[CanAm]

I'm still looking for a 996 GT3, but meanwhile I ran across a 997S with a TPC turbo kit, TPC sway bars, low miles, and price not much more than a 996 GT3. Any thoughts on performance of the TPC turbo and how it affects durability of the car? Will the engine need a rebuild sooner? Will the brakes need an upgrade for track use? Anything else to be concerned about?

[HoodPin]

Mike Levitas and TPC, in Glen Burnie MD, are really good people. In fact, Mike occasionally instructs at our DE's. Might be worth a visit to talk to him about his "products" directly.

[Dandelion]

If you're talking aftermarket turbo kit, you should understand what you are getting into. This will no longer be a car you can take to just anyone for repairs, and the extra power will definitely show where parts that were adequate for stock are no longer adequate. TPC seems to be a good product, but with the changes that are made, this is inescapable.

I personally would invest in a full set of safety gear for any car, before investing in power mods.

ed

[CanAm]

Originally Posted by Varejao17

If you're talking aftermarket turbo kit, you should understand what you are getting into. This will no longer be a car you can take to just anyone for repairs, and the extra power will definitely show where parts that were adequate for stock are no longer adequate. TPC seems to be a good product, but with the changes that are made, this is inescapable.

I personally would invest in a full set of safety gear for any car, before investing in power mods.

ed

Yes, these are the sorts of the concerns I have (part of the reason why I never seriously considered putting a turbo in the Cayman). Will probably talk with TPC about their turbo kit, but not expecting an unbiased response. Fortunately, TPC isn't too far from me.

In this case, I'm looking at a car that already has the turbo kit (~500 hp!), and agree that I would definitely need to add full safety gear before tracking it. I don't need or crave that much power, but generally I'd rather have more power than less (cuz it's fun).

[vranko]

Originally Posted by Irfan

I'm looking at a car that already has the turbo kit (~500 hp!), and agree that I would definitely need to add full safety gear before tracking it.

Should everyone else that runs with you also be upgrading their safter gear

[CanAm]

Originally Posted by vranko

Should everyone else that runs with you also be upgrading their safter gear

Y'all should have done that last season, but better late than never.

[ausgeflippt951]

That seems like a ton of power to be pumping through a hypothetically stock long block. Was that 500 hp quoted at the wheels? Has the motor had work done to it? How many pounds of boost is it running and has the CR been lowered?

Otherwise this smells like a grenade to me. TPC does seem like they do really nice work-- don't want to discount that-- but there are very few stock NA, high compression motors out there capable of handling heavy forced induction for very long.

[roundel]

It only needs to last to the tire wall.

[CanAm]

Originally Posted by ausgeflippt951

That seems like a ton of power to be pumping through a hypothetically stock long block. Was that 500 hp quoted at the wheels? Has the motor had work done to it? How many pounds of boost is it running and has the CR been lowered?

Otherwise this smells like a grenade to me. TPC does seem like they do really nice work-- don't want to discount that-- but there are very few stock NA, high compression motors out there capable of handling heavy forced induction for very long.

Here are the details: http://www.tpcracing.com/tpcracing-9...onversion.html

As far as I know, it's a standard installation of the turbo kit, with whatever engine mods that normally entails.

[Cliff Claven]

Originally Posted by roundel

It only needs to last to the tire wall.

x2. TPC turbo is a very good kit. but the car will be a handful for a n00b driver.