60nomad

Porsche guy: I rest my case!!!

Wasn't the original statement about a straight line run?

The Porsche forum is calling you!

320 dreamer

considering thats all the e55 can do is run in a straight line im accommodating berti. theres plenty of twistys on the way if he wants to try that as well.

you could ease on down with your boat and ill show you a thing or 2 that can be done with a pcar. you may want to check with bruce first. of course i do my own work and dont need a shop to install air filters for me

320 dreamer

since he didnt talk to the driver and the 07 to 2012 are almost identical bodywise how would he know?

E55Greasemonkey

I've beaten two 911(?) Turbos at the track. Couldn't tell you what year they were because they all look the same, since what, 1990-something?.....yawn......

BBBSS

They're just lumpy looking overpowered VW beetles in my opinion.

60nomad

It was there for a tune and cold air...he did me a favor on the air filters. Obviously you haven't seen my other posts of all the other work that I did do but definitely no need to explain this to you but once again...you only proved how true that my statement was in the earlier post!

Many of us on here can buy whatever car we choose so if you're here to prove that your car handles better then an a 4 door sedan then that is quite pitiful! It's not the P cars that disgust me...it's the owners of them that are just like you! Completely brain dead and can't even figure out a completely harmless thread about a guy who pulled up next to another guy, regardless of the cars involved, and/or who won or lost! Just the idea of the P guy wanting to run a little and have fun makes that P guy, more than likely, a cool and fun Porshe owner...unlike most others!

I am just wondering...do your think that you daddy can beat up my daddy?


...so once again...I rest my case!

berti_00

hahahah

SilverStrk

P Guy BRING IT.. ANYTIME ANYWHERE.....

320 dreamer

actually i read all your threads. none had any real substance regarding modding the e55 or the work you did on the car. rather you ask meaningless questions a simple search could answer.
theres no need to prove my porsche handles better than a e55. my slk32 could outhandle it as well. most likely it could outrun it as well.
my op was meant that there should have been no other outcome. he wasnt even racing the guy. simply catching up to him which he thought was a massive kill. its like your vette racing a honda civic with a space saver spare on. the outcome is inevitable. the better choice is to not even waste your time.
last ill post about this. if you truely want to run your e55 against a porsche in a straight line come down to clayton. its an open invite. 1/2 mile run what you brung. side by side wide open for 1/2 mile. again ask bruce about my passion for racing i know him well.

silverstrk ill be at clayton ( or beech bend raceway almost every weekend) more than happy to accomodate you

BBBSS

I'm just saying.....

60nomad

I am not one to knock cars as I am a 'real' car guy and have nothing against porsche's...but this is FU**IN FUNNY!

berti_00

hahah that made me laugh too lol... i dont know were you got that but thats to funny and so true too and sad at the same time...

BBBSS

Haha I can respect any real car, even some Asian stuff that I mostly despise. I always laugh when I think about the 911 and how much they resemble the VW Beetles though. Gotta rib the Pcar guy a lil.

320 dreamer

i love the early pcars as much as the new ones. i even like the beetle! remember the early pcars had a classic look that transcends time.
thanx for the great fotos!
i think theres about 6 turbos going to the half mile in chicago in june. are you taking your e55?

BBBSS

My E55 is just a toy and comfy car to me. My firebird likes dragstrips though?

320 dreamer

its a 2 day event and over 150 cars of all brands even a dragster. its at a small airport south of chicago in june. 1/2 mile airport runway racing with about 1/2 mile shutdown. side by side run what ya brung. wannagofast.com
last yr at clayton the gtr 's were running in excess of 180 mph with a top speed of 190 mph for the top trophy

BBBSS

I've heard of the event and am actually interested in it from a spectators point of view. My race cars setup for 1/4 mile racing and my E55 would be kinda boring for this in my opinion honestly. Definitely looks like fun times though.

