one man's mod is another man's "option" that porsche did or did not offer.

it's crack cocaine once you get started though.

as for suggesting mods, or what the best are, i have a few for many of the folks here ,but they would mostly require long, intensive in-patient therapy

 

at first but the more I drove it and saw how truly good it is stock at doing what I need it to do which is be a great DD and kick *** at autocrosses I decided to leave it stock.

I do think I'll spend some money Moding me with some DE which will make my car way faster than just any other mod I could buy

 

LOL!!

 

Sometimes "personalizing" whether it is clear bra, tint, or other little things are all thats needed. I agree, mods are more of an addiction than a necessity with the P cars................

 

i'm glad i "can't" mod right now...as i'm still waiting for that right p-car to come along...

 

Lots of great thoughts here and I agree with most. I could '+1' almost every one. Here's an additional / alternative thought, though, but please keep in mind that this is my opinion, and I respect others opinions, and I'm not suggesting that what works or doesn't work for me would be transferable to others. I'm just passing on my thoughts:

I did not like my car as stock. Neither did the wife. I had a heavily modded 964 prior to this car and I / we have our opinions on how our Porsche should be.

- I didn't like the lobster claw wheels. I think they look dumb. I don't like any of the stock wheels, actually, except maybe one version of Sport Design, that look sort of like 3 piece wheels.

- The exhaust didn't sound right. The best comment I've heard was that it sounds like a hair dryer.

- The car sits too high in stock form, IMHO. The fender/tire gap is ridiculous.

- I wanted Bluetooth, but didn't want to pay for an '09.

- Even the wife said the car didn't look mean / tough enough. The stock front bumper of the .1 cars is pretty boring (again, all my opinion!).

- The stock side markers don't look right. My car already came with clear sides.

Many here say - the stock car is great, but I wanted to make it my own. Or it's great, but I wanted to make it a bit nicer. I just wanted to take the gloves off and say IN MY OPINION, there are things on the stock car that suck.

So - we modders often have different motivations for our insane activity...

 

If you don't intend on modding and are serious about it, I'd highly recommend you stop frequenting 6speed and other similar sites...the temptation will overwhelm you at some point otherwise.

 

i just would recommend to consult with a good serious local builder who works a lot on gt3 and cup cars (check with your local racing crowd) prior to messing up with suspension seriously. it truly has to be well thought through prior to just putting any new part in.

 

it is all relative. porsche supplies a lot of different suspension tunes, i would say suspension that comes in stock gt3 rs cars is more than adequate for any racing conditions, even regular c2s with spasm at row height would probably more than adequate for most drivers track or street. it all depends of what car had to begin with.

 

I'm pretty much in the same boat as the OP. However, I did do the clear side markers and I changed my 'S' to red. This is my third year of ownership...I did these "mods" during year two. For me, mods keep me interested as time passes. Doing something to the car makes it "new" again and keeps me going. I've got a few other things that I will do to the car over time, but nothing huge. I've seen some on this board that do all of the obligatory mods within the first month of ownership...rims, chip, bumper, suspension, exhaust, etc., etc. IMO, you haven't even gotten familiar with the car in the first month....why change anything yet?

J

 

I don't think there is anything wrong with leaving your car stock. It comes down to presonal preference, just as many others have mentioned. My wife doesn't mod her cars either. If the car already does everything for you, that is the perfect car for you.

Mine did almost everything I needed it to do, and had almost everything I need it to have.

Now, it's becoming the car that has and does everything I'd want a car to do.

If it is cheaper to do this instead of another purchase, then it seems to be the way to go. If it is cheaper to purchase your next vehicle, instead of modding it (resale value included), then it makes more sense to keep it stock, and purchase the next stock vehicle.

If modding is your "hobby", or your prefer to "personalize" your car, then of course your going to make up for the car's perceived inadequacies (in your own eyes), whether it be that the car didn't come with blacked out taillights, 700whp, 21" rims, a low enough stance, brake calipers that match your favorite shirt, or whatever...

It is your's to enjoy, and it sounds as if you enjoy the car for what it is - a GREAT sports car that you can live with and drive everyday.

 

Another question...how is adding the same mods as everyone else "personalizing" the car. How many 997's have the GT3 front bumper, HRE P40's, Evomsit flash, etc., etc.? Don't get me wrong, I'm not knockin' it, just saying that it seems allot of the "justification" of mods is that it makes it "personal" or "unique". How unique can it be if everyone does the same thing?

J

 

I am happy with my stock car--You are not alone. I may do some performance mods down the road but only after several track / DE days where I can push the car and see if there are any areas that can be improved besides my driving skill. As far as power goes, it has more than enough for the street.

 

Is this aimed at anyone specific? I don't see anyone in this thread stating that they modify their car to make it 'personalized'

I, for one, am modifying my car to be how I want it. Is that personalized? Probably. But if I could buy one just like I've got it, used, low miles, CPO, etc, that would be fine with me. For me, it's not about being different, it's about having it how I like it.

Also, many 6speeders might be putting on Aerokit front bumpers, but in the vast population of 997s out there, I think you'll see relatively few (depending on where you live, I suppose, ie SoCal notwithstanding.)

 

No, not aimed at anyone specific, just a train of thought from the post above my earlier post .
J