Hey Guys i have been looking for the answer of this for along time how much tourqe and horse power can the 996tt Tiptronic handle ???
my 996tt is a 2001 model and have the following mods :~

Fabspeed Exhust
Fabspeed Headers
Fabspeed Catalyic Converters
Fabspeed Air Intake <will be replaced for the AP one>
AP Silicone Boost Hoses < will be on by the end of the month>
Billet Diverter Valves
Softronic Ecu Flash

these are ur simple bolt on mods and these are the ones that am going to order :~

RSS plenum Intake
Throllote body
5 bar
bigger turbo charger < From Vivid Racing >
Bolt on Gt2 intercooles
Greedy Boost controler

Everything Was fine i was goin to order these by the end of the month but somthing happed last weekend i was goin to have a quick race with my Friends Modeed C6 rolling from 40 Km/h so i had to shift down with my tipronic gear but it wont shift i was going 50 ~ 60 so i tryed goin up a bit and tryed to shift to the third but it didnt so i had to stop turn off the car and start it again and it worked fine but ever since havent encoutered the problem ....

so how much can i go with my poor Tipronic gear ??
What to do ??

thanks in Advance

Mishari

 

If I understand correctly the first list of mods is currently on the car with the second list going to be installed later...
With the first list of mods the car should not be greater than 450-460whp. That should not overstress a tip in my opinion. I know of much greater hp loads on tips without problems.

 

As I understand it you don't need the 5 bar FPR until you get around 700...maybe some of the other mods too...

 

hmm so what u guys mean that i shouldn't worry until i exceed the 600 hp

 

It looks like you're chasing a lot of bolt on mods...are you working with an experienced tuner? By that I mean someone who's not trying to sell you some aftermarket mod....You really need to take a look at your objective and let that govern where you want to go and what you need to buy. You're throwing a lot of money at this car...you may be better off going with a Stage II or III build rather than piece mealing the mods...or like I say, get with a good tuner of builder who isn't trying to sell you "stuff".

One thing you appear to be missing from your first list is a wastegate upgrade....that's not a lot of money but can make a fairly substantial difference. I'd back off and get some professional input....

 

Am working with my brothers Garage and am paying only half of what we order i added the first list and my brother decided to add the second list he want my car to be sort of a promotion to his garage so if u could help me to knw wht to get it would be highly appreciated specially that am not paying the full price

 

Any track numbers of what your current setup is making? 0-60, 1/4 mile, etc.? Would be interesting to know

 

It can take a lot more HP than what you are making now. I know of a TT in Kuwait that is a Tip that is well over 700HP. But the owner has had the Tip beefed up by 9FF. The car rocks!!!

 

You might want to talk to some of the automatic transmission race shops, those guys do wonders to beef up things like the Powerglide and TH 400, maybe they can help you with some stronger internals. Since the tip is sourced from MB give AMG a call too. Just a thought, might be worth a few phone calls.

 

I believe the tip is the same tranny used in the AMG 65 cars. It can handle it as far as I know.

 

I have the same concerns on my Tip 2005 Turbo S Cab. I was also wondering if the X50/Turbo S use the same transmission as non X50/Turbo S or a strengthen one. My factory warranty will expire soon and I will start modifying it shortly after. I will be shooting for a true 640 hp which I think should be plenty for me. I don’t want to even start if it would create problems for me in the long run because I have a Tip transmission. If that is the case I rather sell my Tip and get a manual one before starting any modifications.

 

Sorry 99ttDave No numbers

 

Thanks alot guys for ur help i'll try to contact the people u mentioned and see what would they have 2 say .... what about B&M would they have a solution ??

 

http://aplusperformance.com/evolutio.../i-145463.aspx

You might try these folks. They have a modified torque converter. Not sure that you would really need it.

 

9FF is the solution for a Tip. There is a 996TT in Kuwait that has the full 9FF set-up. Get with your local Porsche guys they will know the car.