Vehicle Owner

Member ID: ideola

Location: Plymouth, MI

Vehicle Info

1980 Porsche 924

Bought: Dec, 2005

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed135mph
  • HP150
  • Weight2400lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

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    • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.

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Last updated: Jul 24, 2009

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Dan’s Porsche 924
“941”

  • Currently 3.4833333333333 /5 Stars.
11 guestbook comments

In Dec 2005 I acquired this 1980 Porsche 924 Turbo. This car previously belonged to a guy in Idaho Falls named Ray Wolf. Ray had completed a complete conversion to bonafide factory steel 944 body panels, while retaining the 931 vented nose panel, naca duct hood, and smaller tail spoiler. Hence, this car has been dubbed the "941" since it is a hybrid of the 931 and 944.

Ray's body work was impeccable. The car is painted in 2004 Audi S4 Brilliant Red:
ideola's 1980 Porsche 924 ideola's 1980 Porsche 924
ideola's 1980 Porsche 924 ideola's 1980 Porsche 924
ideola's 1980 Porsche 924 ideola's 1980 Porsche 924

The interior was decent but did need some work. Carpet is nice, had a gauge pod (still need to add a boost gauge and volt meter), and the dash cap and console were in good shape. I've replace the steering wheel with a red Momo Corse, and the seats have been replaced with early 924S seats (no photos of the last two items). This is how the car appeared when I acquired it:
ideola's 1980 Porsche 924 ideola's 1980 Porsche 924
ideola's 1980 Porsche 924 ideola's 1980 Porsche 924
ideola's 1980 Porsche 924 ideola's 1980 Porsche 924
ideola's 1980 Porsche 924 ideola's 1980 Porsche 924

The engine is strong. It leaks just a touch of oil from the turbo oil lines, and it also burns a little oil (normal for these cars), so the turbo will need to be refreshed eventually. However, the car runs great (once it's warm) and the turbo spools up nicely, pulling nice and strong:
ideola's 1980 Porsche 924 ideola's 1980 Porsche 924

I've recently dressed up the engine bay, adding a Ractive washable cold air cone filter, along with a custom designed intake tube for the fuel distributor:
ideola's 1980 Porsche 924 ideola's 1980 Porsche 924
ideola's 1980 Porsche 924 ideola's 1980 Porsche 924

I also added a "pre-luber". This unit pre-pressurizes the oiling system to prevent dry cranking. It also has a module that wires into the ignition. The pump keeps running for 10 minutes even after the car is turned off in order to provide lubrication to the turbo bearings, which are known to fail due to excessive heat gain after shutdown on the 931. This approach should help extend the life of my turbo. I moved the ignition module to the flat panel beneath and behind the driver side headlight, and mounted the preluber pump in that location. I used steel-braided line to connect it to the existing extra port on the oil pan (supply side) and installed an oil filter adapter plate with NPT adapters to provide pressurized oil into the crankcase.
ideola's 1980 Porsche 924 ideola's 1980 Porsche 924
I mounted the control module on the "platform" that is between the windshield and the firewall on the driver side, near where the stock fuel filter is located:
ideola's 1980 Porsche 924

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schingy  

Posted by: schingy

04/02/2009 02:00PM

beautiful ride.. 5*

johnny91  

Posted by: johnny91

01/20/2009 07:54AM

Very nicely done!!!! 5*****!!! Check out my 77 924

TURB0T0Y  

Posted by: TURB0T0Y

11/10/2008 04:36AM

5 stars!!!! looks great!!!

brock-oli  

Posted by: brock-oli

10/27/2008 09:01PM

looking good, sick wide body!!! good to see some of the 924board guys showing off there cars!

white-944  

Posted by: white-944

06/30/2008 11:07AM

SUPER Ride Great Work Post New Pics As Possible Five (5) Stars Stop By and See Our '88 944 with Full Body Kit Keep Smilin'

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Vehicle Owner

Member ID: ideola

Location: Plymouth, MI