So, there is a unique Porsche turbo in north Atlanta now...

[Ruiner]

A buddy of mine, who some of you might have seen at the old North Point meets, just came back from LA with his new toy. He used to have an estoril blue 2000 BMW M coupe (for those that saw).

He has replace it with a new blue...

The color is bad-ass. It was a "match to color" option at the factory. Bugatti Blue is the official name. Oh, and these pics are a little old. The car no longer has the "bumper warts" on the front.

15k on the clock. Not bad for an '01... Anyway, I'm sure those of you that live up near Exit 7A/B on GA 400 will see this around a lot.

[ZeDFuNk]

he needs wheels.. nice car though.

[mocha latte cupcake]

sigh

[Elbow]

Thats unique?

[Ruiner]

There, I moved it.

[Ruiner]

Thats unique?

Ummm, the color. That's a factory job.

[Ruiner]

sigh

What?

[mocha latte cupcake]

its an interesting choice of color i'll say that much... i can appreciate the work put into it but its just not my cup of tea...

[EJ25RUN]

usually i hate blue, but the way that pops, man i want it on my car!

[RUFFIAN]

not bad. Some wheels will set it off though. maybe tint the windows, carbon the trunk/ lip and tie it together with some carbon wheels. A little something to break up the Blue a bit.

[Ruiner]

not bad. Some wheels will set it off though. maybe tint the windows, carbon the trunk/ lip and tie it together with some carbon wheels. A little something to break up the Blue a bit.

This is a Porsche, not a Civic. He'll get wheels, but adding the rest of the "carbon" pieces is just too rice in my opinion.

[soul]

yea cf on a porsche jeez what are you a ricer? pshhh there to good for that

guess these would turn it into a civic

[EJ25RUN]

This is a Porsche, not a Civic. He'll get wheels, but adding the rest of the "carbon" pieces is just too rice in my opinion.

tell the people!

[Ruiner]

Yeah, that's a bit too ****ing much. Yuck...

yea cf on a porsche jeez what are you a ricer? pshhh there to good for that

guess these would turn it into a civic

[soul]

Yeah, that's a bit too ****ing much. Yuck...

yea the blue? i wouldnt want that color on my car either, looks like ****. oh wait that car is...

[iloveboost]

yea the blue? i wouldnt want that color on my car either, looks like ****. oh wait that car is...

LOL!

It's a different color for sure. It definitely has the "give me attention" vibe going. He needs to do something to offset the color as was mentioned before.

Any mods or is it strictly a looker?

[soul]

he should two tone it.

Order gt3 cf wing, hood, and try to find cf top replacement, i know they make em for porsches

[Ruiner]

yea the blue? i wouldnt want that color on my car either, looks like ****. oh wait that car is...

You are too young to remember, but Porsche made that blue on their 911s back in the 60s and 70s.

[Ruiner]

LOL!

It's a different color for sure. It definitely has the "give me attention" vibe going. He needs to do something to offset the color as was mentioned before.

Any mods or is it strictly a looker?

It's chipped, but he'll throw on hybrid turbos and push around 550-600awhp when he is done.

[Ruiner]

he should two tone it.

Order gt3 cf wing, hood, and try to find cf top replacement, i know they make em for porsches

Rice! There car doesn't need any carbon fiber! Why would he throw a GT3 wing on a turbo? It's not a GT3.

You are ricing out turbo...

[iloveboost]

It's chipped, but he'll throw on hybrid turbos and push around 550-600awhp when he is done.

All that is required for 550-600awhp is different turbos and a chip?

That's not bad, but not enough to beat this Chevy, lol.

[Ruiner]

All that is required for 550-600awhp is different turbos and a chip?

That's not bad, but not enough to beat this Chevy, lol.

Yeah, it doesn't take much. The stock internals can handle just south of 640whp.

As for beating the Chevy, I think that in a real race he might do so. Given the suspension and brakes that he will throw on, Road Atlanta/VIR/Roebling/etc will be waiting.

He's going to race it for real: on the circuit track.

[RUFFIAN]

This is a Porsche, not a Civic. He'll get wheels, but adding the rest of the "carbon" pieces is just too rice in my opinion.

