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Old 11-05-2011, 04:21 AM
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I'm new to this section of this forum. I currently own a '87 930. I'm considering buying a N/A 993. Is 400hp possible to the wheels?
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In NA form nope. But blown yes.
Old 11-05-2011, 08:06 AM
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Maybe....
Old 11-05-2011, 10:47 AM
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With enough money, probably.

By enough, I mean at least $40k for the motor.
Old 11-05-2011, 11:02 AM
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Just buy a turbo - you can keep it all stock and still have more than 400bhp. POWER is addictive. Having gone from a 285bhp C4 to a 430bhp turbo, there's no going back!
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Wow! Geoffrey is the man! Well with Colin at his back.
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why even bother doing this with a NA 993 when the factory made the exact same car with the power you want?
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Porsche's own RSR version race car made a little over 400 hp. Like 415 or so but those were sprint engines and had very short lives. They were also 3.8s and the 415 was at the crank.
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Originally Posted by NP993
why even bother doing this with a NA 993 when the factory made the exact same car with the power you want?
... because you can.
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I have a turbo car already, with plenty of smile giving power, in my fairly modified 930. I mostly carve canyons, and do very little track time with it. Yet at every POC event, and most mags I read, most drivers prefer N/A. Having driven both a '07 997 turbo and a '10 997 GT3 on track, I'd take the N/A all day, because of the much greater control you have with instant power of the N/A.
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If I could get anywhere near the 400hp mark, in a 993, with a wide body kit, I think it would be worth buying one. I'd probably spend more time at the race track.
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It's not going to be inexpensive, but I agree 100%.


Have you driven a 993 turbo yet?
It isn't nearly as "on/off" as a 930, but still not the same smooth N/A torque curve.
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Originally Posted by 1SIK930
If I could get anywhere near the 400hp mark, in a 993, with a wide body kit, I think it would be worth buying one. I'd probably spend more time at the race track.


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