SPI Shows Porsche 997 L4 700/750 Pkg for Tiptronic

By Zack Newmark
January 23, 2009 7:55 PM
Filed Under: German, Porsche, Tuners

Porsche tuner Switzer Performance Innovation (SPI) has released a new video of their latest creation, a 750 hp upgrade package for the Porsche 997, a toned down version of their "Sledgehammer" 997 which gets 1,000 hp. In the video we see a new 997, fitted with the SPI L4 700/750 Tiptronic upgrade, being put through quarter-mile testing.

The L4 700/750 package uses new on board computer software, replaces the turbos with VTG V3s, new intercoolers, and a new exhaust. For this test, they kept the stock Michelin PS2 tires and the stock 19-inch wheels.

The video really speaks for itself. 0-60mph times stayed at about 2.5 seconds, with recorded quarter-miles coming in at around 11.25 seconds. At the quarter-mile mark, the car had already topped 130 mph. SPI claims they were able to get to the quarter-mile at about 10.5 seconds in unverified testing.

That is still a far cry from the under-9.8 second quarter mile time posted by the Sledgehammer. SPI got the 997 Sledgehammer to those huge horsepower numbers by tuning the computer, using new headers, changing the exhaust, adding an intercooler system, and converting the stock twin-turbos to SPI-upgraded GT30R turbos.

Company founder Tym Switzer said, "The Sledgehammer is a great package, but a thousand-horsepower 997 isn't for everyone. The L4 700/750 Tiptronic package appeals to a much broader audience, and with the flexibility of the semi-automatic transmission and mild exhaust note, the L4 Tiptronic cars are as much at home in traffic as they are at the racetrack."

SPI's new package is also significantly less expensive than the Sledgehammer package. Bringing your car Porsche 997 to 750 hp will still cost you $18,450, but that is much less than the $50k you'll spend to boost it to 1,000 hp.

And you'll still be able to outrun most anybody trying to chase you down. Unless you're running from a 997 Sledgehammer.

Source: Switzer Performance Innovation

Press Release (Click to expand)

A few weeks ago, the one-thousand horsepower bolt-on prepared Switzer SLEDGEHAMMER introduced the world to Tym Switzer and his Ohio-based tuning firm Switzer Performance Innovation (SPI), but Tym wants also the world to know that there is more to SPI than its Bugatti-baiting flagship.

"The SLEDGEHAMMER is a great package," explains Tym, "but a thousand-horsepower 997 isn't for everyone. The L4 700/750 Tiptronic package appeals to a much broader audience, and with the flexibility of the semi-automatic transmission and mild exhaust note, the L4 Tiptronic cars are as much at home in traffic as they are at the racetrack."

Switzer's "soundbite" sounds pretty good, but it begs the question: how do the L4 cars perform at a racetrack?

Pretty well! Simply, SPI's L4 700/750 Tiptronic-equipped Porsches can deliver 2.5 second 0-60 acceleration and quarter-mile runs in the mid-to-high 10's at well over 130 mph. Tym explains that "with the SLEDGEHAMMER, we really wanted to push the envelope, but the 700/750 Tiptronic cars are a lot more than baby SLEDGEHAMMERs. They are really their own unique concept and just awesome cars - let's face it: any car that can run 0-60 times neck-and-neck and fender-to-fender with a Bugatti is an awesome ride!"

The L4 700/750 PKG upgrades the 997 turbo with unique DME software, a pair of VTG V3 turbochargers, SPI's MONSTER intercoolers, and a competition-style "full-exhaust" system. "This is a very reliable package that's as easy to drive fast as it is to drive slow. We designed the L4 package to be flexible enough for everyday driving without compromises, and our 700/750 customers are always telling me how easy the car is to drive. They go on the forums and talk up the cars, post Vbox numbers and timeslips - with several cars dipping into the mid 10's! These guys are having lots of fun with their cars. That's what we like to see and that's why we do what we do."

Switzer's L4 700/750 Tiptronic package retails for 18450USD, and is available through SPI.

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Tags: SPI, Switzer Performance Innovation, Porsche 997, 997, L4 700/750 Tiptronic

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Comments

BavarianMS

January 23, 2009 9:29 PM

lol unless your running from a sledgehammer.....damn if i had the money to get this car i would certainly drop 18k for the 750hp package because that other package would be suicide for myself and my wallet.

tootall

January 23, 2009 11:22 PM

Yeah... I hear you.

Wickedated

January 24, 2009 3:44 AM

porsche tuning is hardly news...