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Jetskied

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  1. Jetskied
    I currently run 19 with street tires and have 18 for DE events. I have used 19 on the track too. I dont think there is any serrious effect with using 19 at all. I believe that porsche never rated their stock suspension to work with the extra weright and different offset that a 19 has. With that said I actually see no benefit running 19 as the handling did not improve and the ride is a little worse. The 19 just looks a little better with less sidewalls. The wheels in the picture looks like the Champion RG5.
  2. Jetskied
    Your wheels are the sport design. It looks like some how you got a boxster set. As far as the 265 size for the rear that will be a real stretch as you have a 11" rear. I think 265 is small on a 10" wheel. I would check to see if the tire you need comes in a 275/35 or if it come in a 295/30 it might be a slight bit taller, but it would fill out the rim better IMO. Your other choice is to get 4 new tires for the turbo wheels or trade in the rear sport design wheels for the 10".
  3. Jetskied
    Oil does not warm up as fast as the coolant. IMO the oil is still cold and thick enough to give you the pressure you are having. I would worry more about low pressure.
  4. Jetskied
    Mufflers are the way to go. Cats usually ends up giving you more trouble with emissions then they are worth.
  5. Jetskied
    Shake the links on both side of the car. You can feel or hear if there is a problem with the link.
  6. Jetskied
    Belts slipped?????? I don't see how can a belt of steel in a vulcanized tire slip. That sounds like some tire store BS to me. If a belt was slipping that would mean the tire belts were seperating from the rubber and would be sticking out somewhere shreeding the tire. Yes there is a point when a tire can be properly balanced and tires can be shot. I never had problems with the V12 tires and I used them on DE and auto X. Are they the best? No but for the price what can you expect. Any way I got 12K out of them which is the same amount I got from Continentals or the OE Dunlops. As far as noise they were about the same IMO. I'm doing more track stuff so I changed to the Nitto NT05 which would be more noisy.
  7. Jetskied
    I tried the schnell headers and did not notice any difference. IMO there is very little gain in exhaust on a 996 to be worth it. I think the mufflers are only good for better sound but other than that don't waste your money. You'll get more power with a computer upgrade.
  8. Jetskied
    http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/Boxster_Tech/77-BODY-Window_Regulator/77-BODY-Window_Regulator.htm Hope this helps
  9. Jetskied
    I actually end up buying the EBS baffle. IMO I don't think the LNE extra 1/4" deeper sump would not do anything as per instructions you open up the windows in the OE plastic baffle 1/4" lower negating any increase oil in the pick up tube area. I believe the X51 style seals off more available oil for the pick up tube. The LNE new 2 qt system looks more promising as it has a steel plate inbetween the extra oil and the standard baffle allowing 2 quarts available for the pick up, but I drive my car on the street and an extra 1" lower pan would not be a good idea. My skill are probably not good enough yet any way, but if it does get to that level its either get an accusump or trade up to a GT3.
  10. Jetskied
    I think the tire issue you are refering to is a matter of different tire manufactures are actually different widths. One 275 will fill a rim out better than another company 275 tire. As far as the offset you are refering to it is a matter of the rim width not the tire size you would be using. Meaning that a 10" rim would have a differnt offset than a 11" wheel. The diameter does not matter. I would call Campion Porsche or HRE wheels to get recomendation about offsets and rim sizes for your car.
  11. Jetskied
    On the old 911s they had a bearing on the steering shaft under the steering wheel that would break apart because it was made of plastic. I'm not sure if the newer cars have this problem or have never heard of a bearing in there, but it may be similar. Check for play in the steering wheel in all directions. If it does have play it might have some sort of bearing that breaks like the older cars.
  12. Jetskied
    I have seen the LN engineering increase the sump capacity by 1/2 quart and the X51 larger better baffle. I am wondering which is better suited for use at a DE event. LN said that the x51 is useless without a modified head, but I not sure if thats true as they just might want to be selling their product. I mean to me adding half a quart and not changing the baffle does not seem that it would do much either. Anyone with experiences would be appreciated.
  13. Jetskied
    I'm no expert, but I'm pretty sure the difference is due to the fact that the rim width are different. The stock 996 fronts were 7.5 widtth which would give you a different offset than the 997 wheels which would be an 8 inch wheel. Would not worry as 7mm is only about a 1/4" difference and I have see plenty of 997 wheels on a 996.
  14. Jetskied
    It really depends on what do you really want. Coilovers like the PSS10 work great, but they do have drawbacks such as more road noise, cost, are you really gonna change the settings, ultimate set up. If you like the ride now then I would only suggest to use lowering springs such as H&R and maybe refreshen the shocks with new ones. You won't see any advantage with coilovers since you don't plan to track the car. As with any lowering the car you will have some issue getting the alignment back to stock as the cars might not be able to adjust the camber all out. I would suggest getting back to stock alignment as much as possible as it will keep your tires lasting longer.
