Caught the power bug .. pretty bad - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Ike · 07-25-2008, 10:36 AM

Hey Nefarious,

It has been a day since you were smoked, has the big head wrested control from the little head?

Topless is right, there is always someone faster. Even The Stig would have been beat if Lewis Hamilton had a dry, oilfree track. Remember why you bought a Boxster? It wasn't because it could beat any Ricer or p.o.s. Detroit Iron.

If you have to have the POWER, cheap......try out a dry nitrous system. This thread will burn with the idea.

Once you have saved some more budget money, collected some nasty pinks, and toasted your engine. Try this:

Hasta,
Ike

2003 S....3.6L X51 - RUF Intake and Exhaust, GT3 ECU = 365+HP, Bilstein PSS9s, M030 sways, Strut Tower, Paget Blues, & Michelin PS 2s..... Blow 'em all away at the next apex!

stateofidleness · 02-04-2009, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Ike

2003 S....3.6L X51 - RUF Intake and Exhaust, GT3 ECU = 365+HP, Bilstein PSS9s, M030 sways, Strut Tower, Paget Blues, & Michelin PS 2s..... Blow 'em all away at the next apex!

any chance of posting that pic in a higher res? i love collecting boxster wallpapers and i think this would make a great one!

also, you aren't gonna beat a Z06 in price

erformance...

i'm looking at vettes as we speak and you can get well over 500+ hp almost stock! this will probably be my next car (hopefully summer)

and i still love my box!

FTD · 02-05-2009, 06:35 AM

The first couple of weeks after I bought my 2.7 I wished I had bought the S. I had a high performance motorcycle and I kept trying to drive the Box like the bike. [That thing redlined at 10.5!] After a few years I now think, "Damn, I never get to play out all the gears". So, more horsies would still be a low gear experience and the rest is lost except for special, infrequent occassions. I am happy with the car as it is, and it is so much FUN, a straight line high HP vehicle wouldn't do much for my happy barometer.

I have a friend that bought the '08 Z06 and he drives like he is on the track. I wouldn't want to be a passenger - not even with a helmet. So he gets as much enjoyment out of the car as he wants - on the street. The reckless driving tickets are expensive and the dangers are imminent. That's a VERY expensive hobby.

jmatta · 02-05-2009, 10:50 AM

Here's a Corvette for you...smokin' deal, as well.

renzop · 02-06-2009, 02:38 AM

Mustang! For 45K get a Shelby 500. +1 looks -2 Handling +4 Power. The 2009 Mustang is not as unrefined as older ones. Also this is a much more appropriate car for your street-racer tendencies. The stop light grand is the only race where all particpants are losers. Take it to the drag strip or earn my disdain.

rule1 · 02-06-2009, 03:48 AM

Im not saying the shelby gt500 isnt fast but its not as fast as other 500 hp cars, mostly because it weighs nearly 4000 lbs.

dmcutter · 02-06-2009, 04:29 AM

A while back I was having dinner with a friend and his wife and I was talking about spending major coin on engine upgrades. She said "so you would spend $16,000 to go from zero to sixty one second faster?". When you think about it in those terms, it doesn't really make very much sense...especially when all the best roads are taken in 2nd, maybe 3rd gear.