Jamie944

I am just curious as to what engine mods or crate engines you have. Example a John Anderson engine. How fast is a 944 with one. How much have you spent on the engine to get good improvements. I am not sure any more if I want a 944 or a 951. I am trying to see which is more cost effective in the long run.

M758

Actually a 944-spec prepared car can be quite fast. Not superfast or really fast in straight line, but still fast on the track. These cars have basicly stock motors.

What are you looking for?
Track car? Street Car? Race car?

A 944 NA is always going to take more money to make fast than a 944 Turbo. Reason is that it starts with less hp. John Anderson does build some really nice 944 NA motors, but in most cases a 951 is really a better buy if you don't have a car yet. The big hp NA motors are good for guys who have alot in their NA's and don't want to sell them or want to race or track an NA vs turbo. Sometimes classing structure or driver preference makes big difference.

Honeslty how much HP do you want? How well do you want it to corner? Are you looking for top speed or lap times? How much comfort and dollars are you willing to part with to get there?

These are all imporant quetions? If you have unlimited budget I bet derek from Huntley can build you a 900 hp 944 Turbo car.

So just to answer your question..
For a track car..
John's 3.1 NA is pretty quick
There is also a 944 NA with a stock 968 motor in SoCal that is only about 2166 lbs so that is pretty quick. There is also David Finch's SCCA GT2 car which uses carbs and probably a few other hot 944 NA built by Jon Milledge.

Down a run from these big boys is probably a group of SCCS ITS cars, 944-spec cars, & PCA I & H Stock cars.

Then comes street cars. Probably not that many superfast NA street cars out there.

BTW 300 rwhp is pretty darn good for any 944 NA race car. I'd bet there are really only a hand full in that power range in the country and these guys have big bucks in them.

Then figure how many 300 rwhp 951's are out there!
probably hundreds both race and street!

Jamie944

I think that answered my question. I want a street car. I don't have the opportunity to do any track driving where I live. There are some nice curvy and hilly roads here but that is it. You can't get to spirited on the public roads. What is the difference in regular maintanence on a 951 vs. 944 money wise? I don't have a big budget and don't want to get in over my head on this.

schlag

If dropping a grand or two at a moment's notice makes you shudder, don't bother.

JimV8

Speed costs money, its that simple, and as for cost/effectiveness, Oh well.

deni durrell

the more money you spend, the faster you go.