968 turbo project...
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I have been considering a track day car project :
import 968 CS (LHD) from Germany = £10,000
Slicks + roll cage = £2,300
Aftermarket Turbo works = ?????
This is my question - who in the UK (or DE) will do the necessary work (professionally) with all the sundry stuff and clutch / exhaust. Figure with a large displacement 4 cylinder of the 968 this should be good for 350 bhp ? Some old style lag too woudl be great too.
import 968 CS (LHD) from Germany = £10,000
Slicks + roll cage = £2,300
Aftermarket Turbo works = ?????
This is my question - who in the UK (or DE) will do the necessary work (professionally) with all the sundry stuff and clutch / exhaust. Figure with a large displacement 4 cylinder of the 968 this should be good for 350 bhp ? Some old style lag too woudl be great too.
There was a home built 968 turbo in 911 and Porsche world some time a ago. If I recal correctly you will need to lower the compresion ratio of the 3 ltr engine and fit the entire exaust, air intake, turbo, intercooler etc system from a 944 turbo. But the manifolds will need modifying to fit the 16v head.
Interesting project but highly involved and very costly. Good luck !
Interesting project but highly involved and very costly. Good luck !
There was a 944 turbo recently for sale in Germany with a 3.0 turbo engine for around € 22,000.
The work is not really complicated, but most of the parts required are rather expensive.
The only real issue is to have the engined correctly tuned but there are plug & play solutions available on the market.
The work is not really complicated, but most of the parts required are rather expensive.
The only real issue is to have the engined correctly tuned but there are plug & play solutions available on the market.
I believe that Barry Hart at Hartech is building a 3 litre Turbo engine at the moment. There are many 3 litre Turbos in the States and www.powerhaus.com provide a kit (but it aint cheap)
To get 350 bhp I would just get Colin at 9M to stick his supercharger kit on it. If you want a lot more then go the Turbo route
To get 350 bhp I would just get Colin at 9M to stick his supercharger kit on it. If you want a lot more then go the Turbo route
Superchargers 
Though the one Colin sells for the 968 is centrifugal rather than the type on my 993. I believe this means it's got a more turbo-like torque delivery i.e. weaker at very low revs and stronger at higher revs (the power plot on the ninemeister site bear this out)
Given that the 9m charger is a proven kit, it'd probably be a lot cheaper to get working properly than a bespoke turbo install. And 350 bhp is a hell of a lot in a 968.
You could probably get the whole thing sorted for around the 20k mark, and end up with a very fast, great handling car (if it was me, I'd leave some of the trim and use it on road as well!!!)
Though the one Colin sells for the 968 is centrifugal rather than the type on my 993. I believe this means it's got a more turbo-like torque delivery i.e. weaker at very low revs and stronger at higher revs (the power plot on the ninemeister site bear this out)
Given that the 9m charger is a proven kit, it'd probably be a lot cheaper to get working properly than a bespoke turbo install. And 350 bhp is a hell of a lot in a 968.
You could probably get the whole thing sorted for around the 20k mark, and end up with a very fast, great handling car (if it was me, I'd leave some of the trim and use it on road as well!!!)
Try www.avoturboworld.com they are in Australia, so click link to Aus, then Porsche.
Makes fascinating reading and immense BHP
Allan
Makes fascinating reading and immense BHP
Allan
www.fitz-racing.com.au/sub-6.htm
These chaps are regarded as the guys to build 968 Turbo clones they have built several in the US.
These chaps are regarded as the guys to build 968 Turbo clones they have built several in the US.
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