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turbo upgrade - 19bwb67 - 08-30-2005
since my timing belt went and i need to have the engine rebuilt anyway I was wondering what would it take to upgrade to a turbo?
turbo upgrade - flash - 08-30-2005
a really big wallet, and a heap of patience, and if you are in california, a back door smog deal
figure about 25 grand by the time you get it all done since you are talking about having to rebuid the engine - it will also take a few months
if it was only the timing belt, are you sure you need to do the bottom end? - did you pop a piston? usually it only requires a top end
turbo upgrade - GuardsRedCoupe - 08-30-2005
Forgive the ignorance, but why is the cost so great? I've only owned a N/A 944 and my 968, so my knowledge of turbos is zip. What is involved with the changeover?
turbo upgrade - Greimann - 08-30-2005
Inquire with these guys as one shop that offers turn key packages. http://www.powerhaus.com/968t.htm
turbo upgrade - flash - 08-30-2005
a good chunk was the rebuild he was talking about, but the high cost i quoted is based soley on what others who have done this have said it ended up costing
turbo upgrade - Richard - 08-31-2005
Has anyone worked with Broadfoot Racing?
19bwb67,
Maybe they'd do a trade-in of the 968 3.0L for the purchase of one of their 2.8L turbo engines. That might be a good buy for some more power.
http://www.broadfootracing.com/engines.htm
Sorry to hear about the timing belt failure.
turbo upgrade - flash - 08-31-2005
last i heard, they went out of business - wonder if they were just restructuring
turbo upgrade - Jason Judd - 08-31-2005
The Turbo discussion can go a few ways...all of them require no less than $25M, though.
Jason
turbo upgrade - Eric_K - 08-31-2005
Quote:all of them require no less than $25M, though
Wow, its up to $25 million now! <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/wink.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />
turbo upgrade - rustech - 08-31-2005
M=1000 in Roman Numerals
Jason's getting fancy! <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/smile.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />
Dies Mercuril XXXI Augustus MMV
turbo upgrade - Jason Judd - 08-31-2005
Nothing fancy about my car though...
No heat, no A/C, no Power Steering, No lights, no windows, no wipers, no sunroof, no carpeting, no power seats, and just a bunch of little foam peices still stuck in hard to reach areas.
So my wife wonders where all the money went...seeing as we have less!
Jason
turbo upgrade - PcarFan - 09-01-2005
or you can put in a built up 944 Turbo motor for a lot cheaper...