  15. Jetskied
    I found this fix for windows that do not roll down when you open the door. http://986forum.com/forums/general-discussions/25704-window-regulator-permanent-fix-stretched-cable.html I did it yesturady and it works like a charm. A few tips. Its difficult to cut the green plastic furelle, I used a Dremell carefully. Trying to put the bike adjuster on was hard unless you remove the cotter pin on the other side of the cable by the spring. This allows you to stretch the cable other way so you can fit the adjuster in the hole with out grinding or drilling the hole. Once you get the adjuster in you need to pull the metal piece with the spring downwards and insert the cotter keys in. It appears that the cotter keys is some sort of adjustment for the cable, thus we have four adjustments from the factory. I would suggest to check if you can tighten this to the last cotter key before doing this modification. After that you are ready to use the screw to adjust the cable.
  16. Jetskied
    Dear Loren, I have a cdr220 with seral code : 15040447 I plan to DC the battery to remove the door panel and can't find the radio code. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
  17. Jetskied
    The HD were designed to work with the ROW std and M030 springs. With that in mind they will work OK with lowering springs like H&R as the H&R lower only 15mm more than the M030. I have talked to a tech at Bilstein and the Sport are the same valving as the HD and only the rod is slightly shorter. Many people have used the HD with H&R springs and had no problems. While the sport might be idea to insure that you won't bottom the shock out it is an unnecessary thing.
  18. Jetskied
    I have used the eibachs before and can tell you that it works fine for most street driving. However at the track the stock shocks can not control the spring rates well enough in quick transition especially when there is an elevation change. See shocks really don't change handling at steady stae handling suchs as a skid pad, but when you are changing direction quickly the shocks do affect handling by affecting the quickness of weight transfer from one wheel to another. IMO using springs are fine for lowering a car that won't see track work. Izzy you should get a set of bilstein HD or Sports for that eibach. FWIW some people thinks that the M030 shocks are perfectly match to the spring, but if you look up the Panorama article on M030 suspension at pca.org you will find some interesting things. The ROW and US M030 springs have the same spring rate the only difference is the height of the springs. However the shocks have different valving with the front US M030 that has even softer setting than the standard US shocks. The rear M030 for both US and ROW were stiffer than the US standard, with the US M030 softer than ROW. The point of this is that the shocks are not perfectly match to the spring rates, but tuned to the idea of what Porsche thinks is appropriate for each target market. Putting springs on stock shocks may ride fine for some people, but not for others.
  19. Jetskied
    In general a ticker oil would prevent some seepage from the RMS. On that note though you could never go back to using thin oil. There were lots of problem on older 911s that leaked oil when switch to synthetic. The reason stated that synthetic molecules are smaller and can get by the seals. Also some had theories that synthetics don't allow the old seals to swell and stay tight. It could be that the thin oil and a rubber not designed to work well with synthetics maybe the reason there are so many RMS leaks.
  20. Jetskied
    Bilstein makes the pss9 that has adjustable shocks. It can be adjusted soft enough for the street and set firmer for the track. Use that or the H&R, I would not trust anyother brand because thoes two makes parts for the manufacture. H&R makes sway bars that are reasonable in cost. The GT3 bars are good, but cost twicw as much. M030 bars are good, but might be soft if you're gonna track it.
  21. Jetskied
    The wieght it adds is so minimal that you will never notice it. It weighs about 5 pounds. I doubt it wil affect your handling or acceleration.
  22. Jetskied
    I have used them on older PORSCHE Like my 930 and a 84 911. They work pretty good and give off less brake dust on your wheels than the OE. However I found that they do not work as well when cold. I remember using it for an auto x and could not brake for the first turn. They need to bre heated up first, but that is a problem for many HP pads. Overall they are a fine replacement pad. I think I would probably use the Hawk for my 996
  23. Jetskied
    Three Oh I think your finding that the stock suspension is just not rihgt since your use to your 87. I know since I had a 84 and own a 78 930. I'm not really sure on that 40th edition, but the US sports had shocks that were way too soft and the spring were as stiff as ROW m030. I currently use the row m030 and love it. It dose not feel harsh at all. When your talking about feedback are you comparing to the 87. The new cars won't ever feel the same. I find the new cars more neutral
  24. Jetskied
    I know the 996tt wheels are a different offset so they might not work on a C2. Yes you can use the larger tires, but with proper off set wheels.
  25. Jetskied
    I listed some instruction on Rennlist.com. Search for it .
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