.. and to further illustrate the 96t's reliability factor, i just returned from ( of all things ) having my vw repaired while the old Fräulein! is @ 109k and ready at the turn of the key, and aging well indeed. the russian tells me it's a use it or lose it proposition.

 

That's what I was thinking?? IMO, that is still fast for today's standards and most definitely for a 10+ year old car

It may *only* be 420hp but it puts all of the ponies on the pavement without drama. That's probably why it's so damn quick for only having this much power.

 

I bought my '01 turbo in Jersey and drove it back home to Alabama. It was
bone stock. I got in a few scraps on the way home including a couple of
bikes. They looked to be in the 600cc range and I lost both of them by
150.

I've done a few mods since then and I can now beat a one liter super bike
from a dig lol.

Even with a thousand crank horsepower, I drove the car from Birmingham to
Ft. Lauderdale and back (1500 miles) without any issues whatsoever.

 

Speed can always be fixed, but quite honestly after going for a ride in the car I'm not sure I'd want to mod it any further. I know, famous last words.

Currently the car is running Europipe exhaust, 5 bar FPR, and a custom tune making ~460AWHP on a mustang. There are a few other basic bolt-ons that can squeeze a bit more, but I'll hold off as long as I can.

Hoping to have the car home tomorrow, but still at the mercy or USPS getting me some paperwork.

 

Take a fools advice, leave it be! 460 awhp is plenty but a 1000 is never enough

 

Been down this road many times, but we all know when the bug bites it bites hard.

 

Nice LOL I have a Daytona 675 and its top speed is around 160mph I believe . Very fast off the line but at higher speeds I'm sure the TT would take it.

 

i would agree, 500awhp is still very driveable, and plenty damn quick enough, i dont think i'll go any higher, i like to be able to use it for normal driving

 

truth!!!

 

I agree, I think 500AWHP would be my magic number. Technically the car is making that now on a DJ.

 

I've had 3 builds. The first was based on 16 billets with a well chosen array of
supporting mods and the car made 560 at the rear wheels. The second build
was around a set of Tial alpha 28 turbos. It too had a laundry list of supporting
features and the car put down 650 to the rear wheels. The current build is
premised on Tial alpha 3073s. The car is making 850 wheel hp. Insanely fast.

In hindsight, the 16g or 16 billet setup is the best. The 16 hybrid setup with a
moderate tune, big ic's, rwd, 60lb inj, ebc and coilovers is optimum. It gives
you a 600 crank hp on race gas / 550 hp on pump, Porsche that is dependable
and drivable as stock. And it's fun in the corners and fast as hell!

 

Man...I planned on reading all winter and making my mind up between 996tt and a Z06 by spring time, and was already leaning heavy toward the 996 until I started following this thread...now I go back and forth each time someone else posts

I would expect any used car I purchase to have some part failures. I'm a mechanic and don't make very good money, but I feel like I can handle all the repairs. Worst case scenario I have to replace something with a used part to get the car on the road.

I'm weighing all the pros and cons of both, one BIG pro for the 996 is the value retention. I'm going to lose somewhere around $10k on the Z06 in the next 5-10 years likely. I know I can make the Z06 considerably faster on my budget, but it won't be a Porsche.

 

No it won't be a Porsche Twin Turbo!!

 

just picked my car up after a slave cylinder replacement LOL...$13XX.00 later

 

So finally picked up the car today. Unfortunately it was wet all day and I'm still feeling out the car, but already I can say this is the most rewarding car to drive I've ever owned. It's hard to put it in words, but driving a PCar is just different, something my Z06, GTR and ///M cars never gave me