PAULSPEED

If you want rotor specs I will need model year and exact model...

Hi Loren,

The car is a 2006 997S coup. My car has

the big red brake calipers. I would almost assume

that the 996 rotors are the same.

Thank you again for providing this information.

Paul

Hi,

My friend just had his rotors replaced. He used yellow race pads

and did a lot of track events. He had some cracks between holes.

He said you can chamfer the holes to reduce squeaking. Does anyone

have any other feed back on this?

Does anyone know what the mike settings are for new and for replacing

the rotors?

I am thinking of getting thicker pad greese to stop the squeaks. Once the

wheel is off, I will mike the rotors.

Paul

I now wish I would have driven it. There was snow on the ground and didn't even think twice about it being a demo, I guess I should have. I know that proper break-in is good, but I have also been told that Porsche engines are put through some passes before they are even put in the car. It is hard for me to believe that these engines are so sensitive.

Hi,

If you are this worried I would take the car to the dealer and have

him print out a 20 page report for your car. This report

will tell you the time and day when the car reached the rev limitier.

Paul

Durametric Software can show you most of those...

Thanks Loran,

Looks like I found my Christmas gift.

Paul

Hi,

My brother just had a 20 page detail on his car history. The

report showed how many times he started the car from 1st. 2nd,

or 3rd gear. It told him the amount of times he hit the rev. limiter. It

told him everything except the top speed. He has a vacum leak and

it told them what side of the motor to look at. Is there any product

out there that will tell what your car has done?

Paul

Hi,

Last night I ran a hard wire down one of the tubes betwwe the battery and the front fire wall.

Clean out the dust and leaves that were in it. I like the deodorizer idea and plan to

try this on another car I have that has been sitting around alot.

Paul

Hi,

When the dealer gets the car they need to do something to it so

the guys unlading them from the boat do not over rev it. I would

check with the dealer to see if this car was prepared for the customer.

Paul

Hi,

Sounds like you need to spend about $150 for a digital camera. If

you check out reenlist, there is a guy with a picture with 20" tires

and lowered. Maybe a supercharger is just around your

corner.

Paul

Hi,

I just put Yokohamas on my car. They are much quiter then Michelin Pilot sport

tires. I had them at the track but it was a wet weekend so I am waiting

before I tell people if I like them for track use.

Paul

Hi,

There are a couple of drain tubes near the battery. All

of my are clear except one. I intend to run a small wire down it

some day. I would check these tubes.

Paul

Hi,

The race track guys at TRG use 18 inch tires on their race

997 cars. The 19 inch are hudge tires. I have 19 inch and

have thought about buying 18 inch for the track. Do not use

the sport button unless you are in Woodside road or on a race track.

Paul

Hi,

I like the guy who asked if you spilled any oil when you filled it up. This

is so small that you do not have much to worry about. I think you

should wait till it gets worse before you take it to the dealer. Clean it

and watch your garage floor.

Paul

Hi,

Suggest you floor it once and awhile. This is a racing motor

and it needs to breath.

Paul

Hi,

Have you looked into blue Pagrid pads. They

stop alot better then stock.

Paul

Hi,

I wave at outher cars also. I think that so many people only

drive their cars on the weekend, that they are spending to much time

re-learning all the buttons and are not looking out and enjoying

the senic view. I tend to wave at everyone. My car is

a daily drive so I get more looks. I suggest you

move to California.

Paul

Hi Loren,

You are right as usual. I knew it was on here

but I could not find it. I typed wheel scuff and wheel

repair and could not find it with the search engine.

Paul

Hi,

If you buy the clipers, you most likely will have to buy the rotors

also. I ordered front pads for the car and I had to send them

back because they were too small. I have a 997 S with red claipers

and these are larger then 997 claipers. Be careful on your

order. Painting them just might be cheaper if all you are looking for

is looks. For stopping power, I recommend you replace the stock pads with Pagrid blue

pads.

Paul

I have an 07 997 - cds I burned with mp3s play great.

My question is can the PCM play DVDs burned with mp3s?

Hi,

CD players do not read DVD code.

Paul

Hi,

I found this repair work description and I wanted to post it

so that I can find it someday.

http://www.bmwtips.com/tipsntricks/wheel-r...cuff-repair.htm

Paul

Hi,

I installed 5mm spacers on my 997 S. The spacers came

with longer bolts. I would install them if you have the

longer bolts. Just adds that little bit to the handling.

Paul

Hi,

Get some blue race pads. They stop alot better

then stock pads. The blues are half street and half track.

Paul

Hi,

I would recommend you change the pads after about 10,000 miles

to blue race pads. They stop better then stock and they are

between street and track use.

Paul

Hi,

Does the track car have a whale tail spoiler? The spoiler package is

M473 and I am not sure if this was ordered equipment or original

equipment.

Paul

Hi,

I decided that the price was not worth the investment.

Paul

Hi,

I bought mine from Sunset imports.

Paul