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Topic: 924 4 Speed Shift Rod vs 944 016 Shift rod |
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2023 11:58 am Subject: 924 4 Speed Shift Rod vs 944 016 Shift rod |
Have asked this question elsewhere [rennlist] but as yet have no definitive answer - i figure if anyone knows the answer, it would be you guys [no pressure!]
As part of converting my 944 to manual ... |
Topic: Love for the unloved - 924 Build in Oz |
F3ARED
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Forum: Performance Upgrades Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2023 11:53 am Subject: Love for the unloved - 924 Build in Oz |
Auf wiedersehen. #9247107211 has left the chat. Picked up by the local scrap metal recycler yesterday and off to meet its maker
https://www.nick.holdengemini.net/_data/i/upload/2023/10/04/202310041 ... |
Topic: Love for the unloved - 924 Build in Oz |
F3ARED
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Forum: Performance Upgrades Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2023 11:01 am Subject: Love for the unloved - 924 Build in Oz |
| Yes its an early 944. Theres really that little shared? Was hoping the front struts and knuckles were at least shared so I could use the 924 ones as a basis for building coil overs, likewise the rear ... |
Topic: Love for the unloved - 924 Build in Oz |
F3ARED
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Forum: Performance Upgrades Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2023 10:42 am Subject: Love for the unloved - 924 Build in Oz |
Bit of an https://www.nick.holdengemini.net/_data/i/upload/2023/05/19/20230519221427-83c98606-me.jpg
The 924 will now be stripped for all and anything useable for the 944. If anyone still reading t ... |
Topic: Opinions on crash repair |
F3ARED
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 2:53 pm Subject: Opinions on crash repair |
| Finally got a chance to get an assistant into the garage and give the car a good going over with the tape measure. Diagrams used were those provided by Mike and the one below for 944. Only measured ho ... |
Topic: Opinions on crash repair |
F3ARED
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2023 8:37 pm Subject: Opinions on crash repair |
| Had a lot of time on my hands today to trawl through the internet and have come up with a somewhat revised theory. Long and the short of it, it looks like I may have dodged a bullet and the only real ... |
Topic: Opinions on crash repair |
F3ARED
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2023 11:02 pm Subject: Opinions on crash repair |
| Finally got around to having a bit of a play with my 924 and if Im honest, Im not really liking what Im finding. When I bought it I obviously knew it had been hit in the front right hand corner as the ... |
Topic: Davide Cironi - From wreck to racetrack 924 Turbo video |
F3ARED
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Forum: Performance Upgrades Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2023 7:56 am Subject: Davide Cironi - From wreck to racetrack 924 Turbo video |
He knows how to pedal a car that’s for sure; power delivery looks feisty and the way he was ragging on it made me wonder if the gearboxes really are as weak as everyone suggests.
Kondzi what was ... |
Topic: Davide Cironi - From wreck to racetrack 924 Turbo video |
F3ARED
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Forum: Performance Upgrades Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2023 7:11 pm Subject: Davide Cironi - From wreck to racetrack 924 Turbo video |
| Thought some of you guys might like this; its recorded in Italian but has english subs. They cover some interesting mods in pretty good detail including building a custom billet stroker crank to bring ... |
Topic: CS Head Build - Bigger Lighter Valves - Process - Progress |
F3ARED
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Forum: Performance Upgrades Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2023 7:43 pm Subject: CS Head Build - Bigger Lighter Valves - Process - Progress |
Looking at some admittedly bad photos of the standard inlet manifold [cant be bothered walking into the garage at the moment to look at the real thing ], the factory manifold takes a 45deg turn fr ... |
Topic: CS Head Build - Bigger Lighter Valves - Process - Progress |
F3ARED
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Forum: Performance Upgrades Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2023 6:33 pm Subject: CS Head Build - Bigger Lighter Valves - Process - Progress |
| Im not sure i agree with the assertion that there is nothing to be gained past .400 on the stock head; while the flow may not increase and it remains relatively stable from .400 to .500, it should sti ... |
Topic: CS Head Build - Bigger Lighter Valves - Process - Progress |
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Forum: Performance Upgrades Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2023 7:54 am Subject: CS Head Build - Bigger Lighter Valves - Process - Progress |
When I was looking at modifying the original engine before deciding to switch to a 1.8T, I was looking at machining a combustion chamber into the NA head
The draw back of the head is the valve ang ... |
Topic: CS Head Build - Bigger Lighter Valves - Process - Progress |
F3ARED
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Forum: Performance Upgrades Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2023 12:26 pm Subject: CS Head Build - Bigger Lighter Valves - Process - Progress |
Holden V8s ran a bunch of different valve sizes on the inlet from 45mm up to 50mm. Not sure if they are available in a 6mm stem but length is 132.5mm which is .5mm shorter than a 931 valve.
I wonde ... |
Topic: CS Head Build - Bigger Lighter Valves - Process - Progress |
F3ARED
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Forum: Performance Upgrades Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2023 4:33 pm Subject: CS Head Build - Bigger Lighter Valves - Process - Progress |
Holden V8s ran a bunch of different valve sizes on the inlet from 45mm up to 50mm. Not sure if they are available in a 6mm stem but length is 132.5mm which is .5mm shorter than a 931 valve.
I wonde ... |
Topic: Love for the unloved - 924 Build in Oz |
F3ARED
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Forum: Performance Upgrades Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2023 6:30 am Subject: Love for the unloved - 924 Build in Oz |
The billet pieces were made by Davies Motorsport Engineering in the UK. You can find him on Facebook. Handles are really nicely constructed and feel solid.
For anyone else interested, LOBB have als ... |
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