this is my first thread - so if i sound like an idiot please be sympathetic. i own a c4s manual/ hardtop - and have done for over two years now. ive recently spent a lot of money on the car - servicing/ brakes/tyres/ suspension everything that needed doing basically, including new exhaust.
i like the 996 turbo with its extra 100bhp and insane top end potential but the only ones i can realistically afford to buy are very bad examples with intergalatic mileage - suspect service history - and in tiptronic which im not keen on at all.
the question is - is it mechanically possible to convert a c4s into a turbo - aside of the aesthetic of purchasing a new dash because the engine revs lower than the c4s, salvage front and rear spoilers and a salvaged engine - will the gearbox take the extra bhp, ive read that the suspension on the rear is stiffened also because of additional weight but could i get away with leaving it as it is? and finally does the engine require the extra air ducts cut into the rear quarters or could i get away without buying salvaged rear quarter panels and then doing a cut and weld job. on paper with a part ex on a salvaged engine to do the conversion appears thousands of pounds cheaper than buying a good example 996 turbo - all feedback is welcome
i like the 996 turbo with its extra 100bhp and insane top end potential but the only ones i can realistically afford to buy are very bad examples with intergalatic mileage - suspect service history - and in tiptronic which im not keen on at all.
the question is - is it mechanically possible to convert a c4s into a turbo - aside of the aesthetic of purchasing a new dash because the engine revs lower than the c4s, salvage front and rear spoilers and a salvaged engine - will the gearbox take the extra bhp, ive read that the suspension on the rear is stiffened also because of additional weight but could i get away with leaving it as it is? and finally does the engine require the extra air ducts cut into the rear quarters or could i get away without buying salvaged rear quarter panels and then doing a cut and weld job. on paper with a part ex on a salvaged engine to do the conversion appears thousands of pounds cheaper than buying a good example 996 turbo - all feedback is welcome