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Finally posting my hello after recently picking up a Guards Red 993 C2 six speed. I had been actively looking for a 993 for about a year but the journey has been much longer than that. I had actually owned a 964 C4 coupe for a few years starting in 2012, but it was stolen in Los Angeles and life (move, job, spouse, house, etc) got in the way of searching for a replacement. Fast forward to 2020 - after years of moaning and groaning about the loss, the time was right to look for something new. My wife's only requirement was that it must be in a "fun" color. No blacks or silvers for us. My search started out pretty wide, but my big decision ended up being 964 or 993. After test driving a few of each I ultimately settled on a 993. The power, agility, comfort balance just felt right to me.
Like others, I missed out a few cars during the search, but after a random call about a picture-less posting from a Texas Porsche dealership, I found it! Red, manual, C2 coupe, lower miles than I expected, decent price, clean carfax with a maintenance history at shops from my region before the car moved to Texas. Check, check, check. PPI only showed some minor notes, so I pulled the trigger. It helped that the previous owner(s) already completed some fun mods:
Recaro Sporters
RS rear blower bypass
Porsche Classic Radio
Lowered on PSS10 suspension
18" Rotiform Fuchs
Fabspeed Sport Cat X-pipe
Fister mufflers (though I'm not sure if they are stage 2 or 3s)
Turbo bumper with bumperette delete
I'm loving the car so far. Thankfully not into the slippery slope yet, but I am trying to find a set of original or motorsound mufflers. Does anyone have a set of Bischoff mufflers in your garage that you'd like to get rid of? I'm pretty sure some of the sound deadening material behind the back shelf has been removed, because the X-pipe and the Fisters on the car are LOUD. Like, "see all of my neighbors in their windows looking at me when I start up" loud and "my ears are ringing when I get out of the car" loud. Need to quiet it down a bit or road trips are going to be painful.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to spring/summer up here in the PNW when I can get out and take more pictures. Hope to see some of your cars in person and continue learning from this amazing community.
That front end is my favorite configuration for the 993; euro turbo bumper, clear lenses, and fog lights (not brake duct fog lights). Cool all black Fuchs too. Enjoy.
Also, if there is a pipe connecting your muffler inlets and outlets they are Fister 2. If there is no pipe they are 3s.
That front end is my favorite configuration for the 993; euro turbo bumper, clear lenses, and fog lights (not brake duct fog lights). Cool all black Fuchs too. Enjoy.
Also, if there is a pipe connecting your muffler inlets and outlets they are Fister 2. If there is no pipe they are 3s.
This is great to know! It's a little too low to crawl under for a look, but I'm going to try to get it up on a lift in the next few weeks.
Originally Posted by SToronto
Congrats! I'm sure it feels great to be back.
Found an old shot of the 964. Yeah it feels great to be back.
Last edited by FrogPrince; 03-15-2021 at 02:04 AM.
Congratulations. There're many good roads in the Pacific NW to stretch her legs. My favorite quick hop was to ferry from Mukilteo to the south end of Whidbey and drive up to Deception Pass, catch another ferry at Anacortes to Orcas... Oh, the memories.
Enjoy!
My bet is the volume is coming from the x-pipe more than the fisters but others will surely chime in.
Compared to the other cars I've driven, the sport cats feel like like they let the car breathe better, but maybe it's the butt dyno. Hoping to hold on to them for now!
Originally Posted by Chris M.
That front end is my favorite configuration for the 993; euro turbo bumper, clear lenses, and fog lights (not brake duct fog lights). Cool all black Fuchs too. Enjoy.
Also, if there is a pipe connecting your muffler inlets and outlets they are Fister 2. If there is no pipe they are 3s.
Compared to the other cars I've driven, the sport cats feel like like they let the car breathe better, but maybe it's the butt dyno. Hoping to hold on to them for now!
Definitely Fister 3s. No pipe.
If you want it a little quieter but still want some sports car sound you might try trading those 3s to another RLer for some 2s. There are always people looking to go louder or softer. Stock mufflers would be significantly more quiet, even motorsound mufflers.
03-14-2021, 08:25 PM
New Owner Intro - back in an aircooled
