MKlll vs 1976 Porsche 911 turbo?

[KMinAF]

So my sister just bought her husband a 1976 Porsche 911 turbo (930) for his 50th birthday. If memory serves didn't they make around 250hp and were "challenging to drive? I ask this in case a little bench/friendly racing should come about. What are his chances, is it a fair match?

 

[Poodles]

Turbo 911 = 930

Yeah, they have around that number (stated number is 260HP). It's also old so it might be down on power, but he does have weight transfer in his favor.

Kind of a cool car though.

 

[Suprapowaz!(2)]

I say call him out, race, and get it on vid. Post the results. Don't be scared.

 

[taka21]

I say call him out, race, and get it on vid. Post the results. Don't be scared.

i second the motion lol

 

[KMinAF]

I will be sure to include lots of tire smoke, blurred scenery, girls gigling, 6k tach pics and of course some Jan and Dean as background music (I'm too old for rap) lol!

 

[KMinAF]

I'll be sure to include lots of tire smoke, girls giggling, 6k tach pics, blurred scenery and for background music maybe some Jan & Dean or Sammy Hagar (I'm too old for rap) lol!

 

[Nick M]

If you remove your back hatch with glass, the doors, the hood and the audio system, you might still weigh more. I was thinking they are near 2600 lbs soaking wet.

 

[te72]

Widebody? Or had that trend not started yet with the 911? Either way, cool cars, always did have a soft spot for classic crazy.

Challenging to drive is one way to put it. As Clarkson on Top Gear says, "they named it 911 so the Americans would know what number to call when their car unexpectedly put them into a tree."

 

[Nick M]

With even bigger fender flares over humongous (for the time) 215/60VR15 front and 225/50VR15 rear tires, a deep chin spoiler, headlamp washers and that whale tail spoiler, the 930 was an instant classic. Surprisingly, because of the Turbo's torque output, the only transmission aboard it was a four-speed manual. Car and Driver had the $25,850 Turbo blitzing to 60 mph in just 4.9 seconds and topping out at 156 mph — simply astounding performance for a time when most cars were strangled by primitive emissions controls. The 911 Turbo Carrera is one of the few great performance machines of the 1970s.

The 911 Turbo is the one street car from any time frame that will give you fits in a drag race.

There were no complaints about the brakes, however, for they were fade-free, impossible to lock, and capable of 60-mph halts in less than 160 feet -- excellent for the fairly hefty 2,825-pound curb weight.

I don't know about you all, but I don't think 2825 is hardly "hefty".

 

[te72]

The 911 Turbo is the one street car from any time frame that will give you fits in a drag race.

I don't know about you all, but I don't think 2825 is hardly "hefty".

Really? I can't see even a well driven 911 turbo from that era giving me much trouble in a drag race... Definitely not hefty though, not sure what they were comparing that to. I mean, from that era, you're looking at the C3 Corvette at a mid-3000lb curb weight, and the Datsun Z's for competition. 2825 lbs is fairly light for that kind of power, would make for a fun ride.

On the subject of 70's 911's, my neighbor had one sitting in his driveway last night. I drove right past it without even noticing the thing... probably because it was yet another white car on my street, I must be developing selective sight now too.