Yea,
if money grew on trees I would do a nasty 3.8 Na build... I love the idea, but NA Porsche builds are apparently made of gold and diamonds and the $$ to HP ratio is just to stupid.
I can go turbo on my 3.0L for 4-6K and have the power of a 40K NA build.
I sometime asked myself if I could be okay with just a mild warm up on my 3.0 and put the money toward a Cobra kit or something really fast for the money.
If I could get my 3.0L into the 230-240HP range without spending a mint I might feel okay about that, I have SSI's and PMO's, adding cams, and in time a compression bump, and may 98mm P&C's might get me their within a "reasonable" budget, but i'm not sure that would make the car that much quicker.
I love the power offered from a 996TT, but it just isn't what I want, really like the raw feel more.