Rogue_Ant

Yeah - which takes something bigger then a K26 up here...

V2Rocket

thats where the K27 comes into play, unless you're sid and need a peterbilt-style HX45 or whatever that thing was

Rogue_Ant

Lol yeah - one turbo he played with was IIRC 72mm inducer! A 900hp capable turbo... He said it hit 15psi around redline, lol.
I've got an HY35 waiting for me to find some time... Not a direct bolt-on, so need to actually have a free weekend to build a new DP and modify the cross-over.

GGe

But guys... What do you fell about 944 with an LS V8 motor? Wrong...?

Have the good looking , awesome handling Porsche with a cheap , powerful aluminium V8...

I think its wrong... But it is the cheapes way to getting 944 real power.

piperporsche180944

I think its perfectly fine as long as they re badge is as a 948 and if they are able to beat a 350rwhp 951

V2Rocket

well, **** hahaha

Rogue_Ant

Depends on your end-goal. If your goal is 350rwhp, then no swap is going to compete, economically, with the 2.5 turbo.


-Rogue

GGe

Going for twin turbo LS1 ...

odurandina

it's king kong with a "Fast" 102 mm intake, about 8.5 thousand dollars and 445 hp...


properly taken care of w/ plenty of fresh Mobile 1, the engine is likely to outlive the driver.


and you can show at the Texas Mile....



with the other you can work on it a lot, but it's still a lot of fun to drive.


at some point, and i'd hazzard guessing maybe some point after 80 k miles, you break even on $$$.



i'll take tons of **** for saying that, but that's just my 0.02.

Rogue_Ant

Lol - then you better consider what the rest of the drivetrain can handle...
The 944 is not a good platform for 1000+rwhp.

V2Rocket

unless you get a custom gearset made...torque tube should be fine with a good rebuild, the 928 guys are putting like 700hp in some cases through theirs and they have the same bearings we do...maybe some 930 axles or custom?

although regardless imo thats still kind of a pointless number to try to achieve...

odurandina

thank you. the bright spots in the american automotive industry are few. this is one.



ummm....


the weak link is the input shaft. and when it breaks, well...

Rogue_Ant

It is a good engine - but I think you underestimate the amount of engineering that goes in an entire vehicle...

Cole

The engineering that went into the 944 is very impressive concidering that it can hang with modern sports cars on so many different levels.

V2Rocket

input shaft to the transmission?