ARTICLES
Subject: Complete 924/944/968 Excellence Index!
From: "Michael J. Kehr" <>
I have compiled an index for Excellence Magazine 924/944/968 series articles covering all issues. I have divided the index in several sections. This should speed up the search process when you need to retrieve information.
The articles by Jim Pasha are excellent in content and contain valuable repair information. for those water cooled Porsches! I hope that more are on their way in future issues. A sunroof troubleshooting/repair would be very helpful!
NOTE: I have all of the articles and this index in a plastic sleeved booklet. I have referenced to it several times during my repairs and troubleshooting.
If I missed any let me know. ()
Any comments 609.645.8167
EXCELLENCE TECHNICAL ARTICLES: By Jim Pasha
So You Want To Buy A WaterCooled Porsche?
Excellence Feb.1994 5p. p.100
Hunting For Used Parts For Your 924/944/968/928
Excellence April 1994 5p. p.94
924 944 968 General Suspension Preparation
Excellence May 1994 6p. p.100
Motor Mounts And Exhaust SystemsSensitive Areas On WaterCooled Porsches
Excellence June 1994 6p. p.107
944 Timing Belts And Water Pumps
Excellence Aug. 1994 6p. p.107
924/944/968 Drivetrain ComponentsDrive shaft, Gearbox and Halfshafts
Excellence Oct. 1994 5p. p.109
BrakesFor 924/944/968
Excellence Nov. 1994 6p. p.107
Dealing With Electrical Problems In Water Cooled Porsches
Excellence Dec. 1994 6p. p.115
944 Series DMEThe Brain That Controls The Brawn
Excellence Feb. 1995 6p. p.107
944(and 928) Oil Systems
Excellence April 1995 6p. p.109
924 Valve Adjustment, 924/944 Rear Axle Bearings And Torquing Engine Parts
Excellence May 1995 6p. p.107
Wheels For The Front EnginePorsche
Excellence June 1995 6p. p.107
General Maintenance For 924/944/928/968 (and a little for 911 owners, too)
Excellence Aug. 1995 6p. p.113
924 Brakes Struts, And More
Excellence Nov. 1995 6p. p.107
The FAQs Of Owning A Front Engined Porsche
Excellence Feb. 1996 6p. p.108
Body Building, 924/944/968 Style (924/944/968 Lower Front Control Arms)
Excellence May 1996 3p. p.107
Flywheel And ClutchService And Repair
Excellence June 1996 4p. p.106
EXCELLENCE TECHNICAL FORUMS: BY Jim Pasha
Steering And Power Steering 924/944/968
Removal Of 944 Air Conditioning
Questions And Answers On Water Cooled Porsches
Excellence Aug. 1996 5p. p.114
Water Cooling, Porsche's Future
Questions And Answers (clutch, 924 coolant Lines, 951 rear
hatch rattle, 944 radiator leak, 951 radio reception, new gas
formulation)
Excellence Oct. 1996 4p. p.115
924S/944/968 Belt Tensioning
Excellence Dec. 1996 1 p. p.134
Headlights & Auxiliary Lights
Cooling System
944 Lubrication System
A Good Set Of Tools
Excellence Feb. 1997 6p. p.123
Electric Windows And Mirrors
Questions And Answers (944 rear hatch, limited slip differential, manual transmission oil change, Oil change, clutch, coolant tube)
Excellence April 1997 6p. p.115
A little About Seats
Questions And Answers (clear coat for wheels, 944 lowering/raising headlamp problem, removing CV joints bolts, 1988 Turbo S clutch/drive shaft questions, 944 spark plugs)
Excellence May 1997 5p. p.122
Hot Rod 924 And Other Fantasies
Questions And Answers (general tuneup, 924 S temperature gauge, 924 transmission, 924 oil pressure, 924/944 factory workshop manuals, 1988 Turbo S maintenance costs?)
Excellence June 1997 6p. p.129
Safety Basics For The Track
Questions And Answers (944 low fuel indicator lamp, flat towing 944s, 944 fans, battery trickle chargers, 944 jack points, 1989 944 S2 clutch chatter)
Excellence Aug. 1997 6p. p.129
Boost For 924s And 944s
Questions And Answers (oil seals, gaskets and 0rings, stroker kit crankshaft, 3.0 liter conversion, 924 S steering rack, oil pan upgrade)
Excellence Oct. 1997 6p. p.131
Porsches Other Turbo: The 951
Questions And Answers (warming up a 944 turbo, performance chips, 951 wheel shimmy)
Other Tips (harness mounting points, motor mounts, windshield gasket)
Excellence Nov. 1997 6p. p.131
RACING:
AdvantageVette?
