that would be tough to live with; how do you get around with such a great & $$ car without having to worry about it every second? a friend of mine (has 997.2 C2S cab/w pdk) did Palm Beach International Speedway and loved it! tt a 600 car right now and like you loving every moment. i do look into the garage from time to time just to look @ it. the 911 turbo was my dream car while in professional school. i have to pinch myself now and then to make sure it's not a dream i have the Tubi "race" exhaust; the sound is just incredible as you know. I can just imagine how great it is @ 700hp! i'm on mod hiatus for now. EVOM Clubsport I/C and WERKS1 airbox in the future. how do you like WERKS1?
better airflow? any leak issue? WERKS1 looks beautiful; puts a "spark" in the engine bay

 

I love the werks 1 . It's an awesome piece of equipment plus the Evoms IC is a nice compliment to your setup.

Today I took a drive out of Miami up to Weston . It's somewhat a blend of city and newfangled residences . It's nice but I get bored . It's very safe though and parking spaces were larger so I took the Turbo . I thought to myself "if i lived in a place like this I could drive the car more" . I'm not moving though . Too much fun in Miami.

 

i've been to Weston, it is nice; but Miami is where the action is! Southbeach especially; Coconut Grove is nice too

 

I guess it depends on your definition of what "modding" the Turbo means. I spent WAY more money on driving schools than I did on actually modding my car because IMHO, it makes much more sense to improve the driver before the car. Once I knew exactly what I was looking for, I went ahead and modified the Turbo to suit my tastes. I was lucky enough also to drive the Turbo before it was released and that gave me a good sense of what needed to be "fixed." So, I got the exhaust, wheels, steering wheel, and a few other bits and pieces before mine even arrived. I left it be for a while but after going to two driving schools plus driving a GT3, I knew exactly what needed to be done which was to modify the suspension. I've since then added the IPD plenum, the GT2 sides, and painted front/rear lips. IMHO, she's perfect the way she is right now. Larry aka HUMMM 3 must agree with me because he copied everything I did!

IMHO, the car does not need any more power. She's powerful enough for my needs. Besides, anyone can drive fast in a straightline. Try doing that in the twisties.

 

I am trying to figure out something . When it comes to driving school it's geared for a track and seems more like an organized sport with a goal.

My basic training with driving began as a teen commuting in New York City all the way through my early 20's . 7AM running late to class the streets of the city were filled with Checker Cabs . They are not track drivers NOr are they Sunday drivers . They drive fast and most of the time efficiently . Major accidents occur everywhere .. even the track but the cabbies in NYC was what i had to face growing up . After leaving there it was base to drive almost anywhere .

Then comes Miami .It's a place where people come from many other countries and cities which makes driving styles a different obstacle course than NYC . Both challenging but different . In fact it's not uncommon to see a 35 year old get his first car in Miami because in his country hecould not have one . So there are middle aged people with driving experience of a an 18 year old with slower reflex and vision.

I am not trying to debunk driving school and it is the only way to drive these cars properly but I can't seem to see the real world practical application .

 

Quite the contrary, Larry, you do have a point that real world offers lessons that driving schools can not but on the other hand, you do learn a whole lot more about the way you can control the car. The limits you'd never thought you'd know about. You could easily apply those newfound knowledge towards real world driving. I know that knowledge gained from those driving schools has gone a long ways in preparing me for what lies ahead. In fact, I had such a scenario today. I was a victim of an overzealous female driver today on the streets and truthfully, if not for my driving training, I think the outcome could have been worse and I wasn't even in my Porsche at the time.

Besides, it isn't just real world driving that these would apply towards, but also all the driving I love doing so much on those back roads. Like yourself, I have spent years learning how to drive from all sorts of driving conditions all around the world thanks to my travels but that coupled with what I learned at the driving schools makes for a killer combination. In any case, I don't even track at all!

And imho, driving training in addition to the physical mods is part of my modding equation.

 

Interesting point Jason . It almost sounds like cross training . I am ready to try my first lap .

 

From my experience the modding never stops!
Even when you think you have it all and the car is perfect,there's the next car and it all starts all over again...

 

I have the "all or none" philosophy . For instance my Honda Si and 08 M3 are pure 100 percent stock . The mother load of mods is riding on the Turbo .

I won't mod the other cars at all --zero.
I won't stop modding the Turbo if I see improvents suit my taste and style.

 

I don't mean the DDs and the lux/cruise cars, i did a 720 Rt12 and then i started to like the 993 turbo cars so i did a ctr2 with a few mods then the ctr3 was ready - peace for a while now again waiting for a ctr and a Novitec is being considered at the moment,see what i mean?

 

Taking the car to the track for a driving event vs street driving is like having real sex vs dry humping. It is an awakening

 

Dry hump is disease and pregnancy free . Plus its an exit strategy of commitment. There's a good feature in everything .