964 Turbo as a daily driver

[ljpviper]

Looking to get out of my 1996 Viper B/W GTS and into a 964 Turbo. Before the Viper I had an 1986 911 Turbo which I drove daily(AC was not great in Miami) that was my main complaint.

I know the cooling/tranny, etc are much improved over the older 911 Turbos.

I would only be driving like 25 miles a day. I do not drive the Viper daily but my next car I would.


thanks,

Larry

[speednme]

As long as the car has been properly maintained I see no reason why the 964 Turbo would not make an excellent daily driver.

[mdurbahn]

yea i heard the a/c was alot better then the 930's go for it!

[quick]

My only reservation for it as a DD is the time it takes for the damn thing to warm up you drive it half hour then park it for 1/2 an hour and now the stupid thing will take another 10 minutes of easy driving before getting on it...

[speednme]

I beg to differ my friend there is no reason why a 964 turbo wouldn't make a good daily driver( normal drving..that is )

[ljpviper]

Thanks for all the responces. I have had the Viper GTS since 2000 and just feeling an itch for something different.

As stated had an 1986 911Turbo for a couple of years and loved it(other than the tranny and AC)

Actually the Viper just sits in the garage, really not the best car for Miami
climate. Anyone considering a trade for a 964 Turbo let me know,

Here is a pic with the IMSA RX7 I got. Will get better pics tom.

Just using my Nissan nismo for daily driving

[Porsche997TT]

Originally Posted by quick

My only reservation for it as a DD is the time it takes for the damn thing to warm up you drive it half hour then park it for 1/2 an hour and now the stupid thing will take another 10 minutes of easy driving before getting on it...

My cousin has a 993 and those Air-Cooled motors cool down very quick ad take a very long time to warm up.

[al965]

If you live in florida I cain't see an issue with cooldown and warm up time if your car is set up properly. Come on!

[Y65MPH]

Think long and hard about a 965 daily driver. CIS can get very expensive to maintain and not all shops are good at fixing it.

[Woodhouse]

I agree w/ Y65MPH that it can become expensive to maintain a 965. I just sold mine about 6 months ago w/ 87K miles on it. Car was solid but maintenance was getting tiresome.

[Porsche997TT]

Originally Posted by al965

If you live in florida I cain't see an issue with cooldown and warm up time if your car is set up properly. Come on!

Yea true...But I hate waiting for my car to warm up....

[Porsche997TT]

Originally Posted by Woodhouse

I agree w/ Y65MPH that it can become expensive to maintain a 965. I just sold mine about 6 months ago w/ 87K miles on it. Car was solid but maintenance was getting tiresome.

Why is the maintenance so high?

isnt it basic...Oil Change,Spark Plugs, etc...?

[Y65MPH]

Originally Posted by Porsche997TT

Why is the maintenance so high?

isnt it basic...Oil Change,Spark Plugs, etc...?

No, not with the CIS injection system. It is very tempermental and complicated. When Porsche decided to build a turbocharged version of the 964 they did not want to spend the money to make a motronic version of the 3.3 or 3.6 L engines. So they adapted the CIS system from the early 930's.

Anyway with any 15-17 year old daily driver, you will have issues.

Or you could spend the money to EFI the engine like I did. Now I have modern day reliability, 650 HP and the cool old school look.

Craig

[Porsche997TT]

Originally Posted by Y65MPH

No, not with the CIS injection system. It is very tempermental and complicated. When Porsche decided to build a turbocharged version of the 964 they did not want to spend the money to make a motronic version of the 3.3 or 3.6 L engines. So they adapted the CIS system from the early 930's.

Anyway with any 15-17 year old daily driver, you will have issues.

Or you could spend the money to EFI the engine like I did. Now I have modern day reliability, 650 HP and the cool old school look.

Craig

I get it know.....

How much did it cost to EFI the motor?

[Y65MPH]

That depends on how much power you are looking for. Figure on 9K for a basic system up to 50K for a total engine build. My engine was torn down to the case and fully built. Titanium internals, carrera intake the works. It is a Protomotive engine.

Craig