This car was modified from the stock configuration by the first owner. I am the fourth owner. The car features:

• A Hellene driver.
• Option codes: C78, 160, 425, 454, 533, 650, 981 and 983, color code L M5U (Diamantblau or Diamond Blue).
• Wheels:
  • 968 5-spoke wheels (53mm offset) with Bridgestone RE-050 Pole Position tires (205/55/16 & 225/50/16).  The tires were installed in October of 2006.
    
  • Club Sport, also known as 944 Turbo S, forged wheels (7"x16" 65mm offset, 9"x16" 60mm offset) with Toyo RA-1 tires (225/50/16 & 245/45/16) . This is the alternate set of wheels used on the car with the factory steel lug nuts (Porsche P/N N-020-112-1) .  The tires were installed in October of 2006.
  • MOMO Star wheels (pictured above) with Dunlop SP8000 Sport tires (205/55/16 & 225/50/16). The size & offset combinations are 7"x16", 23mm for the front and 8"x16", 11mm for the rear (proper offsets for a 1976 Porsche 930). I have occasionally used these on my 1979 911SC.  The tires were installed in August of 2000.  I no longer own these wheels.
  • Rolled-lip fenders on the front, rolled-lip and flared fenders on the rear to accomodate the non-standard offsets of the MOMO wheels.
• Suspension:
  • 25.5mm front sway bar with mounting bracket supports by KLA.
  • 19mm adjustable rear sway bar and adjustable length drop links.  The car came with an 18mm rear sway bar.
  • "Turbo Cup" coilover shock absorbers on all four corners:
  • Bilstein shock absorbers with threaded bodies for adjustable spring perches. The rear units were rebuilt in February 2000. The external diamater of the rear units is 2.25 inches.
  • Inconstant-wire-diameter, conically shaped, progressive-rate (160 to 410lb/in) Turbo Cup springs (marked with two blue dots) on the front.
  • Inconstant-wire-diameter, cylindrical, progressive-rate, 2.25 inch internal diameter, Turbo Cup springs (marked with one blue dot) on the rear. Most sources suggest these springs have a rate of 140 to 405lb/in. One source suggests the springs with the single dot have a 300-410lb/in range. Unfortunately, I do not have the factory specification for these springs. When the car was purchased, it did not have the rear springs, they were installed in May of 2001. The system does not perform well without the rear springs.
  • Front and rear springs were made by Eibach for Porsche Motorsports.
  • Using steel spring seats (P/N 191008) and alumunium lock nuts (P/N 411695) for the rear springs(sourced from Bilstein).
  • Stock 23.5mm rear torsion bars.
  • 968 M030 caster blocks.
    
  • Alignment settings:
    • Camber: -1.0° front, -1.0° rear.
    • Toe: 0.5 mm front, 0.5mm rear.
    • Caster: 2.267°. 
  This package yields a tight but compliant ride to the car. The car seems to lean less than an M030-equipped car, however the ride quality is still very civilized and suitable for long and comfortable trips.
• Autothority Performance Engineering Stage II boost kit (consists of 951.020.200.DME DME chip, KLR chip of unknown version and a modified boost banjo bolt).  The configuration is expected to deliver about 257hp at the flywheel (226hp at the wheels with the estimated 12% driveline loss).
• Brey-Krause harness guide bar with silver 3" wide M&R 6-point competition pull-down harnesses featuring camlocks and snap-in ends. The setup allows full use of the stock 3-point seat belts. I am using the R-9001 Brey-Krause bracket to mount the tunnel side lap belts. This installation requires the R-9002 kit when used with the stock seats of a 1987 944.

• A view of the engine bay .

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Last Updated Tue Dec 19 22:52:37 CST 2006