fourside

I guess there is no potential without going hybrid

Granite 944

"Are there any modifications available that can make some big gains in horsepower?"

Oh god help us all.

xsboost90

how about you learn how to drive before you worry about going faster. Going faster in your first car will only excellerate your demise.

josephsc

If you have to ask, no. You'll be better off with a car initially built with more HP/torque than trying to modify a 944n/a.

Calmchaos

it can stay in the lines at well over 100.
How much faster do you need?

-Brett

yellowline

Look at a BMW.

While I love my 944 and it's been great to me, I do wonder about how life would be with an E36 325i. I'm only getting a few more things for my car (gas lines, carpet, couple other things so I can enjoy it), then I'm going to start saving my money for something else.

Royal Tiger

Does this never end? A year? Buy a 1.6L Honda. And stay out of PA. We have enough 18 year olds, give or take, who think the highway is an airport runway. Learn to drive before you try a high powered sports car.

Blue S2

"In the lines" As in on the street?

The 944 really doesn't need that much more power to be a competent car. I am fully able to break traction with just the gas pedal in my 944, and I doubt im honestly even putting 190hp to the ground. (yes I do have sticky tires that are in good condition) If I can break traction with less than 200, i can't imagine having like 350+ in a 944 !

Fast is a byproduct of smooth. No car is "fast." All cars can do the same speeds for the most part. The only different is how willing and effecient of a tool you have to work with. The rest lies in the hands of the driver. To make the car actually go faster will result from the ability of the driver. Few people actually use the car to its limit, so few people are actually going as "fast" as their car can. (regardless if its in a straight line or a corner)

If you want to modify a 944, get a turbo. Or a 3.0L 944S2 or 968 and then supercharge will get you power. The easiest way to see gains in the real world is to reduce weight. (the natural versions of the 944 are just too hard to find significant HP)

To gain 150hp in my VW will cost me roughly $3000. To gain 150hp in my 944S2 will cost me about $15,000 in parts if I go the easy way. The practical and useable difference will be questionable. Will it increase my AutoX times??? Probably not. R compounds and a stiffer suspension and more practice time will fix my times a lot quicker and for a fraction of the cost though.

Eyal 951

my 1.6L honda will have the same amount of HP as an NA, and 500-600 pounds less weight, as well as a shorter geared tranny... Who wants to race!

Royal Tiger

Stock. There are to many people with one year of driving to the mall who think a 320hp sports car is perfectly fine for them. You need thousands of hours of driving to understand HOW to drive and be able to ensure you don't end up killing yourself, or worse, someone else. Start with a nice safe car and learn before you jump up to a V-8 powered GT car, or Turbo sports car. It's for your own good. And ours.

Blue S2

The most horrific thing in the world is not driving 130mph straight for a tree at the end of the straight at a race track before turn in...(and hoping the brakes do what you want)

Its leaving the racetrack and driving back to the hotel on public roads.

The sheer horror in pavement difference and camber is enough to give me nightmares for days. Being knowledgable to control a car properly if the situation arrise on the street makes me glad I never started on a high HP vehicle. Being truly unaware even when I thought I was as to what was really going on underneath me scary. Learn the road, and the cars, and then make the jump! Or have a first car, and buy a track toy. That is the best way to go.

phil74501

Well at the risk of being flamed, here goes. I have a 85.5 944 n/a. Everyone that I know thinks it will do zero to 60 in 4 seconds. Which we all know it won't. They see the word "Porsche" and think 350+hp. I don't know how many times I have been asked how fast it is. Yes I know they are just ignorant, but that's they way people think. Can't blame them for thinking that though. That's they way Porsche has always marketed their cars. "Nothing beats a Porsche." I don't want a 350hp car. But I would like more acceleration out of it. Maybe 20 or so more horses. I have seen two different numbers on it. One said 144 the other was 158. A chip and a few other things to get a little more oomph out of it would be great. And not that expensive. Maybe a thousand $ or so. I know some of you won't agree with me. And I'm no expert on cars. But it would be nice to have more hp.

barelyrunshalfthetime

I have an 83'. It has plenty of pep. Anymore seems just ridiculous at this point. I'm getting the feel for everything and getting everything down on the street with this car, and its wonderful. Ive never been above 75 in the car yet. Just find some nice curvy roads and you will know what im talkin about. These cars were built to handle. I quote from the cover of a magazine from 1986 by Porsche Cars North America, Inc (the same one with the diagram on how to turbo an N/A), "How fast it gets from one place to another has never been the most important measure of a Porsche". At any rate, a throttle cam greatly improves throttle response so i would definitely recommend one of those. I dont believe theres much you can do to crank out more hp though.

SD Porsche Fan

Invest your money in DE. I understand that there are 944 NA drivers on this board that can spank a lot faster cars on the track!

xsboost90

ive had a few cars that i would qualify as "fast". When i bought my 944, i was not very impressed, actually the first response was "i need to get rid of this thing or turbo it". Then i autoxed it. After realizing that you can go into a corner fast too, i was thoroughly impressed. I have never had a car that i felt safe in a corner driving, in fact i remember thinking that people who drove on road courses and such were just insane. I mean, what keeps you from just flying off the road!!??? Last weekend in the 44 was just another example of power to weight ratio/ and the handling capabilities of these cars. May not be the fastest, or the BEST handling car but man, if you learn how to drive one you really dont need a whole lot more.