SPI 997 SLEDGEHAMMER 1000 hp Porsche Conversion Package
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01-08-2009 | 11:53 PM
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SPI 997 SLEDGEHAMMER 1000 hp Porsche Conversion Package Isn't this a members car ?
YouTube - SPI Sledgehammer 1/4 Mile Testing
The car aptly named the SLEDGEHAMMER makes over 850 all-wheel horsepower running on racing fuel. That translates to over 1000hp at the crank. The figures were produced from a 997 twin turbo engine through extensive ECU tuning, the use of SPI-developed headers, a sports exhaust system, an intercooler package and SPI-tuned GT30R turbos. Every part of the system was constantly metered and tested by SPI during development.
On tar the SLEDGEHAMMER creates something close to what would be considered magical numbers. The 0 - 60mph time is consistently in the mid-2 seconds, and its massive tractability is shown by a 60 - 130mph time of less than 5 seconds. The quarter mile is trashed in 9.796 seconds and 195mph was almost achieved at the Texas mile, an abandoned air strip in Texas.
Any interested party can purchase himself a SLEDGEHAMMER package for US$49,990 through SPI's website.
YouTube - SPI Sledgehammer 1/4 Mile Testing
The car aptly named the SLEDGEHAMMER makes over 850 all-wheel horsepower running on racing fuel. That translates to over 1000hp at the crank. The figures were produced from a 997 twin turbo engine through extensive ECU tuning, the use of SPI-developed headers, a sports exhaust system, an intercooler package and SPI-tuned GT30R turbos. Every part of the system was constantly metered and tested by SPI during development.
On tar the SLEDGEHAMMER creates something close to what would be considered magical numbers. The 0 - 60mph time is consistently in the mid-2 seconds, and its massive tractability is shown by a 60 - 130mph time of less than 5 seconds. The quarter mile is trashed in 9.796 seconds and 195mph was almost achieved at the Texas mile, an abandoned air strip in Texas.
Any interested party can purchase himself a SLEDGEHAMMER package for US$49,990 through SPI's website.
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01-10-2009 | 04:28 PM
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pretty awesome if you consider 19" HRE's, Toyo R888's, and 40 PSI of tire pressure. the same way i drive her everyday on the street. this car definitely has a low to mid 9 second run if we tweaked it a bit for optimal drag race conditions. but that was not the point of the exercise. it was simply to see how fast it was when driven the same way on the street everyday! i don't plan on drag racing her but just wanted to see wanted to see what she could do.
