Building a 400bhp+ 2.5 ltr 944 Turbo
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I finally got to do the MOT today, had planned to get it done a week ago but wanted my son to check the car over first, he's a very busy man.
Needless to say, it passed with flying colours, no advisories etc. I use the MOT as a guide for the engine condition, ie checking the emissions, she's still good as new, close enough to pass if a new car. I only noted after getting home that they had logged me as the later year giving a 3.5% for a pass, for early 86 it should be 4.5%, 3.5% is after August. Anyway, a 0.64% for CO and 214 ppm for HC is a very good reading, my son just laughs at me when I worry about the emissions test, he just tells me that this engine will never fail its emissions, I think he's right, although if I recall it has been as low as 0.33% so might need a good blast on the motorway...
Here's the proof..
Here's the car waiting at my son's after he had checked it for the MOT station to call and say they were ready for me to drive straight over. I don't know how he finds the time to do all these cars, but then he is bloody fast. There's more parked out of sight too, clearly, he's doing very well and has a 5 star rating to prove it, good on him I say.
Everything seen in the picture is his unit, the small door in the corner on the left is the office outside door/fire escape, maintenance is the nearest door and body repairs in the far door. I know that my car is always in good hands when he works on it and it seems all customers to date would agree. The guy in the picture is not my son, that's Ash who's just built an electrics workstation in one corner and some large hung storage boxes, he's currently putting up a number of official approval/member signs. Inside there is my son Richard, Luis who's my son's business partner and does the bodywork, he's worked on true exotics like Ferrari, Aston, Porsches, Lambo's, you name it he's painted it. A truly first-rate highly experienced bodywork sprayer. " two other workers make up the crew, so far.
Yes, I admit it, I'm a proud father and also a very, very lucky one as I couldn't afford to fully maintain my car now that I'm retired...
Pete
Needless to say, it passed with flying colours, no advisories etc. I use the MOT as a guide for the engine condition, ie checking the emissions, she's still good as new, close enough to pass if a new car. I only noted after getting home that they had logged me as the later year giving a 3.5% for a pass, for early 86 it should be 4.5%, 3.5% is after August. Anyway, a 0.64% for CO and 214 ppm for HC is a very good reading, my son just laughs at me when I worry about the emissions test, he just tells me that this engine will never fail its emissions, I think he's right, although if I recall it has been as low as 0.33% so might need a good blast on the motorway...
Here's the proof..
Here's the car waiting at my son's after he had checked it for the MOT station to call and say they were ready for me to drive straight over. I don't know how he finds the time to do all these cars, but then he is bloody fast. There's more parked out of sight too, clearly, he's doing very well and has a 5 star rating to prove it, good on him I say.
Everything seen in the picture is his unit, the small door in the corner on the left is the office outside door/fire escape, maintenance is the nearest door and body repairs in the far door. I know that my car is always in good hands when he works on it and it seems all customers to date would agree. The guy in the picture is not my son, that's Ash who's just built an electrics workstation in one corner and some large hung storage boxes, he's currently putting up a number of official approval/member signs. Inside there is my son Richard, Luis who's my son's business partner and does the bodywork, he's worked on true exotics like Ferrari, Aston, Porsches, Lambo's, you name it he's painted it. A truly first-rate highly experienced bodywork sprayer. " two other workers make up the crew, so far.
Yes, I admit it, I'm a proud father and also a very, very lucky one as I couldn't afford to fully maintain my car now that I'm retired...
Pete
well, two can play that game... there are many variables that give different results, today was pretty hot for one and the car hasn't been used much. I can share some past emissions results to rest your mind....
The last one is older, before the rebuild, approx 190k miles, alas for some reason I can't find last years, or in fact many from previous years, I do recall it being in the mid 0.30's for both.
Pete
there are many variables that give different results, today was pretty hot for one and the car hasn't been used much. I can share some past emissions results to rest your mind....
The last one is older, before the rebuild, approx 190k miles, alas for some reason I can't find last years, or in fact many from previous years, I do recall it being in the mid 0.30's for both.
Pete
As stated the last image is from before the rebuild, perhaps 5k before...the engine was not rebuilt because it was in general poor health, it was rebuilt because I didn't imediately switch off when the crank pulley fell off which caused excessive wear loosing over 1 bar of oil pressure. It was still running fine with no smoke or noise. There were a number of jobs at that time that needed doing including new rear balance shaft seals. So we decided to pull the engine, refresh everything and make it stronger/safer than ever before, he rest is history and well documented.
Yep....but I'm not going to write a book to explain it to you...everything is logged out there for those willing to read and understand the car's development over the last 20 years....I know my car very well, I know how fast it was with a proven 368bhp, I know the extra development since then which is massive and in fact total's approx £12k in parts alone....trust me, she is currently well over 400bhp with more to come if so desired.
If you say so...just in case you're not aware which you clearly aren't....the 61 is capable of 650bhp at 1 bar of boost.. IMHO the 75 turbo's are too big for a 2.5....there's much more to a succesful build than just bolting on a bigger turbo...my own build is very well thought out and has gone much further than the 400 cars you mention....and that's the last I shall say on the subject...I have tried to be polite with you, not sure what your problem is but leave me out of it, I have far better things to do than squabble with you.
Another day in the life of my 951 and another small job ticked. In this case, getting the A/C refilled and also converting the valves to accept the R134a connectors.
car plugged in receiving its gas at my son's place.
And a close up of the new valves which surprisingly fit with zero contact with the bonnet.
If anyone in the North London needs a refill, my son charges customers £55 which according to my neighbour who just had his done for £70 is cheap, I have no idea myself what today's charges are.
Pete
car plugged in receiving its gas at my son's place.
And a close up of the new valves which surprisingly fit with zero contact with the bonnet.
If anyone in the North London needs a refill, my son charges customers £55 which according to my neighbour who just had his done for £70 is cheap, I have no idea myself what today's charges are.
Pete
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