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kaffine · Joined: 13 Jun 2003 Posts: 644 Location: Las Vegas

I thought I saw in one of my catalogs that they have a big red brake conversion for the early 944? I can no longer find the catalog. Do the make the kit for the early 944? If so will it fit the 924?

I figure if I'm going to upgrade the brakes might as well put the biggest ones I can fit on. Thanks.

Lizard · Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2003 11:49 am Post subject:

yes you can change over to the big red and www.lindseyracing.com has a kit if I remember correctly but honestly you are going to have to fab up abit if you do it yourself, or spend a good $1500 - $2500 to get it done
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Joes924Racer · Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2003 1:02 pm Post subject:

Why would you want or need braking like that unless your a chevy v-8 powered monster 924.Thats about $3000.00 in brakes all said and done.
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kaffine · Joined: 13 Jun 2003 Posts: 644 Location: Las Vegas

I'm a firm beliver in upgrading you brakes and suspension before increasing the power of a car.

If I put the biggest brakes I can get on now then I wont have to upgrade again when I get more HP.

If I can ever get the time and money I want to shoehorn a race preped diesel into my 924. I can get alot more power from a diesel than a gas engine. I've got a freind with a 98 Dodge 5.9L Cummins 12V truck putting out almost 800HP to the rear wheels on standard diesel fuel. A few weeks ago I saw an 6 wheel cabover semi running high 13s in the 1/4 mile.

I also figured I paid 1300 for the car. A new truck that I would buy costs $50,000. So as long as I spend less than 48,000 to get my porsche where I want it I'm still saving over a new truck.

epsylon · Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2003 12:08 am Post subject:

those motors are huge. i think shoehorn is a under statement.
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kaffine · Joined: 13 Jun 2003 Posts: 644 Location: Las Vegas

It depends on what engine I use. I know it wont be a 5.9L Cummins. Although I am looking at the new 6.0L powerstroke if they can ever get it to run. I haven't really started looking at what engine I want to swap in. I would like to have around 300cu in. but with turbos and surperchargers to fit I might go smaller and increase the boost to over 100psi to make up for it. I also need to get my fabrication skills up before I attempt an engine swap.

OR_Sunset · Joined: 04 Jan 2003 Posts: 312 Location: Veneta, OR

I was shopping yesterday and saw a magazine cover which made me stop and stare. The mag was VW World or something similar. On the cover was a very mean looking VW Bug spinning LARGE rear tires with lots of smoke. I thought, I wonder why they have a wheelie bar?. I read on to find out that a 460 Ford V8 was installed to make a (hold on now):

450 HP VW Bug!!!!

I wonder what they had to do to fit THAT engine in the car.

shenry1307 · Joined: 11 Jun 2003 Posts: 43 Location: Chester County, PA

CBass · Joined: 03 Nov 2002 Posts: 2807 Location: Vancouver, Canada

Standard 944 or M471 brakes should be more than enough to handle any engine you can get into a 924, unless you spend an awful lot on your engine and swap.

944 brakes can be had for a few hundred, and installed by anyone with simple hand tools over a weekend.

Besides, you'd probably need 944 spindles, or M471 spindles, if you want to upgrade to big reds. Same bolt pattern, different backing plate.

kaffine · Joined: 13 Jun 2003 Posts: 644 Location: Las Vegas

I'm swaping in 944 brakes.

If I ever do the engine swap I'm want to the engine will be in the 600-800 HP range. It doesn't really take that much to make a diesel put out 2hp per cu in:) The biggest problem I see is the trany. I don't think a 924 trans will hold 1300 ftlbs of torqure and the gearing will be way off for a diesel.