944 turbo cabrio

Hi all,

just want to hear your suggestions and not least experiences with upgrading the KKK26/8 turbo.

I am searching a wide powerband and 340 BHP maximum and have already bought Lindsey Quad MAF kit, adj. fuel pressure, LR dual port wastegate & boost enhancer. I will in very near future buy chipset, 3" downpipe and 3" Exhaust Mufflex.

With these rather modest changes what will you expect to be best turbo wise? Stay with 26/8, upgrade to K27/6 or/8, go to Garrett or something completely different?

I would rally value both advice but mostly on-hand experience from people who have been there and done that

Happy Easter every one!

Niels

Rogue_Ant

Best performance for the price is going to be a K27/6 or K27/8.
All out best turbo for that hp would probably be a GT2871R.


-Rogue

odb812

340bhp is around 300whp, you may be able to reach that with a standard k26/8. If not, Vitesse stealth turbo upgrade on your k26/8 should get you there.

944 turbo cabrio

Thanks guys - I guess the K26/8 modification will be the fastest spooling option (or perhaps the Garrett)?

/Niels

Willard Bridgham 3

Keep the k26/8 and get a new compressor and a new turbine put in it. Design has changed a lot since this turbo was built and turbines and compressors that fit in the same place will do a lot more.

V2Rocket

is the housing of the K26/8 a good design?

Rogue_Ant

It isn't the housing that matter most - it is the CHRA and wheel design... the KKK stuff is ancient in comparison to the new tech wheels. Sid runs a larger turbo in his car then I do, but his spool and transient is still better then mine - simply due to the fact of better design CHRA and wheels.

V2Rocket

CHRA?

Rogue_Ant

The center housing rotating assembly...

gt37vgt

the middle bit and the spinny bits i would think you could send your turbo in and have one of these put in i would think for 1200 or less
http://www.atpturbo.com/mm5/merchant...gory_Code=CHRA

944 turbo cabrio

Thanks for good replies. I think I will stick to the K26/8 and just have it modernised :-)

Luis de Prat

Hi, if you have a factory 944 Turbo Cabrio, feel free to pm me the details for a registry I'm compiling. Would be the first car recorded from Denmark.

Olli Snellman

Niels, since you are living quite close, i suggest you to have your original turbo modfied instead of buying something from outside europe. Conatct me with PM, so i can tell what we have had done for our KKK's here in Finland.
btw do you hang around the danish 944 forum ?

gt37vgt

any i would say with some support from others do heaps of other stuff to the car first .
exhaust injectors waste gate as you may well get what you want from the k26/8

Willard Bridgham 3

It would probably be a good idea to get the bearing assembly replaced and run the stock turbo with the stock components until you learn how to drive it.

With a boost controller, the k26/8 will do enough air to make more than 340 bhp. I ran my stock 26/8 turbo at the track successfully for 3 years.....they're made of good stuff.