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My Turbot upgrades are nearly complete now - just some fine fettling and the mapping ready for Dyno day on 7th May
The new specification of the car is on the main page HERE
The story of the upgrades is near the bottom of the Updates & mods page HERE
The 944 Turbo section shows a lot of the parts used from page 29 onwards, with the work itself starting on page 41
Not all the details are there - a bit of mystery can sometimes be a good thing - particularly with some of the things we learned and fabricated along the way. What was originally going to be a 3 day job ended up as 3 weeks of work. Budgets stretched during the process.
I would like to offer thanks to those that were involved with the project;
Motor Preparation - Peter & Frank 0208-455-9698.
Pete is a true mechanical genius and about the only other person I trust with my cars. His knowledge of the 944 has been fine tuned over the 4 years he has looked after my 2 944's and I would recommend him to anyone looking for servicing and modification work and who is willing to travel to London. My thanks to Frank for allowing us to monopolise a ramp for 3 weeks ! Motorpreparation labour rate is £45 per hour.
Streamline Accident Repair - Michael Michael 0208-458-1259.
Pulled out all the stops to get the badge panel and bonnet finished while they were spraying the 944S at the same time. Streamline have carried out bodywork and resprays on several of my cars, and on recommendation, other 944 members of this board.
Dave Lindsey at Lindsey Racing.
Dave has the ability go get parts from Oklahoma to the UK so quickly it's frightening. Although we have had some problems fitting some of his products (and are now virtually a UK quality control point !), Dave & Mike's support has enabled us to complete the project. I would not hesitate to recommend Lindsey Racing products - and the Dollar rate is just too good to miss at the moment !
Charlie at CTM Heads - 0208-592-1180.
Charlie has built engine components for me for over 10 years. From big valve Cologne V6 heads to full group A spec RS500 conversions. CTM have a fully equipped workshop to bore, hone, balance and machine just about any component required to reach your goals. They also have an excellent reputation for building serious competition engines and carried out specialist work for the leading names in motorsport. (next project could be a 3+ litre bottom end)
Jon Mitchell - 9xx - 01202-462951.
What can I say about Jon - he was there at times of despair with cheerful answers and an in-depth knowledge of his craft. A true gentleman.
Essential Styling - Simon Davidson 01442-258536.
Simon supplied parts for both the Turbot conversion and the 944S conversion that we are just about to start. Simon supplies good quality aftermarket parts that fit first time and do exactly what it says on the tin !
John Sims.
I don't know why really. [
] Another true craftsman when a bit of fabrication is needed. If you need any wooden engine parts, he's you man [][]. John spurred me on through the project and was a good sounding board. He's also a good way of disposing of the tuning parts that used to be on Turbot. [][]
Finally - Allan at Weltmeister is going to provide the load dyno facilities so I can map it !
The car's not finished yet (are they ever ?) and I'm awaiting a Wolf-3D stand-alone engine management system from Lindsey Racing so I can extract the true potential from the engine. So far 500 miles and no leaks or breakages [][]
If it ain't broke - fix it 'till it is !!
Rick
My Turbot upgrades are nearly complete now - just some fine fettling and the mapping ready for Dyno day on 7th May
The new specification of the car is on the main page HERE
The story of the upgrades is near the bottom of the Updates & mods page HERE
The 944 Turbo section shows a lot of the parts used from page 29 onwards, with the work itself starting on page 41
Not all the details are there - a bit of mystery can sometimes be a good thing - particularly with some of the things we learned and fabricated along the way. What was originally going to be a 3 day job ended up as 3 weeks of work. Budgets stretched during the process.
I would like to offer thanks to those that were involved with the project;
Motor Preparation - Peter & Frank 0208-455-9698.
Pete is a true mechanical genius and about the only other person I trust with my cars. His knowledge of the 944 has been fine tuned over the 4 years he has looked after my 2 944's and I would recommend him to anyone looking for servicing and modification work and who is willing to travel to London. My thanks to Frank for allowing us to monopolise a ramp for 3 weeks ! Motorpreparation labour rate is £45 per hour.
Streamline Accident Repair - Michael Michael 0208-458-1259.
Pulled out all the stops to get the badge panel and bonnet finished while they were spraying the 944S at the same time. Streamline have carried out bodywork and resprays on several of my cars, and on recommendation, other 944 members of this board.
Dave Lindsey at Lindsey Racing.
Dave has the ability go get parts from Oklahoma to the UK so quickly it's frightening. Although we have had some problems fitting some of his products (and are now virtually a UK quality control point !), Dave & Mike's support has enabled us to complete the project. I would not hesitate to recommend Lindsey Racing products - and the Dollar rate is just too good to miss at the moment !
Charlie at CTM Heads - 0208-592-1180.
Charlie has built engine components for me for over 10 years. From big valve Cologne V6 heads to full group A spec RS500 conversions. CTM have a fully equipped workshop to bore, hone, balance and machine just about any component required to reach your goals. They also have an excellent reputation for building serious competition engines and carried out specialist work for the leading names in motorsport. (next project could be a 3+ litre bottom end)
Jon Mitchell - 9xx - 01202-462951.
What can I say about Jon - he was there at times of despair with cheerful answers and an in-depth knowledge of his craft. A true gentleman.
Essential Styling - Simon Davidson 01442-258536.
Simon supplied parts for both the Turbot conversion and the 944S conversion that we are just about to start. Simon supplies good quality aftermarket parts that fit first time and do exactly what it says on the tin !
John Sims.
I don't know why really. [
] Another true craftsman when a bit of fabrication is needed. If you need any wooden engine parts, he's you man [][]. John spurred me on through the project and was a good sounding board. He's also a good way of disposing of the tuning parts that used to be on Turbot. [][]Finally - Allan at Weltmeister is going to provide the load dyno facilities so I can map it !
The car's not finished yet (are they ever ?) and I'm awaiting a Wolf-3D stand-alone engine management system from Lindsey Racing so I can extract the true potential from the engine. So far 500 miles and no leaks or breakages [
][]If it ain't broke - fix it 'till it is !!
Rick
