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What do you get if you supercharge a 968 engine to 425 hp and then take another one and make 'em into a 850 hp firebreathing V8? Said monster is wrapped in a carbon monocoque shell. The top speed is about the same numeric value as our 968's, roughly 265, although in this case we're talking mph, not km/h. Price is not low, a ten percent down is about what you'll have to pay for a new GT3 and walk away debt free.
I'll tell you what you get. You get a Koenigsegg CCR!
Got to drive one today. Only did a few runs down a runway and my oh my this thing moves. Taking it past 300 was done in like nothing at all and I could have passed 350 too without much fuzz and still have had plenty of braking distance (huge AP brakes). Wide 335's, or maybe 355's don't recall, in the rear and it still shakes loose in third.
And the funniest thing was that I still thoroughly enjoyed myself driving the ol' beat-up 968 home - I must be truly insane [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]
1995 Riviera blue 968CS with LSD, custom LEDA coilovers with t-bar delete, S4 brakes, RS Barn braided lines, Tarett sways, Racers Edge bushings everywhere, Rack Tack, Design 1 braces and short shift kit, air box mod, RS Barn stage 1 chip, RS Barn cat back, RUF BTR2 wheels with Toyo R888, Deutsch Nine TRS version 2 rear wing (carbon fiber), AIR repop splitter (carbon fiber), brake cooling intakes (carbon fiber), Sparco seats and belts, OMP steering wheel and a lot of other little things that I can't recall at the moment...
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Wow, Lucky you! You must have had a ball [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.gif[/img]
Johann van Biljon
'60 Aetna Blue 356B T5 Coupe
'94 Midnight Blue 968 Coupe - No Sunroof, RS Barn Stage 1 Chip, Airbox mod, RS Barn Cat-back, NGK irridium spark plugs - Sold
'92 Signal Red 964 Carrera 4 - Sold
'84 Burgundy 911 Carrera 3.2 Cabriolet - Sold
'90 Silver 944 Turbo S with M030 and limited slip diff - Sold
'76 Silver 911 Carrera 3.0 Targa - Sold
'79 Silver 924 5 speed - Sold
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It was amazing. The Ford breed supercharged V8 went through gears quicker than my wife through a bowl of candy - insane! This car had a normal manual tranny (you can get a sequential gearbox too) and it is the essence of exactness and despite a clutch being able to handle 4 figure torque numbers it is, believe it or not, all-in-all very streetable ride.
1995 Riviera blue 968CS with LSD, custom LEDA coilovers with t-bar delete, S4 brakes, RS Barn braided lines, Tarett sways, Racers Edge bushings everywhere, Rack Tack, Design 1 braces and short shift kit, air box mod, RS Barn stage 1 chip, RS Barn cat back, RUF BTR2 wheels with Toyo R888, Deutsch Nine TRS version 2 rear wing (carbon fiber), AIR repop splitter (carbon fiber), brake cooling intakes (carbon fiber), Sparco seats and belts, OMP steering wheel and a lot of other little things that I can't recall at the moment...
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<!--quoteo(post=79024:date=Aug 28 2009, 06:56 PM:name=The_Oz)-->QUOTE (The_Oz @ Aug 28 2009, 06:56 PM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->A bigger chance for the topic starter ... he's (also) from Sweden [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif[/img]
No pic's of you driving it, Firefish ?!?!?!<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Being Swedish helps I guess. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]
Only pics I have I got through cell. But I guess that our photographer took a few (although I wasnt' one of the test crew - I just had to go there and try this one out, can you blame me?).
1995 Riviera blue 968CS with LSD, custom LEDA coilovers with t-bar delete, S4 brakes, RS Barn braided lines, Tarett sways, Racers Edge bushings everywhere, Rack Tack, Design 1 braces and short shift kit, air box mod, RS Barn stage 1 chip, RS Barn cat back, RUF BTR2 wheels with Toyo R888, Deutsch Nine TRS version 2 rear wing (carbon fiber), AIR repop splitter (carbon fiber), brake cooling intakes (carbon fiber), Sparco seats and belts, OMP steering wheel and a lot of other little things that I can't recall at the moment...
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If you do that, I'll find another CCR stateside and we'll meet at Bonneville. Deal? [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]
1995 Riviera blue 968CS with LSD, custom LEDA coilovers with t-bar delete, S4 brakes, RS Barn braided lines, Tarett sways, Racers Edge bushings everywhere, Rack Tack, Design 1 braces and short shift kit, air box mod, RS Barn stage 1 chip, RS Barn cat back, RUF BTR2 wheels with Toyo R888, Deutsch Nine TRS version 2 rear wing (carbon fiber), AIR repop splitter (carbon fiber), brake cooling intakes (carbon fiber), Sparco seats and belts, OMP steering wheel and a lot of other little things that I can't recall at the moment...