By: Gene Babow
Excellence Feb. 1988 2p. p.40
The 924 Club Sport
By: David Coleman
Excellence April 1988 4p. p.60
The Porsche 924 At Le Mans
By Jerry McDermott
Excellence Oct. 1989 6p. p.76
The Do It Yourself Porsche The 924D
By Jerry McDermott
Excellence Aug. 1990 3p. p.96
On Road Again944 Racing
By: David Coleman
Excellence June 1991 4p. p.87
Building A 944 Turbo To Challenge The V8s
By: Robert Bruce Duncan
Excellence April 1991 5p. p.73
924 Rally Cars
By: Jerry McDermott
Excellence Oct. 1991 3p. p.104
Title Insurance The 944 Dominates Firehawk Racing
By: David Coleman
Excellence April 1994 6p. p.82
For Here or To Go? Tempestuous 944 Turbo
By: David Coleman
Excellence Aug. 1995 6p. p.69
Rothmans Porsche Challenge 944
By: Dom Miliano
Excellence Feb. 1996 3p. p.98
Its It! Improved Touring Series 944 Race Winner
By: David Coleman
Excellence April 1996 5p. p.77
The Heat Of The Battle: 968 Racing Effort
By: David Coleman
Excellence Dec. 1996 6p. p.119
A 944 Vision Becomes Reality
By: P. Giesold Stout
Excellence Feb. 1997 6p. p.73
GENERAL:
Stalking the 951
By: David Coleman
Porsche Mag. March/April 1987 5p. p.12
924 Suspension Preparation
By: Jim Pasha
Excellence Nov./Dec. 1987 4p. p.65
The Porsche 924
By: Jerry McDermott
Excellence Nov./Dec. 1987 7p. p.38
A Manhattan For A Martini: The Quest For Perfection
By: Ralph Towers
Excellence Nov./Dec. 1987 4p. p.22
Porsche 944 Turbo
By: Jerry Sloniger
Excellence Feb. 1988 4p. p.36
924 Engine And Transmission
By: Jim Pasha
Excellence Apr. 1988
1990 Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet
By: David Coleman
Excellence Dec. 1990 5p. p.94
Porsche 944 S: Proud Heir
By: David Coleman
Excellence Aug. 1988 8p. p.48
944 Turbo Update
By: David Coleman
Clutching At Straws
Excellence June 1989 7p. p.58
944 S2 Cabrio: Adult Toy
By: Jerry Sloniger
Excellence Oct. 1989 6p. p.46
Porsches Latest Collectible: 944 Turbo Cabrio
By: Jerry Sloniger
Excellence Oct. 1991 4p. p.54
Porsche 968: The Revolutionary Evolution
By: Jerry Sloniger
Excellence Oct. 1991 3p. p.84
Update: Driving The Porsche 968
By: Jerry Sloniger
Excellence Feb. 1992 2p. p.70
The Chrome Starfish 944 to 968 Wheel Conversion
By: David Coleman
Excellence Apr. 1992 3p. p.80
Robocab: A Second Look At The 968
By: David Coleman
Excellence Dec. 1992 6p. p.52
Porsche Price Trends $ 24,000
By: Bruce Anderson
(911/930, 944 Turbo S, 944 S2, Carrera, 928, 356)
Excellence Dec. 1992 4p. p.94
Solid Value: Buying A Used 944
By Bob Beebe
Excellence April 1993 4p. p.83
The Porsche 968 Turbo S: The Subtle Sledgehammer
By: Jerry Sloniger
Excellence June 1993 4p. p.93
Can You Believe An Inside Tip? 968 Tiptronic
By: Jerry Sloniger
Excellence Aug. 1993 4p. p.90
Buying A PreOwned, EntryLevel Porsche: The 924S
By: Ernest J. Porter
Excellence Oct. 1994 4p. p.97
Market Report:924/944/968
By: Bruce Anderson
Excellence April 1997 5p. p.79
Subject: HERE ARE THE #'S
From: German Engineering
To:
The phone #'s are:
Excellence 415 382.0580
Panorama 603 881.7576 New Membership is $36.US of which $6 is used for the subscription
Subject: Porsche 944 Article in Grassroots Motorsports Magazine, 1/3/00L
From: "Per Schroeder"
The February 2000 issue of Grassroots Motorsports, the hardcore sports car magazine, has hit the newsstands. Included in this issue is an in-depth article on the Porsche 944. It features buying tips, racing set-up suggestions, and the debut of Grassroots Motorsports Project 944.
