My buddy linked me to this car. I think it is odd someone would take that car and put the TT engine in it. Personally, I'd rather have the TT.

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...dist=25#vdptop



Thoughts?

 

wow that black TT is hot! nice paint too

 

Looks like a really nice car, but when you can get the real deal for less, it's not really worth it...

 

My thoughts exactly.

 

sweet. I want to throw a TT into a C2S real bad. I will one day, 4.3L though

 

reading, it's a C4S, so it's basically a turbo sans the motor. I know of two people who have bought C4S's only to realize they wanted a turbo so they threw a built motor in. No biggie :dunno:

 

That engine swap could get pretty expensive. That guy is smoking something trying to get all his $ back for his mods......
I have been however doing some reaserch on a company out of Pompano FL (Proto-Tech) who does TT conversions. For my car, I could get the whole stage 2 package (Garrett Turbos, Exhaust, Headers, intercooler, spoiler, software, clutch & flywheel and all other necessary componenets for just under $20k) 450hp to the REAR wheels. Their stage 3 and 4's get a bit pricier. They also do all other 911's. Lets see how the year end bonus goes...

 

It might be a rather irrational swap, but my god that car is beautiful, ALLLL black.

-Markus-

 

it actually may not be that irrational. You can get a C4S for around 40K these days, probably even cheaper soon. Spend 20K on a sick TT motor, you are out 60K. Still less then you'd pay for a 993TT, and with some serious power behind you.

 

here's a swap prototech did in a C4S

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Porsc...spagenameZWDVW

 

For you Protomotive fans, Prototech (FL) and Protosport (I think this is the name, in Jersey) are related to Protomotive.

 

Well the downsides heavily outweigh any advantages. You can kiss the resale on your 4S goodbye, $20K might get you the parts for a sick TT motor, but if you want it done "right" then you're going to be out a lot more than that. Those are just the two that would put me off. Then you gotta consider the quality of the conversion and parts used, and the fact that you can get a genuine 993 Turbo for less $$$.

If you want to have some fun and build a toy there's nothing wrong with that, but buying that specific car off eBay for the price he's asking is just plain not worth it. If it was a RWD or based on a narrow-body car I could see some sort of appeal since, excluding the GT2, Porsche never built a turbocharged or narrowbody RWD 993TT.

 

To me it sure seems like a lot of down time to get the install done, troubleshooting any glitches, resale value vs. time and money invetsed, etc.

It is unique and fun, but I'd rather have a factory car..

 

OTG, many most likely would. Same reason most would rather buy a stock TT and mod it then buy one already modded

 

Unless it was pre-modded by a fellow 6speeder right