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OCTOBER 25, 2009: PRICE REDUCED $67,500

I've got to sell my baby. Things are changing for me, and I need to make this difficult choice. This picture was taken yesterday after a run on the Tail of the Dragon/Deal's Gap.



Here's the sticker:




As you can see, the car stickered at $94,675. I bought it new, and didn't get much off of this price at all.

This is the car that won the shootout for Excellence Magazine in April 2009 versus a high HP 997TT, a modded Cayman S, and a modded GT3, and subsequently was placed front and center on the cover of that mag.

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As you might imagine, there's a ton of money in upgrades on this car. I will list those out here, but I want to point out that there's probably $30K in labor & fabrication done by Synergy Racing. I'm sure Kerrigan Smith will be willing to answer any and all questions that one might have. He and his team know the car very intimately.

This car is very, very good on the road. It doesn't ride too rough, unless you adjust the suspension to be that way. Evertything is totally adjustable. This car is amazing. I have taken much care of it, but I also have driven this car with the goal that it teach me to be a better driver.

The car is in excellent condition. The windshield has specks in it, but otherwise, it's excellent.

In this list of upgrades, I will be estimating what the actual cost of each item is, not including the install, setup, shake down costs that I have already mentioned. However, that $30K is very real, as it is wise to invest in expert setup of expensive adjustable parts to be sure to get the most out of them. Again, this car can carry speeds through a turn that will boggle your mind.

The supercharger is no longer on the car. It was giving my catalytic converters trouble with the added heat, which gave my engine troubles. I replaced the engine with a new one from Porsche at 26K miles, which was 1K miles ago. The block is still shiny clean.

Drivetrain Upgrades: TOTAL $15,000 not including labor and tuning Approx 415 crank HP.

Quaife Limited Slip Differential ($1,900)
Sachs Ferrous Lightweight Flywheel ($4,100 - includes clutch below)
Sachs High Performance Clutch
IPD Intake Plenum ($900)
GMG World Challenge headers & exhaust. Thermal coated black ($4,650)
Softronic Software Upgrade ($2,000)
Synergy Racing Engine Lowering Kit ($1,000)
Short throw shifter ($450)



Suspension Upgrades: TOTAL $20,650 PLUS INSTALL, SETUP, & TUNING

Moton Clubsport Coilovers with trick mounting ($5,300)
GMG adjustable sway bars, front & rear ($700)
800lb rear springs. 600lb front springs. ($700)
Monoball suspension mounts ($2,100)
GT3 adjustable control arms ($2,100)
GMG adjustable thrust arms (dogbones) ($1,050)
Adjustable sway bar end links ($400)
HRE C93 Competition Series 18" wheels in Matte Black (all 3 pieces fully) with red pinstripe ($6550)
Toyo R888 tires. 315mm rear fits fine. ($1650)
7mm hub-centric spacers on the rear ($100)

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Exterior Upgrades: TOTAL $10,750 not including prep, paint, & install

GT3 front bumper ($1000)
Carbon fiber nose vent ($800)
2 spare splitters ($550)
clear corner markers ($100)
Carbon fiber side mirrors ($1,150)
GT3RS deck lid and rear wing with Carbon Fiber blade. Adjustable. ($4,000)
GMG Carbon/Kevlar rear bumper. GT3 with center exit. ($1,650)
Synergy rear crash bumper conversion. Saves 75lbs and is safer. ($900)
tinted windows ($100)
Rear tow hook - black ($200)
Cargraphic bumper screens ($300)

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Interior/Electronic Upgrades TOTAL $10,650 before install

Carbon Fiber center console ($1,250)
Carbon Fiber shift knob ($900)
K40 Spectra integrated laser/radar detector/diffuser ($1,900)
Focal Utopia 6.5" component speakers ($1,400)
JL Audio 8" subs in custom box behind rear seats ($500)
Pioneer Avic D3 head unit with iPod audio and video integration, navigation, Sirius, everything. ($1,200)
JL Audio amps ($800)
Traqmate lap analyzation system ($900)
Chasecam system, complete. 2 cams. ($1,800)









So, now for the fun part.

These cars, if my quick look on eBay gave me good info, bring around $55K-$60K now with my amount of miles. Maybe more, maybe less. Right?

I've also always heard that, if upgrades are tastefully done, one can hope to get 33%-50% for them when they sell. If you've got your calculator out mine come up to almost $60,000, plus approx $30K in all the installs, setups, tuning, etc. But being extremely conservative, if I only got 33% of my upgrades, not including any of the actual installs (which are very substantial and I hired the best in the business)... PLUS not giving me any money for the car being a magazine cover car... it should be worth $75K.

I'll take that amount.

[MiniD]

The car is in great condition and sounds great too!

[quickZohsix]

Wow, that is a serious car! good luck with the sale.

[MiniD]

[Schwabe]

I would take that too, good luck with your sale.

[mtechnik]

This 997 drives, sounds, and looks the part. I might add the owner is really cool too!

I'd buy it right now if I could.

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Thanks Misha and Connor!