Personally for the price difference I think he would be better off with the 2.7. With the price difference you can spend half the money on Mods, if your into power and come out with a 2.7 that is faster then any of the 986 models around that are stock. My 2.7 Dyno'd at about 232 Hp at the wheels and about 280 at the crank. So for a litte price you take on the new models and walk them