Every year a select group of modified supercars gather at the Nardo High-speed test track to reach their ultimate top speed. The Nardò Ring is located near the town of Nardò, Italy. The 12.3 km-long route is basically a circle and provides miles of continuous full load driving. This gives automobile manufacturers and tuners the ability to run flat out and achieve maximum top-speeds.
This year, German tuner 9ff created the GTurbo 900 – a 900hp supercar that accelerated from zero to 186mph in 19.3 seconds and finished with a top speed of 241mph!
9ff Fahrzeugtechnik is based in Dortmund and founded by Jan Fatthauer in 2001. 9ff specializes in Porsche performance and high-speed upgrades and is known for radical versions of Porsche street cars. They also pride themselves with high-performance vehicles that break all sorts of speed records.
Last year, 9ff created the GTurbo 1200 – a 1200HP monster that sprints from zero to 62mph in just 2.8 seconds, and reached a top speed of 235mph on the Nardo. This year 9ff converted the car to an E85 Bioethanol setup. This was done to lower combustion temperature in the engine – and to prove that Green cars can go fast.
What is Bioethanol?
Bioethanol is a high octane fuel that is produced by the sugar fermentation process just like many other alcohol products. It’s also known as grain alcohol, and is the same alcohol found in all alcoholic drinks. Ethanol or ethyl alcohol (C2H5OH) is a clear colorless liquid and is biodegradable. Ethanol burns to produce carbon dioxide and water.
By blending ethanol with gasoline, the mixture burns more completely and reduces polluting emissions. Ethanol fuel blends are widely sold in the United States. The most common blend is 10% ethanol and 90% gasoline (E10). Vehicle engines require no modifications to run on E10. Only flexible fuel vehicles can run on up to 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline blends (E85).
Bioethanol has a number of advantages over conventional fuels. It comes from a renewable resource i.e. crops and not from a finite resource. Bioethanol reduces emissions of carbon monoxide and a number of other pollutants.
9ff has made numerous mechanical adjustments to the vehicle and the ECU in order to run Bioethanol E85 in the Porsche 911 Turbo. In addition, lightweight body panels were used along with aerodynamic enhancements. The final results were 19.3 seconds to accelerate from zero to 186mph and a top speed of 241mph.
The Specifications:
9ff GTurbo 900 (Bioethanol)
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900 HP / 660 kW, 950 Nm
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9ff TR-900 Engine
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9ff Doweled engine block
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9ff Extra strong engine bolts
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9ff Turbochargers F1200
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9ff Pistons
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9ff Cylinders
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9ff Cubic capacity increase to 9ff´s 4 Liter
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9ff Titanium connecting rods
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9ff Fine balanced crankshaft
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9ff Cylinder heads including bigger valves and ports
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9ff Camshaft cases
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9ff Valve springs
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9ff Camshafts
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9ff Intake manifold
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9ff Throttle
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9ff Fuel system
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9ff Exhaust manifolds
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9ff Titanium sport exhaust system (switchable – for quiet and
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sport sound management)
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9ff 100 cell sport metal catalytic converter
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9ff Sport clutch (comfort like original clutch)
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9ff High pressure water injection system
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9ff Air intake system
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9ff ECU
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9ff Intercoolers 130 mm
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9ff GTurbo Gearbox
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Gearbox reinforcement
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Stronger gear wheels
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Transmission setup of 5th gear to 300 km/h for best Accel
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Transmission setup of 6th gear 400 km/h
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Gearbox oil cooling system
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9ff Gearbox oil
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Brake system modification
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Brake pads front / back type „Porsche Supercup“
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Brake fluid type “Porsche Supercup”
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Large front rear brake ducts
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Steel flex brake lines
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Programming of the ABS / PSM hydraulic unit
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Shifter “Race”
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9ff gear shifting gate
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9ff Driveshafts
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9ff Light weight windows
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9ff Front Fernder Carbon Air Outtake
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9ff Carbon doors
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9ff Carbon front bonnet
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9ff Carbon rear wing
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9ff Body-Kit “Aero”
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9ff 400 Km/h Speedometer
Photos: 9ff
