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eugenechris · Joined: 13 May 2008 Posts: 34 Location: oregon

hay guys my name is Chris i live in Eugene Oregon in the us i purchased my Porsche 924s about 6 months ago i love the thing im glad i found a place where i can talk about it because this place was hard to find.

my question is i want to get more hp with out switching out my engine what would be the top say 5 or 10 things i could do. im getting tired of these punk kids in there little Honda civics trying to race me i first need to get some power then let me run into them.

my car only has 84,000 original miles on it so the engine is good the only problem its a automatic which sucks but that cool i have the remote start and makes driving layied back not worrying about changing gears.

i started reading back post but im over whelmed wow i must say there is alot to read on this board and it looks like im going to be here for a while reading. and learning if there is somebody with in Oregon maybe we can get together some time and help each other out working on cars. thanks all Chris

Scorpio · Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 10:16 am Post subject:

Khal · Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 10:33 am Post subject:

Welcome aboard.

Lots of stuff you can do to the 924S. But I'm lead to believe that serious performance mod's can get quite expensive, relative to the value of the car. It's a somewhat sad fact that any new car that even hints at having performance pretensions will probably be at least the equal of any 924 (NA, Turbo, S), certainly when it comes to a traffic-light Grand Prix, especially if said 924 has an auto trans. They're 20-plus-year-old cars, what're ya gonna do?

Rasta Monsta · Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 11733 Location: PacNW

Hard to find? Second behind wikipedia on Google. . .

Anyway. . .

Want a dragster, get a V8. Want to own those Hondas in the curves? Focus on your suspension.
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Khal · Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 4:45 pm Post subject:

You're new, so, don't worry, we're not being unhelpful. We just like to take a dig at the noobs sometimes, inject a dose of reality

What you've got there is an old, old sports car with, at best, a moderately powerful engine pushing through an old, old three-speed slush 'box. Even when it was new it wasn't exceptionally quick. Adequate, yes. But nothing more. With the slush 'box I'd be surprised if she'd even light the rears...

It's just a nice, comfortable, and exceptionally fun to drive sports car (at least, they are when they're in good condition). It's best appreciated as such. It's no quarter-mile hero.

The rub is, as cheap as these cars are now, you're probably better off not dumping relatively large sums of money into that car. If you're really after something that'll wipe the smirk off those punk kids faces, sell it and get a 944 Turbo (a.k.a. 951). And better still, get a 944 Turbo S! That'll show 'em

Unless you need a slush 'box? I'm pretty sure the Turbos never had 'em.

Of course, I add the usual disclaimer: If you're just a hardcore modder and you have the time/money/skills/facilities, then go for it! A good ol' supercharger is probably not a terrible option. I don't know of any threads on the subject but I'm sure they're around here somewhere... anyone? From what I've seen, it's just not something that's done very often on 924S's...
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eugenechris · Joined: 13 May 2008 Posts: 34 Location: oregon

thanks for the heads up this is the first porsche i have owned i love the way this thing handles in town and on the open road i just wish i had more get up and go. the 944 turbo looks very nice wish i had the $18,000 to pick one up i paid 3,700 for my 924s
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Khal · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 12:38 am Post subject:

Joes924Racer · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 1:46 am Post subject:

You know start off with a header for the exhaust.
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Rasta Monsta · Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 11733 Location: PacNW

Nah, factory 2.5 header is more than enough. And as Khal said, these days you can get a damn nice 951 for under $10k.
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eugenechris · Joined: 13 May 2008 Posts: 34 Location: oregon

maybe ill start looking for a 951 and start saving up money in the mean time. the link you posted that is a nice clean one to. are they runing around 300 hp stock?
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!tom · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 7:05 am Post subject:

Rasta Monsta · Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 11733 Location: PacNW

. . .and the first 50 HP after that (increase to 300) is only the cost of a chip. The second 50 after that is thousands!
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Khal · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 8:56 am Post subject:

Paul · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 10:51 am Post subject:

Next time a ricer honda wants to race, ask him to follow you through your favorite twisty road.
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eugenechris · Joined: 13 May 2008 Posts: 34 Location: oregon

ya the timing belt was just changed befor i purchased the previous owner also added a turbo suspension. I'm only the third owner of the car so every thing is in good shape for being 20 years old drove it to California last month with no problem had an oil change new plugs and wires. it runs alot better i just have a rattle noise now when idling i think the oil guys loosened something up under there i will half to look and see.

the guy i bought my car from is a good friend of mines dad he also had one i think it was a 928 something like that it was a 8 cylinder i know that he said something about euro style any thought? i pulled up some info on it and seems like the 944 turbo is still a better deal. and i know he was talking about selling it for alot after he got it fixed up.

i guess im going to start saving up money when i half a good chunk ill sell my 924s and get me a 944 turbo i can not wait to get a manual again. thanks guys it is very nice to find a place where other people know about porsche cars. i know how to work on cars but im no engineer ill leave that to some of you guys im just an artist/ tattoo artist.
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