Good day, gents. I'll begin with an introduction, my name is Kevin. For the past two years, I've owned a Porsche 944, and decided it's time to pass the fun on, and maybe get some power. I have a friend who has a 87 (not 86.5) Supra Turbo, which is a bit older. We're doing a trade, and I'm getting money out of it as well. I assume I will have amassed about 4500 dollars by the time I get started, and maybe another 500 from my tax return. I'm looking to freshen her up and get a reliable 400ish horsepower. If I can reliably get more, great.
Here's what I know: Get the deck planed, and get ARP studs in it. Metal headgasket, no questions. I also know of the 'rod knock' issue, but I'm not sure how to avoid it, which brings me to
Here's what I would like to know: How can I avoid rod knock? And by any means necessary, what's the best way to get 400 horsepower reliably? She's got the 7M-GTE and a 5spd. The ct-26 seems a bit tired, but it runs rather well. When I'm done, I'd like a clean running vehicle reliably putting out 400 horses (or more) and maybe some websites I can be referred to. Any idiot can grab a turbo kit from eBay for 1,150 and get 500 horses, but I don't want to be on the side of the road. Time is also an issue, I'd rather not spend more than a couple months if I don't have to.
This isn't another fifteen year old kid's pipe dream, I go to classes every day anywhere from three to six hours just working inside of a shop, and I do have the money and am not afraid to use it. I'll be shipping to Fort Jackson June 3rd, so I can be broke by then for all I care.
I've tried searching for something similar, but didn't come up with a whole lot of what I'm looking for.
Thanks guys for any help you can get me, I'm still looking up things all over the 'net!
Here's what I know: Get the deck planed, and get ARP studs in it. Metal headgasket, no questions. I also know of the 'rod knock' issue, but I'm not sure how to avoid it, which brings me to
Here's what I would like to know: How can I avoid rod knock? And by any means necessary, what's the best way to get 400 horsepower reliably? She's got the 7M-GTE and a 5spd. The ct-26 seems a bit tired, but it runs rather well. When I'm done, I'd like a clean running vehicle reliably putting out 400 horses (or more) and maybe some websites I can be referred to. Any idiot can grab a turbo kit from eBay for 1,150 and get 500 horses, but I don't want to be on the side of the road. Time is also an issue, I'd rather not spend more than a couple months if I don't have to.
This isn't another fifteen year old kid's pipe dream, I go to classes every day anywhere from three to six hours just working inside of a shop, and I do have the money and am not afraid to use it. I'll be shipping to Fort Jackson June 3rd, so I can be broke by then for all I care.
I've tried searching for something similar, but didn't come up with a whole lot of what I'm looking for.
Thanks guys for any help you can get me, I'm still looking up things all over the 'net!
