964 RS and Turbo

[lewistintin]

Thinking of swapping my 968, for a 964. Now I not sure about putting 30kplus into an RS. However i noticed some of the turbo's have come down a little in recent years. I got a couple of questions and would appreciate any advice you can offer.

1. Is there a website with lots of advice on the 964 turbo/ 965? just general info, on things to look for, spec, etc.

2. What kind of money do high quality 964 replica's get? If you took the lightweight route, added the cage, did the power. How much less are we looking compared to the real thing? I am of course assuming that this has been done. My experiance with the 968 is that you can make a coupe into an amazing handling car by using modern equipment, one which outdoes the cs.

3. There was a picture on the wheels page with the 964 rs with orange wheels and sticker set. Does anyone have any more photos. That is absolutely stunning, it really swayed me away from getting a modern car. Very impressed with that.

4. Turbo or an RS replica???

Thanks guys

[jbl930]

I find http://forums.rennlist.com/ helpful, it's mainly Americans so the prices they quote aren't in line with what we pay for stuff over here, but there is a lot of useful info in there. With regards to which car to choose I guess your just going to have to drive both, the turbo for me is the clear favourite as you have almost no limit to what power you can squeeze out of it depending on how deep your pockets are, the RS will cost less to maintain and will probably do everything you want it to, you are just going to have to drive both first, if you drive a standard turbo don't be put off by the lag, that is soon rectified with a modern ball race turbo and a new exhaust, throw in some head work etc and you'll soon have 450+ bhp. What are you going to do with the car?

[lewistintin]

Anybody??

[ultra violent]

In short, both are great cars. If you are going to spend a reasonable amount of time on the track then get the RS. If not get the Turbo. Both will but a bloody big smile on your face. Go and drive at least one of each, or get someone to take you for a spin. If you have any specific Turbo questions let me know.

[iguana]

lewistintin said:

2. What kind of money do high quality 964 replica's get? If you took the lightweight route, added the cage, did the power. How much less are we looking compared to the real thing? I am of course assuming that this has been done. My experiance with the 968 is that you can make a coupe into an amazing handling car by using modern equipment, one which outdoes the cs.

Not many decent reps about, all depends what they've done to it, just a set of springs & bucket seats do not an RS rep make, obviously worth a lot less & less desireable & smaller target market, but all depends on spec condition etc etc, but I'd perhaps point to a mileage/condition like for like diference of maybe £10-15k dif LHD, £20k+ for RHD

[964Tom]

lewistintin said:

2. What kind of money do high quality 964 replica's get? If you took the lightweight route, added the cage, did the power. How much less are we looking compared to the real thing? I am of course assuming that this has been done. My experience with the 968 is that you can make a coupe into an amazing handling car by using modern equipment, one which outdoes the cs.

The though has often crossed my mind - 964 C2 to 964 RS.

Check my car in my profile.

964C2 - LHD - Cat by pass, G pipe, air filter - remapped to 300bhp by 9M and upgraded suspension.

It still has a long way to go and will never have a real RS badge. The other major things different to an RS is a Cage, RS flywheel and lightening the load.

I may be wrong, there may be more differences...........

Oh and mine cost £14k - so I have a bit of money left to spend towards the £30k of an good RS.

Tom

[iguana]

[quote=964Tom
I may be wrong, there may be more differences...........

[/quote]


+ magnesium wheels, LSD, difernt gear ratios, steel syncros, hard engine mounts, no power steering (LHD lwt) monoball top mounts, big brakes, front hubs, spring plates, front & rear bumpers, no sunroof, no rear wiper, no underseal, no headlight washers, no rear seats, lightweight loom, harder suspension bushes, lightweight glass, lightweight bonnet, wind up windows, etc.

[964Tom]

iguana said:

964Tom said: I may be wrong, there may be more differences........... + magnesium wheels, LSD, difernt gear ratios, steel syncros, hard engine mounts, no power steering (LHD lwt) monoball top mounts, big brakes, front hubs, spring plates, front & rear bumpers, no sunroof, no rear wiper, no underseal, no headlight washers, no rear seats, lightweight loom, harder suspension bushes, lightweight glass, lightweight bonnet, wind up windows, etc.

Ahh OK yes there is

But is it £16k worth????

Tom

[911addict]

As someone who's moved from NA 3.2 to 965, I'd advise:
If you like driving quick off the mark, working with revs and chuckability go for the RS.
If you want more comfort, those wide arches, and WARP speeds go turbo- but you'd better have a clean licence as it won't take long before you start adding points!

[Jones the cat]

estimate £2 Million

One of only two Strassenversion examples built by Porsche Motorsport with a fully trimmed interior; among the most bespoke Porsche Exclusive commissions ever made

https://www.elferspot.com/en/car/porsche-964-carre...

[MDL111]

They could have at least washed it since 2017 (or recommissioned it …)
https://www.whichcar.com.au/news/barn-find-porsche...

[hmg]

lewistintin said:

Thinking of swapping my 968, for a 964. Now I not sure about putting 30kplus into an RS. However i noticed some of the turbo's have come down a little in recent years. I got a couple of questions and would appreciate any advice you can offer.

1. Is there a website with lots of advice on the 964 turbo/ 965? just general info, on things to look for, spec, etc.

2. What kind of money do high quality 964 replica's get? If you took the lightweight route, added the cage, did the power. How much less are we looking compared to the real thing? I am of course assuming that this has been done. My experiance with the 968 is that you can make a coupe into an amazing handling car by using modern equipment, one which outdoes the cs.

3. There was a picture on the wheels page with the 964 rs with orange wheels and sticker set. Does anyone have any more photos. That is absolutely stunning, it really swayed me away from getting a modern car. Very impressed with that.

4. Turbo or an RS replica???

Thanks guys

30k for a 964RS…crystal ball and all that

[Grantstown]

hmg said:

30k for a 964RS crystal ball and all that

Haha, you are correct. One thing it does show is that many people covet the car of the moment, but no way near as many actually want to live with the driving experience. As ever, the Carrera is the car that suits the vast majority, with its much better road manners.

If you want to have an investment piece now, buy the 964RS. If you wish to drive the car regularly, buy a sorted carrera and modify it to replicate the RS.

[TrevorHill]

Jones the cat said:

It’s uber cool, despite the price.