SilverStrk

320 If YOUR EVER out west I will ACCOMODATE as well I have a friend who has a 993T WITH P50 package and want's NOTHING to do with me, I got $100 and a case of your choice, just let me know if your in my area.. BTW I love porche's have had them and am looking at a 997tt right now for the weekend... However, my baby is a BEAST....

60nomad

I did the maintainence work at my buddies shop and trust me, he did most of it, I am burnt out! I just buy a lot of them now (mostly older collectibles) and try, try hard...to no longer work on them! We did motor mounts, idler pully set, rear strut, brakes.

I have modded a few cars and refuse to be the guinea pig so I ask before I do anything as far as modding. Worthless threads to you, intelligent to me.

Reluctant to say...I have had a few P cars, don't fit in them well because if you are over 6' then your screwed and I happen to be 6'5" and 280lbs., and sold one of mine last year. A 1987 911 turbo with 21k miles which I had for only about 2 years. I have had many cars that I do not fit in too well but only use them locally and then I sell them. I do what I love to do, buy old collectible cars and sell them. I just sold my 1966 corvette and a 1963 fuelie vette, both convertibles and did not fit in them too well either but I still drove them here and there because I love certain cars.

As far as Bruce goes, any other mods will indeed be done by him as I have no desire to do the work myself and I am thrilled to give the work to such a great mechanic and person! So, I don't know what the beef is about having someone else do your mod work? If you do it yourself you're a better person? I have done it all P guy, I'm done with that after over 500 cars!

Shifter

I would like a 911 tt someday , love those cars looks and performance. Just have to convince the wife with a baby almost here.......
Wish the turbos weren't awd tho.

320 dreamer

took me less than 2 hrs to convert my awd to a complete rwd. nice thing is it can go back to awd just as quickly. it transforms the car into another being immediatley

silverstrk YOU were the one who said anytime anywere. clayton it is. as for a 993 turbo it is very collectable but no were close to the power level the 996 tt is capable of

bbbss the gearing in the e55 would actually love the half mile. if you can keep it cool for 30 secs of wot you would have a blast

WPOZZZ

I don't know how everyone got their panties in a bunch over an internet post, but this is my take. Both the Porsche 997 and the E55 are great cars. I almost bought a 997 tiptronic turbo the other week, but didn't think it was that fast. Of course, I was on city streets and just floored it on a test drive and it didn't seem to have as much pull as my E55. I talked to my friend about it as he eventually bought the car and he told me I should have put it in Sport mode so it would start in 1st instead of 2nd. He said it was a night and day difference.

My background is in running HPDEs, but I did do some drag racing in high school (1980s). One thing I learned about drag racing is that it is all about the Benjamins. You want to go faster, spend more money. The E55 is great in a straight line, but handling is so-so. I use the E55 to haul around people or to go out with the girlfriend. The torque on the freeway is phenomenal, but I love hitting the curves more than I do straight line acceleration. For the curves, I had my 911 turbo, but I sold that car a few weeks ago because I didn't have time to drive it. I've been looking at F cars, but I do miss my turbo so I looked at another one today.

All cars have a purpose and I appreciate each and every one of them. One thing I can say is that I don't engage in or condone this kind of street/freeway racing. Sure it can be fun and possibly a youthful indiscretion, but what is there to prove? You want to race or have something to prove, take it to the track, be it 1/4 mile or road course, and don't endanger others on the road.

aghakauve

I ran a 2013 911 Carrera S and won by a few cars. Im sure I have the video somewhere.

mrweelr

I whipped a 996 turbo from a 45 punch to 100 or so on San Tomas a while back. I wasn't too impressed. I'm sure a newer 997 or Carrera GT would kill me, but I run anything, win or lose.

urbamworm

Berti when did you get 540whp? Last time I remember you having like 505whp from the Rage-tek dyno day you did. What have you done differently to the car since then? We are pretty identical in mods (or were) and I need some more powaaaaaaaaaaaa.