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?

 

In NA form nope. But blown yes.

 

Maybe....

 

With enough money, probably.

By enough, I mean at least $40k for the motor.

 

I love those guys!!!!

 

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.

 

why even bother doing this with a NA 993 when the factory made the exact same car with the power you want?

 

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.

 

... because you can.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.