[lupo.sk]

So it begins. My heavily modded 955 TTS that was a 5 cylinder 2-stroke until recently was moved around my indy’s place so much that it ended up in the worst barn in the back.
Since I have time while relaxing in the hospital, I sourced a replacement engine with everything and only 60k miles. Will be getting new turbos (hybrids as before) and it will get my whole “package” of larger injectors and stuff.

The reasoning for wife is that I need a car that is taller for me to get in more comfy after my surgery. And I’ll sell motorbikes to pay for it :)

Supercrappy cellphone pic from my tech

[lupo.sk]

Oh, and I sourced the engine for 3k. With turbos and cats and everything.

He wanted 4.5k initially but I talked him down as it’s an old car. Wiiiiin

[amdavid]

Nice work, and expected from a hospital bed!....a piggy comeback!..

[fpena944]

Wow any other work being done other than the engine replacement while it's in the shop?

[lupo.sk]

Wow any other work being done other than the engine replacement while it's in the shop?

Will change all fluids I can get my hands on but otherwise everything is sorted. Installed new rotors and pads all around prior to engine being completely fucked.

I’m gonna use it as a weekend / offroad fun vehicle after my leg heals. Will be fucking expensive to run nowadays with gas being $8.25 / gal and a gas mileage around 6mpg. (Those 900cc injectors, haha).

[lupo.sk]

One local indy will check the compression and borescope the replacement engine.
I will then have to dismount the turbos and have them rebuilt + install a stage2 hybrid compressor to match my tune and injectors.

I am also thinking about using the larger TD04 turbos (I have a set from my wife’s old 957) and have them converted to stage 2, but can’t find shit about them online and I’m not 100% sure they will fit the 955.

Contemplating a 2” lift, something very subtle, just to be able to go 1 size up on tires as 20” is the smallest I can go due to brakes.

Thinking about adding snorkels and plugs for my ram air to keep the water out if I ever go deeper into wadding, hehe. Probably just watched too many videos of overland cayennes (shit became pretty cool lately as I can see).


If you guys have any further ideas on what to do, lemme know.

[lupo.sk]

Engine checked out, took a fuckton of time since I didn’t push and the indy who was supposed to do the compression check also crashed his motorbike, hahahahahaha.

Engine will arrive tomorrow, my guys will get the turbos off, they will get rebuilt and while we’re waiting on those, they will put all my shit on the replacement engine (injectors, aluminium coolant pipes, Ts and whatnot.

Inam contemplating ditching the ram air intake and do full snorkel setup.

[amdavid]

Fun to come....

[lupo.sk]

Ordered steel skid plates for engine and transmission. Will have to fab the rest but that’s pretty easy.

Contemplating a mild lift (2”) to run larger tires since smallest rims I can use are 20” due to brake size.

[lupo.sk]

Ordered the lift kit and a bunch of other stuff, someone please block parts websites on my router…

Went to give my guys all the fluids and stuff, they are busy doing coolant pipes and Ts on the replacement engine and also gonna use my alternator since it was rebuilt.

Got the turbos from old and new engine, gonna get them finally rebuilt. I hope the car will be done within 7-8 weeks.

[lupo.sk]

Fucking finally…


They just forgot to do the wastegate actuators that I gave them becasue why not. So one more week and then we can start building the thing.