RUF Mod. of 996TS
For all turbophiles,
Any experience with or opinion of the RUF conversions available for the 996TT/TS?
I am leaning towards using EVO's package for an upgrade of my TSCab-maybe this winter. I was doing some internet browsing and hopped on to the RUF-USA site, based in Texas. They offer 996TT conversions for power claims of 460-590bhp, depending on package. For their "top" mod., the car is shipped to Pfaffenhausen, Germany for re-building of the engine-but for >$69,000US (
). For their 520 and 550bhp conversions, both are done at their Texas, USA location, with a change of turbo's from the K24's to their own item, control unit mod. (engine flashing), RUF intake manifold, sport air filter, RUF exhaust and reinforced clutch. They advertise power/torque gains of:
RUF Turbo 520 PS: 520bhp@6,000rpm/740Nm@3,500rpm;
RUF Turbo 550 PS: 550bhp@6,000rpm/780Nm@4,000rpm.
The dyno graphs seem to show a decent torque shift to the left for maximal output between 3,000-3,500rpm, minimizing T-lag. That could suggest a beast of an acceleration machine. Any knowledge of RUF's hardware (their turbocharger, intake manifold, exhaust) and software (their engine flash program) products?
For my TSCab, they quoted a package price of $25,950 plus shipping for the 520, $27,950 plus shipping for the 550. EVO's prices are about half of RUF's for similar power/torque # claims, although RUF uses their own tubocharger mod. I wonder if there is a significant difference in products between RUF and EVO.
Any comments?
Any experience with or opinion of the RUF conversions available for the 996TT/TS?
I am leaning towards using EVO's package for an upgrade of my TSCab-maybe this winter. I was doing some internet browsing and hopped on to the RUF-USA site, based in Texas. They offer 996TT conversions for power claims of 460-590bhp, depending on package. For their "top" mod., the car is shipped to Pfaffenhausen, Germany for re-building of the engine-but for >$69,000US (
). For their 520 and 550bhp conversions, both are done at their Texas, USA location, with a change of turbo's from the K24's to their own item, control unit mod. (engine flashing), RUF intake manifold, sport air filter, RUF exhaust and reinforced clutch. They advertise power/torque gains of:RUF Turbo 520 PS: 520bhp@6,000rpm/740Nm@3,500rpm;
RUF Turbo 550 PS: 550bhp@6,000rpm/780Nm@4,000rpm.
The dyno graphs seem to show a decent torque shift to the left for maximal output between 3,000-3,500rpm, minimizing T-lag. That could suggest a beast of an acceleration machine. Any knowledge of RUF's hardware (their turbocharger, intake manifold, exhaust) and software (their engine flash program) products?
For my TSCab, they quoted a package price of $25,950 plus shipping for the 520, $27,950 plus shipping for the 550. EVO's prices are about half of RUF's for similar power/torque # claims, although RUF uses their own tubocharger mod. I wonder if there is a significant difference in products between RUF and EVO.Any comments?
and even the stock vehicle, driven "conservatively" during break-in, completely ROCKS! I am comparing the RUF 550 package to the EVO 600 (stage 4) package, and I believe one reason for the price differential (about $10-12K + labor for EVO vs. about $28K for RUF) is the new turbos for RUF, whereas EVO doesn't touch the K24's. 
