Factory Mods
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Factory Mods
Not from GM but Porsche. I thought that you folks that have spent a lot of time & effort ($$'s) modding you C5 would find this interesting.
Porsche must be feeling the heat from somewhere. Don't get me wrong, I'm not bashing Porsche's, in fact I've owned several and I got this info from my Porsche club mag.
Porsche is now offering a "Carrera Powerkit" for new and used 2003 996's.
Some heavy weight items in the package include: new intake manifold, exhaust manifolds, cylinder heads, camshafts (yes they have more than 1, I think they have 4), new vavle springs, modified oil pan, modified DME maps, an additional radiator, and a modified frt. spoiler.
The package cost 14 grand if you order it as an option on a new car or, $17-$20 grand if it is a retro fit.
And the bang you get for your buck: a whopping bump from 320 fwhp to 345!! :bb
Porsche must be feeling the heat from somewhere. Don't get me wrong, I'm not bashing Porsche's, in fact I've owned several and I got this info from my Porsche club mag.
Porsche is now offering a "Carrera Powerkit" for new and used 2003 996's.
Some heavy weight items in the package include: new intake manifold, exhaust manifolds, cylinder heads, camshafts (yes they have more than 1, I think they have 4), new vavle springs, modified oil pan, modified DME maps, an additional radiator, and a modified frt. spoiler.
The package cost 14 grand if you order it as an option on a new car or, $17-$20 grand if it is a retro fit.
And the bang you get for your buck: a whopping bump from 320 fwhp to 345!! :bb
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Re: Factory Mods (Gary2KC5)
The package cost 14 grand if you order it as an option on a new car or, $17-$20 grand if it is a retro fit.
And the bang you get for your buck: a whopping bump from 320 fwhp to 345!! :bb
And the bang you get for your buck: a whopping bump from 320 fwhp to 345!! :bb
Main reason why I traded in my E46 M3 for a Z.
These powerful 6 cylinder engines are cutting edge technology, highly-strung, engine's.
It is impossible to get significantly more HP, and VERY expensive just to tweak out a few HP out of them.
My M3 would have cost well over 10G's to extract another 20 HP. Jeez I could likely get that with some minor bolt-on's on my LS6! :smash:
Every time I look at the endless H/C packages, F/I kits, Strokers, and the relatively reasonable cost for some significant HP, it just brings a HUGE smile to my face! :D
[Modified by tlaselva, 11:30 PM 6/12/2003]
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Re: Factory Mods (tlaselva)
Yup.
Main reason why I traded in my E46 M3 for a Z.
These powerful 6 cylinder engines are cutting edge technology, highly-strung, engine's.
It is impossible to get significantly more HP, and VERY expensive just to tweak out a few HP out of them...
Main reason why I traded in my E46 M3 for a Z.
These powerful 6 cylinder engines are cutting edge technology, highly-strung, engine's.
It is impossible to get significantly more HP, and VERY expensive just to tweak out a few HP out of them...
Of course I have to put up with my C5 a part @ the dealer again...this time to replace a torque tube. This marks the 2nd time my rear sub frame has been removed, matching the record on the front subframe.
You won't see that with a Porsche. But you won't see 500 fwhp either. :lol:
[Modified by Gary2KC5, 12:02 AM 6/13/2003]
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From: Denver colo
Re: Factory Mods (Gary2KC5)
As soon as you do your 20K upgrade to you 996 to compete with the C5 you get a 40 -60 Hour service schedual to go with it at the same prices. For gods sake do not wreck it or break anything because then you will think the price you paid for the car was damn good in comparison to fixing it!
