Originally Posted by blakt out

I've been living in this gray area. I have the car now set up to be a DE/track day car. I've gone so far into that that I don't even really drive it on the street anymore. I am getting to where I don't want to just go to track days, but I want to start to race. I think Synergy Racing's going to build my car into a GTB class full-on race car.

I'm not 100% on this. More like 90%. And before you all start telling me that I'd be better off to sell and start over, let me say that... well, I want to do it with THIS car. Period. "We're tight like dat."

If you want to look into what I'm talking about doing more (which I think you should...) go to Synergy's site. Also, look on just about any issue of Excellence magazine and there's a Performance Friction ad with a Synergy GTB race car on it. That's where I'm most likely going.

I'd love to hear what each of you think, though. As I said, I'm not 100%.

Needless to say, if I do this, I'm going to have a TON of parts that I can't use in GTB. I'm just going to make the list here. As I make the threads in the For Sale Section, I'll add the hyperlinks in here by editing this post. This is not a for sale post here though. I think for you guys to help me finalize this decision, you'll need to know what all I have to take off, get rid of, and change. Might as well make them hyperlinks too.

This HUGE change... again... seems to be all that I can think about. The links take you to my for sale posts on 6speed, FYI.



VF Engineering Supercharger for 997S.

GMG GT Roll/Harness Bar for any 997.

Brembo 380mm 6 piston brake kit

Volk TE-37 wheels

GMG GT3RS carbon rear wing/deck lid

Cargraphic GT2 rear wing/deck lid

Cargraphic GT3 front bumper

OEM 997 rear bumper

Avus AF-MO2 20" wheels with tires

Factory Black Carrera S Lobster Claw 19" wheels with MPSC

Cobra Carbon Fiber/alcantara Suzuka Technology seats

Factory 997S power seats

Custom subwoofer box with 2 JL Audio 8W0 subs

Various Toyo R888s

Various Michelin Pilot Sport Cups

Originally Posted by LVDell

Jared.....are you free right now? I'll give you a call.

Originally Posted by JimB

I'm sure you've heard it before but you'd be massively better off selling your 997 and buying a used cup car. It will be both faster and more reliable on the track and hold it's value better. And, the cup is a lot more fun to drive.

Take it from someone that's been down both paths.
Jim

Originally Posted by Potomac-Greg

Best of luck to you, regardless of the direction you go. I will note, however, that everyone I know who actually races (I don't) does NOT have a serious emotional attachment to his/her car. You almost can't be too attached to something that you're going to be willing to bang up. The car is a tool, like a set of golf clubs.

Originally Posted by blakt out

This is a very good point of view. But don't I have to rebuild Cup motors every 50 hours or so, not mentioning all the other major forms of upkeep? And it should be noted that I have around $225k in this car, including parts that aren't on it. As it sits, $175k. Of the $80-$150k that it takes ON TOP OF the cost of a car for it to be a Synergy build car, I have about $50k of it.

Originally Posted by amondc

For that you can keep the car and buy a cup for the cost of the conversion. You don't need to rebuild cup motors every 50hrs....we are over 100 on one and it still pulls with the best of them. 335 at the wheels last time on the dyno. Pads, rotors and tires is all the cups need and your car will need those also, so running costs will be about the same. I know you don't want to give that car up but from the sounds of it you woulndt have to.

Originally Posted by bauerjab

As for the 50 hour engine life, a 964 Cup engine will last much longer than that. I'm not sure of the lap times, but my guess is that they are similar if not the 964 cup is faster.

Originally Posted by C.J. Ichiban

335 WHP is good?

yeesh that seems about 45 lower than I've seen street cars.