An online copy of this article is available on the Grassroots Motorsports website. Go to and click on "Editorial", then "Current Issue", follow the hypertext link to the 944 article.
After you are done enjoying this article, you should browse the main homepage more thoroughly. We have a well-subscribed message board, club links page, and even project car updates.
Any sports car enthusiast may obtain a free copy of Grassroots Motorsports through the Web page. The magazine may also be reached by e-mail at , and the phone number is (904) 673-4148
Subject: automotive fine art, 2/27/00
From:
I thought I’d explain why I have the word "art" after my last name being we are all automotive enthusiasts here. I’m an automotive fine artist in Los Angeles. I paint in oils and my works are typically 6 to 18 square feet in size (on stretched canvas of course). My style is photo-realism and I like painting sections of cars instead of the entire thing (save that for all the calendars out there). My favorite subject matter are vintage European cars.
I don't have an inventory of prints like most automotive artists. Instead, I prefer doing original, personal commissions of people's own cars (or a particular car of interest). I generally work from photographs - my own or my client's.
If any of you are interested in a painting of your car or of a car that you would most likely kill for, send me a reply with your mailing address and I’ll send you a couple samples. I’d like to compare my style and quality of work to Wm A. Motta (if any of you are familiar).
Subject: Price Survey results synopsis, 2/23/00
From:
924/931/944/951/968 Price Survey Results
Survey synopsis:
This is a quick breakdown of the responses to the purchase price survey. In order to facilitate comparison, I extracted the information from each of the original posts and put the statistics into an identical format. The condition rating of the vehicle is my interpretation from what I would expect in a car described as Poor-Good-Excellent based on the respondents description. And I'm picky about what qualifies as Excellent The reader is free to view the full text of each survey response in the other post I'll send today. They contain a lot of interesting and amusing commentary. Everyone is free to make their own judgments on my subjective decisions. I don't want to argue about it. This is not a scientific study. I'm not going to make any conclusions as to the accuracy of the Excellence price guide in relation to this survey. You can make up your own mind. I'm not making any assertions to what any car is worth. Its purpose is to provide another piece of information for someone buying or selling one of these cars.
The format is as follows,
1.Year/ Model / Mileage
Condition/ sale price / State or Metro area (if specified)
Bruce= xxxxxx
(Maximum price indicated using the Excellence guide, according to year of sale and condition of vehicle, I'm using the guide to get max price like any reader would.)
All sales were conducted in the last 2 years, Responses with more than one sale reported are contained under the same number.
1. 1987 / 944S / 72,000mi
Good condition /sold 5700 / SF Bay area
Bruce =
1986 / 951 / 108k mi.
Good / sold 7000 / LA
Bruce = 6661
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1986 / 951 / 135k mi.
Excellent (extensive mods.) / sold 17.500 / LA
Bruce = 8910
1992 / 968 / ?
Excellent / bought 15,000 / LA
Bruce = 17350
2. 1989 / 951 / 63k mi.
Good/ bought 16,000 / Alabama
Bruce = 9717
3. 1983 / 944 / 84k mi.
Poor / 2200 / Florida
Bruce = 3301
4. 1988 / 951S / 65k mi.
Excellent / 16,000 / Connecticut
Bruce = 12,675
5. 1987 / 951 / 94k
Good / 7700 / Alabama
Bruce = 6962
6. 1993 / 968 / 51k
Excellent / 20,500 / Mass.
Bruce = 20,575
7. 1988 / 951 / 165k
Poor / 5900 / ?
Bruce = 7249
1987 / 951 / 110k
Good / 7000 / ?
Bruce = 6962
1985 / 944 / 102k
Poor / 4200 / ?
Bruce = 3835
8. 1986 / 951 / 32k
Good / 12,000 / SF Bay area
Bruce = 6661
9. 1986 / 951 / 112k
Good / 7300 / Florida
Bruce = 6661
10. 1987 / 944S / 143k
Poor / 5900 / MO
Bruce = 5026
11. 1984 / 944 / 103k
Good / 5300 / ?
Bruce = 4165
12. 1989 / 951 / 73k
Good / 12,000 / Hawaii
Bruce = 9717
13. 1982 / 924 / 45k
Poor / 2500 / VA
B = 1716
1981 / 931 /59k
Good / 3250 / VA
B = 2335
14. 1983 / 944 / 116
Good / 3500 / Missouri
B = 3754
15. 1989 / 944S2 / 59k
Excellent / 16,000 / Boston
B = 10688
16. 1987 / 951 / 74k
Good / 10,300 / Colorado
B= 6962
17. 1989 / 944S2 / 62k
Good / 12,900 / South Car.
