HDA

Thinking about waking up the beast and set it up for track fun.

- Ohlins
- GT3 LCA
- short shift
- map
- pin / weld lines
- 997 could/plugs
- gt2 Rs intercooler
- aftermarket sway bars
- guard LSD
- remove AWD system

would this be enough? Not sure I want to make it any louder.

thanks!

rufrob

Buy a track car.

SOS

Add stiff or solid engine mounts, lightweight wheels with knurled beads, brake upgrade with either a full kit or at least 997 rotors, gt3 brake ducts (they're cheap), bucket seat, roll bar+harness+Hans (if you want to go that far) and you'll be off to a decent start.

Obviously the sky is the limit in terms of upgrades but for me and my street/track car, my main focus is even tire wear on my precious r comps, and trying to make my brake rotors last a whole season (I usually fail). After that, it's all gravy.

Have fun!

Capt. Obvious

I think the first question that needs to be answered is what kind of track fun? Autocross? Drag? Specific SCCA class? HDPE? The kind of track fun you want to have can change a lot of your needs.

Dock

^This

2fcknfst

I think it would end up being cheaper; there's a whole bunch of track cars in various stages of build in the PCA classifieds.

rufrob

That's the point I failed miserably to get across. Too many times I modified my cars only to find someone else has gone wild building a track monster I could buy for pennies on the dollar. Your car all original will always be worth more. Let someone else drop the cash, buy their trackrat mod it to your liking. That's my 2 cents.

HDA

I would wholeheartedly agree with you (and go buy a Miata) but:

- I want to be able to take my daughter to daycare
- I want to drive it to work without breaking my teeth
- I understand that the TT has some untapped potential if stock such as power and handling
- I want to move it from a nice GT car to an occasional track day fun.

Dock

Have you driven your 996 Turbo on the track?

TrillyPop

Honestly, if you just want to try out some casual track days, you don't need most of the things you listed. Just get some coils (Ohlins are good), sway bars are easy and cheap so I would get those also, get some R compound tires on your existing wheels or buy a dedicated set of wheels/tires, then get a good track alignment. If you don't have a tune on your car, exhaust and tune will give you a lot more power so that's always fun, but not necessary for the track. Pinning the coolant lines can't hurt but that's an expensive engine out service and you'll be tempted to do another $10k of mods while you're at it.
My 996TT is more modded than what you listed, but it's nowhere close to a dedicated track car. I could spend $20k more and it still wouldn't be a dedicated track car. However, I have a hell of a fun time out there and I still put down better lap times than most people when I go to track days (including a lot of dedicated track cars). These cars are fast, and they can be made faster with some simple mods, but after the simple stuff it starts to cost a crap ton of money. Additionally, they eat through consumables which is a pain in the ***. I'm slowly starting to shop for a full on race car to use for track days, and I plan to transition into one in the next 2 years or so. It just makes a lot more sense.

mffarrell

Driving a TT on the track is fun until you crash. Buy a track rat!

HDA

I have not. Only spirited backroads.
i track my 964 and I race(d) spec Miata, I just wanted to get the TT ready for the track “just in case”.

stock the car is a fantastic xcountry GT but too “sleepy and lazy” for the track.

Carlo_Carrera

You clearly know what you are doing. Your list seem perfect to me. Go for it. You will love it.

Dock

+1

pancing

Sticker shock scared me to the point of looking for a c5/6 z06 and working on that platform for track.