How can I find out if a car has X50 package or not? Is there a lable somewhere in the car or?? Please help me

 

open the trunk and on the underside of the hood there should be a sticker from the factory that lists all the options on the car. if the car has the x50 option, you will see it listed on the list of options.

 

If the sticker under the hood/trunk doesn't list x50 but it has all the stuff on the car then what it is? Can X50 package be added after production at the dealer?

 

Nope...no X50 on the paper tag, no X50 is the only conclusion

 

mine has the X-50 package and doesnt say on the hood. had to run it through the dealer.
best way to tell is to check for the GT2 intercoolers with the raised ridges

 

it does have the gt2 intercooler and K24 turbo, may be run it though Porsche dealer with the Vin # they should be able to tell?

 

the dealer can pull the car up and tell you all the options

 

Love your sig!

 

I suppose 'all the right parts' could be added, but then it is just a modded car. NOT THAT THERE IS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT. But then you wonder who did it, what SW is it running, what really is the performance.

Either it has the X50 from the factory, or it doesn't- IMHO.

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x50 cars come with a beefier tranny than a regular turbo..

 

^^ From what I've been able to gather, it is just the synchros that are upgraded.

 

beefier tranny??? ^^^How do you tell if one has the "beefier tranny" ??
I am not so sure.

 

A little off the topic of the original question, but all things considered, IMHO, the standard 996TT tranny is sufficiently "beefy". Look at all the non-X50 modded cars, running 600HP, 700HP and more on the standard transmission. Many of these cars have endured multiple 1/4 mile passes, track miles and a fair share of street miles with no issues. Although a stronger transmission is a great bonus, I am not sure you actually need it with this platform. By comparison, the 993TT would bend the input shaft on a few hard street launches - Porsche did a great job improving this area. The only problem it seems is that some cars suffer from the 2nd gear pop-out, but that does not seem to affect the strength of the transmission.

 

Is the x50 transmission merely a synchro upgrade?