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here, i asked my porsche friend and here's his reply.
Finally the topic for me.
I have had my turbo just about a year now, and I can say these cars have a ton of potential. I started at 217 hp and a very stock car. I'm sitting at around 315 now and I have not messed with the motor other than chips, intake, exhaust, and a little bit of a boost increace.
I bet you that my car will handle with just about anything on this board, a lofty claim, but I have a trick suspesnion underneath and the 50/50 wieght balance doesn't hurt either. Custom built struts and hypercoil springs, upgraded sway bars and new bushing with a nice set of meaty tires to complete the package.
These cars come from the factory w/ good maybe great brakes, but you can go to the Porsche parts bin to get and easy up grade. Big Reds fit w/ 17 inch wheels, and GT3 rotors and brakes fit w/ 18's.
These cars are cheap to be had and because of the turbo set up you can get a lot of hp out of the 2.5L motor, or if you ahve cash you can crank it up to a 3.0L and eat just about anything on the road. I know of one of these cars that hit 199 mph only to bounce of the rev limiter.
The biggest draw back of these cars: Parts. Parts and labor are very expensive, so you had better have a good wrench man or be one yourself.
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