Have you ever heard of Strosic, Clause Ettenburg, Tech-Art, RUF,or Gemballa? They all use carbon fiber like its going out of style. I seriously doubt that those tuners/ manufacturers would be considered "Rice"

[hydroshutter]

Yeah, it doesn't take much. The stock internals can handle just south of 640whp.

As for beating the Chevy, I think that in a real race he might do so. Given the suspension and brakes that he will throw on, Road Atlanta/VIR/Roebling/etc will be waiting.

He's going to race it for real: on the circuit track.

and to think, I've been Fake Racing this whole time.

[quickdodge®]

This is a Porsche, not a Civic. He'll get wheels, but adding the rest of the "carbon" pieces is just too rice in my opinion.

Quoted.

I wouldn't even tint the windows on that car. Later, QD.

[quickdodge®]

You are too young to remember, but Porsche made that blue on their 911s back in the 60s and 70s.

Later, QD.

[EJ25RUN]

Have you ever heard of Strosic, Clause Ettenburg, Tech-Art, RUF,or Gemballa? They all use carbon fiber like its going out of style. I seriously doubt that those tuners/ manufacturers would be considered "Rice"

You just dont get it!

yes carbon fiber is light and whatever but the point is its not trully "Clean"

see here

all carbon fiber but it just isn't as aesthetically pleasing as sheetmetal.

[Ruiner]

Have you ever heard of Strosic, Clause Ettenburg, Tech-Art, RUF,or Gemballa? They all use carbon fiber like its going out of style. I seriously doubt that those tuners/ manufacturers would be considered "Rice"

No, I owned a 911 turbo for almost 5 years, but I have never heard of any of those.

However, in the 996 turbo commmunity across the US, carbon fiber is rarely used in the after market.

[EJ25RUN]

Later, QD.

I hate you, i went all through google and whatnot and couldn't find A pic of a 911 wit that color.

U suk QD!

[Ruiner]

and to think, I've been Fake Racing this whole time.

I "assumed" that he was talking about 1/4 mile or highway racing... Perhaps I was wrong.

[Ruiner]

By the way, yes, I know of Gemballa, RUF, TechArt, etc very well. I don't necessarily agree with their methods at times, however. Sometimes they just go a bit "over the top" in a sense. It takes away from the TRUE look and feel of the Porsche design.

[Repost Squintz]

they could've done away with the blue interior pieces but overall it looks nice

[sTeadFasT]

I think it's pretty nice. Yeah maybe some new rims and I'm not liking the interior blue peices. But other than that, it's not too bad.

[iloveboost]

I "assumed" that he was talking about 1/4 mile or highway racing... Perhaps I was wrong.

You weren't wrong but people have different opinions of what 'real racing' is.

[Ruiner]

You weren't wrong but people have different opinions of what 'real racing' is.

This is true...

[speedminded]

You are too young to remember, but Porsche made that blue on their 911s back in the 60s and 70s.

The earlier 911 was Mexico Blue and i think they may have went back to that name on the 996?




The 993 C4S & 993 RS was available in a similiar color called Riviera Blue...

[RUFFIAN]

No, I owned a 911 turbo for almost 5 years, but I have never heard of any of those.

However, in the 996 turbo commmunity across the US, carbon fiber is rarely used in the after market.

gemballa


RUF


Strosek


Tech-Art



All I was saying is doing some subtle things to break up that dominate color might be a good idea. Tastefully of course

[Ruiner]

ruffian - I was joking. I know of all of those companies VERY well. However, "breaking up" the color on a Porsche isn't normally a recommended thing.

[speedminded]

gemballa
[img]http://www.gemballausa.com/images/CarreraGT/CarreraGT_sz_b_1.jpg

RUF
[img]http://www.rufautocentre.com/newcars/images/RGT_01.jpg

Strosek
[img]http://www.fredopertracing.com/4-1-03/4-600.jpg

Tech-Art
[img]http://www.techart-presse.de/ishow/GT%20street/097_gtstreet_orange/1.jpg


All I was saying is doing some subtle things to break up that dominate color might be a good idea. Tastefully of course

He was being sarcastic silly.

...and i don't like the styling of 1/2 their stuff, alot of it is a little over the top and doesn't flow like a Porsche should.

*edit*
With the exception of RUF, very few things they do i wouldn't call improvements...ever since the first yellow bird

[EJ25RUN]

back in the late 80's though, RUF got it right!