Difference between 911's

[Ma'ili Pt Westy]

I've been told that one of the best years for the 911's are the '87 - mid '89.
What are the difference from the previous years (early 80's to '86) is the only difference the engine size and the transmission?
I like the body style of the pre '90's

[john7]

real quick

in 87 they went to the G50 transmission
prior to that they used the 915

84 went to the 3.2liter carrera engine
77?-83 was the 3.0 liter
74-76 was 2.7 liter

in 85 the seats were lowered 1/2" helps if your are over 6' tall

i own a factory 84 491 (wide body) optioned car
if it was me i would buy a carrera. they are pretty bulletproof
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[pookie]

Most of the information above is correct, but the stock 911's in 77 were 2.7 as well.

I believe 75 might be 76, there was a special edition of the 911 model named Carrera that had the 3.0. The regular designators on the 911 were 911 and 911 S for 74-76.

1978 was the first year of the SC with the 3.0 and 915 tranny.
-the 3.0 is a tough engine and some say the best, but the fuel injection is CIS, which includes vaccum leaks and all the goodies
1983 was the last year of the SC

1984 was the first year of the 3.2 with the 915 tranny
-the 3.2 is a tough engine some say the best, but it has a DME brain which controls, fuel injection, timing, and everything else.
1987 was the same 3.2 but switched to a beefier tranny in the form of the G50

Most front ends look the same but as they progressed the rear flares got wider and wider. In 74-77 years the rears were really skinny, 6" wheels would fit and with mods 7" wheels can be made to fit. In 78 when the SC came out, the flares allowed for 7" wheels with no mods. In 84 you could fit 8" wheels with no mods in the rear. Then they also had widebody versions of the 3.2 that would allow 9" wheels.

Interiors stayed very much the same with small changes over the years. A/C was available but it never was really great. Early cars had dealer installed A/C, later it was factory. 3.2 has the "best" A/C. Not really a concern for many buyers.

The advice is always buy the newest Porsche you can afford and then set aside some extra money to fix the broken or little issues. It is also wise to have a Pre Purchase Inspection (PPI) done on any of these cars.

[john7]

[pookie]

john7

I don't know alot about the widebodies, but I thought they came stock with 9"'s, but that 10" or 11"'s would fit. But I think once you get up to those sizes you either have to fork out the big bucks for some factory ones or get custom wheels made.

[Porsche930dude]

[john7]

[Porsche930dude]

I was talking about 16" wheels. They made wider ones but only as RSR 15" wheels as you said. I thought we were strictly talking production turbo look wheels.