What is the best performance chip for my 89 944 N/A

[Guest]

I just bought the 944 about a month ago and I would like a little more power and what kind of price is fair for these chips, they are all over ebay for less thatn $50. Also what kind of gas should I be using? Thanks a lot

 

[Guest]

Are there any before & after dyno graphs for the promax chips?

 

[pae]

Andrew, looking at the chip upgrade link from your homepage, the chart shows 924S 1985.5-1987. I guess the last cars (like my 1988) are covered? Presumably potential performance will be same as 1988 2.5 944 (+12BHP, +15lb.ft)

Where do I find the chip on an '88 924S, so I can see what's currently fitted?

(sorry all, if this post is developing into an advert for Promax. I don't think any of us intended that, but Andrew has most of the answers. I'll take it off line if you wish.)

 

[Guest]

What about my 89 (2.7l)? thanks

 

[eastendr]

My 944S has been off the road for a while for a huge preventative maintenance job at 116,000 miles (water pump / belts / rollers / cam chain / knock sensors / drive belts / rebuilt gearbox / new quickshift / some body work). I'm also fitting the S4 front calipers that were on the Turbot, an induction kit & sports exhaust.

When it's done (soon), I'd be willing to use it as a testbed for the chips. What I've got in mind is taking my 944S up to somewhere like Jamsport and doing 3 runs.

Standard chip / Blitz Chip / Promax chip.

This would give a useful set of figures, which could also be directly compared with those taken at our 944 Jamsport day.

Andrew, are you interested ?

 

[Guest]

That's what I like to see, someone with confidence in their own products! Looking forward to the results guys.

 

[eastendr]

After discussions with Simon at Essential Styling and Andrew Sweetenham, I'm tyring to arrange a full dyno session to plot the performance of the (my) 944S with regard performance addons.

Potentially;

Session 1 Standard Exhaust & (K&N panel) Intake (a) Standard Chip (b) Blitz Chip (c) Promax chip

Session 2 ESS Stainless exhaust & (K&N panel) Intake (a) Standard Chip (b) Blitz Chip (c) Promax chip

Session 3 ESS Stainless exhaust, ESS Induction kit (a) Standard Chip (b) Blitz Chip (c) Promax chip

I hope to arrange this at Jamsport so that we have direct comparison to figures obtained during our recent 944 RR test day.

This should be a good exercise to show real world improvements (or otherwise) of the chips, exhaust and induction modifications in combinations.

My 944S engine is currently standard (except K&N panel filter), but with new chain / belts / knock sensor / waterpump etc. I will also have an adjustable fuel pressure regulator and fuel rail gauge fitted to allow slight fuel tweeking if required.

I'm not expecting it will set the world on fire performance wise, but result should ultimately be the right side of 200 BHP. Anticipated during October.....

 

[John Sims]

but result should ultimately be the right side of 200 BHP

I would have thought +10 bhp should be do-able with chip and exhaust, even without Scottish air. [] Any less and I wonder if it would be worth it.

I don't know that the induction kit will do much over the K&N panel filter, but it will sound much better under load.

Obviously the extra power will be essential to off set the weight of the vinyl graphics.

 

[Guest]

I take it this RR head to head hasn't happened yet ?

 

[eastendr]

Not yet. The 944S is still in bits for braking upgrade before it goes to the bodyshop. I got sidetracked on other cars .... Maybe February / March.

 

[Guest]

ORIGINAL: sweetea

Hi Rick,

Yes - I would be interested. If you could contact me directly at asweetenham@uku.co.uk to arrange? Thanks.

Regards,
Andrew

Well done Andrew money where your mouth is for your products.

Mmmmm i see a similar test being initiated for the MAP and injector kit []