200 MPH in a 996 TT
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with a cab you will need a lot more power than a coupe.
Has anyone in here ever done 190+ in a cab? I'd like to know how the top handles the winds at those speeds trying to rip it off the car?
Has anyone in here ever done 190+ in a cab? I'd like to know how the top handles the winds at those speeds trying to rip it off the car?
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Tial A3071s, tune and injectors ~8k (alot of people could install this themselves)
Clutch + Flywheel ~3500 installed
Straight pipes ~1500 (could be a lot cheaper if you have a good fab guy do a custom set)
EPL meth kit ~800 (may be a bit less)
Few gallons of MS109
That should easily make the power to go 200 in a standing mile and come in well under 20k if you are handy. Granted more could be spent, but you could also spend a lot less if the stars aligned, or much more if you opted to do new coolers. That set up has made more than enough power on the stockers though (730+awhp on EPL's mustang dyno)
Clutch + Flywheel ~3500 installed
Straight pipes ~1500 (could be a lot cheaper if you have a good fab guy do a custom set)
EPL meth kit ~800 (may be a bit less)
Few gallons of MS109
That should easily make the power to go 200 in a standing mile and come in well under 20k if you are handy. Granted more could be spent, but you could also spend a lot less if the stars aligned, or much more if you opted to do new coolers. That set up has made more than enough power on the stockers though (730+awhp on EPL's mustang dyno)
To make sure, I would go 3076's....don't forget the headers and all adapters.....oil cans etc...realistically you will be in over 10K. Ben, and everyone else I know who has broken 200 in these cars has a full blow through intake system w/ 4.5 inch IC's. W/ all the extras (fender rolling for one) you are looking at close to another 10k.
Don't forget a triple carbon clutch, 4K. A member of this board had clutch problems in the middle of a run and you don't want that. And injectors alone are not enough, you need them (mine are 83 lbs) but also a secondary pump and fuel system....Meth is good for daily driving and the easy switch to beat-down mode when you run into the pesky Z06, but for a dedicated Mile car I would go C 16 and a proper tune, no less.
You can see how the bills add up.
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Joking aside - knowing the Germans they have probably tested the cab up too if not past those speeds. Scenario - if you were doing 185MPH down the Autobahn and encountered a 25MPH head wind (not uncommon - could be caused by a passing lorry on the opposite carriage way for example) the car needs to be rated to take the overall loading yes?
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Joking aside - knowing the Germans they have probably tested the cab up too if not past those speeds. Scenario - if you were doing 185MPH down the Autobahn and encountered a 25MPH head wind (not uncommon - could be caused by a passing lorry on the opposite carriage way for example) the car needs to be rated to take the overall loading yes?
I think the top speed of the cabriolet was 189 mph. I am sure that it can do that, but at those speeds every mph is huge.
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Joking aside - knowing the Germans they have probably tested the cab up too if not past those speeds. Scenario - if you were doing 185MPH down the Autobahn and encountered a 25MPH head wind (not uncommon - could be caused by a passing lorry on the opposite carriage way for example) the car needs to be rated to take the overall loading yes?
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here is a top gear article on the cab. seems like they ran it near top speed with the top down..lol
http://www.topgear.com/uk/porsche/91...urbo-cabriolet
http://www.topgear.com/uk/porsche/91...urbo-cabriolet
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I believe the stock gearing is rev limited to 190 MPH. You'll need at least a higher RPM limit. 7,000 or 7,200 should do it.
I imagine a chipped car with a raised rev limit with exhaust can get close to 200? But not in the standing mile.
I imagine a chipped car with a raised rev limit with exhaust can get close to 200? But not in the standing mile.
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Umm, I defiantly would be interested in hearing every little tiny noise including the road if I was going to go 200 mph, , lol...
-Alex
, lol...-Alex
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I was thinking more along the lines of a convertible being a lot louder at high speed than a hard top.