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Marsh · Guest

I'll have my motor out and the head off soon. What can a poor boy do (for $1000) to make my red precious go faster without having to diddle with the computer.

This is the newest car I've ever owned ('87) and the most I've ever spent ($2700) so I pretty much don't know jack.

Marsh

Rick MacLaren · Guest

On that particular car I'd port and polish the head. And if there were any money left over, get headers.

eturbo924 · Guest

Port and polish.... about $450-$500. Then get a more agressive cam grind $120 at Schneider Racing Cams and then an MSDS Header $200 or so with coating. That should give you a good boost. Definately do it while the engine is out. Obviously head work.... head needs to be out. The header is easier to put in with the head out of the car. Make sure you place the header in place and then bolt the head down. If you do it in reverse.... ugh! You need to move mounts and such.

Eric

TonyMechanic · Guest

eTurbo, I like the way you think! When you go to get it ported and polished, do some research first, make sure you get someone who REALLY knows what they're doin, talk to them for a while, tell them what its for and what other work your doing to the car to make it faster. A good port and polish will be worth the $, a poor job could cause a loss in power

eturbo924 · Guest

Tony
Thanks. I did this on my 82 924. I did talk to the shop and he in turn talked to Schneider for me to make sure the cam matched the work he was doing on the head. The outcome was 1 sec reduction in 0-60. For the cost of about $850 when all was said and done. Cam head, gaskets and exhaust. Good thing is that most of the car still looks stock... just moves a bit better. I have not tested it since I put on the ported intake and larger throttle body. The car needs to be timed... never mind that the body shop needs to finish up

924RACR · Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2002 3:15 am Post subject:

One more on the subject of headers. MSDS makes great ones for the 924, but for the 924S and the 944, I've heard that the Stahl header is actually superior for output. It costs considerably more, but is worth it, apparently.
http://www.stahlheaders.com

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