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911mhawk

Garage Queen says it all, just replace the OEM parts and be done.
If you want a better driving experience, the GT2 conversion is great, also do a better suspension, tune, exhaust, shifter/cables, etc and keep the OE stuff for resale or dust collection.

993GT

from a driving perspective, GT2 all the way
from a true garage queen perspective stay Turbo/assisted
I get to drive both styles almost on the daily, lately

docwyte

I like the assisted feel, I hate having a heavy clutch pedal. When I bought my car the accumulator had to be replaced so I got to drive it unassisted for a bit, which I couldn't stand! Replaced the accumulator and I'm much, much happier now, especially when I get stuck in traffic.

jumper5836

When I looked into it. The conversion was not cheap much cheaper to fix and keep it stock. My wife prefers the assisted clutch I couldn't care less.

theprf

Although it's a lot more expensive than stock, this caught my eye:
https://www.bbiautosport.com/product...on-upgrade-kit
It seems like a better (ie, stiffer) conversion part to use a non-boosted cylinder without needing to drill & tap the trans case for the actual GT2 cylinder.

I have seen some other conversion brackets that use the actual GT2 cylinder with a fabricated mounting linkage to hold it in the Turbo's location. This all-in-one part looks like a better solution. I asked BBI if it was rebuildable and they do supply rebuild kits.

2fcknfst

I am doing the BBI update versus a full on GT2 conversion.

32krazy!

with multiple failures that they have had they need rebuild kits. do a oem gt2 setup and forget about it

g-50cab

I have the bbi - just remember that you need to replace the clutch helper spring with the heavier version - or you'll get quite the work out...

Kevin

For the OP with a Turbo S with a low miles GQ>>keep the factory hydraulic assist and replace the accumulator and be happy for another 4 or 5 years!
Unless you decide on tracking the car I'd skip the GT2 conversion. The only way that I'd do the conversion is to drill and tap the bellhousing which would require a tranny drop.
Not worth it in the long run with a GQ..

g-50cab

most of the failures are because the pentosin is not fully removed. Find a shop that can do this - and fully remove the pentosin - and it's a nice update

CookieTran

I was also thinking of doing the BBI updated version as well, heard a lot of good input on them.

manimal

I know this has been covered, but what does the BBI piece offer over the OEM GT2?

theprf

The BBI piece fits into the same location as the stock Turbo slave without modifying the trans case and replacing the clutch forks, and has a bypass for the hydraulic pressure from the PS pump. It looks to be installable with the engine in the car. I believe there are other companies that make a similar soultion using a fabricated mounting bracket for the OE GT2 slave; I have read of potential issues with bracket flex.

The OEM GT2 slave is on the passenger's side of the trans case and requires milling the case flat, drilling & tapping some new holes, replacing the clutch forks, and plugging the original Turbo slave hole. Then either add a bypass for the PS pump or switch to a Tiptronic pump without the clutch pressure output & remove the clutch hydraulic lines. This appears to require an engine out service.

Either way needs the clutch master & lines flushed of Pentosin or replaced.