From: James at Pelican Parts [james@pelicanparts.com] Sent: Saturday, May 22, 1999 11:14 PM To: NympHumpr@aol.com Subject: Re: '86 944 turbo > Hi Andy, > For starters, if you don't know the exact history of the timing belt, don't > waste any time getting it replaced. A T-belt failure is very expensive and > easily prevented. I always recommend that be the first order of business when > buying a used car with a timing belt. > > My parts reference suggests that all 924/944 CVs were the same as your '86 951; > and it is either a VW or Audi part number. If I were to do anything, I would go > to the later 951S unit (especially since your talking about HP upgrades); its > probably a little stronger. If funds are tight at the moment, I have heard of > people switching sides on the axles so that they wear the opposite way. I > personally don't recommend doing such things. Your car has allot of power, and > the more power you use, the more abuse the parts like the drive line take; the > stock CVs are probably the minimum standards, which is why they went to a > different unit on the 951S . I also warn against rebuilt units; these are > usually rebuilt to minimum, not Porsche, specs. Also: the torque specification > on the CV bolts is VERY important. > > The back and forth wiggle may be normal. Usually bad CVs will make noise, or a > clunking when turning corners. In any event, prevention is the best medicine. > You should inspect (obvious wear is normal) and repack your the CVs every 25k > miles. Use ONLY special CV grease and replace the boots at the first hit of > cracking. If any dirt gets into the CV you'll be buying a new one for sure. > > Rollbars, wheels, turbo.... Most of this is personal preference and there are > many suppliers. You might try signing up the www.rennlist.org. There is usually > much discussion on such topics and you'll be able to make a better informed > purchasing decision. Excellence and Panorama (Porsche Club) magazine are great > reference tools. You must first decide what your goals are (racer, commuter, > show), and work around those goals. I will say don't buy anything except forged > wheels! Most racers prefer to use original Porsche factory wheels. > > Good luck, I hope you enjoy the new adventure. > > james > > Wayne at Pelican Parts wrote: > > > Hi there, and welcome to Porsche ownership. We can get you all the parts > > that you need for your car, no problem. Just give Tom in sales a call at > > 1-888-280-7799, and he can help you out. As for your technical questions, > > the 944 Turbo is not my area of expertise. I will forward you to James in > > Tech Support who has owned these, and he can help answer your question. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Wayne > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: NympHumpr@aol.com [mailto:NympHumpr@aol.com] > > Sent: Saturday, May 22, 1999 3:38 PM > > To: pelicanparts@csi.com > > Subject: '86 944 turbo > > > > Hi my name is audy, this is my first time owning a porsche('86 944 > > turbo)...i > > know my car is not expensive like other porsches but i'm really > > excited.....enough to put a really big smile on my face for a couple of > > days > > since a bought .I had my car examined by a porsche mechanic...they said i > > need a set of new axle(driveshaft) and timing belt....my car's axle wiggles > > left and right..the car drives fair....but that mechanic said i stiil need > > to replace the axle..any suggestion?????I also read it somewhere in the > > internet that I can put a 924 axle on my 944,they said it's stronger because > > it's made by porsche instead of the one i have right now which is made ba > > AUDI?????????????do you sell these parts???.....and where do I need to go to > > get accessories for my car..such as rollbar,wheels,turbo > > upgrade,etc...please > > let me know if you have any idea...I really appreciate your help.....porsche > > foreveeerrrrr...... > > thanks, > > Audy Boudewyn > > email : altflobs@hotmail.com > > address: 22375 caminito mescalero > > laguna hills, CA 92653 > > tlX-Mozilla-Status: 0009 (949)581-8155