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I wouldn't have been able to go 13.7@98 if it made a true 230hp at the crank.
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How hard is a Turbo swap? I read if I go with a new Turbo, they have been getting 350+ at the wheels with stock internals. The 18 year old Turbo is the biggest limiter. The new Garrett's are supposed to blow the old KKK's away.
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I plan on keeping my car stock for a while, but when I do modify it, I'll go straight to Cobb Stage 3 w/ VF39 rurbo (stock USDM STI turbo). It'll run me close to $2000 ($600 for Cobb's Access Port, $800 for a turbo-back exhaust & $600 for a used STI turbo and TMIC). Instant 276+whp and 300wtq. Get a $400 Protune (uses Cobb's Access Port to fine tune performance map) and you'll be right at 300whp and 320wtq. That's enough power to run mid 12's at 108-109mph. -Chike
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Doh! Double post!
P.S. Insert pic of a 944 turbo rounding a corner at Summit Point...
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In My Opinion
the SVX is what Porsche should have built instead of the 928, with the 3.6 Turbo, 6 sp box and Porshe/Audi AWD. Even if they couldn't pack all that technology into the car without it weighing any less than 3600 lbs, a 350-400 hp engine would still provide stunning performance, even w/an auto. It will be v. interesting to see how ECUTune's supercharged 3.3 performs.
As far as I'm concerned the 928 is the anti-Porsche...ugly, overweight, gas guzzeling, ridiculously expensive to maintain and still only capable of carrying two people. The 928 is the answer to a guestion no one asked and a bloated monument to hubris, over engineering and egotism. There are a number of V8 powered cars that cruise, handel and stop well and are far less costly than a 928 in every way. WGJ Last edited by WGJ; 04-21-2006 at 09:22 PM. |
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ugly - that's a personal opinion, but i think they are beautiful cars. overweight - no heavier than an SVX gas guzzling - WTF? its a big V8, not a hybrid econobox ridiculously expensive to maintain - i had mine for five years, and spent $90 for a coolant leak repair and $1200 for timing belt/h2o pump/spark plug service at a Porsche dealer. as with most performance cars, if properly maintained, can be extremely reliable. get one that wasn't, and it will drain your wallet. a good example is a beat and neglected SVX. only capable of carrying two people - the back seats were no less spacious than the SVX rear seats. it was a 2+2, not a family sedan. Quote:
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it almost sounds like a 928 ran over your dog - why do you hate them so much?
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Or WORSE yet!! my 1978 Ford F-350 TOW TRUCK!!!( with over !,000,000 miles service!!) ( have HOLMES, Will Travel!!) My son in law tried me with a Dodge dart, but I shut him down!!! He couldn't hit the turns as hard as the ol' 8,400 lb tow truck could!! It was fun, but I wouldn't want to make a career out of it!! ( yea, It's tired out!! It's the middle of the night here!!) I'm a bit of a 'chain yanker' and the Lord Calvert may be talking. But if the truth be Known, I have a 65 Dodge A-100 van that will PUSH a gas burning Ford or Chevy 'off the line' faster than it will pull itself!!, and from a 20 MPH roll, , carries the front wheels about 60 ft!!! It was one of my 'nightmares' that didn't go away when I woke up!! Jerry
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Alan, the 84 928 S I have in the garage until after Reading really impressed me. It has 41k on her and is black over black. All motor and tranny work done, just needs cosmetics. I think he wants around $10k.
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I'm hoping there will be pics of her in the Reading photos that'll be up after the meet. She was a big star today!
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She's a beauty and according to Svxfiles, the ride he got in that 928 was amazing!!!!
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If I don't have a P-car of my own for next year, I'll have to arrage for another one. It was fun. I wish we had better weather.
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Remember all my silly threads about what car to get after the SVX? Volvo S60R, MazdaSpeed 6, Impreza WRX, Forester XT, Legacy 2.5GT, etc. When I finally shopped for and purchased my '06 WRX, it felt like a lifelong dream had finally come true.
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