New "911" Picture Thread.
#62
03-29-2007, 11:07 PM
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Most Excellent Pete! We wanna see more of this beaut.
Pipes...what a tease man....bigger is better.
Pipes...what a tease man....bigger is better.
#63
03-30-2007, 12:58 AM
Thanks Flatsixnut- another one:
Note the cones still in the air on the left, and the very afraid student in the passenger seat!
This one was from Altemont last Sunday. Great track a little east of the bay area; highly recomended if you get the chance to get out there. Managed TTOD, by the way...
Note the cones still in the air on the left, and the very afraid student in the passenger seat!
This one was from Altemont last Sunday. Great track a little east of the bay area; highly recomended if you get the chance to get out there. Managed TTOD, by the way...
#66
03-30-2007, 12:49 PM
Thanks again.
The motor is a low miles '97 Vram. It's got B&B headers, M&K exhaust, 3.8RS hyd. cams, light flywheel and a custom map. Good torque from down low, and electric throttle response.
There are a few guys around here with 600+ hp 993 TT motors in early cars- one beautiful green '72, another blue 993 bodied early car. They are INSANE in a straight line, crushing 996 TTs by miles, and very cool. The blue car's better than 3:1 power to weight, and really needs bias-ply slicks to put the power down.
Unfortunately my experience is that these cars are so fast that they are really unusable on the autocross; they are very difficult to set up to be neutral, tending to both under steer off power and over steer on, so they are not really TTOD threats. But on the big track or the street, forget it… What power level are you shooting for? My other car might be a better match for your dad’s car- 6:1 power to weight, still normally aspirated. That one’s classified for a little while longer, though…
The motor is a low miles '97 Vram. It's got B&B headers, M&K exhaust, 3.8RS hyd. cams, light flywheel and a custom map. Good torque from down low, and electric throttle response.
There are a few guys around here with 600+ hp 993 TT motors in early cars- one beautiful green '72, another blue 993 bodied early car. They are INSANE in a straight line, crushing 996 TTs by miles, and very cool. The blue car's better than 3:1 power to weight, and really needs bias-ply slicks to put the power down.
Unfortunately my experience is that these cars are so fast that they are really unusable on the autocross; they are very difficult to set up to be neutral, tending to both under steer off power and over steer on, so they are not really TTOD threats. But on the big track or the street, forget it… What power level are you shooting for? My other car might be a better match for your dad’s car- 6:1 power to weight, still normally aspirated. That one’s classified for a little while longer, though…
#67
03-30-2007, 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by pete_vb
600+ hp 993 TT motors in early cars- one beautiful green '72, another blue 993 bodied early car. They are INSANE in a straight line, crushing 996 TTs by miles, and very cool.
More info please!!!!
#68
03-30-2007, 01:46 PM
Trying to find a cleaner picture, but this older dirty one will have to do:
This is Henry Watt's car (of "Secrets of Solo Racing" fame). Over 600 from a 993 TT motor with cams, turbos, stand-alone engine management, etc. Full 993 rear suspension swap, so the car handles very predictably, I'm told. He drives it to the events, and it has a light interior and radio, but still weighs nothing. Without the wing and numbers you'd never suspect it's really a 3.5:1 power to weight monster that will eat new turbos or bikes for lunch... And this is the slow one- he can still use DOT tires...
The blue car was a 3.8L, 993 GT2 bodied version of this that was really almost too fast for its own good. I watched it run at Laguna- the green flag dropped, and it pulled out and passed 5 fast race cars (cup car or quicker) between the start finish line and the first corner- everyone else just looked like they were standing still. The guys over on the 996TT board should live in secret fear of meeting these things on the highway. In my white car I've run even with a 540 hp 996 TT up to a little over 100, and wasn't far behind a 650 hp 996. And my car's got 300 hp- think what it would do with over 2x the power and less weight. Scary...
This is Henry Watt's car (of "Secrets of Solo Racing" fame). Over 600 from a 993 TT motor with cams, turbos, stand-alone engine management, etc. Full 993 rear suspension swap, so the car handles very predictably, I'm told. He drives it to the events, and it has a light interior and radio, but still weighs nothing. Without the wing and numbers you'd never suspect it's really a 3.5:1 power to weight monster that will eat new turbos or bikes for lunch... And this is the slow one- he can still use DOT tires...
The blue car was a 3.8L, 993 GT2 bodied version of this that was really almost too fast for its own good. I watched it run at Laguna- the green flag dropped, and it pulled out and passed 5 fast race cars (cup car or quicker) between the start finish line and the first corner- everyone else just looked like they were standing still. The guys over on the 996TT board should live in secret fear of meeting these things on the highway. In my white car I've run even with a 540 hp 996 TT up to a little over 100, and wasn't far behind a 650 hp 996. And my car's got 300 hp- think what it would do with over 2x the power and less weight. Scary...
#69
03-30-2007, 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by pete_vb
Trying to find a cleaner picture, but this older dirty one will have to do:
This is Henry Watt's car (of "Secrets of Solo Racing" fame). Over 600 from a 993 TT motor with cams, turbos, stand-alone engine management, etc. Full 993 rear suspension swap, so the car handles very predictably, I'm told. He drives it to the events, and it has a light interior and radio, but still weighs nothing. Without the wing and numbers you'd never suspect it's really a 3.5:1 power to weight monster that will eat new turbos or bikes for lunch... And this is the slow one- he can still use DOT tires...
The blue car was a 3.8L, 993 GT2 bodied version of this that was really almost too fast for its own good. I watched it run at Laguna- the green flag dropped, and it pulled out and passed 5 fast race cars (cup car or quicker) between the start finish line and the first corner- everyone else just looked like they were standing still. The guys over on the 996TT board should live in secret fear of meeting these things on the highway. In my white car I've run even with a 540 hp 996 TT up to a little over 100, and wasn't far behind a 650 hp 996. And my car's got 300 hp- think what it would do with over 2x the power and less weight. Scary...
This is Henry Watt's car (of "Secrets of Solo Racing" fame). Over 600 from a 993 TT motor with cams, turbos, stand-alone engine management, etc. Full 993 rear suspension swap, so the car handles very predictably, I'm told. He drives it to the events, and it has a light interior and radio, but still weighs nothing. Without the wing and numbers you'd never suspect it's really a 3.5:1 power to weight monster that will eat new turbos or bikes for lunch... And this is the slow one- he can still use DOT tires...
The blue car was a 3.8L, 993 GT2 bodied version of this that was really almost too fast for its own good. I watched it run at Laguna- the green flag dropped, and it pulled out and passed 5 fast race cars (cup car or quicker) between the start finish line and the first corner- everyone else just looked like they were standing still. The guys over on the 996TT board should live in secret fear of meeting these things on the highway. In my white car I've run even with a 540 hp 996 TT up to a little over 100, and wasn't far behind a 650 hp 996. And my car's got 300 hp- think what it would do with over 2x the power and less weight. Scary...
#70
03-30-2007, 04:29 PM
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Thanks for all the info, we can never hear too much. Your car at the track is just another of many reasons I love these cars.
Some really nice cars posted today!!!! I hope my pics turn out a bit bigger this time....
#73
03-31-2007, 12:22 AM
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Originally Posted by LUIS95993
Lookin good Tim!
