My Perfect Porsche
01-17-2012, 12:41 PM
#33
Race Car
Engine wise I'll be either doing a top-notch N/A rebuild or going TT. My goal is with 450@the wheels N/A or 600 TT'd. It really depends on which of the 2 ideas has the best $$ Vs HP&TQ ratio. I'd love for 500 N/A engine over a TT'd setup anyday but I don't know what that will do to my reliability. I'd like to go 6-7 years between refits with an average of about 6K miles a year. I have to admit, I'm not very familiar with the 993's engines in particular at this time but I plan on being a sudo-expert by the time I begin the rebuild.
For a TT engine, there was a used engine on ebay last week for $30k, the associated upgrades to get it to 600 whp would run well over $50k. (I have a friend with an 800 crank hp 993 that cost in the vicinity of $80 k to build properly)
I think you should start looking at the prices of you 'Dream' upgrades, because at the moment after finding a good car, you would be heading close to $80k in upgrades and at the end of the day the car would only be worth maybe $50k if you are lucky.
01-17-2012, 01:19 PM
#34
Advanced
Note original dream was from 2006 and nobody mentioned the availability of 959 parts.
In 2010 Porsche Reading had two 959s and told me they got a rear end for a 959 recently then, from the Middle Eats. The cost was 25,000 but I cannot recall whether in GBP or USD!
In 2010 Porsche Reading had two 959s and told me they got a rear end for a 959 recently then, from the Middle Eats. The cost was 25,000 but I cannot recall whether in GBP or USD!
01-17-2012, 01:25 PM
#35
Racer
Thread Starter
Wow, way old thread guys. I never did te CHP, got as far as my academy start date and never went in, for some personal reasons. I'm now an electrical engineer making $150K a year base. I would have done this and gone TT but I have a fiance with 4 kids and I have 2 and housing and life takes priority. I'm not the single guy with disposible income I was 6yrs ago when I made that post. I even have my 1956 Corvette up for sale to help pay for a house and I sold my new Ducati too after only a couple years.
01-17-2012, 05:36 PM
#37
Race Director
AN engine like this will set you back around 40k pound. so around us$50k, and that doesn't include shipping your engine there and back.
For a TT engine, there was a used engine on ebay last week for $30k, the associated upgrades to get it to 600 whp would run well over $50k. (I have a friend with an 800 crank hp 993 that cost in the vicinity of $80 k to build properly)
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For a TT engine, there was a used engine on ebay last week for $30k, the associated upgrades to get it to 600 whp would run well over $50k. (I have a friend with an 800 crank hp 993 that cost in the vicinity of $80 k to build properly)
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I also cannot fathom what would require $50k in costs to get a 993TT to 600whp.
even if you consider $10k for machine work/assembly, $15k for turbos/IC/injectors/fuel pump, $10k for other engine parts and another $5k for clutch/tranny, you are still $10k short of that figure.
01-17-2012, 07:01 PM
#38
01-17-2012, 11:03 PM
#39
Race Car
ahem, 40k gbp is like $61,500
I also cannot fathom what would require $50k in costs to get a 993TT to 600whp.
even if you consider $10k for machine work/assembly, $15k for turbos/IC/injectors/fuel pump, $10k for other engine parts and another $5k for clutch/tranny, you are still $10k short of that figure.
I also cannot fathom what would require $50k in costs to get a 993TT to 600whp.
even if you consider $10k for machine work/assembly, $15k for turbos/IC/injectors/fuel pump, $10k for other engine parts and another $5k for clutch/tranny, you are still $10k short of that figure.
Again, You are missing the point....
