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Old 07-14-2011, 12:40 PM
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Default TPC Racing : Making the Boxster Spyder into a Supercar.

We at TPC Racing have been huge advocates of Mid Engine Porsche since the beginning... Not until the Boxster debuted in 1997 were we an owner of one.

Seeing the potential of the original Boxster made us want more... our first production FI system for a watercooled Porsche was based on that car:



We sold hundreds of those systems to clients all over the world and still have local cars coming in to get serviced with the system on them.

Fast forward until 2006... Fresh off of the heels of a 2006 GT Class win of the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona we procured our second Mid Engined Porsche... a 2006 Cayman S... Suspension and chassis development came first, making the car run fantastic lap times around our favorite circuits... Next was the thirst for power... In comes the original TPC Racing Turbo Cayman.



That was one of the first days I met Mike Levitas back in May of 2007 at my primary place of employment, I might have even been the first person to review the pre-production system... I quickly signed on with Mike/TPC and havent looked back.

Following the standard Turbo system w/piggy back controller came the ATP:2 Turbo system utilizing larger injectors and flash tuning, then a bigger turbo and boost controlling...

We were also an integral part of one of the biggest Cayman Builds of All Time!





The most recent development piece for the 987.1 car came in the form of a 3.7L 10.5:1 Compression built motor turbo setup...


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We have always been in the business of making the 986/7 Platform what it should have been...

It is not a secret that we have a had Boxster Spyder for a while now... Spending a lot of time sorting the chassis and learning the new Siemens ECU has be a great process... Accumoto Motorsport, our premiere Mid West installer has even released the first TPC Racing Turbo Spyder.


Now it is time for the big leagues... This thread will be documenting the build our magnum opus for the 987 chassis...

It starts with this:



getting this:



plus this:



Stay tuned for more...
Old 07-14-2011, 01:01 PM
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which brakes will you be utilising?
Old 07-14-2011, 01:03 PM
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from the parts bin...
Old 07-14-2011, 01:07 PM
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anything specific?
Old 07-14-2011, 01:27 PM
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Will release details as the car is built

Have a lot more than just BHP for this one.
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How about certifying it for California? I bet there are more Spyder owners in CA than anywhere else.
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We dont have plans on doing that at this point.

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Took some more pictures this morning of the fitting of the system on the PDK car and also on a 986 S next to it... Notice the size difference between the two transmissions. The PDK at the widest part if 5" wider... right where the IC would go.







6MT car for Comparison:

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orange diffuser, nice! Oh and the plumbing too.
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Old 08-04-2011, 10:20 AM
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Some Updated Pictures... Finishing running the lines to the oil send and trans cooler then uploading the tune and hopefully running by early next week.









Also just got in this beauty... Barely any miles and PDK. Will be doing a full HD install video(totaling about 30 minutes) for the DIYers/Shops that order the system...





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Old 08-15-2011, 09:42 PM
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The different sized exhaust diameter on each side looks a bit weird. It looks like one outlet is for the external wastegate while the other is the true exhaust outlet?
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Yep, it has always been that way. you can see the plumbing underneath.
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Originally Posted by TPC Racing
Yep, it has always been that way. you can see the plumbing underneath.
Maybe you could ceramic coat the exhaust outlets black so that it would not be so obvious?
Please PM me your contact details. I have a Spyder PDK and live in Villanova, PA. Could be a fun Winter project!
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