Year: 2010
Make: Porsche
Model: Cayman
Price: $39500
Mileage: 63000
Color: Silver
Private or Dealer Listing: Private Listing
Location (State): IL
Transmission: Manual
Drivetrain: Rear Wheel Drive

RE-listing since I didn't realize my personal web page was considered an eBay or Craislist style site. I've removed the link to my page. Sorry for the infraction.

Up for sale - my 987 Cayman S. $39,500

Heavily modified for track/autocross/street and reliability.

Cliff's Notes of the most pertinent items:

• 9A1 DFI 3.4L "987.2" powertrain (and interior)
• JRZ RS2's
• JRZ upper shock mounts
• GT3 LCA's all 4 corners
• Tarett caster correction arms up front
• Tarett monoball LCA ends all 4 corners
• CSF Radiators (all 3 - includes CSF center mount)
• Fabspeed "race" headers w/O2 spacers (no CELs, all readiness monitors set)
• Heigo rollbar
• Recaro SPG-XL seat w/current Sabelt harness for driver's side (stock seat available)
• Quick Release steering wheel
• Full interior remains
• Nice stereo w/Apple CarPlay, amp and speakers and small removable sub in hatch
• A/C works great, blows nice and cold (perfect for waiting in staging lanes at autocross!)
• Currently corner-balanced for 240lb driver

Full disclosure.... this car started life as a 2006 987.1. HOWEVER - it has been completely converted to 2010 guts. That means it has the 9A1 DFI 3.4L used in 2009-2016 Cayman S cars, on top of all the wiring, harnesses, modules, dash cluster, climate controls, etc. The Porsche PIWIS tool sees and interacts with this car like it's a 2010 with 0 issues. I own a PIWIS-II myself and can gladly demonstrate this for you. Currently no coding errors, CELs, airbag lights, dash warnings, etc. Car is 100% functional.

Selling the car because it's just overbuilt for how I've been using it. Deserves to have its legs stretched and really used and frankly most of the time it's used for Sunday cruises, morning extended coffee runs when the weather is nice, and autocrosses. All of my "track" time has been spent doing arrive-and-drives as (in addition to much preferring racing vs. DE) I found I just prefer the convenience of showing up, driving, and going home

To answer the most common questions I've been getting via messages and emails from a few of the places I have the car listed:

• NO IMS BEARING. Not "updated" IMS. This is a complete 987.2 conversion and the car does not have an IMS bearing. No more worries!
• No, I am not trying to defraud you. Nor do I believe I am "misrepresenting" anything. Those who understand the 987 market should understand: folks already shopping for 2006-2008 cars won't consider this price point, and folks shopping a 2009+ would never pay attention to a listing for a 2006. Hence in most places (including here) this car is listed to match the powertrain and guts of the car - a 2010.
• Initial conversion work done by shop that was founded by Marc Gomora and Pawel Bulka - chief engineer, and fabricator from the 2013 Daytona24 GX-class winning Napleton Racing team. There might only be one guy on the planet who knows more about the Cayman platform than Marc. Final work buttoned up and completed by myself (with lots of personal support and help from Marc and Pawel) after a change in ownership at the shop which led to drama that I'd rather not have to get into.

I'm not super active here but I have notifications enabled if you PM or reply. Probably the quickest way to get to me would be to call/text. As a caller/spammer prevention

measure, flip the two sets of 3 numbers in the number (as in, the area code is actually 224...): 245-224-0797

As requested by the mod - the contents of the site I referenced above, here's the larger list of details:

Narrative:
Car was originally assembled to be the ultimate multi-purpose street/track/autocross weapon. A shop was contracted to do the build in 2015, which ultimately went south. The car has since been gone through and sorted (if you want something done right...) I have a TON of time and money into it (double my asking price), of which I realize I'll never get back. It's a super fun car, sorted and fast, ready to go. This car is one of 7 Porsches I've owned in total (and one of 3 I own currently), been a Porsche fanatic my entire life, PCA member since 2009.

Since finally sorting the car, it's been primarily used as a fun street and autocross car. It's seen a few DE's but since I discovered the cost-effectiveness of "arrive and drive" racing, most of it's time spent at racetracks has been parked in the spectator parking area.

This car really has not had any expense, or effort, spared. I am **** about doing things RIGHT (made my old 944 Turbo last to 200k with a lot of track/AX use) If something has a torque spec available - I bust out the torque wrench. If I hear a funny noise, I park the car until I can identify it. I put my wife, son, and students in this car with me so I take my time to make sure it's correct. The car is not abused - driven aggressively, yes, but not abused, as if I break it, I have to fix it! I'm very mechanically sympathetic.

This car is set up to be quick, reliable, and comfortable (well, as comfortable as one can be without sacrificing too much performance). Back the compression clickers down on the JRZ's and it's tolerable on the street. Windows rolled up, exhaust valves closed, A/C and stereo on - car is nice and quiet inside. Roll the windows down, open the exhaust valves, and let 'er rip - sounds more like a GT3! I've personally driven this car from Chicago, to Deal's Gap in TN, to Atlanta, and back - and wouldn't hesitate to do it again.

DISCLOSURE: This car started life as a 2006 launch edition - and was **COMPLETELY** converted over to .2 spec from several 2010 donor cars, save for a handful of unimportant items (listed below). This car functions 100% as a 2010. I had Porsche Exchange in Highland Park take the car into service to have a spare key made - from their POV, the PIWIS believed it was a 2010. I'm happy to demonstrate this for you, I own a PIWIS-II. But, just know that the vehicle is currently titled/registered as a 2006 (hey - cheaper insurance!).

