After missing out on a couple of modified 930s on BAT I was happy to stumble upon this ad
https://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-cars-sale/995749-1988-porsche-930-turbo-sale.html. Price was agreed upon and hopefully ships from Florida to Washington State soon. I am a little anxious about buying a car site unseen but had a nice PPI performed and the pictures look good.
If anyone knows this car, I'd love to hear about it as I guess Florida has a neat group of people interested in 930s. I am eventually going to get it over to Turbo Kraft for some additional work, but want to spend some time rolling around with her first.
Here is what I know about the build:
The sequence of events on this 34,000 mile car are as follows:
A decision was made to remove the stock engine in 2005-2006 at about 26,000 miles. He had owned the car for 15 years by this time. He wanted the car to keep up with, or beat new Turbos. He enlisted the professional help of Joe Rodriguez (JROD) owner of FAST FORWARD, a premier Porsche speedshop based in Ft. Lauderdale. Joe consulted Joe Eassa, a local fabrication expert as he had a working relationship with the legendary Dave Jarvis Racing Co. Jarvis built the engine and Joe Eassa fabricated the headers, Turbo (precision) and intercooler (Griffin core). The engine was installed, tuned and tested by Fast Forward. As the warranty had expired after the first year, it's now had trouble-free operation for the last 12 years. The owner, a novice driver and a casual enthusiast, is very careful with his cars and boats. Being that Jarvis had retired and Fast Forward was sold 10 years ago, the record keeping on various projects has long been discarded. Knowing this, He had asked Joe Rodriguez to inspect and scope the engine recently. What Joe found was an engine that showed virtually no signs of wear (7,500 miles) and noticed some minor seepage that was quickly rectified. What we do know is that the engine is capable of 620 hp. What we also know is that its currently tuned at about 400 rwh. However this engine is made for boost. It starts and runs strong and smooth, very streetable in its current tune. Any minor issue that would arise over the years identified and corrected by local Porsche techs, including JROD. As a multiple Porsche owner myself I can tell you that the car has been well sorted and has been a joy to drive. Dealing with Jim has also been a positive experience. He is a no nonsense guy that expects results and doesn't mind spending his money to make things right. This car reflects that.
If you need any further clarification on engine components or
tune, I can put you in touch with JROD. As he is a full-time Senior Captain who flys 747's for a national airline, he is frequently out of the country but can be reached by email, text or a call from time to time. We know from his memory and recent scoping that it has 964 cams, stock Porsche pistons and rods, ARP rod bolts, ARP head studs, brand new Turbo seals, Electromotive dual plug head setup and EFI. 3.3 liter. Injectors, other ignition and fuel management questions can be addressed by Joe.
