I have to respectfully disagree with you Steve. I would not buy the SC again. I owned an 83 911 SC and they are kind of the Bastard models. 79-83 I believe. Mechanical fuel injection and the first attempt at electronic ignition. I bought mine from the original owner (my insurance agent! who had every piece of paper on the car) The car was a blast to drive, by far the most fun car I ever owned. It ended up with an electrical issue that caused it to burn up the Bosch "spark box" (think MSD). At $1100 a pop, I replaced it and and 3 months later it burned that one up. I bought an aftermarket one (about $250) and proceeded to learn everything I could about Porsche electrics. Replaced ground straps, battery straps, re-wrapped every inch of wiring harness, dielectric grease on every connector. Popped a few of the aftermarket boxes before sending it to the Guru of Porsches, an independent Porsche mechanic who happened to race them. He had an oscilliscope to look at the electric system, the whole 9 yards. Kept the car for a month, and finally told me to come and get it. When I picked it up, I asked what was wrong and he patted me on the shoulder and asked me to never return with this car. He handed me a business card of a detailer and told me to sell it. I promptly did as told and never looked back. The guy that bought it lived in Virginia. Huge Porsche guy, I told him the issues, didn't phase him. Flew out and drove it back. He called me about 3 months after he bought it asking questions.... He wasn't pissed, just trying not to duplicate my efforts. I Never really figured out what the issue was, but from my experience, buy older, with mechanical everything, or buy 84 and up, with electric everything. The hybrid bastard model years like mine, I wouldn't own another one....
Just my experience....
Darren
Last edited by Fluid Power; 04-10-2013 at 04:51 PM.
Of course you have supporters of all the years mentioned, no matter what issues their may be.
I look at these modded Porsche's through American musclecar re-creationist eyes.
Magnus Walker's cars remind of a a vintage racer style like CrossRamRich is doing.
These Singer Porsche cars remind me of no expense spared pro-touring cars, that although not built specifically for track duty, can hold their own on a road course.
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All true Skip. Pass on the 996 and go straight to the 997. Much better car all around.
On another note, I had a 993 and the first guy to actually show up bought it at my asking price. I got calls from all over the world.
Alois Ruf has made a handsome living for many years by lending more urgency to Porsches, and his company’s latest RGT-8 is a testimonial to his business acumen, to the expertise of the Ruf engineering staff, and most of all to the continuing appetite of clients for more power.
Based on the 991 generation of the Porsche 911, this latest RGT-8 continues to substitute a 4.5-liter V-8 for the Porsche’s standard flat-six. (The RGT-8 treatment also was applied to the 997-gen 911.) As Ruf conversions usually do, the installation here looks very tidy and well-sorted.
More important, is the serious kick in the butt it delivers when the driver tramps on the go pedal. Output of the 991 911’s naturally aspirated sixes ranges up to 400 hp and 325 lb-ft of torque. The Ruf V-8 ups the ante to 543 hp at 8500 rpm and 369 lb-ft at 4000 rp; the engine is a Ruf design, and is produced exclusively for the Bavaria-based company. The 32-valve design has an aluminum block and aluminum heads, incorporates DOHC, a flat crank, and dry-sump lubrication. That’s basic racing practice, which isn’t surprising since the man overseeing its engineering was Hans Mezger, who developed the engine for Porsche’s mighty 917 race cars.
The price for this conversion, which includes the car, is far from cheap—about €200,000, or a little over $263,000 at current exchange rates.
Of course, 543 hp might not be enough to satisfy some of Ruf’s more power-hungry clientele. No worries. More muscle is gestating in the Ruf R&D section as we speak, via turbocharging. The goal for the boosted V-8 is 900 hp.
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