Porsche 'Power kit' upgrade - opinions?

[JasonS8]

Does anyone have any experience of the following Tequipment upgrade : Carrera Powerkit
(For 911 Carrera up to 12/00 only)
Boosts power output from 221 kW to 235 kW using a modified alloy induction system, modified cylinder heads and modified exhaust manifolds. The package also includes an additional oil pump in each cylinder head.

What sort of bhp / torque increase does this equate to? It's for my '99 996 C4 tiptronic.

[domster]

14KW sounds shit for a shed load of expensive sounding bits and pieces. Value for money right up there with £2 cans of Coke at the British GP, at a guess.

[JasonS8]

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Value for money right up there with £2 cans of Coke at the British GP, at a guess.

Think you're right about that Domster. Costs about £6k including labour.

[domster]

I think 14Kw is about 22bhp or something. Not a lot. I'm not sure you'd even notice it - apart from the fact your power to weight ratio will have improved when your wallet goes 6 grand lighter.

Have you got a sports exhaust? I am a fan of these because they make the car more enjoyable to drive without the itch for more performance. Quite a cheap mod and you'll enjoy the car twice as much. With an air filer and rechip at a decent outfit (JZ Machtech do a Roock chip AFAIK), you could probably get another 15-20bhp anyway, for much less money.

As soon as you start messing with heads, the prices go up steeply. Not worth the investment IMHO.

Cheers
Domster

[steve-p]

quote:I think 14Kw is about 22bhp or something. Not a lot.

It's only about 2KW more than a domestic cooker