New 944 owner
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andrew_churcher
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chrisg
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Welcome on board and nice car ! Ref. oil, check the level when it's cold & level and all the oil has drained down. With the 944 the oil filler allows you to pour oil straight into the sump (most cars its via the camshafts) so if the level is low you can top it up and see the difference in ~ 1min. With regard to the trip meter, its the small button (disguised as an air vent) just to the left of the dashboard ! BTW you should get a reasonable MPG from your turbo subject to how you drive it. Reckon on ~ 200 miles from a full tank for hard driving, about 350/400 for gentle cruising. = 80L tank =13.6 Gallons. Yours Chris
I thought I'd introduce myself. I have just bought this (I hope there is an image below if not will someone please tell me how to put an image in a post):
The car is a road legal track car with quite a few modifications taking it from a 1986 2.5L NA to a 2.8L turbo. It has the usual track day car mods inc Race seats, harness, roll cage, bigger brakes etc. Having done a few track days in my 964 I decided to buy a more focused track car rather than spend an equal amount modifying the 964 for track use.
I will be at Bedford on the 27th so will meet some of you then but I have little doubt I'll have some questions.
Top of my list are:
1. Checking the oil - engine running or not? Oil hot or cold?
2. Is there a handbook online I can download since mine did not come with one
3. How do you reset the trip meter to see how few miles per tank you are doing? I cannot believe I am asking this but for the life of me I can't see a button to reset.
I look forward to meeting a number of you at Bedford and others in due course I'm sure.
Cheers
Mick
The car is a road legal track car with quite a few modifications taking it from a 1986 2.5L NA to a 2.8L turbo. It has the usual track day car mods inc Race seats, harness, roll cage, bigger brakes etc. Having done a few track days in my 964 I decided to buy a more focused track car rather than spend an equal amount modifying the 964 for track use.
I will be at Bedford on the 27th so will meet some of you then but I have little doubt I'll have some questions.
Top of my list are:
1. Checking the oil - engine running or not? Oil hot or cold?
2. Is there a handbook online I can download since mine did not come with one
3. How do you reset the trip meter to see how few miles per tank you are doing? I cannot believe I am asking this but for the life of me I can't see a button to reset.
I look forward to meeting a number of you at Bedford and others in due course I'm sure.
Cheers
Mick
Veerzigzag
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Oops - thanks for the tip - once again this forum demonstrates its usefulness!!
andrew_churcher
New member
Masher - if you upload to photobucket (which is what i did with that image) and then use the image button. It's not that intuitive and I did post a guide to this once. Will try and find it. Actually ths thread looks useful http://www.porscheclubgbforum.com/tm.asp?m=428572&mpage=1&key=Adding%2Cpicture񨨜
edh
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that looks a very interesting car - and hasn't ever surfaced on this forum before. I'm looking forward to seeing more pictures and possibly having a poke around it on a trackday. Do you know who did all the work on it? We're all at Bedford on the 20th May - but not the 27th. as chris said, the turbo isn't bad on fuel on the road. it does go through it at quite a rate on the track.
andrew_churcher
New member
So how is it to drive mate? Engine from redtek sounds fruity indeed
Based on the 100 road miles I've done I'd say rough at low revs and when just started and ballistic on full boost. The fact that there is no sound deadening adds to the raw feel to the car. Chassis feels very compliant on straights and given this characteristic, it is a surprise how well it 'digs in' on the corners to give a greater level of grip than the feeling on the straights might lead you to believe. Clearly track driving will give a more useful analysis... That's next weekend. The engine has only done approx 3000 miles since the full rebuild and runs on Motec engine management (hence the low speed roughness?) so I imagine things may change a bit with a few more miles and a service. Went to Bedford on the way home to reassure myself it would pass... 96db so only induction noise can spoil my fun! Cheers Mick
ChasR
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Nice car! It's good to see the mileage some people get out of their 951s. I was thinking that 360 miles was a little on the thirsty side for my car to a tank! Regarding tyre pressures this varies. I was told via a specialist to go with 36PSI all round with cold tyres, the previous owner preferred putting in 32PSI.
edh
New member
What tyres is it running? You can probably get away with a little bit less than 36psi (hot) on the track if you're using track spec rubber. I run my S2 in the low 30's on 17" AD08's It's easy to tweak at the track so worth experimenting. Too much front pressure just loses grip & makes the tyres squeal. Too little & you might get the tyre rolling onto the sidewall
Tyres are 225/45/17 front and 255/40/17 rear. Toyo T1. Just noticed the car rides with the mother of all spacers - look like about 25 to 30 mm. Maybe 32 to 34 psi all round for the tyres? Ref the question of resetting the trip meter - the button has been broken off mine which offers me an excuse for not finding it earlier. Can't wait for the 20th May and meeting many of you and finding out more about 944's Cheers, Mick
My thoughts exactly!
The car is a 1986 model. I think the spacers are to achieve 2 things: 1. Counter the 911 offsets of 55ish vs 944 offset of 15 to 20 (please correct me if I'm wrong) 2. To push out the wheels to the absolute limit of the arches (my finger just fits between the tyre and the arch at the rear. It's a track car do I guess a wider track is typically regarded as a better thing. Don't know what the wheel bearings wil think of it long term though. Cheers Mick
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