Items NOT changed when the 2010 conversion was done:

• Sheetmetal (bumpers/fenders/etc)
• Headlights and Taillights

Items that WERE changed:

• Pretty much everything else
• All modules
• Wiring harnesses

Complete interior, including:

• Dash cluster
• Climate controls
• Door panels
• PCM
• Etc
• Air Conditioning (which works great, blows ice cold)

Car has some recent pedigree:

• 1:16.8 at Blackhawk Farms
• 2:33.17 at Road America
• 1:10.6 Autobahn north on a 95-degree day
• Has FTD'd at Windy City BMW Autocross events in 2019, Class E Champion 2019
• Won T3 class at all 3 2019 TSSCC Tracksprint events - top-5 overall on raw time each event
• FTD'd TSSCC TrackSprint's 2020 Event #3
• FTD'd PCA Chicago Tire Rack 2020
• Multiple event class winner TSSCC, Chicago Region SCCA autocross, South Bend Region SCCA autocross, and Peachstate PCA autocross
• Car is overall very quick, very capable, balanced and very easy to drive

Original Factory options that have been retained:

• Sport Chrono
• Sport Exhaust
• Litronic HID headlights

Original Factory options that have been REMOVED:

• PASM (replaced with JRZ's!)
• Bose + Navigation (current setup sounds MUCH better!)
• Heated seats

Modifications above and beyond the DFI conversion:

Suspension:

• GT3 lower control arms at all 4 corners
• Tarett monoball inner control arms
• TPC adjustable front sway bar
• Cayman R rear sway bar (TPC rear bar available but not installed)
• Tarett adjustable sway bar end links
• Tarett thrust arms up front (front caster correction)
• Tarett thrust arm pucks in front control arms
• Tarett thrust arm pucks for rear control arms available but not installed
• JRZ RS-2 coilovers front/rear
• 450# springs up front
• 500# springs in back
• JRZ monoball upper mounts
• All new wheel bearings winter 2018
• All 4 suspension knuckles had caliper bolt holes professionally machined by K&C Design in Addison, and Heli-coils installed, no more risk of stripped caliper holes
• New wheel studs winter 2018
• Most of the mounting hardware replaced with new in winter 2018

Interior:

• Heigo roll bar
• Momo Mod78 steering wheel w/quick release hub
• Recaro SPG XL drivers seat
• ~2 year old Sabelt 6-pt harness for driver
• Most of the airbags removed and coded off
• PSM kill switch installed in ash tray
• Agency Power short throw shifter
• Raceseng black resin weighted shift ****
• Houndstooth wrapped beltline trim in dash

Stereo:

• Alpine ILX-W650 touchscreen with Apple CarPlay
• AudioFrog 6.5" 2-way Coaxials in the doors
• JL 8" Powered sub in hatch
• Custom EQ curve developed by me
• I'm an audiophile - it sounds good

Drivetrain:

• CSF radiators (all 3: center mount + dual side mounts)
• New OE flywheel summer of 2018
• New South Bend "Stage II Endurance" clutch summer of 2018 (includes new TOB)
• CVJ "motorsports rebuild" axles - racing grease, stronger cages, done winter 2019
• Fabspeed "Race" headers installed
• Fabspeed mini-cat O2 spacers
• Cobb Accessport with Fabspeed Protune
• Exterior transmission cooler w/pump (removed this a few weeks ago due to a leak but I still have it and will include it if you want to reinstall it)
• New AOS installed May 2020

Brakes:

• All 4 calipers rebuilt winter 2018 with "RacingBrake.com" stainless steel piston kit
• Tim Olsen front brake cooling ducts
• GT3 and Turbo S OE brake ducts as well
• SRF fluid
• GT3 master cylinder
• All 4 caliper mounts converted to GT3 Cup studs
• Stainless braided brake lines

Misc:

• Wired for AiM SoloDL (CAN version)
• Windows tinted
• Lamin-X film applied to headlights
• Entire body was repainted in factory silver in spring of 2016
• Bumpers have taken a bit of an unexplained beating by the shop who did the original build, after paint but before delivery to me
• Otherwise some scratches/scrapes on the bumpers but not really noticeable unless you get close - mostly from autocross cones
• I originally had a fiberglass hatch w/wing on it - that hatch has since been removed due to terrible fitment, replaced it with a factory hatch from a salvage yard. Works and looks fine but does have a few nasty scratches.
• Always ran top-quality oil (Joe Gibbs DT40 or Motul 300V) with Porsche or Mahle filters
• Recaro seat is floor-mounted (I'm 6'2) without a slider. If you are short you will probably need to put a slider in (or install a stock driver's seat - which I can swap for you if you prefer.)
• The car currently sets ALL OBD-II "readiness monitors", and has NO CEL's, even with the Fabspeed headers. However it won't pass a visual inspection to a trained eye.
• Overrev report in the DME does not correspond to this engine (modules and engine did not come from the same donor car). I took a screenshot of the overrev counts when I took delivery of the car after the DFI conversion and can show nothing beyond zone-2 since I've owned it.

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Bada$$ I love it. Wish I was in the market. GLWS

 

Bump!

 

SOLD pending PPI today (I expect it to pass.)