PORSCHE POWAH!!!!!!!!!!

[Baltoman]

Tuner creates 1000-horsepower Porsche 911... with bolt-ons.

 

by Drew Phillips on Jan 9th, 2009 at 8:32PM

Click above for a high-res gallery of the SPI Sledgehammer

 

Most stock components in a production car can only be pushed so far. Keep adding horsepower and torque, and eventually...well, something is going to break. Some people, however, are all about exploring the limits. Take Tym Switzer, for example. His tuning company, Switzer Performance Innovation of Oberlin, Ohio has come up with a bolt-on tuning package for the Porsche 997 911 Turbo that offers Bugatti Veyron aping performance. So, how much power can the stock internals in Stuttgart's 3.8-liter flat-6 take? Apparently, quite a lot.

 

The shop has recorded 850 horsepower and 727 lb-ft of torque on the rolling dyno, equating to over 1000 horsepower at the crank. Real world performance should be mind boggling, with the car reportedly reaching 60 miles-per-hour in the mid two second range, blowing through the 1/4 mile in just 9.79 seconds at 146 mph. Pricing looks to be just as fierce, with the Sledgehammer package retailing for $49,990. While that's a lot of coin for a suite of bolt-ons, the performance would appear to speak for itself. Videos of both the dyno run and the 1/4 mile pass can be viewed after the jump as well as SPI's official press release.

 

Gallery: SPI SLEDGEHAMMER

 

 

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[source: Switzer Performance Innovation]

[gingervette]

Who really needs a Carrera GT? just do what this guy did...lol

[Baltoman]

agreed lol

[KoenigseggBG]

Nah, it`s not always about power, I love this one :

 

[Baltoman]

urgh, I would prefer a Carrera GT than that

[CarboyZR1]

urgh, I would prefer a Carrera GT than that

I would prefer a Viper over that ;)

[Baltoman]

yah me too :cool:

[Mb]

I'll have that 911.

It's a beast, i want to see the GT-R owners face when he gets smoked on the strip :p

[KoenigseggBG]

^ Urm, you mentioned the GT-R in a Porshce thread which means, GT-R vs 911 arrgument again. :p

 

/Off-Topic

[DriftNismo]

Lol, well I'm keeping my mouth shut and hopefully Justin will too xD.

 

That 911 is nice, but I'd also rather have a Carrera GT or GT2. Would like to see a lap time of the 'ring; 4WD + 1000hp + Nurburgring = WIN.

[eleKtro]

The shape of this car should be rated 18+ pornography.

 

Love that car.

 

 

That is an awesome sound.

[DriftNismo]

Wow, pretty nice 1/4 mile time for a road car with a full luxurious interior :D.

[Pherelas]

Who really needs a Carrera GT? just do what this guy did...lol

 

The Carrera GT is different though. With that car you just look like a chav with too much money bolting a big exhost to a 911. With a Carrera GT its a hypercar and therefor makes it more of an event as a whole.

 

Is impressive but I bet it handles like a duck on a frozen lake.

[And3rs]

1000 bhp is pretty much, but

that a Norwegian family use daily is better :D :nanananana:

[Baltoman]

I bet that car gets its motor blown often lol...

[DriftNismo]

2400bhp Ford Granada [/url] that a Norwegian family use daily is better :D :nanananana:

 

Saw it a couple years ago, would much rather have that than the 911 xD.

[KoenigseggBG]

Saw it a couple years ago, would much rather have that than the 911 xD.

Erm, obviously...:cheeky: That car is pure madness...:D

[RRacer]

nice ;P