Diablo99

Gents,

Several people have asked me for the link to the information on the Euro X51 kit that is fitted to my car. There is a picture and full parts list. I think the picture alone half justifies the near $20K price tag!


http://pistonheads.com/gassing/topic...=372397&hw=x51

LVDell

That's all you need to show to some of the nieve people on this board that beleive you can get 25hp from a CAI or Mufflers!

That picture is worth a thousand words. THAT my friends is what it takes to get 25hp the "real" way.

Paul 996

Stop posting pictures like this.. it makes me CRRRAAAZY with desire.

LVDell

Car ****

charlesml3

Wow. I didn't know anyone would really spend the money for an X51 retrofit. For 10 grand I would just trade cars.

-Charles

Diablo99

Charles,

I agree, but you have to cast your mind back to 1999. Certainly in Europe, you could not get a GT3 for love nor money. The first owner of my car was unable to get a GT3 in time, so he went for the next best thing in his mind. He specced the X51, PSE, GT3 bucket seats in leather, MO30, LSD etc. The car was even delivered without rear seats and belts...

Paul 996

Charles,

Visit our own 997 forum and see the 997S guys running out to upgrade to the X51 to take them from 355 to 380.

-Paul

JimB

When I rebuilt my 996 race car as a 3.6L I had to order the engine and X51 separately. I'll never forget the day it showed up at the race shop that built my car. It was a couple of days before xmas and the owner and I opened each box like it was the best present of the year.

The picture doesn't show that it also includes a software upgrade.

As for power, I have a 320 hp dyno sitting around somewhere. That's RWHP btw. Try getting there with a plenum.

p.s. IT'S FOR SALE!

nick49

Now wouldn't it be fun to hand finish the ports and match the intake runners before the install and pick up a few more HP?

himself

20 HP the old fashioned way:

MechanicalEng

where did you get those pedals? they look awesome

Patrick

Thanks for posting that here. Are you sure that is the 3.4L kit? (I know the OP's car was a 3.4, but he didn't appear to claim it was his kit either, as his was factiry fit as well) Some parts appear to be missing. The 3.4l X51 kit includes the oil pump and pickup tube similar to that sold by PMNA.

Patrick

And they add 20HP.

sat40th911

I have the 40th which has the X51 power kit. Does it also increase the red line. My car's read line is a tad over 7k, what is the normal 996's?

Patrick

IIRC, for the 3.4l, the X51 raised the redline from 7100 to 7200. I believe it is the same for the 3.6l.