996TT vs Supercharged cayman - which would be better?

[kingstondc5]

OK, been thinking about this but which one would be better;
A 996TT (possibly converted to RWD) or a Cayman with a supercharger (if one exists)

Im talking about used values so say 25K for a 996TT in oem spec vs a 20k cayman in oem spec before respective modding

One the 996tt front, i guess you could say its a more sorted car from the off, mezger engine etc but then is it to fast for the road

Or the cayman, which im guessing is more supple for the b road bash but with a s/c, make it gt3 like but then youve got the potential issues with the engine.

[itsybitsy]

ask yourself this if a cayman had a gt3 engine from the factory which would be quicker and which would have customers bought a 911gt3 or cayman gt3 i am in the cayman corner!even in standard form a cayman will keep up with a 911 turbo on a b road without the advantage of 4wd

[Moosh]

itsybitsy said:

even in standard form a cayman will keep up with a 911 turbo on a b road.

only in your dreams

[Chrisp5782]

I've seen this a bit on here and on US forums - where did the designation TT come from, Porsche have never made a TT, they've made a turbo that has two turbos fitted but never, as far as I'm aware a 930/964/993/996/997TT?!

Edited by Chrisp5782 on Tuesday 16th October 12:41

[itsybitsy]

Moosh said:

only in your dreams

didnt the 996t get its arse whipped by cayman on the tg track by about 8 seconds, ok it was wet for the 996t but with 4wd that only accounts for 4 seconds

[kingstondc5]

Chrisp5782 said:

I've seen this a bit on here and on US forums - where did the designation TT come from, Porsche have never made a TT, they've made a turbo that has two turbos fitted but never, as far as I'm aware a 930/964/993/996/997TT?!

Edited by Chrisp5782 on Tuesday 16th October 12:41

Who cares, which would you have, Cayman + SC or 996TT converted to RWD

ps i blame the Americans on the TT

[davek_964]

Much as I like my 996 turbo, I would think a 996 turbo converted to RWD would basically be a fat bloated under powered GT2. Not really appealing.

[Moosh]

itsybitsy said:

Moosh said:

only in your dreams

didnt the 996t get its arse whipped by cayman on the tg track by about 8 seconds, ok it was wet for the 996t but with 4wd that only accounts for 4 seconds

Just checking TG website says, "Porsche Cayman 1.26.2" / "Porsche 911 Turbo Convertible 1.22.2"

these are both in the dry. I would think the hardtop would even be a little faster IMHO.

[keep it lit]

turbo all the way...

could the cayman engine take anymore stress?..

[itsybitsy]

Moosh said:

Just checking TG website says, "Porsche Cayman 1.26.2" / "Porsche 911 Turbo Convertible 1.22.2"

these are both in the dry. I would think the hardtop would even be a little faster IMHO.

thats not a 996t that is a gen2 997turbo pdk but if talking newer cars how far behind is a boxster spyder with a manual box?

[Moosh]

itsybitsy said:

Moosh said:

Just checking TG website says, "Porsche Cayman 1.26.2" / "Porsche 911 Turbo Convertible 1.22.2"

these are both in the dry. I would think the hardtop would even be a little faster IMHO.

thats not a 996t that is a gen2 997turbo pdk but if talking newer cars how far behind is a boxster spyder with a manual box?

Nordschleife excluding GP track, 20.832 kms:

7:56 --- 155.80 km/h - Porsche 996 Turbo, 420 PS/1569 kg (sport auto 06/00)
8:06 --- 152.59 km/h - Porsche Cayman R, 330 PS/1385 kg, Continental Force Contac (sport auto 10/10)

[CraigVmax]

Chrisp5782 said:

I've seen this a bit on here and on US forums - where did the designation TT come from, Porsche have never made a TT, they've made a turbo that has two turbos fitted but never, as far as I'm aware a 930/964/993/996/997TT?!

Edited by Chrisp5782 on Tuesday 16th October 12:41

the 930 and 964's were single turbo, the 993 was referred to as the 993 Turbo4 from memory, the 996 started to be referred as the TT on forums and it stuck.

[itsybitsy]

http://www.fastestlaps.com/cars/porsche_996_turbo....

but slower than a spyder on the hockenhiem short which is a twister circuit

[Chrisp5782]

kingstondc5 said:

Chrisp5782 said:

I've seen this a bit on here and on US forums - where did the designation TT come from, Porsche have never made a TT, they've made a turbo that has two turbos fitted but never, as far as I'm aware a 930/964/993/996/997TT?!

Edited by Chrisp5782 on Tuesday 16th October 12:41

Who cares, which would you have, Cayman + SC or 996TT converted to RWD

ps i blame the Americans on the TT

Well it'd have to be the Cayman because a 996TT doesn't exsist!

[Chrisp5782]

keep it lit said:

turbo all the way...

could the cayman engine take anymore stress?..

I've seen plenty of mention of Turbo Caymans on the US forums (mostly when they've expired on the track!) but I'd have to say I'd be reluctant to turbo my Cayman without a lot of component upgrades within the engine.

[BertBert]

I'm a bit confused. You want to compare unique/bespoke thing A with unique/bespoke thing B without any criteria for the comparison? How does that work exactly?
Bert

[monthefish]

itsybitsy said:

even in standard form a cayman will keep up with a 911 turbo on a b road.

[Raitzi]

Moosh said:

Nordschleife excluding GP track, 20.832 kms:

7:56 --- 155.80 km/h - Porsche 996 Turbo, 420 PS/1569 kg (sport auto 06/00)
8:06 --- 152.59 km/h - Porsche Cayman R, 330 PS/1385 kg, Continental Force Contac (sport auto 10/10)

Hockenheim Short
996 Turbo 1:14.60
Cayman R 1:12.40

Edited by Raitzi on Tuesday 16th October 14:24

[baz1985]

monthefish said:

itsybitsy said:

even in standard form a cayman will keep up with a 911 turbo on a b road.

Yes when stationary!

[F3RNANDO]

monthefish said:

itsybitsy said:

even in standard form a cayman will keep up with a 911 turbo on a b road.

Perfectly feasible if its a 930 in the rain.

Other than that you are wrong...simples.