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Suggestions for 944 Oiling improvements

Last week I grenaded the engine in (my wifes) 944 while doing a track session. I have discovered, obviously a little late, that this is a common problem with 944's running track tires so I am looking for some suggestions to improve things. I don't need to worry about my wifes car as I doubt I will be allowed to drive it again once I fix the motor, but I am thinking of picking up a cheap 944 to use until I can finish my car off.

Any relatively cheao improvments that can be made? Better baffled oil pan, more oil capacity etc?

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Cross-drill #2 &3 bearing journals on the crank.

Centrifigal force works against the factory oil galleys at sustained high rpm.

My 944 race car has the cross drilled crank, and trap doors in the oil pan to keep oil in the center near the pick-up when cornering. There are a bunch of us running 944s in ITS class, and none of us have had an engine failure after these mods.

#2 always goes first. The shop that sets the cars up for us did some testing, and found that both 2 and 3 suffer from dropped oil pressure at high rpm, while 1 and 4 are fine. Even though you will never hear of #3 letting go, it's only because #2 went first. Cross-drill them both.
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Thanks, I'll look into that, unfortunately around here it may not be possible to find someone who knows what to do.
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Pretty good thread about this topic:

http://www.nasaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=4398

CCR on west coast great place to have the crank prepared. Let me know if you need their number.

Al

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