Mike Frye

I've only been here a few years but I have used the search function extensively and there used to be a LOT of arguments about using PORSCHE OEM vs. anything that wasn't.

People who did anything to the body design or the interior were absolutely lambasted and woe be unto anyone who tried to tweak the engines at all.

From what I can gather there have always been tinkerers, but they were usually guys who were willing to deal with the 'slings and arrows' of the purists and were badly outnumbered.

This seems to have shifted of late and I would even say that the majority of threads have to do with modifications, upgrades (performance and design) and alternate ways of doing things.

Mostly the difference has been the attitude of the 'peanut gallery'. To me it seems the tide has turned and the majority of posters on here seem to be doing some kind of mods to their cars or are at least accepting of those who do.

I think it's a good thing, but then again, I've never been a purist and have always felt that the cars are a tremendous platform to build on. Pristine examples are a thing of beauty, but there are so many high milers out there that full restoration is not in the cards for most of them.

I say: Do what you will and enjoy your car and I'll do the same. Vive la différence!

jeff spahn

Yep

cold_beer839

Mine is rare and low miles, but it's mine and I have modded it. Nothing irreversible, but it is a better car due to the mods.

Marine Blue

Perfect Statement.

Gretch

I have not noticed the purist attitude in several, perhaps many, years.......

there are still a few, or at least one, that I can think of that pooh pooh mods, but given the shark is out of production since '95.........

Well opinions are like a-holes....... and a-holes have opinions, too!

Koenig-Specials 928

As they say, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder". Nothing pure about mine either. Hell, I'm in the middle of an OPG/MM using Carl's stud kit/Silicon gasket and Anchor MM. I've a DVD/GPS, momo steering wheel and gear lever. Some of the people that were most critical actually did some of these minor mods, some with non-OEM wheels & Tires and still were critical.

As you said, "Vive la différence!"

Works for me too!

AO

What? People are modding their 928's? WTF? Blasphemy, I tell you... BLASPHEMY!

BTW, does anyone have a carbon fiber rear hatch they want to sell?

auzivision

When I first purchased my 928 (which is my first any only Porsche), it seemed like in the PCA circles modification were verboten. It wasn’t until I found Rennlist, did I start getting the idea that customizations are cool. Now I find myself more attracted to 928 OC events more so than PCA events.

Vlocity

I wander in an out of both camps. My 928 is my Hot Rod and my 964 is my pedestal car.

But I do believe that the you are right. If I had built my 928 hood vent 10 years ago I probably would have been sent to the abyss.

Ken

FBIII

The true test of this changing tone will be the acceptance of the SBC engine transplant.

dprantl

I think one of the major reasons this is becoming more acceptable is because even mainstream cheap cars these days are approaching or surpassing 300hp. A 928 should perform in the same fashion as it looks: FAST.

I also remember people saying 18" wheels were way too big, but again, these days almost everything is getting 18" wheels from the factory or bigger.

Dan
'91 928GT S/C 475hp/460lb.ft

Hold On

"Necessity is the mother of invention" as the old saying goes.

GlenL

Frankly haven't seen a big attitude shift like that. There used to be more resistance to modification but it wasn't dramatic.

I think we're in a through period where the cars are cheap and doing what you want is accepted. In ten years the solid, original examples will command a premium and all the modified cars will be hard to sell "bastards."

antsmands

I love the modifications that owner do to their cars even though at this time I would not undertake any significant mods myself as I just got the car and the relationship is still new. May do some later however as we get settled with each other! May have to spice things UP!

ptuomov

I've been reading the post archives and I think one reason is that the quality of modifications is much higher now than it was say five years ago. Proven stroker formulas, shark tuner, the well-engineered forced induction setups, etc.