Hello all~
Figured I would do a quick intro, just picked up my black 996 earlier this week.....absolutely love the car. Its my first Porsche (yea, going back to the high school dream of owning a 911 turbo before I turn 40). Last car was a 2006 E55 AMG, loved the car but I get the new car itch every 2-3 yrs so I sold her.

I'm in the NoVa area and try to be pretty active with the car meet scene in the summer so I look forward to learning from all you about this new beast I just purchased :-)

 

Welcome to the family, you'll find tons of cool info and great people on here Watch out for the mod bug, though...it'll sneak up on ya and won't let you go

 

congrats and welcome

 

I am in fairfax VA, join us for our regular meets in the mid atlantic region forum.

We have an upcoming brunch on Sunday at the ritz in goerge town, you should come.

I also came from a modded 05 E55...before my 911

 

Interesting the crossover. I too am an E55 owner. Still am. My E55 is now my wife's car, although we trade back and forth.

Not a bad deal. Hmm, 996TT or E55. What's my mood.

Occasionally I drive my daughter's Prius, just to remind me how good it could be.

 

Welcome to 6. lots of things to learn.

 

you'll be spending lots of time reading, congrats

 

and lots of time spending money you dont have yet...hide your wallet, credit cards and anything you can trade for turbo parts...including your kids....HAHAHAHAHA

 

Welcome, I am relatively new also, learning lots, lots more to learn. You gotta just love these TT's.

SWR

 

Welcome. Maybe see you at one of the local meets.

 

black911 heres how small this group is , landjets CAR once lived about 30 miles from me in ca and i had my car shipped from maryland to ca very strange don't you think, as i
remember the blue car and my white car belonged to the same pca region club.. oh be surs and join the pca , there is a region near you WELCOME AND BE SAFE

 

Thanks for all the kind words guys.......yea, a lot of reading to do to get up to speed on the car.....common issues...what I should look out for......best mods for the money, etc.... I'm sure I'll see some of you guys this summer in the DC area

 

Re: Mods IMHO:

• 1.2 bar Flash From Kevin at UMW, you will learn who he is
• 100 or 200 cell Cats and Pipes (FabSpeed) but look for lightly used they are a lot cheaper
• Wastegate 1 bar Actuators. (Working on a DIY if you are up to it)

SWR

 

Yea, the learning curve (and purse strings) are going to be steep on this one......so tell me more about these particular mods and what I can expect to see in hp gains/cost? Embarassed to admit I have no idea who UMW is or where they are located.

 

Welcome to SIX!
Dont forget the DVs.