RUF Kompressor for the Cayman!

Ok save those pennies, $34,950 will get you a new Kompressor for the Cayman from RUF! Here are some shots of the first completed unit for a customer!

shoe-horned in there very nicely:banana:

35g's! I'd rather buy an atom

35k and what do we get from that?? and statistic data?

Isn't that a LOT more expensive that the orton version? I think Orton's was $14K ish?

The name RUF cost an additional $15K.

OK but how much POWER does it make?

Very pretty. Ruf has a reputation for a reason and a price to match. The Ruf mods took some time to come to market which shows in the installation. Not something I would do, but if you are going to tinker with a new Porsche it seems to me that the parts and installation should be extremely well engineered so that the results are OEM quality.

Ruf does have a great reputation, however, the only reason it is priced this high is to protect their other products. No way can a vendor reasonably justify the value of a bolt-on mod that costs half a CS. Wildly guessing but compression will run at 6-7+psi which will yield a 40% to 50% increase in hp for a range of 410-440 hp at the crank. Exhaust, chip (custom tuning), intake MAY add 30 more on top of that. Higher boost will potentially compromise longevity of engine. It is possible that higher psi could be attained but only by adding a gasket to reduce engine compression... Power is all about airflow... Jesse

I believe the $35K price is turnkey. You bring them your Cayman with less than 25K miles and for $35K you drive away with a new Ruf Kompressor with warranty. Higher miles on the engine and they insist on a some degree of tear down to make sure the engine won't explode after the install.

Please contact Wayne Corley at RUF for all the details, power, etc. I am just passing on the photos. I think the owner is also a member here.

I'd guess about 80 additional hp.

Workmanship looks first class as always. I would also be interested to hear the numbers and warranty details. I would expect quite a bit in return for 35K. Probably around the 100hp mark.

Stunning! Mega

I would do the 3.8 conv. way before I would supercharge. I had a s/c on my G35 coupe and I'm done with FI. It was fun and the power was great. I just got tired of waiting for something to break. I sure as hell wouldn't want that s/c whine at my back. Sorry, my $0.02.

I spoke with Mark Plummer of RUF Auto Centre in Dallas last week about this car. In our telephone conversation he told me they had just finished an engine modification on a customer's Cayman S . It was their first modification of a Cayman S . I can only assume it's the above car of which Mark Plummer was talking. Mark told me they put a supercharger (kompressor) on this 3.4L Cayman S engine and that the engine produces AT LEAST 450 HP. Knowing RUF, one couldn't expect anything less. Here's to the lucky customer. :beer:

Damn! 450 hp? Is that whp or bhp? That is one sick CS. I want one.

If $$$ was no object I would be on the list in a minute. zornet :burnout:

does this fit a base or just the cs?

The noise from the SC whine may be a worry.

With that much more HP and torque, wouldn't the suspension and wheels need upgrading as well? Hopefully, $35 grand covers all that.

The April 2006 issue of GT Purely Porsche has an article on the RUF R Kompressor. In the story RUF bolted their supercharger (kompressor) onto the 3.8-litre 997 Carrera S engine. The numbers there: Horsepower went from 355hp to 435hp and torque from 295lb ft to 347lb ft. Of note, the article states, "Interestingly the R Kompressor exhibits none of the supercharger whine you might expect of such a configuration, leaving the six-cylinder's growling bassline and redline falsetto well intact. Like the standard 997 it's a setup that strikes a good compromise between spine-tingling aural assault when you want it and acceptable refinement when you don't."

Simply can't wait to somebody to record the performance Figs, i love to know them. If the DSG box can take that much BHP when it comes......what a car! Mega!

Drooooolllll Now THAT is a supercharger worthy of a clear engine cover!

Any perfomance figures? I understand they use 997 3.8 unit with s/c, right? Very exciting

Not too worry. My wife and I drove our 3400 K (#001) 1000+ miles from Pfaffenhausen to Barcelona in October and the supercharger drive is very quiet. In the high mid-range you do get a hint of the sound of a lot of air going somewhere fast but it's not annoying at all. I am happy to report that I am expecting delivery in the US in early April. The ship is currently in the Atlantic on the way.

The available range of engines is 3.4 and 3.8 with Kompressor or 3.8 X51.

i saw the sony car at cars and coffee. i had a chance to talk to the guy about the clear cover and found out its a pain in the @$$. it never stays clean

Wow it looks great. Whats WHP?

Since I'm over from the GM side I thought I would look up some info on the superchargers for the C6. Check out this link http://www.lingenfelter.com/C6corvettescic.htm . These guys are top notch and check out the warrenty 3/36 for less than $12k installed! RUF is charging over twice what they should. If they were more reasonalble they would sell more products. Maybe want to be soooo "exclusive" :2cents: