Sell the SC kif seperate. Besides saving the cost of insfallation, you will make a heck of a lot more money than with it on the car.

 

Ive seen threads like this on so many forums over the years and they always strike me as odd... So everyone wants to mod a car, yet no one wants to buy a modded car.

So the answer usually is.... Reverse the mods and then sell it... But IMO it is *not* cool to basically misrepresent the car. That seems really underhanded to me.

If you do reverse the mods you should disclose that, and the "gotchas" that might drive away buyers will still fully apply.

Ive both bought, and sold, plenty of modded cars. You will find a buyer... it will just take a bit longer and you'll need to be a bit more patient. If you do reverse the mod, you *might* come out better financially if you can sell the kit for a decent return, and you will still find a buyer for the car even if you do the right thing and are honest about its history.

That said, I would never do something as big as an SC kit on the chance that I might like it. I'd recommend getting a ride-along in an SC 996 (and yes they are out there and no the 996 doesnt just immediately explode if an SC is put on it) and see if its really something you want to invest in.

 

On a gasoline engine is it wise to SC such a high compression engine or did you change the pistons? Lower compression and higher boost is better than high compression and low boost. Details and photos would be nice.

 

Using NADA for a reference with 29K miles you may be able to sell your car now for about $26K providing it's clean, in good condition and everything works. This Spring, in a few months and with more miles, say $23.5K to $24.5K without a SC. Deduct $2K-$5K if it's got a SC. It will be much harder to sell and you may have to keep dropping the price until a buyer is found.

 

I think buying a car and modding it yourself appeals to more people than buying a car that has already been modded. The mods are one of the fun parts that let you personalize your car. If you buy a car that already has mods, then you're buying somebody else's ideas on what the car should be.

 

Big +1

With that said, On all the cars that I have modified, I have never crossed what I consider to be the threshold where potential buyers would be put off by the car.

I have made many more "upgrades" to my 996 than "Mods". The only mods that were not factory prosche parts(upgrades) were the LN IMS bearing & the Victor Innsrbruck wheels. Other than that, my car is all Porsche.

I wouldn't even consider a Supercharged/turbocharged 996 that started life as a NA car.

 

++1 also on modding. I would not touch a 993TT with a ECU tune when I was looking. However, other mods were welcome like suspension, wheels, strut brace, 200 cell cats and toelinks...