We finally got the car back from the exhaust shop yesterday afternoon. We didn’t have time to do much with it because it was close to quitin’ time so we left it till this morning to strap it down to the dyno and see what this engine can do once…
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Status Racing 5 point Harnesses
STATUS Racing sent over there new 5 point harnesses today to put in Project 996. I had high expectations after originally seeing their product at SEMA, however the quality of their delivered product has blown my mind. Every detail from the outside textured box with recessed logo, to the branded…
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…and then there were 8 Cylinders
Somebody better call the feds, we got our hands on a Challenger SRT8. In the coming week we’ll be bringing you news on our plans for this car. Nothing too drastic, but power should be bumped up by about 150 or more. This last Friday we took the car to…
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How to Install Functional GT2 Nose Conversion on 996tt
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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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…