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  1. #1
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    Hornung's 1987 Porsche 944 Turbo

    So this thread will log the inevitable repairs that will need to take place with a car of this age.

    Some details:

    Alpine white 944 Turbo, internally known as the 951. 107,000 miles on the odometer with an impressive history and ownership. She is a former track slut, now daily driver. She makes 250 wheel horsepower and 260 wheel torque on aftermarket tuning and 15psi of boost. (I've played with the boost level and it definitely makes a difference!!)

    Things needed are:

    • Compression and Leakdown test
    • Engine mounts
    • Timing belt
    • Find the oil leak - I suspect the Air Oil Separator or AOS (Common failure)
    • Fix the rear hatch glass - frame needs to be stripped, cleaned and reglued
    • Adjust rear hatch pins - Unending rattle when I hit a bump or imperfection in the road.
    • Need a good tune up with distributor, rotor, plugs, wires and an oil change
    • Silicone J boot (Runs from the MAF to the Turbo) wears just like an M54 Intake boot
    • New brake pads
    • Nissan Quest Alternator Mod replaces the archaic charging system from the 80s
    • Upgraded 7" headlights. Output is horrible coming from ALs with ZKW lenses and the trifecta mod

    I'm confident I can do all the work myself and I'm looking forward to Sundays when I can get under the car and wrench.

    Now some pictures

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    More to come. Hopefully the parts I ordered from Pelican fix my current Oil consumption issue (About 1qt/2000mi).

    Cheers!!
    Porsche 944 Turbo Build

    One ride and you'll understand why most rocket scientists are German.

    My ZHP Build 2004-2014 RIP


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    Very nice, looks like a solid car! Looking forward to this build. Shouldn't you have done a compression test before you bought the car?

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    Congrats Justin!

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    Noice
    2005 Jet Black 6MT ZHP "Family First"
    ~Rob~

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    Yes! Looking forward to this!
    Hi, I'm John, and I miss my 6MT Alcantara baby! | 2003 Orient Blue 330i ZHP
    Had: ARC8's | Poly Bushings | Koni Yellows | Perf Brakes | TMS Subframe | Hotchkiss | LOVE!

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    sweet. i love 944/951's. looking forward to your progress!

    peter
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    2005 330iT ZHP | the Growlour

    2010 328iT M Sport | smooth operator

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    Cool car! I wanna see some videos eventually!


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    Very cool Justin! I don't know much about these cars, so I'm looking forward to your progress and pictures as they definitely look like fun!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Johal E32 View Post
    Very nice, looks like a solid car! Looking forward to this build. Shouldn't you have done a compression test before you bought the car?
    I had it inspected before I bought it. The oil consumption wasn't brought up. But there are things you have to be savvy about with these cars. Lots of simple issues that might show up as a major repair level symptom. I.E. milk shake in the filler cap. I'm not burning coolant (white smoke), so its not a head gasket. But I am burning oil so it could be blow-by. If the crankcase is pressurized, then that will allow oil to be burned off as its forced passed the piston rings. The car isn't low on power, so I think it's just a bit of blow-by. Could be fixed by rebuilding the o-rings on the AOS or I could run a catch can and remove the vacuum from the crankcase. Stay tuned!!

    Quote Originally Posted by Hermes View Post
    Congrats Justin!
    Quote Originally Posted by Newjack View Post
    Noice
    Quote Originally Posted by OtterEffect View Post
    Yes! Looking forward to this!
    Quote Originally Posted by slater View Post
    sweet. i love 944/951's. looking forward to your progress!

    peter
    Quote Originally Posted by ELCID86 View Post
    Glad you started a project thread for us to see!
    Quote Originally Posted by NoVAphotog View Post
    Very cool Justin! I don't know much about these cars, so I'm looking forward to your progress and pictures as they definitely look like fun!
    Thanks guys! You'll be seeing plenty of this on Social media and in person if you're on the east coast. Was planning on going to H2Oi...but I have schoolwork
    Quote Originally Posted by TigerTater View Post
    Cool car! I wanna see some videos eventually!


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    Yes hopefully some vids shortly. She's a screamer when the boost is turned up past 15psi. It's rumored she'll hold 23 before overboost protection is engaged. Not trying to blow up the car.

    Aside from the snakes of vacuum lines under the hood, this engine is surprisingly easy to work on. Lots of removal steps before you can actually get to the part you're trying to fix.

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    Porsche 944 Turbo Build

    One ride and you'll understand why most rocket scientists are German.

    My ZHP Build 2004-2014 RIP


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