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Topic: 944 engine in an early 924 |
paluck
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Forum: Engine Transplants Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 2:05 am Subject: 944 engine in an early 924 |
| Thanks Cedric. Car's been through a dozen or so races in the last 6 years. Engine was originally our strong point. Crank pulley pin sheared our first race, but after that no trouble at all until we ... |
Topic: 944 engine in an early 924 |
paluck
Replies: 3
Views: 21793
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Forum: Engine Transplants Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2015 5:13 pm Subject: 944 engine in an early 924 |
Hi team,
I've read through a number of posts on this forum on 924 engine swaps and wanted to run the following by this group to make sure I have an accurate picture of what would be involved in a 944 ... |
Topic: Fuel starvation in cornering? |
paluck
Replies: 5
Views: 3724
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 7:57 am Subject: Fuel starvation in cornering? |
| History on the car is that the tank was boiled and cleaned and new fuel pump installed prior to our acquisition. I'm fairly confident this is true, but I haven't confirmed. Gas cap was (I think) rece ... |
Topic: Fuel starvation in cornering? |
paluck
Replies: 5
Views: 3724
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 2:17 pm Subject: Fuel starvation in cornering? |
Hey team,
We finished our last LeMons race with our '79 924 and had a great time as usual.
We had a couple issues with our engine performance. The first was a general "wheeze out" of powe ... |
Topic: Catching wrong gear on shifting? Shift gate? |
paluck
Replies: 8
Views: 5989
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 1:59 pm Subject: Catching wrong gear on shifting? Shift gate? |
| just an update for folks - we just ran the transmission as is and we quickly got the hang of it and the shifts really presented no issues. We'll probably fill in those mounts to crisp it up - but thi ... |
Topic: Catching wrong gear on shifting? Shift gate? |
paluck
Replies: 8
Views: 5989
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 12:48 am Subject: Catching wrong gear on shifting? Shift gate? |
| Ah - good information - thank you both. Last time we changed the tranny, we swapped in a spare that already had mounts on its - maybe these mounts are more worn than the ones we had previously. I'll ... |
Topic: Catching wrong gear on shifting? Shift gate? |
paluck
Replies: 8
Views: 5989
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 10:33 am Subject: Catching wrong gear on shifting? Shift gate? |
Hi team,
We run a '79 924 in Lemons. We've been through plenty of teething issues ans last time it ran perfectly. Of course we've pretty much replaced or rehabbed every system on the car - so hopef ... |
Topic: advice on transmission swap |
paluck
Replies: 25
Views: 12773
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 11:31 am Subject: advice on transmission swap |
Thanks team for the advice
I've forwarded the info to my team - looks like I have 2 viable choices:
* Hit the pick-n-pull for a 1980 924 there and scavenge what I need - benefit? closest ratio match ... |
Topic: advice on transmission swap |
paluck
Replies: 25
Views: 12773
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 2:59 pm Subject: advice on transmission swap |
The donor is a 944 turbo - so the brake system is overkill. We actually did a 5 lug conversion from an '83 944, so we have the 944 N/A brakes (with hawk blue pads they work awesome!)
So - how many ... |
Topic: advice on transmission swap |
paluck
Replies: 25
Views: 12773
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 4:23 pm Subject: advice on transmission swap |
Hello all
We run a 924 in the LeMons circuit and after MANY failure, the car is working quite well - thanks everyone here for all your help we just got 51/170 at the last Infineon raceway event. No ... |
Topic: 24 Hours of Lemons. Northern Cali. This weekend |
paluck
Replies: 6
Views: 3757
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 1:13 am Subject: 24 Hours of Lemons. Northern Cali. This weekend |
| thx |
Topic: 24 Hours of Lemons. Northern Cali. This weekend |
paluck
Replies: 6
Views: 3757
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 4:43 pm Subject: 24 Hours of Lemons. Northern Cali. This weekend |
Portland?
Sounds like fun but we have enough trouble getting our act together to haul this thing locally.
Once I retire I'll have much more time for my racing hobby.
Just another 30 some years to ... |
Topic: 24 Hours of Lemons. Northern Cali. This weekend |
paluck
Replies: 6
Views: 3757
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 10:38 am Subject: 24 Hours of Lemons. Northern Cali. This weekend |
Yeah.
Title says it all.
Rooster Juice Racing will be campaigning (again) our 1979 924 at the 24 Hours of Lemons at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma this weekend.
So if you're interested in watching pr ... |
Topic: Need reccomendations on Ucoat it flooring colors |
paluck
Replies: 3
Views: 2578
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2011 12:29 am Subject: Need reccomendations on Ucoat it flooring colors |
Hi team,
I'm going to install a ucoat it floor epoxy to my new garage.
I'm looking for experiences using floor coatings - particularly in regards to color choices.
I could go safe with a light grey ... |
Topic: Assistance on early front sway bar mounting and snailshell |
paluck
Replies: 8
Views: 5063
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 9:40 am Subject: Assistance on early front sway bar mounting and snailshell |
| yup - I bought the poly ones |
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