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| Author: | DICKO74 [ Mon Mar 21, 2016 10:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | A bit cheesed off. |
Hi Guys, I've owned my 944 2.7l for the past 4 years, undertaking a slow renovation. Part of me always felt that the engine had been changed at some point, well to my disappointment tonight I finally found the engine number, which shows my engine to be a 1986 2.5 instead of a 2.7  should I be disappointed?? I feel a bit cheesed off!! |
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| Author: | Sean Smallman [ Tue Mar 22, 2016 12:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A bit cheesed off. |
If you have enjoyed the car for four years, does it really make a big difference to the smile she puts on your face? |
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| Author: | GlennS [ Tue Mar 22, 2016 3:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A bit cheesed off. |
I can't see how it makes much real-world difference. The performance of the 2.5l and 2.7l engines never differed by much. All these years later, a "good" 2.5 will probably out-perform a "middling" 2.7. Condition will count for more than displacement. In the "collector's car" world, people do care about matching chassis and engine numbers. Thankfully that hasn't percolated down to the 944 yet. |
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| Author: | caprixpack [ Tue Mar 22, 2016 3:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A bit cheesed off. |
I'd be more than cheesed off I be bloody furious. I don't think it has anything to do with performance it's the fact that you've been cheated and lied to. I had this when buying a supposed 2.8 cologne v6 engine but when I turned up it had 2.3 cast on the side. |
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| Author: | pauly [ Tue Mar 22, 2016 7:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A bit cheesed off. |
DICKO74 wrote: Hi Guys, I've owned my 944 2.7l for the past 4 years, undertaking a slow renovation. Part of me always felt that the engine had been changed at some point, well to my disappointment tonight I finally found the engine number, which shows my engine to be a 1986 2.5 instead of a 2.7 should I be disappointed?? I feel a bit cheesed off!! YES, a 2.7 engine is worth much more than a 2.5. |
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| Author: | flux3d [ Wed Mar 23, 2016 9:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A bit cheesed off. |
I've recently joined the 2.7 owners club and I'd be cheesed off if I'd found out it was a 2.5. Mind you maybe I should check. lol. I was told by one of the independents that a 2.7 could be more of a pain to own than a regular 2.5 due to the scarcity of some of the parts. He even went so far as to say that he wouldn't recommend a beginner owning one. In saying that this was about the time I was thinking of selling due to finding rampant sill rot internally... Maybe he wanted it cheap.  Either way I'm glad I kept it
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| Author: | Toby944 [ Thu Mar 24, 2016 1:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A bit cheesed off. |
I'd be livid. Not from a performance point of view but from having bought something and then to find out its not what was advertised. That said if you've enjoyed the car for the last 4 years I don't think the bad mood would last for long. Get out and drive it 
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| Author: | cococola [ Thu Mar 24, 2016 2:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A bit cheesed off. |
2.5 is easier to work on and parts are readily available...my preferred engine. |
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| Author: | DICKO74 [ Thu Mar 24, 2016 4:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A bit cheesed off. |
Thanks guys, for your views. When the engine was changed, would the clutch have been changed to a 2.5l spec? Thanks |
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| Author: | MichaelW944 [ Fri Mar 25, 2016 6:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A bit cheesed off. |
It's the same clutch mate. |
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