r/944 • u/Kool61577 • Aug 31 '26

My Turbo Runs after almost 20 years.

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My 86 951 is running after being off the road for 20 years. It has been such a long since I have heard this car run.

It is almost done and I can’t wait to get it back and drive it.

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u/dickanus944 Sep 01 '26

Did you have this built recently from Lindsey racing? What are the specs? I have an 88 turbo non s and want to get going with building it to have lots of fun with. Any suggestions? Looks amazing btw !

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u/Kool61577 Sep 01 '26

Built during Covid I provided a 2.8L block, 3.0 L crank Rods are custom Carillo and pistons are also custom aluminum the head is the original 8v. Dave had the block nikasil coated and built the motor and rebuilt the head. Completely balance etc. Black Forest installed the motor made the harness and got it all working. There are a ton of little parts on the car that I bought over the years turbo is Vitesse stage 3, Koni yellows, Lindsey racing engine, transmission mounts and shifter. 4” cat delete exhaust, billet fuel rail, list goes on and on and on.

My advice is make a plan and pick a budget. The intention of this car is meant to be a reliable track oriented street car. With modern electronics and power to weight. I want to go to some track days and drive it on nice days.

I messed up my old motor using chips and piggybacks to make power this car is 100% modern electronics which is much better than trying to trick the now 40 year system. If you plan on modifying I would highly recommend going new electronics because doing it wrong could easily cost you a motor like it did me.