I have known or respected have known the basic relationship of systems and processes and several guys I know have rebuilt 4-cams and even one guy I respect (Wayne Beckwith) who taught me a lot in my college days rebuilt a 908 engine in our shop (Grand Touring Cars - Scottsdale) without any prior experience. He blew off most of what people call 'ritual and myth' surrounding certain cars and engines. Sure, there are people that practice the Dark Arts of Unknown things in automotive, but if you ask people about a 930 and they tell you these things remember: Don't believe anything you hear, and only half of what you see.
Growing up in Connecticut, my good friends father got into 930s in the late '80s bigtime. He was coming from '56 T-Bird ownership, and had a bunch of Brit cars like an old Lotus, etc. He learned very quickly. He did both motors. Sure he was an engineer and very smart, but he built those engines. He had serious skills, but he didn't let anything get in his way mentally.
The Ferrari crowd is very different. It's a topic of discussion when people get together on what mechanic they use, who they trust, etc., much more so like a status symbol than anything. Not that that's bad. Maybe Ferrari people have serious careers that do not allow them the time to spend on a car, especially when family comes first. Ownership to many Ferrari people is ownership but not using. They are scared to put miles on them. They are terrified to add miles. This may be from lack of time, as they have planes, boats, and myriad other cars, and vacations (you get the picture). But Ferrari's do not get worked on in general even close to the way people wrench around here. But then again, they do not get driven like old 911s do.
These are just general ideas off the top of my head as I type - and my opinion after being around lots of cars and lots of people.