J-RAD

This is due to it's design (ie. primarily the lack of a true dry sump system) that allows oil starvation to occur (inevitably leading to engine failure). Adding R compound or greater tires only compounds this issue as the g-forces are increased through turns. As such, the 996 was never intended for track use and is not a good choice, even for DEs.

Thoughts?

fuenfer

Uhm, would that make my 997S (also without a true dry sump system) a bad track car as well?

MUSSBERGER

I'll make sure to remind them as they go by me

schvetkaaks

Doesn't the Boxster have more of a pseudo dry sump system than the 996 and 997?

Crazy Canuck

RSRRacer

You are right, a 996 street car is not intended for track use.

Hence the cup car.

MUSSBERGER

J-RAD How could I be so stupid.

Yes'you would never want to track a 996. You have to have at the least a GT3.

Is that too much? Think she will bite?

Sean F

Please discard all 996's - they are junk. I will help everyone out by buying their grocery getter for $5,000 a piece. I will also arrange trades for well equipped Neons.

paradisenb

The 996 street car was designed primarily for street use. The early models had more issues with oil pick up on the track than the later ones. The oil pan can be baffled to provide greater oil quantity at the pickup. IIRC the later models have this from the factory. Many 996s are successfully tracked and raced. Very nice chasis. New crate motor from Porsche installed for under 10k. Not too bad.

paradisenb

Ya see. This is the true RL spirit. A friend indeed.

renntech

I have one one the first 996's in Canada ( if not the first) It is a non sunroof coupe. extremely rare. It Now currently has 179800 kms on it and is a dry as a bone and has never been apart. It was owned by a DE instructor so most of the kms are track. I am also a new DE instructor and i have tracked it now for 3 years with R-compounds,suspension set up, seats, rollbar etc... It is a fantastic track car if you take care of it!
I would just like a little more power now!

DHinkle

996's properly developed make great C stock racers. Check the club racing results. Karl Poeltl is moving from F to C in a 996 and will be hard to beat. Greg Pickrael, Carl Tallardy and Tim Sanderson are all quick with their 996's. Chris Dooley and James Brickey were terrors at Daytona with the X51 engine. X51 996's were moved to B this year but some adjustment will be made to the stock classes for 2008. The X51's cannot run with the GT3's. Call Karl for further info on 996's for Club Racing (www.racersedge-inc.com).

JimB

I DEed my 996 for 3 years and then club raced it for 4 before switching to a cup car. The first couple of years with a 3.4l and the last two with a 3.6L X51. In 30+ race weekends I never missed a session because of an engine problem. The car is very easy to set up to go fast and is very reliable.

BTW, my 996 still holds track records at Daytona, Road America and Mid-America in a class that included 993TT, MK1 GT3s and 993RSCSs.
Jim

Gator_86_951

LOLZ

Patrick

You might be waydeki?