harrisonrick

He just turbo'd his 1993 Honda Prelude...he's dying to turbo my S. Anyone done this to an S?

Marc Gelefsky

fork_included

easy enough task, engine management is the hard part

but with that new Maxtronic system from Berry i think all those things can be dialed in.

you'll get alot of nay sayers, but i really dont understand where they are comming from.

MPD47

I'm picking up my 944S engine for the basis on my new turbo setup tomorrow. Granted, I'm replacing everything on the engine and going with low comp pistons and new rods.

Can it be done though? Absolutely.

fork_included

are low comp pistons even all that nessesary?

it would also depend on how much boost you want to run, and what sort of gas you will feed the car.

there are kits for my daily driver (a 2.0 vw) from Neuspeed that offer a 7 psi supercharger with a warrenty. it runs without an intercooler and premium gas. The car has a 10:1 compression ratio and there are many satisfied customers with this kit (granted its not tire pealing crazy power, but just to show that everything is alot more achievable than people think)

MPD47

If you knew the car/how I drive/the amount of boost I like to run you'd know they are absolutely necessary. I think doing anything FI on anything above 9.5:1 CR is a waste of time and money.

ivai

The new BMW 335i has a 10.2:1 compression ratio though, and they manage 8.5 psi

But yeah, with stock rods/pistons (and no direct fuel injection) you might be okay with 3-5 psi.. Probably not worth the time and money as Mike said.

V2Rocket

This is of course, due to the fact that Mike runs approximately 500 million PSI in his cylinders. His engine block is custom made from machined unobtainium, and he has pistons that travel within .0001 nanometer of the valves. He also runs 6000-octane premium space-shuttle-racing fuel.

There WAS a Turbo S model, you know, sold in the RoW market...I'm sure the stock motor could handle it but you'd want to change your rods at the least to allow for lower compression.

billthe3

The turbo s model is not just a turbo'd s. Its just a 951 with a larger turbo, and some different suspension.

ivai

That made my day. The Turbo S was also sold in the US.. like billthe3 said, not a turbo'd S, but rather a Turbo with more power and better handling/braking.

billthe3

(just fyi, its bill the 3, not blithe - I get that a lot though, so don't worry )

jgporsche

lots of custom parts would be involved.... for example, the intake manifold is backwards.... actual fitment would be TIGHT in a 944S.

Yummybud924

yeah but turbocharging a honda is so much easier you can get a kit for less than 3000 but for the 944 you have to costum make all the parts.

harrisonrick

My friend is a creative mechanic...he fabricates everything himself. If I do anything I'll buy a 951.

I was just curious...I'd be interested to hear how the S turbo project goes though...

ivai

Thanks for the correction, I'll keep that in mind..