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Hey everyone! I figured now that the car is running and put together I'd share my build with you all. I realize I probably should've started this a while ago, but as many of you that have built an engine realize it can take some time from start to finish, so figured this would be easier.
The engine was built in Cincinnati Ohio by Turn-In Concepts (www.turninconcepts.com). They are a performance shop that is race inspired but has wanted to get more into the Porsche world so they tackled the build from tear down to assembly. If anyone is in the Midwest/Ohio area, I'd recommend looking them up for any work needed!
I purchased the car two years ago and never thought i'd get this far. What started off as a k16 flash from evoMS, turned into full bolt ons, turned into k24/18gs, turned into e85...which leads me to now. The build started off from a close friend (Carwash on this forum) but he has since moved on to air cooled 911s and left the water cooled HP chasers to us. I picked up in the middle of the build and TIC finished installing / tuning the car. With my previous e85 k24/18g setup, I was nearing the limit of the factory rods, and I was concerned about longevity, so it made this decision a little easier. My goal was a reliable built engine, with enough power to have a blast with, tackle anything on the street, yet still drive it home for years to come. Here is where the build sits currently:
Refreshed block (bearings, tensioners, seals, etc)
Pauter Rods
Crank cleaned and balanced
Rotating assembly balanced to .25 ounce
evoMS 10mm headstuds
Light porting (done by Curt Brown in Cincinnati)
Recoated Cylinders
New Valve Springs
Steel Re-inforced HeadStuds
OEM gaskets
Precision 5558 turbos
Tial 44mm wastegates
evoMS headers
evoMS intercoolers
3" x pipe (with EWG dumptubes)
Driven fabrication Y pipe and Tial BOVs
Fender Intakes
ID 1300 Injectors
Radium Surge tank + dual AEM 320 Pumps
TIC built fuel system for E85
COBB Access Port
Tuned by Johnson Tuning (with help from Mitch Mckee/ Cobb )
CSF Radiators
Southbend Stage 3 Clutch
GT3RS LWFW
The car put down 743AWHP and 700AWTQ on a dyno dynamics dyno on e85. Likewise, it put down 600/600 on pump gas and less boost.
Corbin Johnson (from Johnson Tuning) believes there's a bit more in her if we give her more fuel (ahem...Sean West.....) but I'm happy with the 700 number for now. I'm not sure what is around here that would take it, though I know it doesn't measure up to our friends down in Texas. Maybe next year we'll talk about cranking her up a little more after doing bigger injectors and fuel pump. The car is still AWD and probably nearing the limit of the front diff and trans, hence my fear of cranking it up even more.
Feel free to ask any questions if you'd like about the build or experience. There are a lot of people I need to thank but i'll refrain from starting a laundry list, you all know who you are!
PS ; if anyone didn't catch the XMAS video that was posted a bit ago, enjoy a few minutes of it here :
<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/149899386">Porsche 911 Turbo : Turn-In Concepts Built</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/dkfx">dkfx</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
Fun build and power output. It makes me consider the e85 route, but I don't think that makes to much sense for someone until they build a motor up like yours.
The guys at Turnin were a vouch point when I picked up my 996tt from your neighborhood in January. Car networks are so much more helpful than a PPI I feel like
Thinking you know the previous owner... (that is you in the foreground I believe?) I'm the proud owner of the gt2 winged one.
Excellent job! Always love your photos and the video was kickass!
How do you like the clutch? I've reached the point where it's time.
The clutch feels physically great, it's definitely harder to press but the engagement point is smooth and very tolerable...but i'm still having an issue. If I push the clutch in all the way to the floor (ALL THE WAY) it will actually engage the gear, which is kinda scary. I don't think it's a southbend issue but more of some type of slave issue.
Originally Posted by Ms4cd
Congrats, nice numbers.
Why are you shutting down at 6300rmp?
Good question ; Throttle is closing to 50%, still waiting to hear back from tuner on why.
Originally Posted by splitime
Fun build and power output. It makes me consider the e85 route, but I don't think that makes to much sense for someone until they build a motor up like yours.
The guys at Turnin were a vouch point when I picked up my 996tt from your neighborhood in January. Car networks are so much more helpful than a PPI I feel like
Thinking you know the previous owner... (that is you in the foreground I believe?) I'm the proud owner of the gt2 winged one.
Looks like you got Marcos' car!! That's a beautiful example of a 996, quite honestly, the cleanest 996 I've seen. If you do decide to go e85, i'd call Tony at Turn In, do your fuel, and go with Cobb. Corbin (from Indy) is a great tuner and get you on a 93 and e85 map. I can literally switch maps in a matter of 20 seconds (once the car is off). I highly recommend the cobb setup!
Originally Posted by SamboTT@ByDesign
Nice and congrats! I know you have been working hard towards it. Car looks great too!
Thanks Sam I appreciate your help along the way, I know i've pm'd you a few dozen too many times lol.
Originally Posted by RxPorsche
Awesome built!!! Great numbers!!! BTW love your rims
Thanks! TE37's are my favorite, plus you never seen them on a porsche (at least I never do). I'd have them on every car if i could afford it, until then i'll have to rock the varrstoens on my other cars lol (501whp 335)
nice writeup dan! glad to see it all coming together.
i have a friend in tx who has the exact same issue with the cobb mafless file. at almost the exact same rpm as well. his closes to 50% tps at 6000 rpm. they resent a maf file and the issue went away completely. i had sugessted a prior file at 1 bar and mafless and his issue went away as well. its in the software.
sean has the production version of the brushless controller in his car now for testing . if it passes his requirements then he will start production of the brushless pump setup. ill let you know when its ready. 1 pump 1000 hp should be all you need
nice writeup dan! glad to see it all coming together.
i have a friend in tx who has the exact same issue with the cobb mafless file. at almost the exact same rpm as well. his closes to 50% tps at 6000 rpm. they resent a maf file and the issue went away completely. i had sugessted a prior file at 1 bar and mafless and his issue went away as well. its in the software.
sean has the production version of the brushless controller in his car now for testing . if it passes his requirements then he will start production of the brushless pump setup. ill let you know when its ready. 1 pump 1000 hp should be all you need
Interesting...I'll have to look into that.
Next season I may look into a 1 pump setup, i'm sure you and Sean will keep me in the loop!
Great build and sick pictures! Whats the plan for this beauty, highway runs and 1/2 mile events? Must be fun with all the new power, how are the Hancooks holding up? The 5558 are good for 1000hp correct? I have ID1300s sitting and I need to install, plus other goodies, but time will tell. So is the E85 fuel limit on the injector side or pump side?
Those are some serious numbers on a DynoDynamics dyno! On another dyno like a Dynojet they would be significantly higher for sure. VERY good dyno to tune on, wish I had one at my disposal for sure. Looks good, hope to see some numbers when you get the throttle straightened out.
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