Damian in NJ

Anyone going, I've got Raj's Turbo S till Tuesday, so I'm looking for cruising friends.

cantal10

hey damian, i could have sworn that was the infamous raj's turbo s. I met you with my dad on our way out with the red 928. Once again amazing car.

chris

Damian in NJ

I never said that was my car-I was just talking about it. Raj has my car, he's putting a zero mile tranny with LSD into it for me. Do you live on the road from Long Valley to Oldwick? I saw a 968 parked in front of a house.

DerSchlechtSpecht

The picnic was today? How could I have not known about this!

Hope you enjoy the locking dif.

-Christian

DerSchlechtSpecht

(Oh yeah, don't forget to stay OFF the boost, we dont want to lose you to the forced induction crowd) :-)

-Christian

cantal10

damian, nah thats not my house. It's will's hes a porsche mechanic.

horsepowerfarm

Damian,
Do you think it is possible that I saw your car on I295 this afternoon?

AndyK

Hey Chris-

Is that Will D? If it is, he's a great 944 guy, but he blew me off twice, missing appointments and forcing me to pick up my car with nothing done. So I stopped using him. Way too busy in the summer (which is when I drive the car and need work done)!

cantal10

Yeah as a matter of fact it is. I used to use him as well on my old car but now i take this one to power-tech. He is always busy with racing and what not, not always reliable....

Damian in NJ

Win, that was my car, with Raj driving. Cantal, that makes sense, his shop is not far, right?

AndyK

Damian- Looks like you're turning your car into a serious machine! How is the short-shift kit? How much to have it installed, etc?

And, how is Raj's car compared to yours??

Damian in NJ

Andy, the short shift kit is great. I think my guy charged $150?? to put it in-it's pretty involved to do so. With LSD I'll have a little more grip, and I'm going to the dyno shop tomorrow to have a 'before' run as a baseline so I can see if the 100 cell cat and exhaust from Cargraphic do anything other than change the noise and lighten the car. That's coming in the next few weeks.

If I decide to do the turbo conversion then I can always sell the cat and exhaust.

AndyK

Turbo conversion? Get out! Too much, I think. Just enjoy the NA 968 feel. Once you start doing turbo conversions (like Raj), you will have way too much into the car! At least I think so. Keep the engine stock!

So how short are the shifts now? Worth the $$? How much for the kit, and did you get a new shift boot and shift **** as well?

Damian in NJ

We had a group buy from 944racing for the kit, around $100 IIRC. The boot and **** stay stock. I think the throws are reduced 30% or so.

I was at Powerhaus in Arizona last week talking about the conversion, I would like 350hp . . . getting the car dynoed tomorrow in Englishtown as a baseline for other mods.

AndyK

Can the drivetrain handle 350 hp?? I just think it would kill your minty fresh car.

That short shift kit sounds cool. Does it have any negative FX on the tranny, etc?