2016 Porsche 991.2 Turbo

[magnum]

The OEM wheels:



After repainting in Porsche colour 'Weissgold':


Sourced some Signature SV101 forged wheels from the US. Fitted with the correct 'N' stickered PS4s:


The interior is different to the usual black:


In 2021 we fitted a Fabspeed Valvetronic Supersport X-Pipe system, incorporating very good quality HJS cats. Also Kline manifolds.

In May 2022 we took the car to the kings of 991 / 992 Turbo tuning, ESMotor. They do incredible work and have a hub-driven dyno, rather than rolling road - much more appropriate for big-power projects.

The car made 509whp on the baseline run.

The car was remapped in-line with ESM's 'entry level' product. The headline stats are 686bhp (583whp) at 6,100rpm and 697lb.ft (945Nm) from 3,500 to 4,500rpm. ESM also figure the car with GPS:

1/8 mile in 6.63s
1/4 mile in 10.2s at 134mph
0-60 in 2.70s
0-120 in 8.56

To drive the car is totally transformed. Economy is unchanged or possibly slightly improved.

No further plans for the mid-term. A Bilstein adaptive set-up is very tempting at some point.

[thebaron]

Really nice colour combination. Also, the change of the original wheels to the weissgold really improves them immensely. The SV101s are great.

It must be an absolute rocket now!

[magnum]

Thanks Baron. Coincidently my retro ('94 Eunos) is called The Baron so seeing your reply confused me.

Yep I'm not a fan of diamond cut wheels. The wheels and lack of noise were the two main things I wanted to sort when I bought the car in March 2020.

As you can guess from the timing, I had plenty of time not driving the car but plotting the upgrades. It was a really enjoyable process dealing with Signature who made the wheels. They are made on an individual basis so I could spec the colour and offsets. Being forged, the shapes and sharp radii of the edges are incredible too.

It definitely shifts. I doubt I'll be intentionally searching for more power in the future but if any parts need replacing it's tempting to upgrade them if possible.