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Apr 10, 2006 10:55:48 AM

Super Darius: Rennteam Moderator; Loc: Italy-Como , Italy; Posts: 3145, Gallery; Registered on: Apr 7, 2002

997 Turbo or something else on Italian highway?

My friend send me now an MMS with a picture of a 997 Turbo on the street in front of him..

The car is going from Milano to Bologna,it seems to be meteor metallic(also if it doesn't exist now),have different rims,and back there isn't write Turbo,but something with 3 or 4 letters..he didn't go to kiss the bumper to read what there is write..

this is the pictures..

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Apr 10, 2006 11:35:15 AM

bluelines: Expert; Loc: Zollikon , Switzerland; Posts: 1656, Gallery; Registered on: Apr 29, 2005; Reply to: Super Darius

Re: 997 Turbo on Italian highway

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Super Darius said:
...back there isn't write Turbo,but something with 3 or 4 letters...

G... T... 2...

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Apr 10, 2006 12:27:21 PM

Yeah: Newbie; Loc: Europe; Posts: 8, Gallery; Registered on: Sep 25, 2005; Reply to: bluelines

Re: 997 Turbo on Italian highway

It's a RUF

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Apr 10, 2006 12:35:05 PM

Super Darius: Rennteam Moderator; Loc: Italy-Como , Italy; Posts: 3145, Gallery; Registered on: Apr 7, 2002; Reply to: Yeah

Re: 997 Turbo on Italian highway

in fact..

for me it's not a regular 997 TT...also the rear wing seems to big..maybe you are right..maybe is a RUF

but he tell me that has the 997 turbo nose..and also the sides air inlet..

i don't know...

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Apr 10, 2006 12:47:22 PM

Yeah: Newbie; Loc: Europe; Posts: 8, Gallery; Registered on: Sep 25, 2005; Reply to: Super Darius

Re: 997 Turbo on Italian highway

It looks good anyway

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Apr 10, 2006 12:49:20 PM

Futch: Rennteam Moderator; Loc: EU , United Kingdom; Posts: 4129, Gallery; Registered on: May 14, 2002; Reply to: Super Darius

Re: 997 Turbo on Italian highway

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Super Darius said:
in fact..

for me it's not a regular 997 TT...also the rear wing seems to big..maybe you are right..maybe is a RUF

but he tell me that has the 997 turbo nose..and also the sides air inlet..

i don't know...

That is correct, it is the Ruf Turbo version of the 997.
Similar wing to the Turbo but bigger.
Don't worry Darius, it's not a Porsche from the factory

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Apr 10, 2006 1:05:25 PM

RC: Rennteam Administrator; Loc: Rennteam HQ , Germany; Posts: 22699, Gallery; Registered on: Mar 26, 2002; Reply to: Super Darius

Re: 997 Turbo on Italian highway

This is NOT a 997 Turbo.

It has Munich license plates.

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Apr 10, 2006 1:22:03 PM

Super Darius: Rennteam Moderator; Loc: Italy-Como , Italy; Posts: 3145, Gallery; Registered on: Apr 7, 2002; Reply to: RC

Re: 997 Turbo on Italian highway

my friend on the Highway was

ciaoo

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Apr 10, 2006 2:55:37 PM

rhino: Expert; Loc: Island , Saint Lucia; Posts: 1951, Gallery; Registered on: Jan 26, 2006; Reply to: Super Darius

Re: 997 Turbo on Italian highway

It looks like a RUF and it very fat in the back!!!

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Apr 10, 2006 3:21:39 PM

nberry: Rennteam VIP; Loc: La Jolla, USA , United States; Posts: 7468, Gallery; Registered on: Apr 11, 2002; Reply to: Super Darius

Re: 997 Turbo or something else on Italian highway?

Yuck! Whatever it is, they ought to shoot it and put it out of its misery.

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Apr 10, 2006 3:40:56 PM

JakeGt2: Co-Pilot; Loc: NJ , United States; Posts: 238, Gallery; Registered on: Feb 24, 2005; Reply to: nberry

Re: 997 Turbo or something else on Italian highway?

That's a RUF - 100%

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Apr 10, 2006 4:24:52 PM

BD 997: Veteran; Loc: Boston, MA USA; Posts: 833, Gallery; Registered on: Feb 16, 2005; Reply to: JakeGt2

Re: 997 Turbo or something else on Italian highway?

looks wider than a 997TT

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Apr 10, 2006 4:54:49 PM

997 Style: Senior; Loc: Ontario, Canada; Posts: 526, Gallery; Registered on: Dec 18, 2003; Reply to: BD 997

Re: 997 Turbo or something else on Italian highway?

At first I thought since its really wide at the back,

maybe its a new 997 C4S with a RUF wing

but once I brought it into Photoshop and brightened it up. It soon made sense

it is in fact a RUF

...now it still does seem a bit wider than the image on the right (red) but that may depend on the camera or lens used to take the photo.

lol maybe I'm still wrong

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Apr 10, 2006 5:03:22 PM

sdy284: Expert; Loc: Wisconsin, USA; Posts: 1348, Gallery; Registered on: Mar 7, 2005; Reply to: 997 Style

Re: 997 Turbo or something else on Italian highway?

after seeing that, looks like a ruf to me

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Apr 10, 2006 6:28:30 PM

xandi911: Senior; Loc: brasil; Posts: 684, Gallery; Registered on: Feb 14, 2006; Reply to: sdy284

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nice job 997 style, for me a RUF too

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Apr 10, 2006 7:30:34 PM

igzaklee: Senior; Loc: BH , United States; Posts: 797, Gallery; Registered on: Aug 16, 2003; Reply to: xandi911

Re: 997 Turbo or something else on Italian highway?

