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Old 07-05-2020, 07:40 PM
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Any trusted 944 V8 conversion shops in Southern California ?

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The only actual 944 V8 shops are Renegade in Las Vegas, or Texas Performance Concepts.

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Actually, TPC closed its doors 5 years ago.
One of the associates, (Kent) took on the V8 parts reseller business.
Formal installers are few and far between.
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It's a tall order to make a V8-powered 944 smog-legal in California. Not impossible, but hard enough to make it hard/impossible to find a CA-based shop that specializes in it. If you're willing to pay for the work, I'm guessing plenty would build you one -- Vision, Speed Force Racing, Performance Developments, to name a few. Search Tony G here to see his So Cal track car.
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Thanks V2 Rocket. Cool Avatar, Whats it go to? Nice machine work!
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Originally Posted by odurandina
Actually, TPC closed its doors 5 years ago.
One of the associates, (Kent) took on the V8 parts reseller business.
Formal installers are few and far between.
Thanks for your input. I actually just sent a request letter to Renegade today. Whos the pretty lady in your Avatar. Thats what I call a natural beauty!
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Originally Posted by Tom M'Guinn
It's a tall order to make a V8-powered 944 smog-legal in California. Not impossible, but hard enough to make it hard/impossible to find a CA-based shop that specializes in it. If you're willing to pay for the work, I'm guessing plenty would build you one -- Vision, Speed Force Racing, Performance Developments, to name a few. Search Tony G here to see his So Cal track car.
Thanks a bunch Tom. Wow...Its been a few years since I heard those names when I had my built 944 Turbo with Steves modded ECU. I remember Vision was super epensive and as I remember a few customers complained about the exhorbatant charges but that was over 15 years ago. How would I get in touch with Tony?..........Thanks for your response!

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Thanks for your input. I actually just sent a request letter to Renegade today. Whos the pretty lady in your Avatar. Thats what I call a natural beauty!
i'd tell you. But they're already pissed.








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Oh Yeah! I thought she looked familiar. Beautiful girl!..........
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Her daughters have not fallen too far from the tree. The hotter of the two supposedly was dating or engaged to Tupac when he was shot. The other is on the Office or that show about parks. Anyway...
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Really? I guess Salt and Pepper relationships are in the family genes! I just looked up Peggy and shocked that she has already passed away at a not that old 72. Dam!
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^^yeah.....
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Originally Posted by sker66
Oh Yeah! I thought she looked familiar. Beautiful girl!..........
btw,
that was the issue of TV Guide sitting on your grandmom's coffee table when Apollo 11 launched.
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Wow.........How time flys by. I really think those were the good old days!. So much bull**** happening all around us wants to make you move to the countryside and just live an old style more calm existence
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That’s what I did. Sold my company and got out of Dodge.
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