Living with a Porsche 944

As part of the 2.5S engine rebuild, I'm doing a few things to try increase the output of the engine in the hopes it can get to the levels of the standard S2 - 208hp. Modest yes - but perhaps in reach with a modest budget. In fact I'd love to see 220bhp which will be the same as the series one turbo... While rodders might say there's "no replacement for displacement", the japanese have been eaking out more BHP from their engines by lightening the internals and spinning them at higher revs. Legend has it that even within the 944 family range, the 968 is reputed to have a much lighter crankshaft. As I'm not opening up the bottom end, the crank will stay stock - for now... While there is a lot of debate about the actual gains of lightening engine internals - reducing rotating mass helps you accelerate faster and releases power because the engine has less weight to throw around blah blah blah. Racers do it so it has to be good right? After chatting to a coupl...