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Turbo Rebuild for Porsche 951
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Posted by Derek Lakin [Email] (more from Derek Lakin) on Thu, 9 Aug 2001 18:53:36 Share Post by Email
In Reply to: Door Handles and Turbo Rebuilds, Joe Ek, Thu, 9 Aug 2001 12:24:43
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Joe:

My last car was a heavily-modified 944 Turbo ("951") that developed in excess of 400HP at the crank (dyno-tested) and I went through a handful of turbos in the pursuit for more power so I have a wee bit of experience here. A few things to consider:

1. What year is your 951? If it is a 1986, 1987 or non-S 1988 version, you may want to consider buying a used or rebuilt K-26/8 turbo from a later car as it will give you much more power when coupled with a set of performance chips.

2. If you're not already a member, check-out http://www.rennlist.org. This is a web-based mailing list that is similar to saabnet.com and you can specify which lists you want to read (e.g. 951 or 924/944/968). There are many guys on the list who have been down this path before and can offer some great first-hand insight.

3. Are you looking to upgrade your car or leave it stock? These cars can make nearly 300HP at the crank with very little $$ spent.

4. Great websites to check-out are http://www.huntleyracing.com and http://www.powerhaus.com. Derrek at Huntley and David at Powerhaus are "experts" in proper turbo sizing for a given level of HP.

I know this message is sort of a tangent on your original request so I apologize for taking-up bandwith if you are only looking for a stock rebuild. Be warned, if you haven't already been bitten by the upgrade bug, once it happens, it's very hard (if not impossible) to stop!

Best of luck,

Derek
1995 9K Aero Black/Charcoal

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