what did you do to your 944 today
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Well, not today, but a week or so ago, I bought one! Joined the club. I have wanted one since the 80's so very happy. I sent it straight to AMS Porsche to get things like the time belt/rollers, water pump, thermostat and gear box oil all done - although it is a well maintained car, I wanted all this for my own peace of mind:
1989, S2 in Velvet Red metallic.
IMG_1617 by Oooog
1989, S2 in Velvet Red metallic.
IMG_1617 by Oooog
Kongsodoken
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Brought some new wheels [
] Love The deep dish look
not my car - picking them up later this week
] Love The deep dish look not my car - picking them up later this week
I spent today somewhere that plenty of people have suggested I belong - a padded cell!
Although this one was a dyno cell at DanST Engineering in Shipley, I left with 480bhp and 455ft/lbs at 22psi of boost.
Was I tempted to turn it up to 25psi to see if it did 500+ . . . You betcha! But discretion is the better part of valour (and engine rebuilds) - more time was spent on the lower parts of the table and the car was so tractable and much easier to drive on the way home too.
Although this one was a dyno cell at DanST Engineering in Shipley, I left with 480bhp and 455ft/lbs at 22psi of boost.
Was I tempted to turn it up to 25psi to see if it did 500+ . . . You betcha! But discretion is the better part of valour (and engine rebuilds) - more time was spent on the lower parts of the table and the car was so tractable and much easier to drive on the way home too.
Kongsodoken
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Me too [Eldavo said:Kongsodoken said:Brought some new wheels [
not my car - picking them up later this week
They look amazing Ken - can’t wait to see them against the gleaming black paintwork!
]going to be a few months work fitting them
Kongsodoken
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Eldavo said:
WOW impressive and scary [
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scam75
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Eldavo said:
Awesome result and makes it all worthwhile. Shows you've put bits together that work well together. I hope you are using re-enforced head dowels......
Today I need to find where my screen wash plumbing is chucking water out. Ran out a couple of weeks ago so topped it up with 5 litres, which has lasted 2 weeks. Without any scientific equations i can safely say I have a leak! Fingers crossed its a problem above cylinder head height, the pump is whirring away happily, just need to find the leak!
Stuart
scam75
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Well I can't find any obvious leaks. Certainly nothing visible in the engine bay and doesn't look to be anything spilling obviously on the ground after chucking a litre of water in and using it all up. Expensive time of year to be losing washer fluid, got a 5L Prestone from Morrisons for £6, not too bad, so will put that in and see how it lasts. Maybe a crack in the pump but the flow to the windscreen is very good. Dunno.
Checked my digital banking there, 13th November I put 5L in, could I have used that in this weather in my daily driver? Maybe..................but seems a bit excessive. Keep an eye.
Stuart
Checked my digital banking there, 13th November I put 5L in, could I have used that in this weather in my daily driver? Maybe..................but seems a bit excessive. Keep an eye.
Stuart
blade7 said:
Autotune fuelling hadn’t done a terrible job but it was a bit spiky in places. He smoothed all that out and then spent a fair bit of time on all the low and mid-range tuning which from the second I pulled away at the end of the day made a huge difference to the drive ability and manners of the car.
We had an issue that took some discovering whereby the ECU was incorrectly recognising Knock (even at idle) and was pulling 4 degrees of timing across the board so once we resolved that and recalibrated the boost then we made great strides - up from 392 at low boost when I got there to what we left with.
scam75
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dlknight said:
Nothing that I can see although I haven't been under it yet. It seems thirstier than before though. Need to get it up on a ramp.
Is the headlight washer not the same pump? I thought it was a 2 way pump although in 14 years of ownership, and an engine rebuild, I don't think I've ever saw the washer pump! Is it not a pain in the arse to get to? Seem to remember Blade changed his pump and it was tricky.
Stuart
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