Just bought an 89 Turbo S... Need Help.....

944TurboS · 10-01-2002, 08:55 PM

Hi guys I just purchased a 1989 Porsche 944 Turbo S in hopes of making it a track car. Here is a little background on my cars and decesion. I have a 2001 325XI BMW that i have spent about 16k on. The car wasnt doing what i needed it to do on the track so I had it for sale, and was planning on buying a BMW M coupe. I saw this 944 at a PCA event and fell in love. It has 63k miles. It is white and came with many mods. It came with Authority Chip, Boost Controller, Ported and Polished heads, Fabspeed exhaust with a cat by-pass system, harness bar and harnesses. I was wondering what the hp and or acceleration times this car is running now. Also I was wondering after a K27 Turbo Upgrade and Mass Airflow kit how my car will be running (hp and acceleration figures). I will also be doing a full bilstein coil over kit with sways etc. I was wondering what you guys thought of this set up and if you had any more ideas for the car. thanks again.
Mo

Lawrence Coppari · 10-10-2002, 08:02 AM

You should be getting well over 300 hp. I would not do 0-60 times with it as they are not made for that. Clock it from 70-100 and compare to stuff in auto magazine tests correcting for weight. That way you'll get an estimate on your hp.

Start test at 50 and start stopwatch as it crosses 70, then stop it as it crosses 100. This can be done without a shift. It also gives you full boost acceleration.

Be advised that your speedo is more than likely registering high. Mine is off about 6-7%. This makes a huge difference in times. With mine, a set of 225/60-16 tires corrects the error. It also slows the acceleration because tha axle is higher from the ground.