Back in June the tuners from Switzer Performance have released an 800 hp package for the monster Porsche 911 GT2. Apparently they had a lot of requests for the same amount of power for the AWD drive version of the Porsche 911 Turbo 997TT. They went to work and released the 800 hp Switzer Porsche 911 Turbo which is able to get from 0 to 60 mph in less than 3 seconds. The same AWD Switzer Porsche 911 Turbo is able to run 1/4 miles in less than 10.5 seconds.
Basically, the Switzer Porsche 911 Turbo has new turbochargers, a re-programmed ECU, modified engine components, new intercoolers, competition-style exhaust and headers and an upgraded carbon clutch.
More technical details of the amazing Switzer Porsche 911 Turbo are available after the jump.
Switzer Press Release:
800 hp Switzer P800 PKG for 997TT
When Tym Switzer and his crew at Ohio-based Switzer Performance introduced their 800 hp P800 package for Porsche's track-focused GT2 back in June, a number of inquiries expressed significant interest in the package, but a number of customers asked if they could get the same level of power from the AWD Porsche 997TT.
Switzer's answer was a resounding "Yes!", which brings us to the car pictured here - an 800 hp, all-wheel drive "Yes!" that takes advantage of the 997's superior traction and shorter gearing to deliver staggering acceleration figures. Think sub 3-second 0-60 runs and 1/4 mile times consistently under 10.5, and you start to get the idea: this car is a monster.
"The P800 kit for the Porsche GT2 evolved from the SLEDGEHAMMER project car that ran in the 9's last year," offers Tym, "that was a race-gas package, but as the program developed, we were able to move to a more streetable package and
keep the factory DME, unlike the SLEDGEHAMMER, which used a stand-alone system. Other than that, everything that made the SLEDGEHAMMER so special is still right there in the P800 Porsche GT2, and it's still right there in this 997."
Switzer's P800 997 package apes their PORSCHE GT2 package's use of custom GT30 turbochargers with custom billet compressor wheels on ball-bearing center sections in lightweight stainless housings, the heat generated by the turbocharged six is still dissipated by Switzer's own MONSTER
intercoolers, and Switzer's own DME calibrations still keep everything copacetic. Unlike the PORSCHE GT2, however, the Porsche 997TT-based P800 does not require a new intake manifold or upgraded throttle-body. Switzer explains, "Porsche developed a model-specific intake manifold for the Porsche GT2, which worked perfectly with the stock VTGs, but didn't flow enough for the GT30Rs. The Porsche 997TT just doesn't have that problem, which is great
because it's easier to install, and saves the customer some money, too."
Switzer's 800 hp P800 package for the Porsche 997TT includes Switzer's competition-style exhaust and headers, an upgraded carbon clutch
package, electronic boost control, and the
previously mentioned GT30R turbos, MONSTER intercoolers, and ECU software. This package is available now through Switzer Performance dealers. Contact Switzer dealers for more.
