Porsche 944 Turbo S Street / Track Motorsport Pca on 2040-cars
Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States
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Prepared as the ultimate street legal Track Car for dual-purpose HPDE/street duty. Comfortable enough to drive daily - safe, predictable, and fast enough to terrorize at the track. This car compares
favorably to the ‘real’ Turbo S Upgrades.
My car is a 1986 standard Porsche 944 Turbo upgraded to 'near S'
specs... and in some cases improved specs (adjustable camber, larger improved
turbo, race seats, etc.):
Suspension ·
Porsche 968 M030 anti-sway bars o
Front diameter 30 mm o
Rear diameter 22 mm o
New updated 968 Porsche links and bushings ·
Adjustable Koni dampers o
Front spring rate 350# o
Adjustable front spring collar o
Rear spring rate 30mm torsion bar (largest
available – and preserves stock mounting for forces – rate comparable to front) ·
Corner Balanced ·
KLA Strut Brace ·
Racers Edge adjustable camber plates ·
New OE bushings o
OEM Control Arm bushings o
Weltmeister Inner Spring Plate Bushings o
968 Style Caster Blocks ·
New OE lower control arms and ball joints Brakes ·
Factory 944 Turbo Fixed Calipers o
quick change clip – 1 min per corner o
Professionally cleaned & rebuilt approx.
5000 miles ago ·
Performance Friction 97 Compound pads ·
Street pads ·
Zimmerman x-drilled rear rotors ·
OE style front rotors ·
Stainless Steel Brake Lines Safety ·
Custom-built
Jerry Sidock designed roll bar from B Pillars back o
6 point welded construction – custom fit to
provide maximum cargo space in rear hatch o
Absolutely perfect fit, finish, and vehicle
integration o
Vertical Main Hoop for ultimate safety o
Harness Mount o
Custom welded-in cage, tight to perimeter of
vehicle preserves the huge storage space in rear hatch (carry all four track
tires, tools, chairs, etc. to the track) ·
Corbeau Forza race seats, suitable for 6-point
harnesses o
Black upholstery o
3” cam-lock harnesses for both driver and
passenger o
Schroth eyelets and backing plates o
Positioned for safe and comfortable belt angles o
Two separate eyelets for anti-sub belts for a
true 6-point setup Reliability ·
New metal impeller water pump installed with
recent engine rebuild ·
New OEM radiator and hoses; aluminum thermostat
housing, new thermostat, and gaskets ·
Redline MTL in transaxle ·
Redline Water Wetter in cooling system ·
Fluids replaced every ~2 years ·
Mobile 1 15W-50 in engine Engine / Drivetrain ·
Recent engine rebuild with assistance of Steven
Cramer of Autocore (SEM PCA HPDE Safety Chair) o
K26/8 “cheater turbo” from Turbo S §
Turbo custom modified by Vitesse for faster
spool-up and higher top end than standard K26/8 §
Slightly larger than stock for increased power §
Tial dual-port wastegate §
Lindsey Racing adjustable boost control o
New updated metal impeller water pump kit o
New timing belt o
Reworked high flow fuel injectors o
Gates Racing Timing / Balance / Roller Kit ·
Lindsey Racing 3” Exhaust ·
Lindsey Racing Performance Chip ·
Lindsey Racing Boost Enhancer ·
SPEC Stage 2 Clutch ·
Fidanza Lightweight Aluminum Flywheel ·
Limited Slip ·
New OE Engine Mounts ·
Custom A-Pillar Two-gauge Pod o
Boost Gauge & Air / Fuel Gauge ·
Lindsey Racing Idle Stabilizer Hoses with
Venturi Delete Kit Interior / Other ·
Custom, Dark Charcoal Purlon Carpet (the same
light weight material found on early 911s) ·
RS Rear Seat Delete ·
Momo Steering Wheel ·
Backdated to Porsche OEM Manual Steering Rack
for improved feel and no power sapping power steering pump ·
Aftermarket Stereo plays nicely ·
Power sunroof motor removed to save weight –
sunroof caulked to keep water out ·
Tinted Windows Wheels / Tires ·
Car comes with one set of wheels… negotiable on
all wheels… possibilities: o
Factory Fuchs with General UHP Ultra High
Performance Street Tires §
Highly desirable and valuable wheels §
Black with polished lip §
7x16 front with 225-50-16 General UHP tires –
90% tread §
8x16 rear with 225-50-16 General UHP tires – 90%
tread, and 20mm T?V certified, bolt-on, 21mm H&R wheel spacers o
OE Porsche Phone Dials with Hoosier R6 Track
Tires §
OE Silver finish §
8x16 on all four with 245/45ZR16 tires (three
OK, one flat spot) o
OE Porsche Phone Dials with Blizzak Snow Tires §
OE Silver finish §
7x16 on all four with 205/55-16 ·
Two Blizzak REV01 ·
Two Blizzak WS-50 ·
Tread Patterns VERY Similar o
Two (2) sets: OE Porsche Phone Dials with Track
Tires §
Wheels painted yellow with red speckles §
7x15 front and rear square setup ·
One set: (2) 225/45R15 Hoosier R6 tires &
(2) Kumho Ecsta V700 R-Compound tires ·
One set: (4) 245/50ZR15 Hoosier R6 tires Disclosure ·
Rod Bearing Spun May 2009 – Engine fully rebuilt
2012-2013 (I should have hired Steven Cramer sooner!) with only break-in
mileage on new engine. Runs VERY strong. ·
Odometer has been broken for a few years: mileage
unknown; reads 49,648 (estimated 55,000) ·
There are a few paint chips from use – car looks
great from 10’ What’s Needed ·
Due for brake fluid replacement ·
Due for transaxle fluid replacement ·
One 245/45ZR16 Hoosier R6 to make complete set ·
Odometer repair Performance ·
New K26/8 Turbo has not yet been on the Dyno;
however, the seat-of-my-pants tells me we’ve picked up another 25 to 50 very
usable HP or so o
Chip, Boost Enhancer, and shimmed waste gate
(since removed when I added the new Tial 38mm Dual Port wastegate) improved Rear
Wheel HP from 190 stock to 240.98 and increased torque from 70ft-lbs to 290.12
ft-lbs. o
Estimated current Rear Wheel HP 265-290 o
Estimated current torque well over 300 ft-lbs ·
My 951 is an extremely easy car to drive on the
track… 50/50 weight distribution front to rear, nicely corner balanced,
balanced performance of power vs. handling ·
All lap times with low boost of approximately 14
PSI before K26/8 turbo was added o
1:21 at Waterford Hills almost totally shot
Hoosiers o
1:38 at Gingerman (prior to new turn 10A) on Kumho
Escada 700 R-Compounds o
1:35 at Grattan on fairly worn Hoosiers o
2:45 at Road America on used Hoosiers o
2:23 at Virginia International Raceway on used
Hoosiers o
1:46 at Mid-Ohio on used Hoosiers |
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