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Originally Posted by Tremelune
As my garage space dwindles, I think about this every day. Do I stick with my beloved classic or pick up the undisputed $40k bang-for-buck champion?
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I went from racing an aircooled 911 I built to a 996tt that I owned for 10 months road driving exclusively. it was fast as hell, easy to drive, looked cool & was not for me. i researched the car prior to purchase and found a low mile, documented example relatively close that "checked all the boxes". i also studied and did a number of projects on the car that were good upgrades IMO.
replaced the tranny mount pillows with a set that i pressed into the carrier. they say simply go to the 997 carrier with better bushings, but that's like $500. there is also some hookie pump glue into the existing stock mount to fill the rubber mount's voids. i got a "green" grade mount from renn something or other and pressed them into my carrier after cutting & pressing the old mounts out. improved shifting immensely.
i never liked the feel of the 6t's shifter as i received my car. after "mastering" a 915, i know this sounds weird, the 6 speed seemed vague at best. the PPO, even at 60k miles an experienced hand said the clutch was "great" as was shifting. in addition to the transmission busing i eventually replaced the stock motor mounts with a wevo offering. it transformed the shifting of the car. there are plenty of shifter upgrades for the 6t that involve wires and shift linkage, but getting rid of the OE tranny & motor mounts are the best bang for the buck IMO.
i ended up adding the GMG adjustable sway bars, some BFG tires due to limited options besides boo-koo buck Michelins and quickly lost interest in the car. i knew it would need a clutch slave at some point soon, a $8k clutch job, the cooling lines welded or pinned if you were to really trust the car long term, track or not.
i went back to an old school 911 that i can use twice the skill to drive half as fast & work on myself..
