Thought this forum would like to see this....Neat car but a bit of a strange build. Narrow body car (wider always better IMO), auto, AWD, vert, big HP. Anyway not often see a car like this FS and wow was some $ spent. Unique build thats for certain.


http://www.racperformance.com/2002-P...-75006/5576613


1 OF 1 RUF MANUFACTURED RTURBOS IN THE WORLD!! ORIGINAL MSRP $238,078!!, RUF 3.6L 520 HP MOTOR, RUF 19 WHEELS, RUF FRONT LIP SPOILER, RUF SIDE SKIRTS, RUF SIDE MIRRORS (WITH HEAT), RUF REAR BUMPER, RUF INSTRUMENTS, 4 WHEEL DRIVE NARROW BODY RTURBO CABRIOLET W/HARD TOP, GT3 SEATS WITH RUF BADGING, ROLL BAR, XENON HEADLIGHTS, ORIGINAL BUILD SHEET, MANUALS AND MUCH MORE!! VIN W09BD236Z2PR06036. This car has been inspected by our certified technicians and is ready to drive home. Upgrades are available at RAC Performance. TUNES, EXHAUST, WHEELS, TIRES and MORE -

 

Narrow body.... automatic... pass.

 

Nice color and is a interesting build.

 

Definitely interesting, my main question is, how do the intercoolers function without the widebody and associated air inlets?

Reminds me of the Ruf CTR "Yellowbird" which was built on the Carrera 3.2 narrowbody instead of the 930 turbo body.

 

I would guess they have something that works, how well I do not know lol. Someone will answer the question I'm sure.

 

First thing I wondered too.

 

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I agree where are the inter coolers? I'm not so sure it's a narrow body car, thought the c4 was a wide body. I would think the base was a C4 since it has 4wheel drive!

 

c4 was narrow body as can be confirmed by the taillights
c4s waas widebody on the 996's

 

Okay c4 was a narrow body, but still think the c4 was used as the base for this build!

 

Nice job, but why start with a narrow body and add turbo front and rear bumper? Rear bumper has cut outs behind wheels for inter coolers, but how is air ducted in? Tip and cab not a great starting point for RUF add ons IMHO.

 

I could make this car for less than 71k

 

Response from seller: .
Hello Dave,

This RUF is a 1 of 1 build. There is not another car like this anywhere in the world. RUF was given a 996 Carrera narrowbody shell and RUF built it completely to the original purchaser's specs. It is a 4-wheel drive, narrow-body, convertible turbo, which Porsche never manufactured anything like it either. If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me directly a

 

It has RUF's VIN, so it's value is most likely going to increase in the future.

Judging from the engine pictures the ICs are where they also normally are. This car seems to be built for cruising so they'll do their job even without inlet ducting. I wouldn't recommend racing though. RUF usually feeds ICs via NACA ducts on top of rear fenders, I've seen one RUF cabriolet with those too even though this one doesn't have them. Although underpressure at rear corners will crerate more suction than IC inlets overpressure, there's not enough undisturbed flow at rear wheelwells to feed ICs that way. One could ask this IC issue from RAC...

About my comments above, I have tested and datalogged feeding (and not feeding) ICs from rear wheelwells before installing scoops on top of rear fenders. It's a NB C2 with turbo's engine and transmission, with some other stuff... Raer bumper is a copy of RUF's NB turbo bumper.