![]() The goal for this car was to do some minor restoration work while keeping it original. “To me, the earlier impact bumper cars look unfinished and I’ve always felt that they are bit underpowered for how much the cars weigh. “Back then, I was dead-set on owning a 964-generation 911,” recalls Philip. It is called Widow Maker as its specification and setup turbo have enormous lag and would surprise the unwary drivers in a split second thus resulting in losing control of the car and crashing it most of the time.Not As Planned But So Good: ’87 Porsche 911 CarreraĪ Scottish poet once said, “The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” Philip had no idea what the mouse was planning when it buried a pile of moldy orange peel and half-eaten nuts under the driver’s seat carpet-but upon acquiring this ’87 Porsche 911 in 2012, Philip knew he had a plan in mind for this car. ![]() In addition, this second generation Turbo 911 has a larger capacity engine of 3.3-liter, and added intercooler boosting the power to 300hp (the first 911 turbo had a 3.0 liter Flat 6 (260hp) 75-77). The Porsche 911 Turbo 930 is one of the first commercialized manufactured Turbocharged Sports car, the first production car with ventilated and drilled disk brakes (technology directly inherited from Le Mans 917 race cars winners). So what makes the Legend of the “Widow Maker”? These modifications results in a faster revving engine thus giving this 930 more punch towards the rev limiter. – Stainless Steel Free Flowing De-Catalyzed Exhaust – Turbo upgraded from 0.7 to 1.0 Bar Boost Spring – KEP/ Saks Lightweight Competition Clutch Underneath, the factory standard original look many modifications and improvements were made, so this 930 can keep up with the most recent 911s. ![]() Owned by Henri Azadian since 2004 (Driven and cherished for +80,000 Km), this Porsche 911 Turbo (930) produced between 1978 and1989 has a 3.3 Liter – Flat 6 originally pumping 300hp pushing those 1300Kg for less than 95,000Km as mileage since it was bought back in 1987. ![]()
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