what sort of power can be gotten from a porsche 924 2.0 non turbo?

Question

i think i will be using this for my second tarmac rally car its gonna be on hire too so if your interested in a bit of fun mail me

Answer 1

163bhp is standard for normally aspirated. the 924 carrera gtr race car pumped out 375

Answer 2

I have bought a 1977 1/2 924 with 107,000 miles. Mine has the old mechanical fuel injection which has a million wires. But lucky for you, the 1980 924s have electronic fuel injection. The Porsche 924 was made by Audi in Neckarsulm in the SAME PLANT as the 944. It was designed by Porsche and was to become a VW or an Audi, but Porsche bought the project back after VW dropped it and decided to make the Golf. The 924 has the same engine block as an Audi, but has a Porsche made Aluminum cylinder head. The 1980 or younger 924s have a completely galvanised body, preventing them from rusting compared to the older ones. The ride is a little rough on them but they handle amazingly well (what you'd expect from Porsche. This is not a car you would drive through snow because the wheels will just spin being that the engine is in the front and the drive wheels in the back. If you live in the south or where snow melts away in a few days then I would say this would be an alright car. You can buy them cheap but what you have to be aware of is that you are buying a 28 year old car and it is going to have problems. Mine was pretty much run until it died, but the parts are cheap and she is running again and sounds pretty cool. Word of warning: If the interior is getting wet, check to see if the battery box is rotting. If it is not, then most likely the Sunroof drain tubes are clogged. Just blow air through them to clear the debris out.

Answer 3

The original 2.0L 924 produced 110hp. Given the time and resources (ie, money), you can probably get huge amounts of power from the engine... though this is true of any engine.

The limitations on what you can do are going to be how much time and money you wish to invest. Also, since you say this is aimed as a rally car, there will also be a major limitation on what is allowed for the class where you will compete.

Depending on where you will be operating the car, and if it will be operated as a street car, you may also have some limitations in terms of noise and emmisions, and available grades of gasoline.

Looking at simple bolt on items (such as new exhaust) may get you a couple hp improvement. Though more realistically, your hope here is to get a little power earlier, and more consistently through the power band. Increasing the timing from the conservative factory settings will probably be the biggest increase you'll find (netting somewhere around 3-5% gain).

After that, you are looking into items like piston/cylinders, valves, camshafts, etc. Most of which will be costly, and almost certain to bump you in to classes where the 924 would be even less competitive.

The later 924 engines are improved, but for all of the Audi based powerplants, you'll have similar issues finding more power. The 924S with the Porsche engine will be slightly better (you may see a little better gain from simple bolt-ons), but in the end, the 924 is most likely going to always feel underpowered (handling and balance are the strong point of this chasis, and you will get better gains focusing on optimizing here rather than looking for more power).

Answer 4

Not much before other things start breaking; a quote from:
http://www.renegadehybrids.com/indexx.html#
"NOTE: For all the 924 owners (excluding '87-'88 924S) looking to do a conversion, I'm sorry to say, we discontinued our 924 kits years ago. We found that the 924 platform could not properly support the cumbersome "U" shaped motor mount that is required. If this was not enough, to safely complete the conversion, you would need to change, the brakes, the torque tube, transaxle, "CV" axles, and the whole clutch pedal assembly, which adds greatly to the difficulty of the kit. If you attempted to retain the 924 drive train, not only was it too weak for even a mild V-6, the gear ratios were also completely wrong. Finally, with countless free 924's popping up all over, the $8000 cost (plus your motor) to do the conversion correctly seems far and way too expensive."

Also see:
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/358146

and:
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/435581
http://www.924.org/techsection/GarageFAQ.htm#engineswap
http://www.924.org/references.htm

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Depends how much money you're proposing to throw at it, I guess. Start with a K&N filter, modify the ECU, sports exhaust, maybe a racing cam if the budget allows. What'll make the difference is what you take off it, not what you put on!

Answer 7

PaulS is correct. The Volkswagen LT van engine only put out about 110bhp.

Answer 8

The standard car was good for about 170bhp and the GT about 240bhp. So if your's is the standard one its only about as fast as a top of the range VW Passat

Answer 9

Find a late model 944 or 968 engine, and put THAT in your car...

Answer 10

yes , but it will out handle any "passat" . Too many people base speed on straight line performance .