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Originally Posted by 83_Porsche_NA
Has any body ever done a total renovation of a 944? I mean by updating the interior, exterior, engine, EVERYTHING. Modernize the computer, drop a more updated engine but one that can actually fit in a 944. Renovate the entire interior, different cluster, different dash, different seats. What would you do to make the almighty 944 sexy to todays standards?
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I was going to. Still have a whole build sheet typed up. As you note, everything would be updated, and with jaw-dropping attention to detail to boot.
BTW - you can't really 'update' the computer. That's dictated by the engine unless you do heavy fueling work. The 944 uses OBD-I, and OBD-II was introduced in 1996. Probably a major reason the 928 and 968 were dropped in 1995. Porsche probably couldn't afford to redo both those engines for the required OBD-II compatibility.
It's one of those things that it is a substantial amount of work for an end result, which, as noted, could be easily compared to something you could find at a dealer today, i.e. the Scion FRS. Not to mention would cost twice as much as the Scion. (If you include labor - probably twenty times as much as the Scion.)
Take care!