998!

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Apr 10, 2006 7:49:26 PM

Crash: Rennteam VIP; Loc: Never been to , Antarctica; Posts: 8287, Gallery; Registered on: Oct 17, 2002; Reply to: igzaklee

Re: 997 Turbo or something else on Italian highway?

It's no doubt the Rt12. I'd take that car in a heartbeat. I wonder what Ruf will do on the basis of the 997TT?

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Apr 10, 2006 8:52:25 PM

ed_moree: Rennteam Pro; Loc: spain , Spain; Posts: 2399, Gallery; Registered on: Mar 15, 2005; Reply to: Super Darius

Re: 997 Turbo or something else on Italian highway?

I think is the RUF Spoiler at the back. And then it misses the turbo's exhausts.

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Apr 10, 2006 9:43:45 PM

RC: Rennteam Administrator; Loc: Rennteam HQ , Germany; Posts: 22699, Gallery; Registered on: Mar 26, 2002; Reply to: Crash

Re: 997 Turbo or something else on Italian highway?

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Crash said:
It's no doubt the Rt12. I'd take that car in a heartbeat. I wonder what Ruf will do on the basis of the 997TT?

Pretty good question: right now, 911 Turbo tuners are still biting on a hard nutshell, like we say here. The new VTG technology is not easy to handle and a wrong ECU mapping could cause desaster. I'm pretty sure that it is going to take a while until we see something "serious" (with the exception of "simple" ECU software updates) from major Porsche tuners. Unless they're clever enough to put the "old" 996 Turbo engine into the new Turbo but I'm afraid it would not make the car any better, especially since the new electronic AWD is part of a "network" which isn't easy to control with aftermarket software.

Meaning: I would be VERY surprised to see a RUF Turbo based on the new 997 Turbo and the VTG technology any time soon.
Same applies to all major Porsche tuners, it will be pretty hard for them to offer some substantial HP increase.

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Apr 10, 2006 10:34:39 PM

Damian: Senior; Loc: Pa, USA; Posts: 646, Gallery; Registered on: Feb 10, 2005; Reply to: 997 Style

Re: 997 Turbo or something else on Italian highway?

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997 Style said:
At first I thought since its really wide at the back, maybe its a new 997 C4S with a RUF wing but once I brought it into Photoshop and brightened it up. It soon made sense it is in fact a RUF ...now it still does seem a bit wider than the image on the right (red) but that may depend on the camera or lens used to take the photo. lol maybe I'm still wrong

Excellent work on the pshop comparo, 997Style!! Wish Darius' friend would've recorded the exhaust note on that.

I'm torn about which I would rather have-- one RT12 and one 997 C4S X51 (for Sunday drives), or a Carrera GT....if only my wife hadn't discovered the Swiss account.

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Apr 11, 2006 5:34:45 AM

Super Darius: Rennteam Moderator; Loc: Italy-Como , Italy; Posts: 3145, Gallery; Registered on: Apr 7, 2002; Reply to: Damian

Re: 997 Turbo or something else on Italian highway?

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Damian said:
Quote:
997 Style said:
At first I thought since its really wide at the back, maybe its a new 997 C4S with a RUF wing but once I brought it into Photoshop and brightened it up. It soon made sense it is in fact a RUF ...now it still does seem a bit wider than the image on the right (red) but that may depend on the camera or lens used to take the photo. lol maybe I'm still wrong

Excellent work on the pshop comparo, 997Style!! Wish Darius' friend would've recorded the exhaust note on that.

I'm torn about which I would rather have-- one RT12 and one 997 C4S X51 (for Sunday drives), or a Carrera GT....if only my wife hadn't discovered the Swiss account.

My friend,tell me the exhaust sounds a lot...but the goat,didn't recorder the exhaust note..and didn't make a better pics than the one that i posted before..

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Apr 11, 2006 8:39:20 AM

cgt: Co-Pilot; Loc: London; Posts: 243, Gallery; Registered on: Jun 24, 2004; Reply to: Super Darius

Re: 997 Turbo or something else on Italian highway?

It is the secret F430 replacement cleverly disguised..

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Apr 11, 2006 12:04:42 PM

Crash: Rennteam VIP; Loc: Never been to , Antarctica; Posts: 8287, Gallery; Registered on: Oct 17, 2002; Reply to: RC

Re: 997 Turbo or something else on Italian highway?

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RC said:
Quote:
Crash said:
It's no doubt the Rt12. I'd take that car in a heartbeat. I wonder what Ruf will do on the basis of the 997TT?

Pretty good question: right now, 911 Turbo tuners are still biting on a hard nutshell, like we say here. The new VTG technology is not easy to handle and a wrong ECU mapping could cause desaster. I'm pretty sure that it is going to take a while until we see something "serious" (with the exception of "simple" ECU software updates) from major Porsche tuners. Unless they're clever enough to put the "old" 996 Turbo engine into the new Turbo but I'm afraid it would not make the car any better, especially since the new electronic AWD is part of a "network" which isn't easy to control with aftermarket software.

Meaning: I would be VERY surprised to see a RUF Turbo based on the new 997 Turbo and the VTG technology any time soon.
Same applies to all major Porsche tuners, it will be pretty hard for them to offer some substantial HP increase.

I think programming will be the least of their worries. Turbochargers and exhaust gas temperatures could prove to be a huge problem, unless they get Borg Warner to produce some bigger turbochargers for them. Boring out the engine to 3.8 liters could also help some, but I'm afraid you're right.

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