SP996 goes to impound
10-10-2012, 09:11 PM
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Burning Brakes
10-10-2012, 10:38 PM
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My trans in this car is original stock, car was built in Feb. 1998 and has 89,000 miles on it. I have had the car for: 10 years, 40,000 street miles, 40 AX, 30 TT, 40 DE, 50 Club Race starts. the engine in my car is 7 years old, with 30,000 track miles on it and as strong today as it was 7 years ago.
10-10-2012, 10:50 PM
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10-11-2012, 12:47 AM
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The Penguin King
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10-11-2012, 12:49 AM
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You can get a donor car for $15k to $20k. The large number of 996's that were built, along with the general lack of interest in the 996 by Porsche "aficionados" makes donor cars relatively inexpensive in Porsche dollars.
10-11-2012, 03:16 AM
#66
buy a salvage car to turn into a non-titled/street legal race car and you can get one cheaper than that!
bargain of the decade.
10-11-2012, 05:36 AM
#67
Drifting
Yeah, therein lies the problem for me.
IMHO, the SP996 offers both:
- One hell of a potent race car for the money, -AND-
- Perhaps too much potential for recreational wheel to wheel racing
I have kicked around the idea of a SP996 but I worry that it would be a little too over the top for wheel to wheel recreational racing. Even for those experienced in racing less potent models(994, Boxster, etc.) the performance capabilities of the 996 take wheel to wheel racing to another level in which safety is compromised a bit too much.
10-11-2012, 08:30 AM
#68
Burning Brakes
Yeah, therein lies the problem for me.
IMHO, the SP996 offers both:
- One hell of a potent race car for the money, -AND-
- Perhaps too much potential for recreational wheel to wheel racing
I have kicked around the idea of a SP996 but I worry that it would be a little too over the top for wheel to wheel recreational racing. Even for those experienced in racing less potent models(994, Boxster, etc.) the performance capabilities of the 996 take wheel to wheel racing to another level in which safety is compromised a bit too much.
IMHO, the SP996 offers both:
- One hell of a potent race car for the money, -AND-
- Perhaps too much potential for recreational wheel to wheel racing
I have kicked around the idea of a SP996 but I worry that it would be a little too over the top for wheel to wheel recreational racing. Even for those experienced in racing less potent models(994, Boxster, etc.) the performance capabilities of the 996 take wheel to wheel racing to another level in which safety is compromised a bit too much.
10-11-2012, 08:37 AM
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SP996 is a fantastic race platform IMO. It drives just like a 6 Cup, but with a little less motor, a little less tire, and a little less brake...all in equal proportions. Set up properly, it trail brakes just as well, turns in just as well, and has the abilitty to carry midcorner velocity just as well (within the limits of a lesser spec tire).
10-11-2012, 10:25 AM
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+996
I hit a concrete wall hard going 70mph in my car a year and a half ago. Walked away from the wreck unscathed. The car looked like a mess, but the suspension pickup points measured out to within 1/32" of Porsche's specifications after the wreck. We fixed the tub, and I'm still racing the same car.
I hit a concrete wall hard going 70mph in my car a year and a half ago. Walked away from the wreck unscathed. The car looked like a mess, but the suspension pickup points measured out to within 1/32" of Porsche's specifications after the wreck. We fixed the tub, and I'm still racing the same car.
10-11-2012, 05:28 PM
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SP996 is a fantastic race platform IMO. It drives just like a 6 Cup, but with a little less motor, a little less tire, and a little less brake...all in equal proportions. Set up properly, it trail brakes just as well, turns in just as well, and has the abilitty to carry midcorner velocity just as well (within the limits of a lesser spec tire).
but otherwise I agree. that's why it appeals to me so much 
10-11-2012, 06:24 PM
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10-11-2012, 06:27 PM
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10-11-2012, 07:03 PM
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He buys donors with blown motors from dealerships here in So Cal and occasionally elsewhere. Mine was a 44k mile car that looked flawess but had a blown motor. We paid $5.5k at auction which was a steal. Most are 7.5-10k. depending. He has a proprietary relationship with a great engine builder. All the spec suspension included and then some. He just built/sold a stripped down lightweight version like mine which is actually more work for $40k...