snakeii

Is there a list of possible 996 engine mods somewhere? I need more than 300HP!

Steve Weiner-Rennsport Systems

Snakeii:

LOL,....this might get expensive in terms of cost-per-HP but you do have a few choices.

1) Chip (properly done, of course)

2) Factory Power kit; about 325+ HP.

3) Some find of forced induction kit; Caveat Emptor.

Beyond that, its GT-3 time,.........

snakeii

So it sounds like forced induction is the way to go.
Who has done it?

Palting

I believe what Steve may have been trying to tell you is that the 996 engine has had most of the useable HP already wrung out of it without getting into a big expense (25HP for $15K with the retrofit X51), or getting into probably unreliable if not engine blow-up probable mods (forced induction). You will be better off making performance enhancements to the brakes, suspension, tires, etc. For that there is a lot on this board. Just do a search.

snakeii

So the question is, has anyone done TPC?

kyopo

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by snakeii:
<strong>So it sounds like forced induction is the way to go.
Who has done it?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Forced induction is not the way to go with the standard 996 motor. It is not a strong motor to begin with and it really can't handle the additional stress very well. You can't really squeeze that much more power out of it. I know of two people in LAwho've tried supercharging their 996 and they ended up with blown engines. There's a reason why 996 motors sell for $10k new from the factory.

You're better off selling your car and buying a used 996TT with the money.