We were very excited when Steve Bennett, editor of 911 and Porsche World and 944 owner, came to drive our 924s. That excitement quickly grew when he decided he liked it so much he wanted to bring us his personal 944 for… Continue Reading →
The owner of this turbo look Porsche 944 2.5 8V was looking for a camshaft upgrade suitable for road driving. The aim was to gain some more top end without sacrificing too much low down torque. We provided an Augment… Continue Reading →
AugTronic – The Porsche 924/944 Plug and Play ECU Upgrade! At Augment Automotive we are big fans of the Porsche 944, but like many others we felt that the performance of the standard engines left a little to be desired…. Continue Reading →
Designed and built by Augment Automotive in 2012 Augment Automotive 3D Tuner is our approach to a user friendly and effective tuning and data logging product. One of the key design parameters was to help users visualise what the DME is doing… Continue Reading →
At Augment Automotive we love modern technology and that of course includes smart phones. They are a very common and versatile and of great use in engine tuning, monitoring and fault finding. As such we could not ignore the possibility… Continue Reading →
To make connection of laptops, phones, wideband air fuel ratio gauges, external analogue inputs and digital signals as easy as possible we developed the AugTronic Easy Interface Unit. It provides easy screw terminal connections for external inputs, an integrated USB… Continue Reading →
In order to maximise fuel economy in all conditions many cars use a lambda sensor to measure the air to fuel ratio of the combustion mixture and adjust the fueling accordingly. This means the engine is running optimally in all… Continue Reading →
Exhaust gas temperature is an essential measurement for tuning purposes. Operating within the correct limits of exhaust gas temperature will ensure maximum efficiency, performance, turbine response and longevity of an engine. AugTronic gives the 944’s DME the ability to measure exhaust… Continue Reading →
Modern fuel injectors offer a number of benefits over the standard injectors in your 944. Increased fuel flow rate Better fuel atomisation More accurate fuel delivery This gives increased power and efficiency from an improved burn and additional headroom for… Continue Reading →
A standard Porsche 944 has a single coil which is timed by the DME to give the correct dwell and ignition advance for the engine conditions. The spark is distributed to the correct cylinder by the use of a distributor… Continue Reading →
In this guide we will talk about tuning the 944 2.5 litre 8-Valve normally aspirated engines as found in the Porsche 944 and Porsche 924s models. These engines are aluminium blocks with Alusil bores and an 8-Valve cylinder head with… Continue Reading →
We fitted AugTronic to a customers 944 based drift car and he gave it a good thrashing over three days at the British Drift Championship! Despite being pleased with the improvements to the NA engine significantly more power was needed… Continue Reading →
This was our test mule, an early model 944 Lux 2.5 NA fitted with a late model DME, 944 turbo injectors, wasted spark and upgraded and tuned with AugTronic. This standard engine made 154HP on the rollers, retains great fuel… Continue Reading →
This 944 turbo came to us for a new headgasket, seals and a package of tuning upgrades. We fitted AugTronic, Stage 1 Intercooler, customer intercooler pipes, ported and polished manifold, custom intake system, Apexi AVC-R boost controller, Tial Wastegate, Powdercoated… Continue Reading →
