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Old 07-07-2005, 07:58 PM
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Looking for the best engine builder/944 tuner(s)

Who are the best of the best?
Old 07-12-2005, 03:47 PM
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Okay, so who are your favorites for 944 tuning around the US? Not turbo people, S2 tuners. You know, like people who raced the Firehawk cars.

Cmon now, somebody knows something around here
Old 07-13-2005, 01:02 AM
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You may want to review this website: Jon Milledge Engineering (ran in the Firehawk series).
Disclaimer: I have no personal knowledge, nor any past experience with the afore mentioned vendor.
http://www.jmengines.com
Old 07-13-2005, 04:00 PM
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I always joke that Jon is the foremost 944 engine builder in the free world! You can't go wrong, but don't waste his time. Actually he's not free!
Old 07-14-2005, 02:40 PM
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If you ask Dave he will tell you to stay as far away from anderson motorworks as possible. far far away. do a search.

you may have better luck searching the site for places to run from.
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The Milledge site is interesting, i'll have to give them a call.

Any other ideas?

Thanks!
Old 07-23-2005, 02:12 AM
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Another builder is Broadfoot Racing http://www.broadfootracing.com/. No affilliation and I don't know anything about them other than they are out there and I did watch them campaign a 944 turbo at the Daytona 24 hour race several years (4-6) ago.
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Do a search on Broadfoot before contacting ,no first hand knowledge.
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I believe there is a mechanic named Vince Colosino , in FL , that has very successfully campaigned his 944 .
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Just looked at Braodfoot Racing, looks like they've rebuils a number of 3 liter 944 engines. THere's a local guy here, Auto-Edge, but they are very expensive.
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The best will be expensive.

Are you building a race motor?
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Eric Stienel in Twinsburg Ohio is as good a 944 guy as you will find,maybe some as good,none better !
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Originally Posted by M758
The best will be expensive.

Are you building a race motor?
I would like to get the motor rebuilt for PCA club racing, it has over 125,000 miles on the engine
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Don't forget Don Istook in Ft. Worth.
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Originally Posted by gman1868
I would like to get the motor rebuilt for PCA club racing, it has over 125,000 miles on the engine

A fresh motor vs a 125,000mi motor will make no diffrence in HP unless your car is not making good compression. Check compression and leakdown and see what they are before you spend lots of money on a rebuild.



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