924Noob

I just purchased a 1980 924 turbo
Excellent condition in and out for 1000
It didnt have the power i expected out of a 80s turbo vehcle as my integra would drive laps around it. anyway i replaced the plugs thinking it just needs some love since its been sitting for a while (boy those plugs are tough to replace without taking off the upper pressure tube) After i installed the new plugs it wouldnt start. When i finally got it started it ran horrible. Sounded like running on 2 cyliders. So i go back under the hood and check to make sure i didnt knock anythign off wiring wise. I pulled off the plug wires one by one with it running to determine where the misfire/crap runnign was coming from. Sure enough the center 2 cyliders provided no change in performace when the plug wires were removed. I checked the wires for resistance no breaks in the wires i checked the wires for spark and they were sparking. Is there some "Limp mode" like they put in the newer vehicles? Like i need to reset something? I am scoring the haynes and nto coming up with much. Any idea would help.


Heres some picts of the car. http://spaces.msn.com/cursedworld/ i think 1000 was a steal.( unless i have to drop 5k into it to get this back on the road again) Never again will i perform routine maintinace im not a qualified Porsche mechanic :P

924RACR

$1k isn't a bad price for a running car... but yes, you could expect to spend $1-2k to get everything up to snuff. Not to get it running, though - only issue there could be ignition, right? You sure you got the wires back on correctly??? No limp-home mode on these cars...

You may also wish to stop in over at 924board.org - I've only got Series II turbos, not a Series I like yours (1980 only)... they're a bit different in a few ways, including the ignition...

924Noob

MMkay im glad you mentioned somethign about th eplug wires being on the right order. (they werrnt) the 2 in the center were flopped. Whats sad is that i took them off one by one and put them back right after the plug was reinstalled. whats even sadder is that i drove the car home like that. Whats even sadder is it passed CA emissions like that. I swapped the plug around and its a brand new animal. Time to start serching through the forums to add a little more power to this littel beast.

924RACR

LOL! Well, wonderful! I always like the cheap, easy fixes...

Check out the 924board.org 931 forums, plenty of ideas there... boost controllers or 1bar wastegate springs, IC's, etc...

924Noob

Thank you very much. Signed up for the other board and checkign them out now.