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It's the update you've been waiting for! After 18 months, our K-swapped Porsche 944 is FINALLY running and driving with double the stock power. Who’s laughing now?
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Last year, we set out to take a busted old Porsche 944 and drop a Honda K24 motor in it. K-series swaps are growing in popularity, but adapting one to a RWD chassis like the 944 is... hard, to say the least. It would normally require a lot of custom fabrication, but we found a mysterious seller online offering a kit that he claimed would make it a breeze.
Aaaaand it wasn't. Especially because we started the project in the middle of winter in an icy parking lot. The engine dropped in ok, but getting it hooked up to the 944's stock transaxle was a nightmare. So, like many projects, it sat for months while we regrouped. Some of you noticed.
But with a little help from some friends, we figured it out. Now it's running, driving, breaking brains all over the tri-state region... and a dyno test showed the K24 motor putting out almost 300 horsepower, double the 944's original engine. And it sounds amazing.
In today's finale, Tom walks through exactly what went wrong, how we got it back on the road, and what we learned attempting the impossible. The car isn't done by any means—but it's ready for the next chapter.
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