2006.5 BMW Z4 M Coupe, 2008 Porsche Cayman S & 2008 Porsche 911 Carrera STest
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Part 4: Carbon Handprint
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Part 10: The Road Goes On Forever
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Part 4: Carbon Handprint
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Part 13: New-School Upgrade For An Old-School Euro
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Part 5: Fine Tuning The Ride For Track And Street
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Read about an ECU upgrade for the Porsche 997 TT.
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Say Hello To A Quicker Way Of Saying Goodbye
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Part 3: Interior Enhancement; Our C2 Gets Some Sporty Cabin Upgrades And A Short Shifter
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After our project 911 received its first dose of GT3 refinement in our last segment (October 06), we turn our attention to the interior, where our project car is equipped with a number of Tequipment sport enhancements, including a short-throw shifter assembly.
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Since replacing the venerable 911RS as the ultimate Porsche road and track car, the 996 GT3 has gained phenomenal appeal. Few cars are as readily equipped for club racing than this lightweight factory-prepped racer. It's the car you can competitively track all day and then drive home afterward. Prod
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In part 1 of this series, we tear down the engine from this 1988 Porsche Carrera.
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We left off with my 3.2-liter Porsche 911 motor torn down and in numerous pieces. To reach the desired goal of 80 hp/liter while retaining street manners and utilizing 91 octane pump gas, I chose to increase the displacement from 3.2 to 3.5 liters using larger 100mm forged pistons and cylinders with
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The last installment of Project 911 SC/Carrera left off with a very sexy bottom end, a butt built for speed if you will. Ollie's Porsche Machining in Santa Ana, Calif., hot-tanked the case and removed the original fasteners to make way for the ultra-tough ARP units. The case spigot bores were enlarg
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They say Rome wasn't built in a day. The same should be said for any well-built Porsche 911 motor. They both took some time to be designed. So, hot-rodding my own 911 engine proved to be a maddeningly slow process. I fought through the weeks of running around town chasing parts, and of meticulously
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OverviewThe 1978-89 911 SC and Carrera have long enjoyed reputations as the most reliable examples of the 911 lineage. More civilized than their predecessors but still part of an era when driving a 911 at full chat took courage, these models can be very enjoyable and dependable for daily driving. Th
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This is the final installment in a series detailing the metamorphosis of a limping 3.2-liter 911 Carrera engine into a fire-breathing, 3.5-liter twin-plug monster motor. If you haven't followed along to this point, valve guides that are infamous for wearing prematurely on many SC and Carrera motors
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Stuttgart engineers did one heck of a job with the overall design of the Porsche 951. By increasing boost, matched with the correct amount of fuel, we can get easy horsepower gains. But trying to outdo these engineers in the hardware department comes with the
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When we last saw Project Boxster R (ec, 08/02), it was essentially an S with a few less horsepower. The crew at Performance Products did a fantastic job in developing bolt-on upgrades for the 986 chassis, giving considerably more performance than I thought pos
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I'm the type that likes to know what's going on with my car water and oil temperatures, boost pressure, air in the tires...everything.
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To recap, for those in the back of the room: Unlike a belt-driven blower, a turbocharger relies on exhaust gases to spin its turbine wheel. This turbine wheel is mated to a compressor wheel, which spins as well and forces huge amounts of atmosphere into the en
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It's a candy store out there for Porsche 951s when it comes to performance upgrades. So many tuners to choose from, so many different parts, and I would test them all if I could. But, because of obvious limitations, I've got to be somewhat selective, and that'
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I purchased this 944 Turbo because I loved the looks, price, and performance. It didn't hurt that I've always loved Porsches anyway. But, I also bought the 951 because it was already turbocharged, making it much easier to get substantial horsepower gains from
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I am extremely excited to say that this project will involve some of the best tuners in the industry. The goals of this project, mentioned in the Part 1 project introduction last month, will more than likely be surpassed without any sacrifice in reliability or
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A few of months ago, my wife Rhonda had a scary accident. She was rear-ended hard on the freeway, and it smashed her 2000 Ford Focus into the car in front of her and the center divider. Our little daily driver was "totaled" and claimed by the insurance company
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