germanaudiotech

Everything on the car is Champion Motorsport

BauerR

Just as I suspected.
Contact Sam. Pick up a Kline 3" exhaust and a Cobb.
Enjoy 50 more hp and a happier car.

FRUNKenstein

Sprint Booster.

"02996ttx50 can fill you in on the deets and will make you a smoking deal on one.

"02996ttx50

ha! well played!..and this from the guy that drove a 996 c2 until turbos became so cheap even lousy attorneys could afford them

but yes, i store it with my box of Ebay $150 fixed wing bolts for the day my right foot is no longer responsive, and i know where i should put it right now

Fabspeed Motorsport

Hey germanaudiotech, sounds like you've got a great build going so far. A lot of people in this thread have made some great recommendations like Turbo Inlet Pipes, IPD Plenum, Diverter Valves, etc., and I would definitely agree with these suggested power upgrades. These upgrades are increasingly effective as your car becomes increasingly modified, because they make the most power when combined with other power producing upgrades. Larger intercoolers are also a great way to maximize the power potential as well. Some of the best flowing intercoolers we have ever seen for the water-cooled Turbos are the 4.5" core ByDesign Intercoolers that we source for all of our major power builds here. In combination with an IPD Plenum, Diverter Valves, and a Silicone Boost Hose Kit, you would see a very noticeable increase in power output. Our Carbon Fiber Performance Intake is also an option, and with it's free-flowing design it would be an improvement over the OEM airbox and provide an overall improvement in turbo noise and intake growl from engine compartment.

Two often overlooked improvements on these first gen water-cooled Turbos is a 5 bar fuel pressure regulator and a set of upgraded wastegate actuators. It's important to properly maintain the fuel system as the power increases on the car, and the wastegates provide improved functionality and reliability/dependability to the system.

FRUNKenstein

I'm surprised you didn't beat me to that!

32krazy!

Im going to give you a little advice thats flies in the face of most on here inc. myself

Leave the car alone!! If your asking what mods to do it tells me you havent done the research needed to deal with how a hp upgrade just isn't one part. Expect to drop 6000$ the first time around for fueling turbo and tune. Add i/c larger i/c piping trans work and more tuning dyno time you have another 10k invested snd havent even touched the internals.

Enjoy your car the way it is. Maybe a set of i/c and a updated tune and keep the money. (Spoken by someone with 40k$ in a build that started at 1800$ for a better tune. 2.5 yrs later its almost done)

BauerR

C'mon, I think you're at the extreme opposite end of the spectrum.
With the CORRECT combination of parts on his car(not what he has on there now) you can have a ton of fun without touching​ turbos or fuel.

"02996ttx50

in the immortal words of "mystikal"... watch yo'sef

"02996ttx50

hah! i think steve's just having a "wtf did i get myself into?" moment

agree, the op just needs a cpl more bolt on items to be "safely" at 550/575 ( ish ) and that is the sweet spot for this car w/out unduly taxing the internals.

kmagnuss

700 hp is typically considered the limits of the stock internals.

"02996ttx50

you know that's an extreme limit. anyone regularly pushing that power level hard, will be RE building sooner, rather than later lol. but whatever, its certainly a debatable point and i mean did mean whp

fpb111

Drivers ed.

FRUNKenstein

550 hp is nothing to be ashamed of!