RE: 944 engine into quattro? (4k,5k)

["TM" <mizutanit@mindspring.com>]

I have to disagree with Carter, although I'm no expert. :-)

The Porsche 951 motor can be tuned to well over 300bhp easily. If
you change to something like a K27, the power output gets even crazier,
necessitating stuff like GT2 brakes, metal head gaskets, etc.

Stock 951S and '89 951 are putting out 247 crank bhp, according to factory
specs. Getting 300bhp is relatively easy, although I'm no expert. Getting
over 350bhp is where it gets hard, according to the people I've talked to.
I know a guy locally with a 951S putting out just over 330bhp, I'm pretty
sure with the stock turbo.

A 4kq with a 951 engine, if it can be done, would be a real screamer.
Smaller
engine than the I5, very strong engine, can be tuned to lots of power. I
can't
even imagine what a 4kq would be like with 300bhp. That would be very scary,
unless you put at least some 993 calipers and stiffer susp. to help control
all of that power.

Carter, WTH cost $8k on a 924S? That's just a 924 with a 944 engine in
it, right? Or are you talking about the early '80s full-on SCCA racecar,
tube-frame and all? I know those things put out way more than 175bhp.


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-quattro@audifans.com [mailto:owner-quattro@audifans.com]On
Behalf Of The PC Handyman
Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 1999 10:08 PM
To: quattro@audifans.com
Subject: Re: 944 engine into quattro? (4k,5k)


> As to this, I reply....
>
> Why?  My father owns a 924S race car (putting out somewhere in excess of
> 175hp) and a 944 Turbo S (Putting out somewhere in excess of 250 hp).
> However, getting hp out of these engines cost some big bucks.  Like, more
to
> increase hp alone then an entire 5000TQ motor conversion.  I believe the
> rebuild on my father's race engine ran in excess of 8,000$.  No joke.
> Why not grab a 20v motor if you don't like turbos?  You'll find that the
NA
> 20v is very close, if not equal to, the 924S/944 motor.
> Later!
> Carter J
> Kwattro@aol.com
>

Now that I see the specs, I agree. There would be no great benefit. I was
always under the impression that they had more HP...

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