Hi, everyone, newbie here. I've got an '88 244 with a completely stock motor, only things done on it are regular maintenance. I'm getting into amateur racing, specifically autocross and would like to know what I can do on a pretty restrictive budget (figure $500 or less per month) to build my car into a reliable daily driver and weekend tracker. After my first time participating in an autocross event, I've already got a starting point of what to do and that's handling. This girl handles like a barge right now! I'll be putting an IPD lowering kit on it next month along with all new bushings front and rear, better sway bars and a front struts brace, so that should help clean it up more than a little.
The other first thing I realized is the lack of power. My car is not turbo, so I feel I should do something there with a stock FT setup from the local parts yard. They've got two 740's with factory turbos right now, so I'm thinking of snagging one with most of the parts except things that would need replaced like hoses. I've seen a lot of threads covering a 230F to FT swap, but not a lot about adding the turbo on to this motor. Is that doable or is there a lot involved that would make swapping the whole motor a better option? Keep in mind, I don't have a shop or even garage space to do a swap. My work area is nothing more than a section of driveway with a carport, so not ideal especially with winter coming.
Thanks for any and all input, I appreciate it!
The other first thing I realized is the lack of power. My car is not turbo, so I feel I should do something there with a stock FT setup from the local parts yard. They've got two 740's with factory turbos right now, so I'm thinking of snagging one with most of the parts except things that would need replaced like hoses. I've seen a lot of threads covering a 230F to FT swap, but not a lot about adding the turbo on to this motor. Is that doable or is there a lot involved that would make swapping the whole motor a better option? Keep in mind, I don't have a shop or even garage space to do a swap. My work area is nothing more than a section of driveway with a carport, so not ideal especially with winter coming.
Thanks for any and all input, I appreciate it!