MacFever

Hi guys,
I would like a turbolook body, a normal (non turbo) engine if possible a 3,8 and here it comes : tiptronic
Tip because I have a bad left knee and driving a manual is out of the question
I think I have a few options :
- take a turbo 3,3 and ditch the engine/trans and replace engine/trans from a tiptronic
- take an anniversary and ditch the 4x4 and put a tip in it
- do a wide body conversion on a normal tiptronic coupe
What do guys think is the best option ?
I know this is going to cost some money and time ...

Cheeksyboy

Do a widebody conversion on a normal tip coupe and get a 9M (no affiliation, just a happy customer) 3.8 upgrade......they could build the entire car to your spec as Mark and his team in the body shop only do a perfect job

Jim Richards

Yeah, a normal tip coupe seems like the most economical platform to start with. You should have no trouble finding a good shop that is experienced in widebody conversions.

MacFever

Can you tell me how much money I would need for a 3,8 varioram conversion ? ( more or less of course)

sergiDA

A wild guess would be 10 k $ for the wide body conversion + 10k $ for the 3.8?

race911

The previous owner of my yellow car had nearly $30k into the 3.8L conversion (of $70+K on the whole more-than-an-RS conversion).

What's magic about a 3.8? It's only 150cc over stock. You might spend all that money and be completely underwhelmed.

ACSGP

Would agree with Ken.

Maybe better to go with a stock 993 Varioram engine upgrade, which is realatively easy to do with a Motec ECU + the widebody.

Just be careful, the tip has an upper limit for torque.

MacFever

Yes I think that a varioram 3,6 will be a better option
Depending on what I might find I am very tempted to go the 3,3 turbo route
Thinking of buying a turbo and swap engine and trans with a 993 varioram tiptronic. Might be the cheapest option since I could exchange the turbo engine and trans for the 993 tip without extra money (at a crash car dealer)
Just will have to pay for labor ....

Do you guys think it is possible to install a tiptronic on a 3,3 turbo engine ?

Metal Guru

You will pay a lot more for a Turbo as a starting point than if you found a suitable Tip car.

MacFever

Not really because Anniversary and turbo's are more or less the same price

MacFever

I would like to avoid a turbolook conversion since this is not an original Porsche body

Jim Richards

Since you are bastardizing a car to meet your specific wants, why destroy the value of a rare model when a more plentiful tip coupe can be made into what you want? Just another point of view to consider.

ronone10

I have gone down this path and elected to keep my narrow body as is.

Have you considered a 996 Turbo Tip? Best bang for the bucks in my opinion for a twin turbo. I have seen them in the high $30's - Mid $40s for a 2001 and possibly 2002.

Add this to the other point of views...

V

You could argue both ways. The cost of doing the WB conversion with OEM parts is quite high. So you might be better of buying a high mileage turbo and replace the engine. Tough call. I would think it's better to start with an NA tip and then pay do widen the body at a serious body shop. It also seems counter productive to buy a perfectly sound turbo just to tear it down.. I think the cost for an OEM WB conversion using original parts is more in the region of 15-20K USD including repaint if done correctly. The great looks of the WB surely comes with a price tag.

MacFever

I friend of mine has a 996TT tiptronic
It is a great car but nothing to do with an aircooled Porsche

I agree that a wide body conversion will cost more 20K than 10K so I think I will try to buy an original 3,3 turbo
I have seen one for €30K ...