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ghost_of_onyx wrote: Tue Mar 03, 2026 12:41 pm Here's an overview of what was replaced suspension wise on the car

WillyDaP wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2026 4:08 pm Welcome to skipbogard , our newest member today and .....................................................#9100

Wow, 10th of the month and we already are at 9100 members, congrats to skip! Feel free to let him know......

blueline wrote: Tue Mar 03, 2026 2:44 pm

ghost_of_onyx wrote: Tue Mar 03, 2026 12:41 pm Here's an overview of what was replaced suspension wise on the car

That looks to be an excellent setup. The stance looks very good too.

I would guess that everything is quite different from before - handling, looks, responsiveness - and lap times...

pizatski wrote: Wed Mar 11, 2026 11:20 am Hi! I'm Patrick. Recently joined up to leverage the 944 tuning thread materials and am super stoked to be part of the community.

Name: Patrick S.

Location: Chicagoland, IL

Current cars: 1986 Porsche 944 Turbo (fun, modded), 2011 VW Touareg TDI (fun-ish, my tow and road trip rig)

Occupation: I sell shoes (former software engineer, current software engineering manager for a shoe company)

What hooked me on Porsches: I had a 930 poster on my wall growing up and a few Porsche Hotwheels cars, but what finally got me was driving a Boxster which belonged to a friend's dad in high school. It's been all downhill ever since .

First Porsche: Also my current Porsche, 1986 944 Turbo. The story... I bought it 10 years ago, sight unseen, via a Craigslist post in OKC. Had a local PCA member conduct the drive and pre-purchase inspection (shout out to Brian Swope of PCA Warbonnet). He let me know that the car, while complete and running, certainly fit the distinction of being "the cheapest running Turbo in the country" at the time and that I should be prepared to touch every system in the car to get it up to decent street/HPDE specification. I wired the guy my money, set up pickup/transport, then got put on a jury for a two week medical malpractice trial while the car was in transit, lol. During a lunch break, my wife sent me pictures of it being unloaded and it was waiting for me at home.

I did, indeed, touch every part of this car. Little kids meant working late nights in the garage, often in fits and starts, over 7 years before it was road worthy again. It now has a rebuilt motor, transmission (with wavetrac), new paint, new interior, performance modifications, f9tech DME, and more. It's been on track at Blackhawk Farms and Road America and I'm looking forward to more events this year.

On another note, the kids now have the bug as well - our favorite racing team is AO with the 911 GT3 'Rawr' Rexy/Roxy

How it started:
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How it's going:
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