1983 Porsche 911 Targa 3.0 from North America
Summary:
Awesome car, style and performance
Faults:
It has been the most awesome car I have owned, it drives great and is a joy to drive.
I upgraded the brakes to 4 piston Porsche brakes, Bilstein shocks, Fabspeed stainless steel exhaust. New tires, stereo and speakers. It's a dream; I wouldn't own anything else.
I hope to drive it more over the next couple of years. I have worked a lot lately.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 18th November, 2010
28th Aug 2009, 09:56
There is not much you can do to up the power of the 3.0 engine except for installing SSI Heat Exchangers and sport muffler. I think that will get you about 25-30hp, which is noticeable but still won't be earth shattering. The car only came with 172hp, so another 30 barely gets you to 200hp. This requires removal of the catalytic converter, which is probably not legal for street use. You could also rebuild your existing motor, which costs thousands or swap it out for a 3.2 or 3.6 from a later car. The 3.6 is probably going to get you closer to 280-300hp.
People also take weight out of the car, which effectively improves handling and acceleration performance at some point. Big items to remove are the complete A/C system, install lighter exhaust, maybe go with lighter fiberglass bumpers, remove rear seatbelts (if nobody sits back there), and the sound deadening material under the rear seat carpeting area and back deck. You can probably get 150 pounds or more out of the car doing this, which will be noticeable.