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[sawcy]

Hi my friends keep telling me the engine in my 924 comes from a van But they don't know what van it comes from Does anybody know where it comes from please Help [/b]

[Cedric]

It doesnt come directly from a vw van. Its a mishmash of different vag parts and some made by porsche.
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1980 924 Turbo
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[sawcy]

Thats what I thought but it was on top gear & they also said Van engine
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924,944,mgb gt,shogun 4x4,

[Smoothie]

From all I've heard/read on it, I've it boiled down to this -
Only the same basic block was used in other vehicles, and it was reworked by Porsche (larger crank journals, different crankshaft, rods, pistons, etc. (so engine bearings from the others won't fit)).
Some of those other vehicles that may have used the same block are VW LT van, Audi 100, AMC (Gremlin, Pacer, postal jeep), some tractor...
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"..it's made in Germany. You know the Germans always make good stuff."


'82 924T, US version, dark green metallic, 5 speed Audi 016G gearbox

[ideola]

[sgloki]

hrm, I have read otherwise.

From what I understand, not only is the K-jet tronic identical (in all but configuration) to a like yeared vw van, it's the bottom end and the same block as most VW vans.

The block its based on has been configured as a 1.6 1.7 1.8l, 1.8Turbo, 2.0L. it can be used with a huge number of heads, crossflows, 16V 8V solid or hydraulic lifters.... and those are just stock options. I've had a lot of cars with these blocks, a 86 wolfsburgh jetta with a 1.8 solid lifter. a brazilian vw fox aka lupo or polo with a 1.8l hydraulic lifter motor. I daily drive a 1.7l vw rabbit with solid lifters. They are great motors in stock configuration, and they can make a lot of power for a tiny 4-banger. If you want to learn more, you can check out VW books at the local library.

The block in the 924 IS indeed a audi100 block, found in the 100-400 and the early audi and VW foxes and vans.... however like someone else said, the porsche engine is a diffirent animal with a custom head, and entirely reworked internals.
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[Raceboy]

1. VW LT 2.0 engine was petrol engine, rated at 75hp. I've torn them apart like 7 or 8 because they usually have cranks that are in very good condition.

2. It doesn't have ANY 16v head that could be fit to that block.

3. Audi engine has different pistons, head (smaller intake valves and no provisions for injectors). Van engine has pistons with very large dish and only 7:1 CR.
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'83 924 2.6 16v Turbo, 470hp
'67 911 2.4S hotrod
'90 944 S2 Cabriolet
'78 924 Carrera GT replica
'84 928 S, sold
'91 944 S2, sold
'82 924S/931 "Gulf", sold
'84 924, turbocharged, sold.
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[Chrenan]

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[MattN]

I'm interested to hear more about the audi 100 head.

I have been looking at improving the intake port shape on my 924 N/A, and am struggling to work out how to add material.

Is the intake port smaller on the audi 100 head? or just the valve.
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1981 924 N/A

[fiat22turbo]

First, Top Gear is for entertainment only, anything said by those three petrol heads should be taken with a huge grain of salt. The only one I might believe when discussion turns to specific mechanical details would be Capt. Slow. Not to say they don't make good points, but you need to know when they are trying to be serious or when they are just going for a laugh (at Richard's expense)

If you watch the 1500 pound Porsche Challenge episode (available on YouTube I believe), you'll notice the 924 is the only one to complete everything without a single issue. If the short one hadn't screwed the pooch and actually bothered to put the 944 suspension under the 924 he'd have finished much higher in the standings instead of spending 750 pounds on some tyres and springs to come in last behind the 6-cylinder 928.

The fact that the tall monkey can't brake stand an automatic shows just how ill-informed a driver he can be and why they sent Capt Slow to be trained by Jackie Stewart to drive quickly.

Before anyone asks, a brake stand is holding the brake with one foot, while you hammer the gas with the other foot. You use the torque converter in the automatic to place a load on the engine and when you release the brake you'll either spin the wheels or launch fairly hard. Drag racers use this quite often to launch their cars while in the engine's power curve. Turbocharged cars benefit greatly from brake stands by generating boost from the load placed on the engine. On the 928, even with 6 cylinders he probably could have gotten a proper set of "11's"
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Stefan
1979 924 Carrera GTS (clone-ish)
1988 944 Turbo S (Silver Rose)

[Nobbi]

my cent, stefan the 928 has a 5.0 Liter V 8 engine which is made from two 944 engine/s/heads.

And from what i know the 924 NA engine has the same block as the VW LT light trucks. In the trucks vw used a diffrent head with a caburettor set-up. It developed 90 PS.

We put some light there......all together.
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NA 924 - april/1977- 4-speed-audi gearbox.
500.000 km with fun.....and new toy:Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet.Other car Daimler c-class cabby,brandnew..Plus : DEUTZ 4005 tractor Built 1967

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[Rich H]

It died from being Clarksonned, he is not exactly mechanically sympathetic! Check the £10000 supercar challenge...
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1994 Lotus Esprit S4 - Work in progress...
1980 Porsche 924 S2 DITC Turbo - Original spec
1978 Homo-Sapiens - Tired spec
1953 Landrover S1 - Pensioner Spec

[ideola]