This was a pretty good example of a 86 930. Black with Fiske wheels, boxed rockers and a few goodies in the suspension already in place. The car even supported the Ruf green interior which I love since it is off the beaten path. The motor however had some work that it needed. With a [...]
Archive for September, 2007
3.4 Twin plug 930 Engine build and tranny rebuild
Posted in 911, 911 Porsche, Forced induction, Projects, engine builder, porsche performance, turbo Porsche on September 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Dancing With Race Car Drivers
Posted in Auto Enthusiast, Poppycock, Porsche, racing on September 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
When it’s my turn to blog I try really hard to make my entry interesting to the masses that read this knowing that most have come from the Porsche community looking for juicy tid bits on horsepower and new products and exciting insider auto news. However, the information I end up presenting is hardly technical and is merely my [...]
Porsche Claims Gt Title and Manufacture’s Title-
Posted in Uncategorized on September 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Porsche claimed both the Manufacture’s Title (for the 7th time in the 8 year exsistance of the series) as well as the 2007 Rolex GT Series title last Wednesday with a 3rd place finish in the final race of the season at Miller Motorsports Park. The #87 Farnbacher GT3 Cup car driven by Dirk Warner, [...]
Pressure-Wave Superchargers
Posted in Auto Enthusiast, Forced induction, engine builder, turbo Porsche on September 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Forced induction: the replacement for displacement. For years people have been utilizing turbo & supercharger technology to prove that one doesn’t need 502 cubic inches to go fast. In the past decade forced induction has come a long way. Ten years ago a variable geometry turbo or a self-contained centrifugal supercharger would have been quite [...]
Just another Grey Car
Posted in 911, 911 Porsche, Uncategorized on September 24, 2007 | 2 Comments »
While Stephen concentrates on putting out EFI conversions on the older cars, I try and concentrate on the newer stuff. It makes sense, Stephen is old, I am not. So I wanted to share one of my projects with you. This is Rick Lopes’ 997 C2S. It started out as [...]
1994 3.6 Turbo EFI Conversion
Posted in 911, 911 Porsche, EFI, Porsche, engine builder, porsche performance, turbo Porsche on September 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
1994 3.6 Turbo EFI conversion 516 Rear Wheel HP!
This is a special car for us. Every year for the last 6 years this car has been brought to us with a project in mind. It all started with a call to us and a call to Ruf. 3 weeks later we had the car at [...]
Phone call or RS Spyder on the home Stretch?
Posted in Uncategorized on September 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Porsche USA has recently updated their “entertainment” section with Ring-Tones for your mobile phone. For a mere dollar you can let everyone in the movie theater know what a Porsche fanatic you really are. Regardless of if you own a 1964 Vintage 911 or an 08 997 twin turbo, they have a digital sound clip [...]
Head Banging Porsche For Sale
Posted in 911, 911 Porsche, Poppycock, Porsche on September 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A 1989 Porsche 911 C4 with an interesting pedigree was recently up for auction on eBay. The black beauty was formerly owned by Kirk Hammett, lead guitarist for heavy metal giant Metallica. Legend has it that in 1991, just prior to the release of the self titled album better known as the “black” album, a turning [...]
No words, just a view
Posted in Uncategorized on September 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Picture of the day: a calm moment in the IA staging area as the sun goes down
The Future of IA
Posted in 911 Porsche, CNC, Porsche, Projects, engine builder, porsche performance on September 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
ImagineAuto has been serving the Porsche community for years now. Engine building, computer tuning, modifying, servicing, and offering free technical advice. Caught up in the day to day it is easy to lose sight of why the company was started and even where it is headed. Don’t get me wrong, ImagineAuto is a lot of [...]
