Also weight in the sunroof, steel brakes, rear wiper and a few other things Im sure.

 

I think there is some difference in the bars/susp/turbo/engine/trann... So even if you take a 996TT and remove the front drive, it is still not a GT2...

 

Hmm.

So apart from sway bars, rear suspension, LSD, AWD and obviously the turbos/heads is there any other difference between the 996TT and the GT2?

I think that most people that tune their cars don't care about what "it is" rather than how it drives...

 

I 2nd that

 

Haha Martin, yea i feel its what i need to help me really enjoy this car, cause right now im flat out bored. Even 650 hp couldnt make the car feel "on point"!

Anyway im a few steps ahead, no sunroof is a big plus for my car , rare too


Totally agree with that!

 

Yeah, the guys at the shop that will do the conversion said that the car will be a lot more exciting to drive as well as being able to get into a little bit more trouble with it in tight turns...

They have the C2 stub axels and I will be dropping the car off tomorrow morning and if all goes well I should have the car back for the weekend!

 

Hmm im going to call up my shop and have them do the same thing when i drop my car off thursday! You are doing the full conversion, how much are they charging you?

 

Awesome. Please post your impressions. It seems like AWD would mostly be of benefit on slick surfaces which most of us avoid.

 

I'll let you know what the damage is when they finish, but they think it'll be a good half day+ worth of work if all goes smoothly (they charge $85/hour). They will be pullin the front diff, the front drive shaft, and replacing my stub axels with the C2 stub axels and road test it to make sure the ABS and PSM is working properly. This will be their first 996tt RWD conversion, but theyve done a few on the 993 and some of the older 911s. BTW, the C2 stub axels were about $145/each (you need 2). So I'm hoping It might be under $1,000 out the door.

 

I'll definately post up my impressions after the conversion. I'm kind of lucky because we have very good weather over here in Vegas and So Cali (only two places the car will really go drive in) so I'm not too concerned about losing the AWD benefits. I used to have a modded Toyota Supra so I'm kinda familiar with how the car may tend to want to break loose, but the guys at my shop said that with the 996tt being a rear engine car with bigger tires in the rear it shouldnt be that bad (until I go higher in power ). I'll keep you guys posted.

 

Not bad, mys hop also sponsors me, so im sure i'll get it hooked up! Hmm 145 is also good to know for the C2 stub axels, i was goign to ask you that Goodluck with it Martin!

 

I'm positive that the GT2 and X50 and TurboS models have the same engine and am pretty sure they have the same tranny (different cover plates).

It's easy to get distracted by minute diffrences between models in the auto industry. Sure a real GT2 is more desirable, but given the $40,000+ used price difference I'm happy with my RWD, 600 HP, PSS9, X50 car with PSM and rear seats (that never get used).

Like someone mentioned above, I'm more concerned about the way the car drives than what it says outside or inside. One thing I would really like is an LSD. I hear it was optional on some euro models only on the TT.

Trojanman29: What shop is doing the work for you? I am anxioulsy awaiting your report. Keep us updated.

 

Very true! Anyway Ari, how long did it take to just disconnect, you said 3 bolts, slide of spline and your done. Everything works after that (psm + abs?). I might have it done tomorrow to see how i like it!

 

How much weight do you guys save by pulling all that junk out?

 

It was mentioned like 5x in the thread lol jk.. But its said to be around 150-200 lbs give or take! Your talking about for the front drivetrain and diff removal, not a complete stripdown to gt2 spec correct?