Supercharged Porsche 993 Carrera 4S with active suspension: Should you do it? 

These are sensibIe modifications,19" wheels aside. Aesthetically and performance wise 18" are optimal. I wonder how many naysayers we would gather if this 993 had a RUF badge on.

My 964 C4 is missing two features which would make it the ultimate car for me: more power and an adaptive suspension. I would love to have these mods on my car. That and a Sportomatic for the ultimate "retro" 992 (boosted, active suspension, two pedal manual)...

I think it's cool. Not a very common thing and I enjoy seeing people share the different things they have done to the cars.

Ive got a 993 in need of top-end rebuilt. I was considering doing something to increase my HP. It’s been remapped on the dyno and produces 294HP which is pretty good assuming 140K miles on the clock. I believe 3.8 conversion which may put me at 330-350HP range is around the same budget (20K) and gives you stock appearance and simplicity. Although I appreciate the work done here, excellent job!

Great looking 993, but to be honest, a 993 works the best with maximum 19" dia wheels (18" inch wheels minimum), and on the street, with Kumho V70A and the KW III Suspension... Just try, and tell me that's not true 👍 You can see it through the back window, like the rear of this beautiful car is bouncing and hopping like a bunny, all because of the to big wheels. When the Toyo reaches his temperature window, the profile will become kinda smear but still sticky and full grip, but you'll drive a full slick! Try it😉👍

I was convinced until I heard the price. Wasn't expecting that much for the supercharger

Not a fan of forced induction really. I love the linear power band of N/A engines having grown up on early superbikes. What many don’t consider when looking at forced induction is the gas mileage, stress on the engine (with commensurate failures) and accelerated engine wear on it as well. You just can’t safely and legally use it on the street for more than a few seconds the vast majority of the time anyway Not being wealthy myself one of the many things that drew me to Porsche was the reliability and durability, with regular maintenance and WITHOUT abuse. Another was the balance of these cars as they come from the factory. Sure they can use a tweak here and there, but they are great cars as sold and thoroughly enjoyable. Lastly I appreciate the preservation mentality of many Porsche owners. It’s why I could buy a stock seven year old Boxster S in really good condition, and have zero problems, and do only a reasonable amount of maintenance after three years. To each his own I guess and the teenager in me still finds these interesting, but I’d rather get a 991.1-4S which is what I will do in a few years.

I very much enjoyed this. Great questions and even better answers. This is not a common upgrade to an air cooled 911. Super cool bolt-on modification to this car. Love the torque numbers!

4lbs? If the Mezger is good for 600hp then you have to wonder why it’s not at 10lbs. Seems compelling but to go to all that trouble would want to turn up the wick a bit more. Those windshield wipers half way up the glass are disturbing.

Why not just buy a new corvette or something. I have a 993 I’m not doing this.

Du, du, duda, dumb question. No question, yes you should buy. Remember how Dr. Porsche made the first production supercharged Mercedes 🤔 SSK? Small track boost is awesome, but don't believe me, I only had a supercharged 1980 911SC. Paxton system from superchargers of knoxville. Proof of my claim is in my profile video catalog. Also more people should supercharge their 911's imo.

These are sensible mods on a 993. The wheels? Trade them for a set of the 997 Fuchs used on the Speedster.

I don’t have Porsche 😢

Is the supercharger modification legal for a California registered 993?

Thanks for this video. I really like the “one mile review” format and loved the review that you did of the 993 Turbo. Great idea to do a review in the same format of a uniquely modified car and compare it to a stock Turbo of the same generation.

Beautiful! And in Black!! 🔥🔥🔥

20 grand for an 80hp gain is ridiculous!!!

Awesome Vu! What a great mod! Cool shoes! Where did you get them?

Not my jam!

They stop talking on suspension at 5:20

I would do horrible horrible things for that 993, or any 993 really….

Will we see it at unStock?😊

What is the cost of the coil overs ?

Hubba hubba.

Beautiful build!

Why?

well, this is the first mod I am not really a fan of. Suspension is fine, but forced induction is big no for me. Character is immediatelly lost. Also the big touch screen at interior looks so bad as well as the wheels. But it`s up to an owner, right? :)

I don't get how testing the track setting on the street at legal speeds has any relevance.