This past weekend I started on a project that will span quite a few weekends. The paint on the 944 has been looking pretty bad. I had been planning on having it painted, but haven’t had a chance to arrange to get it done.

My thinking has been that I would let a professional handle the painting and minor body work.… Read More

It has been a little while since I’ve written anything about Project 944 (you can read more about Project 944 here). Since I last wrote, the car has gotten a lot lighter with the removal of all sound deadening, the back seats, lighter weight carpet, 911 RS style door cards and removal of the entire stereo system. All of this weight reduction plus the addition of a short shifter had made the car feel much quicker, but getting off the line was still a bit slow as the 1983 Porsche 944 does not have very good throttle response.… Read More

Project 944 is coming along slowly but surely. This last weekend I was able to add a go fast goody, a short shifter. Once the short shifter is installed it is amazing the difference that you feel when shifting. The shifts are now very crisp and a lot quicker.

The short shifter that I chose is from Schnell and was purchased from Vertex Auto (Before I go any further I want to say that this part was not sent to me to review and neither Vertex Auto nor Schnell is not supporting this site).… Read More

Not that long ago I was talking to a friend of mine that drives a Lotus Elise (he hasn’t seen the light yet) and we where talking about our cars. He started telling me how little his car weighs (about 1,800 lbs) and how much horse power (156 bhp) and torque (129 ft-lb.) the car has. What stood out to me is how close the engine power output is (of course his car weighs 800 lbs less than mine, but the 944 has 143 bhp and 137 ft-lb of torque) to my 1983 Porsche 944.… Read More