Joolzb

On 7/25/2019 at 2:43 PM, Greenman said:

I had a 2.0 Macan as a Courtesy car a few months ago, I thought performance wise it was perfectly adequate (are we really saying 260bhp is too little power for a small SUV?) without much real excitement.  

What I found most disappointing was that I only got just over 20 mpg on my journey to/from the dealer 25 miles of country roads 5 miles urban each way.  A journey that my Boxster S usually sees 25-30 mpg.

I get average 22mpg out of my Macan Turbo PP, mid teens if I’m heavy on the pedal. You can hear pound coins hitting the tarmac in your wake lol great fun tho!!!

For those who are interested in the black headlight eyeliner, here is a before and after video and also a direct comparison with what I was shooting for, from the Cayman R. I'd like to break the lamps open ideally and paint them black, (think LordLee did it and it looked great). 
https://photos.app.goo.gl/fF5rvWj0hLIl7l7D2
https://youtu.be/dfHusYB1KSo

58 minutes ago, Menoporsche said:

@Joolzb how did you get that black headlight surround? A few of us here bought some stick-on ones from the US, but not sure anyone was really happy with the final result. Is it just that, or is it painted...?

I cut them from Vinyl - I was a graphic designer is a past life so am fairly handy with a scalpel. I may fit some carbon versions next year as I like the look they give the car but didn't fancy a £100 risk. For £2's worth of Vinyl and a few hours cleaning, cutting and fitting them I'm pretty happy with how they turned out. The vinyl I used was fairly good quality and like anything regarding vinyl if you use the cheap stuff and it's not fitted well it looks naff. I took the headlights fully out, give them a really good clean and polish first - I've probably got a before and after photo somewhere (will dig it out).

10 hours ago, edc said:

Do a search for the TPC kit. Parr published a couple of articles when they first did them. There is a silver 3.2 Boxster and an orange Cayman. You will not get your money back. As usual with mods you just won't get the money back when you sell. 

I’ve been looking into 987 forced induction almost before I bought the car, I really fancy the kit if I’m honest as my brother is a mechanic and my dad an engineer - plus we have access to a workshop and lift. (Already thinking of taking a week off work Summer 2020 to get this done lol).

That would certainly be the most cost effective route and give me enough runway to modify the current setup to handle adding 100-160bhp - most important will be a big big brake upgrade. I bought the 987 to modify as a long term project, a second car toy really as the chance of having R/GT3/4 or turbo cash to spend any time within the next few years will be slim.

This years goal on the mechanical side will be to modify my the air intake and exhaust with a remap, hopefully getting closer to the 350bhp EVONS/Sharkweks seems to achieve - also knowing that TPC kit has a new exhaust (so I won’t spend big on that - maybe 3.2 headers).

The beauty of the 987 platform is that you can build in stages, pity about the Porsche Tax as it’s really noticeable coming from the Audi/VW modding world.

31 minutes ago, Joolzb said:

Here you go, shows headlight, windscreen surround and mirror casing.

2 hours ago, 911-32 said:

Around 18 months ago talking to Dom Delaney about his Cayman SV, he reckoned you could get 340+hp from a 3.4.  I don't recall a lot more than exhaust and TB, plenum, intake, LWFW and maybe remap.  He was also adamant that his SV was more focussed than the customer GT4 that was also sitting in his workshop.  He had gone further in stripping out, LW bits than most would be prepared to do, but key elements were the LSD and custom set up KWs.

A "normal" Hartech rebuild costs you circa £8k, yes?  Once you up capacity, add cams etc, I think you are well over £10k.  IIRC the rumoured cost of the Autofarm 3.7 was over £15k.
#realitycheck

A Reality Check indeed!!! - that’s big money for not many ponies IMO! Forced Induction sounds like the only feasible option to push past the 350bhp ceiling. The TPC kit is something like $7,000 direct and it’s a bolt on affair + software / or fitted by Parr £10k. TPC, Big Brakes, LSD and LWFW and you would have an awesome machine an would probably get your money back if you sold it.

My car had a £6k rebuild before I purchased it and looking at the invoice... The Westwood liners, piston set, engineering etc. came to about £1500 of the £6k. I’m sure the next bore size up wouldn’t have cost that much more - pity as I’d have paid the extra. 

8 hours ago, CliveH said:

Any pics please?

Here you go, shows headlight, windscreen surround and mirror casing.

Hi Clive - I did the black around the windscreen, along with the headlight black rings Cayman R style. I did it with gloss black vinyl and took about an hour for the windscreen (easy to reverse) if you do it, buy the 3M adhesive primer for the inside face where the hood meets the top seals otherwise the vinyl creeps and creases over time. Get good vinyl too. This looks great with gloss black mirror casings - will dig a photo out.

I’ve been looking at the 3.8 swap, is £5,500 just for the motor or fitted? I read that it’s a 40 hour job for a garage and isn’t at all easy but has a huge upside obviously. Another route is to go to 3.7 as it can be done with new liners and pistons apparently - that gives an opportunity to have the part balanced and use some forged parts if you want to go BHP crazy later on. Autofarm I believe do the mod and with exhaust, air, tb/plenum and remap: they realised 367bhp. Will find out the cost, probably the best part of £5k I bet on top of the other mods. The Parr turbo is an interesting route, whack that on top of a 3.7 conversion and it would be like time travel GT3 style - massive stopping power would be a must addition.