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Hey all,

New to the forum and the world of Porsche's so go easy

I'm looking at an S2 944 which i'd be buying with the goal of tracking. I have seen what i believe to be a good honest example on eBay - ending tomorrow.

Here's my dilemma, the car has no service history and i understand the clutch is a £1200 job to replace if its knackered.
As I'm currently up in Dundee and the car is in Newcastle i have no way of inspecting the clutch myself.

Do you guys know off anyone i could phone to go and have an inspection carried out on the car local to the Newcastle area - or any members who would generously give up an evening to have a nose around it and let me know?

I have tried the AA but they wont inspect cars older than 15 years old

Any help you could give me would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance

Mark

Hello, If you want a '44 for the track its be cheaper to buy one that's already track day prepared. You Will spend a fortune turning a 20 year old road car into a track day tool. The track prepared cars usually sell for less than the road cars on eBay as they appeal to fewer people & are just a toy! The clutch is fairly minor compared to suspension & engine condition not to mention the body. Look at loads & buy on condition. Don't only look at the S2. But if you are patient a track car will turn up on piston heads or eBay that fits the bill.

Quite agree, I've converted quite a few shells for the track & it's damned hard work & not to be under estmated.
EMC in Brum may know of a car for sale, they prep loads.

Not an endorsement, just saw it on the front page of the forum,

viewtopic.php?f=35&t=1875

would be better if it was a non sunroof model, and they are rare, track cars do pop up on both pistonheads and ebay now and then

Thanks for the info guys

Will scour the web to see whats out there

How about this? http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/727835.htm

Too late copperman - already posted above

Well, never managed to get the S2 i was bidding on

Luckily there seems to be a few out there so I'll just have to exercise some restraint and wait for the right one to come along.

I think a standard-ish one is what I'm really after, then as i learn the car and its traits I can slowly and surely upgrade the brakes and suspension etc to allow me to have a fairly capable track car (I'm no Lewis Hamilton after all ) whilst still having a car thats usable on the road.

Thanks for all the help and comments so far guys, it's much appreciated

Mark.

Mark, I wouldn't get too hung up on getting an S2, it will be more expensive as well as more complex to fix. A good Lux will be just as much fun as a track car, just as tuneable & easier & cheaper to buy & fix.

Thanks Jim,

I figured later models might have any early faults addressed, that was all.

Lux's have the 2.5 and 2.7 (with the 2.7 being rarer? - is that right?)

Learning something new everyday

2.7 was only made for a year, but is the one to go for if you can

A recent article (about three months ago) in 991 & PW outlined the engine changes off all the four cylinder models. Might be worth tracking down a copy.

Excellent, thanks for the info.

Will search eBay for the mags and see what turns up - thanks a lot

Mark

The only downer on the 2.7 is that it's a halfway house between the 2.5 & the 3 litre & some bits are unique to this engine. The water pump is one. Thta makes it rarer & more expensive, one of my members had belts done a year or so ago & the water pump was fairly expensive compared to an S2 or my Lux.
But yes 2.7 a good idea, would also be a good basis for an 8V 3 litre if you wished to upgarde later as the head fits the 3 litre block, this is the way they build big capacity Turbos.