guys im new to this board. i am contemplating buying an 01 911 gemballa biturbo 550. i dont know much about these cars, other than i like the looks of it. what, if any experience can any of you share, good and bad. things like reliability and so forth, thanks.

 

If you're contemplating it, first question....

WHY? ~


There are a ton of 500+ hp cars out there. Are you new to Porsche? What's the usage going to be like? Driver, Track, Cruiser?

The few I have seen for sale seem to be overpriced relative to what you can buy in the aftermarket ($55-60K) and throw rods + 24/18G's + exhaust in and make a reasonably consistent 550WHP.

Where would you want to go with this?

 

You should share more information about this Gemballa 550, if it has authentic Gemballa body parts and interior as well as their nice engine kit, the value can easily be higher than a normal "stage 2 996tt".

These cars eat tires and brakes (at the track specially) and also the stock clutch or diverter valves might not last that long. Other than that very reliable.

 

Gemballa is cool! Who's doing the programming since Gunther moved to Sportec?

 

I see you are in Hattisburg....MS??

If so get the Gembella so I can drive it!!!


GL on your search.

 

the car im looking at is on ebay, its under 2001 911 turbo. its the yellow gemballa. looking to trade a 355 spider for it. like the reliabilty of porsches, miss that with the ferrari. its a great car, but lord please dont break it.
anyway ive had every porsche from a boxster to a 911 turbo. i really want a gt3/2, but i want to be able to bring my wife and daughter with me sometimes.
i just like the way that sucker looks, and yes im in mississippi. if you are a lsu fan, then you cant ride with me!
not a fan of regular turbo body though.

 

We can leave schools out of the equation cant we??

 

I would refrain from buying a tuned TT that I do not have local support... No Gemballa dealer in the US.