I just purchased an 08 997 C2 and fully hooked it up (minus a SC). Im addicted!! Im now looking to pick up an older model porsche to work on and hook up over this summer. What is the best year for the turbo's for performance? I dont want to spend a lot of money either, this is going to be a project car.

any advice on this would be greatly apprecited!

 

I don't know if I have heard the phrases "turbo" and "not a lot of money" used in the same sentence........
dhc

 

Consider a non-turbo instead, such as a 3.2 or 993. A lot easier to work on, much more predictable handling characteristics, less expensive to maintain, and much less complex. These n/a cars are fun, not because of sheer power, but the lightweight, response, and handling if set up right, that makes them feel like big go carts.

 

I'm looking to see whether or not I should jump from a vintage BMW 2002 to the 911...

How expensive are parts for 911s from the 70s and 80s?
What about availability?
Is porsche still producing replacement parts for these cars?

 

coming form a 2002 you will be right at home in the driver's seat of any air cooled porsche. All the older porsches have the drivers feel to them. Kinda like how the 2002, e21 and the e30's feel. The newer water cooled porsches i like to equate as driving e36 and newer bmws. As yes, they are a nicer more powerful car--but the drivers fun factor is gone.

as far as exspense--that is dependant on what you are after. Parts wise, they are more exspensive than a bmw but imo but still affordable. Everything is still readily available. Interchange of parts is very big--which helps. My sugestion to you is to buy the best you can reasonably afford from the start. Have a reputable shop, preferably one that knows porsche look the car over. that will help you dearly and keep you away from buying a money pit.

 

You can get pretty much anything you need or want in the used parts classifieds, and the aftermarket performance parts market for these cars are huge. There are many items that exceed the performance and quality of the OE stuff, (suspension, engine, exhaust) however Porsche is still making most of the basic maintenance parts which cost no more than any other car like a BMW or a Volvo, but other than that, you don't need to go to directly to the Porsche dealer to acquire what you need. If you're trying to build a track car as inexpensively as possible, consider buying someone else's project car.

 

You don't have buy a turbo to get the best performance....you can build or buy a normally aspired engine and get as much HP if you do the right rebuild or upgrade with cams, high compression pistons, valve work and a chip to match. You can have all the power you want in the low end that can out pull a turbo.....Pipes

 

what can be done for a 911sc though.??


iknow fabspeed exhaust,headers and intake box but can someone point me in right direction for the cams, pistons and any other performance parts?


thanks

 

My engine builder advised it takes over 5X the time to build a modified motor v a stock rebuild. Tools are required. You will be able research a lot on line and find shops who specialize in manufacturing engine internals. Some guys are building heads with their CNC machines. Some guys are modifying going turbo with out changing out PNC.

With weight reduction it (as you say) will hook up.

All this is top of the line parts, and not inexpensive.

I remenber my first major Pcar project and know you will have fun (eg more &*%$#& and more money and more performance) in the process.

Regards,

Bernard