Originally posted by Andy Bettencourt@Dec 20 2005, 11:47 AM
T-bar rear - yes...wasn't thinking along those lines when replying to the comment.

The highest stock HP ITS 240SX makes 155. 2 less than the 944. *IF* the 944 was reduced to 2550, it would be 100lbs less than the 240SX.

So lets compare:

240SX
155hp * 25% IT-prep increase = 194hp.

944
157hp * Jon M. know best chp = 185hp.

I think these cars are just fine in the same class. The 944 may not be a world-beater in ITS but it is no slam-dunk in ITA.

AB
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Hi Andy,

I dont know what the 240 weight is in IT. What is it? The problem with the 944 in IT just may be that the top drives arent driving many of them. All the upgrades wont fix that. If the playing field is truly level,or as flat as it can be made with machines then the bark about the 944 not being a contender in ITS is just the way of it and thats that.

On the other hand there are a ton of these cars around for donors and if its Ok for 9 to 10 hp on one side why cant it be OK on the other side? If the 240/944 are 9 Hp apart now and the 100# less for the 944 where does the math come out there? I used to know the hp/weight was but forgot. I was trying to increase the hp of my car by getting rid of some of my fat butt and somehow the 14.5# gave me one more HP seems to come to mind here. help me out some if you know. HA!!

Will the 2550# 944 have more than 9 Hp over 240 at current weight?
The 944 is going to drop 18 to 20% hp through the drive line. This can be made a little better with AT fluid in the trans and keeping the T-tube real lubed but not much. I did the AT fluid thing but put the red line back in,just didnt feel like a good idea to me.

Lawrence