[Modian]

If I could do it myself, it might still be on the table. But I don’t have the room or the fabrication tools or the fabrication skills for anything not covered in a conversion kit. So I reached out for some quotes and everyone seems to be around $30k for the conversion, including engine. And that’s for a stock 993 engine at 280hp.

My current engine is 210hp stock and who knows what it has now. Regardless, is 70hp and some mid range torque worth 30k? Is it worth above what a 3.2ss and cams would be? Or is it worth above what a rebuild and cams would be? It seems hard to imagine.

I drove around yesterday and today and I don’t really need more power. From 4K to 6.5k, the car moves pretty well and doesn’t feel underpowered. The only time I really wish for more power is getting to 4K, especially with the huge drop in revs from first to second. Once I drop some more weight and start approaching 10:1 power to weight or lower, I think it’ll be pretty good. I also plan to take it to Behe soon to get it properly tuned and see where it’s at.

So, I’d still love to do it, but it doesn’t seem cost effective in the current air cooled climate. Better to buy one already converted. There’s one currently on Pelican for 40k.