Hey, anyone consider converting their 997 tt into rwd? curious if you guys know what happens, say, to pasm. gt3s and gt2 have it sorted out so it can't be too much trouble, no? i hear 996 tt guys did this a lot, would love an opinion there too...

 

There was a discussion about this awhile ago, they seem to concluded it was obsolete, not worth the hassle since its rwd biased anyway. as a weight saving concern, it may be worth it tho.

 

thanks, but i'd rather hear from guys who have done it or are considering it please. for those of us who have heavily modified tt's, nothing is considered a "hassle" because we don't do the work anyway. i'd appreciate more constructive feedback from guys like balance, traction, and electronic remapping.

 

I have to ask why?
You could get a straight 997 toss a supercharger on it and get 400hp. You'll actually have a car you could resell. Taking a Turbo and making it RWD sounds like more trouble then its worth IMO.
If there is someone that has done this on a 997, I would love to know the benefits, labor and over all costs. Lastly, there are much easier ways to save weight.

 

fair question. i've already taken a lot of weight off, dymag rims + pccb = huge drop in valuable unsprung weight, 996 gt3 seats, custom exhaust and header. if front diff is basically useless why not benefit from big weight loss? can always put back for resale. i hear it's not hard to do, and you'll be rid of one of the worst parts of a tt, the weight up front. i don't know any other easier ways to save weight other than crazy c/f body panels which messes with safety and are extremely expensive.

 

This is very interesting. By your mods, I can see money isn't an issue
I can't comment on how a rwd TT will run, but I would be a little worried about dropping out a bunch of weight from the nose. At high speeds its rather unstable in stock form. I wonder if there are some aerodynamics that could be addressed to fix the front wheel lift issue? I am sure a couple CF pieces will run about the same as removal of the front diff and reprogramming the PSM.

 

i thought about doing this on my 996TT, and i think the main question will be if you track your car. if you do, taking more weight off the front isn't going to help you get faster lap times necessarily, and losing the awd can put you in a wall if you don't know what you're doing. if you're street racing/drag racing, it'll definitely help you get some faster times, esp in the 60 - 130 times.

 

I'd have to agree. Just because your car is "lighter" won't mean you can do faster times. The AWD does help you get on the gas sooner coming out of a turn. Not to mention, the reason they made the Turbo AWD was to help it stay straight at high speeds and during hard launches.

 

If money is no object, just trade it in and get a GT2.

 

already a lot of cash sunk in tt, and no reason to sell at current prices for tt, so why not play around with it? gt2 also notorious for losing value... ask any honest dealer what happened to 996 gt2, especially to those who paid over list.

guys, you all think will not be faster around a track however gt2 is quicker around the ring. i'm not worried about front end. lowered and 2deg of camber, and have werks c/f splitter.

 

i'm not saying you shouldn't get it done... i'm only bringing up points that you should consider before doing this particular mod. GT2 is quicker around the ring for a number of reasons, most of which is the increased HP, lighter all around, brakes, suspension etc... if you are a pretty experienced driver on the track, you will probably be fine. You will definitely be quicker in a straight line, esp from a roll.

 

Jamuz, I hope you do it!
No one on here has done it, so I doubt you'd get any 'constructive' feeback, anyway if you decide to do it, good luck and let us know!
Sorry if am not helping out with your question.