We recently installed a GT2 bumper on our Camo 996tt Project. This conversion appears to be fairly straight forward, however as others have experienced there are a few hiccups here and there that may give you headaches. I spent many hours trying to find the best solution for these particular…
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More Updates to Project 996tt : KW Clubsports and OMP Velocita Steering Wheel.
We received our KW Clubsport suspension which will be installed tomorrow before going for a nice alignment courtesy of master tech Jim at Porsche Orlando. KW is a leader in coilover suspensions and is the OEM unit found on the Viper ACR. KW was out of stock in the US…
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Project 996TT Loses more weight and gains downforce all at the same time.
Our Project 996tt is still under the knife getting it’s power plant upgrades and new clutch installed. We thought we had everything we needed, but a $10.00 fuel fitting has put us a few days behind, the new fitting should be here tomorrow so that we can finish the installation…
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Switzer Performance Headers – 996TT
Tim Switzer of Switzer Performance Innovations has been building some of the worlds quickest and fastest Porsches for the past few years. His Project Sledgehammer 997TT has been an inspiration and performance target for our own project car. In his quest to build some of the baddest Porsche’s in the…
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Project 996tt goes under the knife.
After months of stockpiling parts and testing the stock turbochargers, we had some extra time in the shop this week to begin upgrading Project Porsche. Here are some of the upgrades she’ll be recieving this go around. K24/18G with Upgraded Wastegates Standard Issue Intercooler Hoses Standard Issue Diverter Valves Tilton…
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Snakes on a … Porsche ?
This weekend I had a curious passenger in my yellow Porsche. After having a nice brunch at Dexters in Winter Park with my Fiancé, sister and the bosses, we walked outside to the cars and I caught a glimpse of something on my wheel. After a closer I realized it…
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How to Properly Bed-In a Big Brake Kit
We just got finished installing our StopTech Big Brake kit on our project Porsche. We like going fast just as much as anyone, but when you’re adding hundreds of horsepower to a vehicle, it’s always good to plan on upgrading your brakes. Our car had over 60k miles when we…
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Tough Brakes for Project 996TT
While we were at PRI, our Stoptech Big Brake kit arrived for Project 996TT. The factory brakes on the car felt very tired and needed an overhaul and some new pads, so we opted for an upgrade. We’ve used Stoptech kits on many project cars in the past as well…
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Project Porsche loses some more weight.
It’s finally time to begin installing parts on the camouflage Porsche. Our original plan was to install the complete K24/18G kit this week along with the clutch, however scheduling conflicts made us decide to hold off another week. Instead we sent the factory ECU off to Tony @ EPL to…
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You did WHAT to a Porsche ??? Project 996 gets camouflage.
After a few crazy weeks of traveling, we finally got the Porsche paintjob completed. 4-5 hours in the paintbooth behind our shop, probably 15-20 cans of Krylon camouflage and enough fumes going to my brain that I’ll be high for weeks. Overall I am very happy with the end results,…