B = 7984
1987 / 951 (modified to cup car specs.) / 40k
Excellent / 22,500 / South Carolina
B = 9320
18. 1988 / 951 / 84k
Good / 9500 / New Jersey
B = 8242
1988 / 951S / 48k
Excellent / 12,000 / NJ
B = 12075
19. 1988 / 951S / 59k
Good / 13,500 / Florida
B = 9020
20. 1987 / 951 / 75k
Good / 9400 / Missouri
B = 6962
21. 1989 / 951S / 68k (lots of mods)
Good / 20,500 / Houston
B = 9717
22. 1985.5 / 944 / 102k
Good / 5500 / Maryland
B = 4510
1990 / 944S2 / 89k
Good / 11,500 / Maryland
B = 14000
1993 / 968 / 55k
Excellent / 18400 / Maryland
B = 20575
23. 1986 / 951 / 76,
Excellent / 9300 / NJ
B = 8918
24. 1986 / 951 / 103k
Poor / 3500 / LA
B = 5859
25. 1986 / 944 / 142k
Poor / 3000 / Maine
B = 4320
26. 1988 / 951 / 47k
Good / 9300 / Illinois
B = 8242
27. 1986 / 951 / 44k
Excellent / 12,000 / PA
B = 8918
28. 1986 / 951 / 62k
Excellent / 14,000
B = 8918
29. 1985 / 944 / 72k
Extra Poor / 2200 / Ark.
B = 3835
1985.5 / 944 / ?
Poor / 5000 / Ark
B = 3967
30. 1984 / 944 / 82k kilometers (Canadian)
Good / 5000 / Ontario
B = 4165
31. 1989 / 951S / 125k
Excellent / 15,900
B =13008
1989 / 951S / 89k
Good / 16,000 / Delaware
B = 9717
1989 / 951S / 128k
Good / 13,900
B = 9717
1986 / 951 / 144k
Good / 9800 / Delaware
B = 6661
1988 / 951 / 98k
Excellent / 9800
B = 11003
1987 / 951 / 101k
Good / 9800 / Delaware
B = 6962
1987 / 951 / 152k
Good / 7800 / Del
B = 6972
1986 / 951 / 168k
Poor / 6800 / Del
B = 5859
32. 1986 / 951 / 41k
Excellent / 17k / ?
Bruce =8918
1986 / 951 / 77k
Good (modified) / 12k / ?
6661
34. 1988 / 951 / 106k
Good / 9000 / Florida
B = 8242
35. 1987 / 944 / ?
Good / 5900 / Md.
B = 5285
36. 1989 / 944 / ?
? / 10,500
B = 5-8000
37. 1988 / 951S / ?
Good / 15,000 / Ohio
B = 9020
38. 1983 / 944 / ?
Excellent / 2600 / Wa.
B = 5025
39. 1989 / 951S / 58k
Excellent / 15k / S. Carolina
B = 13008
40. 1991 / 944S2 / 38k
Excellent / 22k / SFbay
B = 14625
1986 / 951 / 88k
Good / 8500 / SFbay
B = 6661
41. 1987 / 944 / 120k
Good / 5300 / Missouri
B = 5285
42. 1990 / S2Cab / 27k
Good / 20500 / Wash
B = 14000
43. 1986 / 944 / 109k
Poor / 3500 / ?
B = 4320
86 / 951 / 56k
Excellent / 9500 / ?
B = 8918
44. 1986 / 951 / 118k
Poor / 8000 / Maine
B = 5859
45. 1986 / 951 / 72k
Excellent / 10,900 / OK
B = 8918
46. 1987 / 951 / 120k
Good / 8250 /TX
B = 6962
47. 1984 / 944 / 103
Good / 5000 / ?
B = 4165
48. 1993 / 968 / 40k
Excellent / 24,500 / ?
B = 25938
49. 1987 / 951 / 88k
Good / 9000 / NJ
B = 6962
50. 1986 / 951 / 132k
Good / 6800 / TX
B = 6661
51. 1987 / 944S / 92k
Good/ 10,000 / ?
B = 5715
1987 / 944S / 98k
Good / 7000
B = 5715
1993 / 968 / 52k
Excellent / 26500
B = 20575
52. 1986 / 944 / 100k
Poor / 5000 / Penn
B = 4320
53. 1993 / 968 / 39k
Excell / 23500 / Ark.
