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Here is the Techart offering for the new Porsche 981 Cayman and Cayman S. This being their initial offering, it is fairly mild with add-on pieces designed to accentuate the stock lines. The front of the car gets a two-piece lip. The rear gets a diffuser and a fixed wing spoiler that looks pretty good. Techart also offers side-scoop inserts to change the look of the scoops slightly along with caps for the side mirrors. ...

Some great work here by PorscheBoost Porsche Performance Forum member M3ntal on this stock internal 996TT. This is the same car that on the stock motor hit 717 wheel horsepower. Looking for more power and torque M3ntal decided to switch from the restrictive OEM Y-pipe to a custom three inch Y-pipe design. The result? Substantial gains from about 3700 rpm to 6200 rpm. It would appear to pick up as much as 50 wheel horsepower in the mid range. ...

Yep, Gemballa is still in business and still using the Gemballa name to its advantage even after the mysterious death of Uwe Gemballa in South Africa. The name is so well known it is no surprise really so here is the latest offering from them, the Gemballa GT body kit. This consists of a new front spoiler, side skirts, rear bumper, and exhaust tips. There are also modification options available for the interior as well as lightweight Gemballa 21 inch wheels which weigh less than the factory 20's. ...

We keep getting bits and pieces of the upcoming Porsche Macan "entry level" SUV which will be based on the Q5 platform. The front of the Macan SUV was leaked last month and now it seems we have the rear. This is a rendering however so it may not be 100% accurate but if AutoBild got this right this is going to be one sexy looking vehicle. The rear design here does fit in line with what the most recent spyphotos have shown. ...

How does a turbo Cayman sound? Pretty good? Yep, PorscheBoost thinks so too and rumors have been swirling regarding a 350 horsepower range topping Cayman Turbo. The idea really isn't all that crazy and Porsche is actually downsizing motors for turbo variants that offer more power and torque as they recently did in the Panamera S and 4S which get a new turbocharged V6 in lieu of the naturally aspirated V8 they were previously equipped with. ...

The more 991 GT3 videos the merrier as far as PorscheBoost is concerned. This is just a quick 3 minute from Porsche going over some of the technical details of the new GT3 as well as detailing the motor sound and the amount of control the new PDK gearbox gives over the car. Getting the rear to step out in a controlled drift is absolutely not problem whatsoever. The top speed of the 991 GT3 is officially set at 315 km/h or 195.7 miles per hour. ...

The 991 Carrera is getting some love from Chamption Motorsport courtesy of their powerkit which includes a Tubi exhaust system, GIAC ecu tuning, and BMC air filters. Gains are decent although not huge with the combination of modifications raising power to 338 horsepower at the wheels. This is a gain of 18 wheel horsepower over the baseline of a stock 991 Carrera at 320 wheel horsepower. Good output from the naturally aspirated 3.4 liter direct injected flat-6. ...

Wow, some super impressive work from Kline Innovation based out of England here for the Porsche 997 Turbo. The exhaust and manifolds/headers you see below are made out of inconel 625 grade metal which is a name for metal alloy used in high temperature applications making it perfect for an exhaust system. This metal is corrosion and oxidation resistant but difficult to work with and shape meaning someone with some serious skill is needed to make a quality exhaust using the material. ...

Well this is some huge news out of the Porsche 911 aftermarket scene. In all honesty, PorscheBoost has not heard of the Al-Anabi Racing Team which is based out of the Middle East. This is quite a way to make oneself known. The company is owned by Sheikh Khalid Bin Hamad Al Thani and based out of Qatar. Their 997 uses ProEFI 128 flex fuel management as the brains of the motor and it is impressive to see the ProEFI 128 engine management system setting so many records. ...

Misha Designs has released a new body kit for the 997 generation Porsche 911 called the GTM2. The car below wearing the kit is a 997.2 Carrera S but the body kit is available for all 997 Carrera models. The front of the kit leaves a gap in the front bumper by the bonnet mimicking a sort of GT3 style with the entire front bumper offering large and aggressive air duct openings. Speaking of the bonnet a new vented hood which looks good is part of the package. ...

Well the facelift for the Panamera is officially here and just as PorscheBoost reported previously the Panamera S and Panamera 4S get a very exciting new motor. The new 3.0 liter turbo V6 gives a 20 horsepower boost on the previous 4.8 liter naturally aspirated V8 for a total of 420 horsepower. Torque also rises 15 pound-feet for a total of 383 pound-feet of torque. The Panamera S and 4S just got very, very exciting. ...

Wow, major achievement here and quite an improvement on what this car was doing previously which already was incredibly impressive. This vehicle previously hit 10.3@133 on stock turbos with full weight. Champion Motorsport gave the car some stickier rubber and the time improved quite a bit. How does [email]9.837@135 sound? On the stock turbos? With a full weight car? Well, to PorscheBoost that sounds absolutely incredible. ...

Well here is an early gift, the upcoming 2014 Porsche 991 Turbo captured completely undisguised with no camouflaging body pieces. The car is not set to officially debut until the Frankfurt Auto show in September of this year but the car looks completely production ready here. Porsche is likely just waiting for the next big show for the official debut and wants to do it on their home turf in Germany considering what an important model this is. ...

Here is the updated Porsche 911 RSR based on the 991 generation. The car quite simply looks beautiful and like one should move out of its way. The car is larger than the predecessor although the new roof and shape gives it a lower center of gravity. Weight distribution is also improved with more weight on the front and less on the back thanks partially to the engine placement moved further up. Carbon fiber is everywhere from the wheel arches, doors, wing, boot lid, center console, etc. ...

Is this the Porsche Macan? A very good question and hard to deny the picture looks authentic and follows the design the latest spyphotos were pointing towards. The front of the car has the exact same LED placement that the spy photos showed as well as the shape of the headlights. The front bumper is also the exact same. Unfortunately, it seems only a shot of the front of the Macan was leaked and there is no leaked rear photo. ...

The TPC Racing turbo kit is a very popular upgrade for the Boxster and Cayman. It's really the main forced induction kit out there and offers large gains. Well, for one owner the standard power wasn't enough. With just the TPC turbo kit the 987.2 Boxster will put out in the 415 horsepower to the wheel range. With meth injection, TPC was able to boost output into the 470 wheel horsepower range. Then on top of this a 40 shot of nitrous was added. ...

Very nice results here from AWE-Tuning with their 650S upgrade package for the 997.1 Porsche 911 Turbo. The package consists of a larger throttle body, AWE-Tuning intercoolers, AWE-Tuning headers, AWE-Tuing muffler, and GIAC software. On 93 octane with just the muffler the 2007 911 turbo hit 473 horsepower at all four wheels on the AWE-Tuning Mustang dyno. That is a healthy baseline with a muffler so this is not a pessimistic Mustang dyno. ...

Just in case for some reason you were not yet impressed with the new 9000 RPM, 3.8 liter, 475 horsepower, PDK equipped 991 GT3 the Hockenheim laptime results should be all that is necessary to sway you. How quick did it lap? 1:08.0. To put that in perspective the laptime is faster than the 997 GT2 RS, Ferrari 458 Italia, Lamborghini Aventador, McLaren MP4-12C, Porsche 997.2 GT3 RS 4.0, and the Corvette ZR1. ...

Well the price tag for the Nurburgring, arguably the most famous circuit in the world today and used as a measuring stick for manufacturers, is up for sale for a price of $165 million. The track was announced as being bankrupt in August of last year. The EU (European Union) is simply not willing to pony up any funds with all their financial issues so somebody needs to step in or we lose the equivalent of automotive Mecca. ...