Sue and I had the opportunity earlier this week to drive a brand new 928 from Anaheim to Phoenix, and it was a most excellent adventure. Many folks saw the car at Sharktoberfest when Rob Edwards was busy twisting wires together, it was S4ordie's gorgeous turquoise S4.

This all started when I needed an auto stroker to test some new Sharktuner code, Greg had a new car that needed some help with idle tuning (it turns out that 6.5L engines with big cams don't idle quite the same as stock motors), and the car needed to get to Phoenix. Oh, and the rain... pretty much every day since mid-October, around here.

Rob kindly picked me up at the airport, we did some testing and tuning on his car that evening and the turq the next day. Wow, what a couple of great cars! And quite different. Rob's looks just like a stock GTS, until you turn the key and push the clutch. Stock GTS's, even 5-speeds, are smooth and refined, and quietly purr. Rob's is more like our GT, slightly raw and edgy, and a bit loud, except his car has torque, gobs of it. And a clutch with a short and crisp bite, yet perfectly controllable.

The Turq is something else entirely. It could be a factory special-edition, if they still made 928's. They don't, but it was still a band-new car. Every bit of anything had been removed and repainted, replated, or replaced. Paul Champagne did the interior, Ron Ruff did the exterior, Hans did the tunes, and Greg Brown did the mechanical's. The engine was the latest 6.5L stroker, interior was black Pasha-etched and turquoise leather everywhere, lighting was LED's and HID's, torque and horsepower were effectively unlimited.

Sue flew down that night, I avoided getting lost in LA finding the airport, and we were off as soon as the traffic cleared, around 10am. This is what a modern GT car should be: Elegant, comfortable, mild-mannered, and brutally fast. An opening in traffic a hundred yards ahead? No problem. Stuck in stop-and-go at 4pm? Turn up the music. Smiles? Always.

Thank you Dan, for the opportunity to drive your car, now get out there and enjoy it! And congratulations to you Greg, for building such a terrific car.




(Pay no attention to the wire, just a little tweaking of the maps along the way).

 

Fantabulous ! Can't wait to see Turq in person cause she's a beauty. T

 

Cool!

 

Amazing.....

 

That car almost looks as good as mine wait until I have my G(h)erman build stroker installed

 

^^^^^^^ Comparing red to turquoise ...........


Oops. Double post.

 

Great car.

EDIT: Is that front fender completely stock?

 

^^^^^^^ Comparing red to turquoise ...........


That red one looks like a nice car.....

...but...

that turquoise is so nice looking it doesn't look real.


Dan, be sure to post lots of pics, inside and out.

https://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...-part-3-a.html

 

the car looks spectacular, I hope that you drive it and enjoy it

 

I am so jealous I could almost go and get your GTS and tear up your island to get even with you two. Jim, you got enough money to get a fourth one to keep that girl smiling? You have done it now! Beautiful car Dan.
Happy Holiday's guy's.
Thomas

 

Great story Jim. Sue looks so happy!

Dan - we need to schedule a little get together over the holiday break !!!

Alan

 

What an incredible car and great story. Can we say it was restored by the "Dream Team" of 928 gurus.

 

The car is everything Jim says it is an more. Between rain and food poisoning I've not been able to complete the full title and registration. I did manage to get it emissions inspected and tested. Passed with flying colors. Super clean too. Another testament to Greg Brown's philosophy of building great cars with massively strong drive trains that are very clean running. My total seat time in the car is only about 30 mins I will be first in line at the Motor Vehicle Division tomorrow.

Jim described the car perfectly, from 0-20mph it feels like most S4's, unless you really have your foot into it. After that it is a totally different creature. I just pulls like a tractor up to interstate speeds. It is also incredible the difference 1.5 extra liters of displacement does to the sound of the exhaust. On the Zyc car the exhaust is perfectly muted, quiet at all speeds unless you press firmly down on the go pedal, then it growls a bit as the tach needles moves toward the red zone. Very nice. On the Turq car it is just awesomeness all through the rpm range. Not obnoxiously loud or annoying at cruise speed, but definitely a unique harmony of mid and low frequencies. Just as distinctive as Ferrari V-12 but in a more satisfying way, at least to me.

Lots of pics and more kudos will be posted in the build thread in a couple of days. So many people to thank. This car is truly special and for many reasons I may share later. A very emotional event for me.

 

At what point did you turn around on I-5 and head toward Phoenix? I assume the photo of Sue was before that twang of conscience.

 

Great story Jim...........so good to see Sue beaming as she drove.