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the cb's are going up in price - lots of aftermarket for them as people convert them to bobbers and cafe racers.
hp is tough to find on our cars, but there has to be more to be found. bmw gets 360 hp out of the normally-aspirated s54 3.2 litre engine right from the factory - more than 100 hp/litre. our 3.2 shares the bottom-end and important parts of the heads with the 3.4 that was put in the 996, yet the 996 makes more hp/litre (what, 78 vs 88). if internals are the same, the lost hp has to be in the intake, exhaust, and programming. i can understand when jfp says that the cup cars are fine from the factory as they are a race-bred automobile, but the 986 is a de-tuned civilian car that, if you believe the conjecture, was further de-tuned so as to not detract from 996 sales. given that, there has to be power found in intake, exhaust, and tuning improvevments. i find it hard to believe that jfp was unable to realise any gains in his testing on our cars - and i state this only to generate discussion and get his input on the matter, not to be a jerk. most of my work has been with adapting 996, 997, and 987 components to the 986 in an effort to incorporate oem porsche design improvements. in the threads previously referenced - 987 airbox, 987/996/997 throttle body, 996/997 intake plenum, 996 programming, 987 exhaust, etc. if we can get to 996 hp/displacement levels then 280 hp should be possible.
for what it is worth; i've got absolutely no dyno proof to back me up.
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