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Old 12-06-2021, 07:13 PM
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There's already a Turbo K-swapped 997. Better than an LS swap unless you're going high HP twin turbo

https://rennlist.com/forums/rennlist...y-porsche.html
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Originally Posted by SRMPDX
There's already a Turbo K-swapped 997. Better than an LS swap unless you're going high HP twin turbo

https://rennlist.com/forums/rennlist...y-porsche.html
He is friends with the guy doing the same swap into a 996.
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Yeah. Saw it on another thread. Would rather get an engine rebuild and turn my M96 into a 420 HP durable monster.
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Originally Posted by philbert996
I prefer the 4 spoke.
The 3 spoke reminds me of my old mid 2000s Honda Accord
Nice, Honda has always done well with steering wheel design. I did like my old Subaru Legacy GT MOMO wheel too, another good design. I just realized that my sons 99 Ford Ranger looks more like the Porsche 4 spoke




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Originally Posted by pcarfan944
When I went from a 1999 Boxster to a 2000 ME the 3 spoke with the 10-2 notches and smooth maple trim was a very welcome upgrade.

that looks good. The light wood in mine has really grown on me



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That's the great thing about what makes the 996 special.

4 spoke harkens back to Porsche history. My 993C2S had a 4 spoke.

3 spoke glimpses into it's future. My 997.1 Had a three spoke.

996 will go down as the most significant 911 ever. Add an early 98 build built alongside 993's as the story goes... and mind blown.

Funny story about the Widebody 993 C2S. All of them were built in 1997 despite them making some 98's The transition was a comin!

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4 spoke always looked weird to me. 3 spoke wheels have this elegance to them.
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But only the mercury grand marquis was special enough to share a steering wheel with Aston Martin
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The Geo Metro has wheels.
The 996 has wheels
Every 996 is a Metro !
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Originally Posted by work_truck
But only the mercury grand marquis was special enough to share a steering wheel with Aston Martin
have you noticed how closely the front ends of Ford's resemble the Austin Martin. Glad the Porsche doesn't look like VWs.
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Old 12-06-2021, 08:12 PM
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I took my 996 to see my parents
my dad asked me what I could get for it if I sold it next summer, I said I dunno 15-17k but I couldn't replace it with anything equivalent.
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Default Don’t put anything there other than a p car engine

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Yeah. Saw it on another thread. Would rather get an engine rebuild and turn my M96 into a 420 HP durable monster.
yes I know I spent the night at a holiday inn express last night, but then my younger brother told me yesterday he bought this thing 2015 with 5k miles, it’s really awesome to have money, ( a surgeon urologist with his own practice and he’ll no he is not doing a colonoscopy on me, his fingers are bigger than his thing, even
if I get the friends and family discount). I can’t wait to get down to Tampa and wind this thing up to 9,000 rpms. No ls swap here. 🤣

I’m surprised he didn’t got a red interior. This is the biggest Ohio state fan I have met in my life, he always orders silver with red interiors. Anyway awesome car and he paid cash for it.

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Originally Posted by SRMPDX
There's already a Turbo K-swapped 997. Better than an LS swap unless you're going high HP twin turbo

https://rennlist.com/forums/rennlist...y-porsche.html
i already had a $30k twin turbo r32 job by HPA on my R32. I owned that car from
2006-2013. 695 whp with 104 race fuel, 10 second street legal car, no launch control me shifting gears, here in Sealy Texas, the facility is now owned by Hennessy . Drove it like that for 40,000 miles. Never an issue, HPA matched everything on that car. Anyway if you are wondering a
2021 turbo s set on launch does 10.1
in a quarter.
i dont want that again, I want a car that’s extremely happy at 100 mph and analog as hell. Honestly if you ask me, i
shouldnt have never sold my modified r32.
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The thing that bothers me the most about the 4 spoke wheel is it reminds me of my old 1999 VW Golf TDI MK4 with 90hp

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This is going to do well;

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...1-carrera-246/


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