B =20575
54. 1985.5 / 944 / 79k
Good / 5500 / PA
B = 4510
55. 1984 / 944 / 120k
Good / 4300 / NY
B = 4165
56. 1987 / 951 / 95k
Good / 10000 / Ill.
B = 6962
57. XXXX
58. 1987 / 944S / 78k
Good / 7500 / NJ
B = 5715
59. 1987 / 924S / 152k
Good / 3500 / NH
B = 4015
60. 1988 / 924S / 51k
Good / 5500 / Montana
B = 4482
61. 1987 / 951 / 106k
Good / 10000 / Sfbay
B = 6962
62. 1987 / 944S / 120k
Poor / 4500 (no records) /
B = 5026
63. 1984 / 944 / 78k
Excell / 4200 / Ind.
B = 5575
64. 1983 / 944 / 96k
Good / 3300 / LA
B = 3754
1983 / 944 / 106k
Good / 4000 / LA
B = 3754
1986 / 944 / 162k
Excel / 5000 / LA
B = 6575
65. 1989 / 951 / 47k
Good / 13000 / AZ
B = 9717
66. 1993 / 968 / 55k
Good / 20000 / TX
B = 17000
67. 1980 / 931 / 120kil.
Good / 4500 (can.) / Ontario
B = 2222 (us)
68. 1986 / 951 / 100k
Poor / 5000 / CA
B = 6661
69. 1984 / 944 / 85k
Good / 4500 / TX
B = 4165
70. 1988 / 951 / 69k
Good / 12500 / FL
B = 8242
71. 1988 / 951S / 62k
Good / 12500 / Montreal
B = 9020
72. 1988 / 951 / 73k
Good / 12500 / TX
B = 8242
73. 1988 / 944 / 90k
Good / 6500 / Ohio
B = 5845
74. 1987 / 951 / 77k
Good / 16000 / Penn
B = 6962
75. 1982 / 924 / ?
Poor / 2000 /
B = 1716
76. 1986 / 944 / 141k
Good / 6700 / Canada
B = 4912
77. 1984 / 944 / 84k
Good / 7000 / Mich.
B = 4165
78. 1987 / 951 / 99k
Good / 8500 / NJ
B = 6962
79. 1995 / 968 / 70k
Excel / 22000 / ?
B = 32438
80. 1986 / 951 / 125k
Good / 7000 / CA
B = 6661
81. 1987 / 924S / 136k
Poor / 4900 / Poland!
82. 1985 / 944 / Poor (salvage)
Poor / 3400 / FL
B = 3835
83. 1988 / 951S / 105k
Good / 10500 / FL.
B = 9020
84. 1987 / 951 / 115k
Poor / 6500 / ?
B = 6123
85. 1986 / 951 / 80k
Good / 7850 / ?
B = 6661
Subject: 944 stuff at Tech-Session, 3/14/01
From: Skip Grehan
We're growing as promised... here's a rundown of recent 944 articles:
944 Alternator r/r
944 Ride-Height adjust
944 Oil pressure r/r
944 Transaxle r/r
944 Wheel rates table
944 Coolant flush
924/944/968 Engine Identification
924/944/968 Production Facts
944/951 Rod Bearing Replacement
944/951 Oil Pressure Relief Valve
944/951 Motor Mount Replacement
944/951 Transaxle Fluid Change
You can see these and more at
I found the whole procedure describing the cleaning of seat switches from 928 FAQ:
Subject: New Stuff from Pelican Parts!!! 7/23/01
From: Wayne at Pelican Parts
Hi everyone. I've got some new cool stuff on the site that everyone might be interested in:
- Tech Article: 930S Steering Wheel Install
- Tech Article: Racing Harness Installation
- Tech Article: Roll Cage Installation
- Tech Article: 964 Blower Motor Upgrade
- Tech Article: 911 Rear Wing Installation
- Tech Article: Early Heat Exchanger Retrofit
- Tech Article: Brake Cooling Kit Installation
- Tech Article: Boxster OBC Activation
- Tech Article: Home Toe-In/Camber Adjustment
And a whole lot more coming in the next few days! Check it out as always, at your number one source:
Keep watching for many more technical articles. We'll be releasing them to correspond with my new book, "101 Projects for your Porsche 911."
Subject: a damm hard Quiz! 10/18/01
From:
I just ran across this damm interesting and hard quiz. If you think you know cars... then this one is for you. Heck it even has some decent Porsche content in it.
Subject: RE: The 944 Garage... 5/8/02
From: "Skip Grehan"
Not completely up yet though.