Monday 22nd November 2004

AmD launches upgrades for Porsche turbos

993 and 996 models to benefit from specially priced deals

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AmD Technik in Bicester has launched two specially priced ‘power deals’ for the Porsche 993 and 996 Turbo models.

993 Turbo Power Deal
450bhp for £2,350 inc VAT and fitting

The 993 Turbo Power Deal consists of exchange catalytic converters (the replacements are a freer-flowing 100 cell unit), full engine management remap and a power run on AmD’s rolling road. Power output typically increases from 408bhp as standard to approximately 450bhp.

996 Turbo Power Deal
490bhp for £3,525 inc VAT and fitting

The 996 Turbo Power Deal offers superior performance to X50 specified cars, at a fraction of the factory upgrade cost. The package consists of a Milltek stainless steel exhaust system and 100 cell catalytic converters, full engine management remap and a power run on AmD’s rolling road. Power leaps from 420bhp to 490bhp.

All work is carried out at AmD’s premises in Bicester, by highly trained and experienced technicians.

AmD’s Andy Fearns, Head of Porsche Tuning, commented, “These Power Deals offer genuine performance gains at a very attractive price. What’s more, none of the cars are being tuned beyond their limits; we deliberately keep our standard 996 Turbo tune below 500bhp for the life and reliability of the turbos and engine. And it’s not just about the bhp figures – huge torque gains can also be expected, all proven on our rolling road”.

Contact details: [e-mail]; 01869 323205; www.amdtechnik.com

[wini]

Sounds like good value? What do you guy's think compared to factory mods ie 430/450bhp factory(993tt)?

[dazren]

I know of a PHer who has had the AMD work done on his 996 turbo. I understand he is hitting notably higher darts scores than I am in my X50.

DAZ

[aceparts_com]

I wonder if it includes the oil cooler that is vital for 430+bhp on 993 cars?

The carnewal kit is around £3500 and includes K24 turbos, oil cooler, new ecu!

[wini]

What's different on a 993tt factory 450bhp? I know the Ecu is modified also oil extra oil cooler,Are the turbo's and camshaft's different?

[aceparts_com]

k24 turbos, ecu, oil cooler

check out www.carnewal.com

[glenn mcmenamin]

definately tempting, but does anyone know of any long term wear and tear problems that these kind of upgrades could cause ???

Also, would certainly ONLY consider doing it after warranty had expired.

[anonymous-user]

haha.

amd can get this ball park power reliably out of 2.7 audi's. best 'garage' in the country IMHO. 50 bhp upgrade on a 996tt? thats just tickling it...

[MOD500]

I believe 490-500 ish is the most the standard K16 turbos can handle, if reliability and longevity are to be retained?

[domster]

The mix of parts used in upgrades is very complicated and not really worth speculating on here. Reliabilty is one factor, as are cost and performance. You need to ask the tuner - and mention your budget and requirements.

I believe that these AmD upgrades - which are at the 'lower' end of their tuning spectrum - simply involve a freer flowing exhaust/cat system and a remap, and are perfectly reliable and safe without the need for additional oil coolers or bigger turbos. Most tuners take into account the fact that the car will be used on road at a small percentile of its absolute performance for most of the time. This means that an additional oil cooler would be an unecessary expense, for example. If you stated that you would only use the car on track and it would always be caned, they would recommend a slightly different package incorporating more failsafe (and expensive) features. That is why the 993 Turbo S had an additional oil cooler (along with other mods and a vast factory option cost)... it's ideal for a GT2esque track engine, but it could be considered overkill engineering for the road. But if people can afford it, so what?

Back to aftermarket 'real world' tuning, far from the Stuttgart factory, for people with second hand cars and limited budgets. Modest power increases are fine out of warranty and easily and safely achievable. But aftermarket tuners aren't stupid... as soon as things become very necessary, they will hit the spec hard. They will ditch more and more of the standard factory bits, replace them with what Porsche do or what they have found work just as well or better, and the price will go up. Often considerably.

To give a rough idea, using general figures, you can get 450bhp from a 993tt engine quite simply for 2-3k. Ask for 550bhp and you'll be looking at a much more complicated job costing between 15-20k.

[clubsport]

If Porsche felt it was prudent to fit an auxilary oil cooler to the 450bhp version of the 993TT, I wouldn't contradict them.
The upgrade kit can be bought for under £500 and for the piece of mind on an expensive engine appears to be a bargain.

[domster]

No one is contradicting Porsche. It is better to over-engineer a car than under-engineer it. However, AmD has found that it is unnecessary on a road going 993tt with 450bhp, even if driven hard by an enthusiastic owner. I imagine a quick chat to AmD can be made if anyone is concerned, as they do tend to have a lot of experience and knowledge re tuning Porsches and - from their reputation and my knowledge of them - cutting corners wouldn't be an option.