Anybody have any personal experience with a 78 or 79 930 turbo? Strengths, weaknesses, things to look for etc... thanks
murph...i have an 87 930 w/ 29k miles. i had the motor and suspension done by andial approx (500 hp). it is a rocketship and the perfect porsche compliment to my boxer...yours too! be glad to answer all your questions. pcb
God like. No weaknesses. Best car ever made. Hands down. Enzos ******** suck in comparison. OK, back to reality. I cant tell you too much more than the general information so Ill just direct you to the people who can tell you a lot, if you havent already looked through rennlist make you sure you head here.
Had a black 930, ended up putting a 5- speed in it, coil-overs, larger turbo's, intercooler ect.. The car was pretty fast but you still could not get away from the "turbo lag" the 5 speed makes it better as your in the boost range more. You can get a nice one for about 25k these days. vince
How much do you want to spend? An '89 comes with a 5 speed. You can do a G50/50 conversion to any year, but it will run you $8500 or so. There are also lots of modified cars for sale out there. I know of one highly modified and developed 930 currently for sale at $45K. Go here for details: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=203189&perpage=20&pagenumber=1 That car puts down 418hp at the rear wheels and has turned lap times in the 1:33 range at Laguna Seca. That is formula car like times! This is a SERIOUS piece of street/track hardware. I can think of nothing that is as fast in anything like the same price range. This car will eat a 360 Challenge Stradale for lunch and have room left for your run of the mill 355 for dessert! On that forum you will also find several other 930s for sale. A decent shape '79 Turbo should bring $22K - $28K. But, you could easily spend another $80K trying to make it what the car I posted is right now! Terry
it may be hard to find a really good one for that money...i think good ones are in the 35k range...more w/ tastefull mods and under 20k miles.
I owned a 1979 930 for a year.........cost me $5K CAD to run it. I also had a 1982......cost me $5K as well. Both cars were used when I acquired them and had about 75 kms on the odometer. I have a 1986 930 Slantnose in stock right now for sale........14,000 miles....looks like it came out of a time capsule. I'd keep it if I had the spare cash lying around. These are strong cars........I spent most of the money on brakes.......tires and clutchs.....nothing out of the ordinary went wrong.......mainly because they were daily drivers I think. It's those consumable items that will get your pocketbook.......because the car is so much fun........you are either on full boost.........or full brakes !!!!
In a previous century, if you were an adventurous man who thought you were good with a Colt .45, you might have gone to Doge City and Challenged Wyatt Earp. If you are feeling adventurous today, and think you are good in the driver's seat, you could try out a turbocharged Porsche 930 - one of the early ones, a '78 or '79 or so, produced before the Germans learned pity. More guys totaled their 930s on their first day of ownership than probably any other car ever built. Part of this has to do with the way the boost kicks in, like the recoil of a .44 Magnum. Another reason can be attributed to when the boost kicks in - usually at the worst time! Plain automotive cussedness you can count on. Brake late into a corner in a 930, so late you're still trailing on the brakes as you begin turning, and the ass end will come out on you sure as God reviles sin. Get off the brakes and it'll spin. Brake harder, and it'll spin. Is there simple salvation? Push your foot down on the throttle, catch the drift and power through. As the boost whacks in, trim back the throttle to about constant rush. The front tires will go light, and you'll drive nose first off to the outside. Try to save it by lifting and you'll snap-spin for sure. Remember... you've got about five nanoseconds to get this maneuver right. As soon as the rears grab, get the fronts turned into the corner. Now you've got it...well, maybe you've got it. Besides, if you're really good, a Porsche 930 will let you do it all over again. Antone who says they don't get all weak and misty eyed every time they see a Porsche 930...is a liar. One drive and you'll understand why. Sixty mph comes in 4.7 seconds; top speed is 170 mph. The brakes will roll your socks up, then down. Anyone who has ever handles a 930 Turbo at speed can, to this day, vividly recall their first time...the exact moment they first dipped into it, woundup the turbo, and launched into a wild supersonic fantasy. Pure nirvana, baby. ...Or maybe this simply lends new meaning to the term "Godspeed all". Anonymous From http://forums.rennlist.com/rennforums/showthread.php?t=184157&highlight=930+ownership
regarding the post above...i think that about sums a 930 up!! as an owner, i can attest to the ballet that is throttle steering a 930. get it right and there is little as satisfying. ...get it wrong and you will break lots of cool stuff...and be comforted that you will do it all at a really high rate of speed!!!! i love my ferraris but the 930 is my bad boy, anti establishment machine!! there is no substitute!!!
Had a '79 930 (s/n 1200. Last 'o last 50). Not as pipey (er, laggy) as a '76-7 and quicker (torquier?). As stated, best to be in boost throughout long sweepers. Front end way light at speed (140+). Great steering (unless at speed). Great brakes (trailbrakes okay w/modulation). Built like a vault. Super reliable (had to replace oil return lines 'cause it was a queen prior to my scoring it). Pretty entertaining.
