PAULSPEED

Hi,

I think you need to put the key in before you

disconnect the battery.

Paul

Hi,

What do you guys think of my Low ride?

I bought this spare tire from a wrecker in Oklahoma. I have

been calling them for about three months looking for a

Porsche 996 spare wheel. I just got it last week and

I put it on to make sure it fits. Lets hope that

I never have to use it. I did not like the Idea of driving to a

time trial event without a spare. Yes it does fit in the front

trunk.

Paul

Hi Izzy,

The 996 instructions talk about running thru the gears

once you fill it up and then to retop the fluid. The instructions

says you need a lift to do this which I do not own. I would do it myself if it

was not for this item.

Paul

Hi,

The first photo is my backgound picture

for my computer at work. I like

this picture alot.

Paul

Hi,

Here is a picture of the step. I can not

find the size of screw 6 or 9.

step.doc

Hope this works for you.

Paul

Hi,

Yes the manual says to change the fluid after

60,000 miles. It also says to change the oil every

30,000 miles. Well, I am on my secound oil change

and I change the oil every 10,000 miles. The old

oil is very black. I figure the transmission fluid is

some what dark. I plan to have the mechanic save a little bit so

I can see the color. I am still waiting for the parts but

when I get them, and I have the work done, I will post a picture of

the color of the fluid. I really like how this car runs and

I would like to make it run for some time. My last car ran for

230,000 miles but I did not race it like I race the Porsche.

Paul

hI,

yES i KNOW YOU DO NOT NEED TO CHANGE THE FLUID UNTIL 60,000

BUT i AM REALLY

HI,

HOW ABOUT 21K MILES, TWO TRACK EVENTS WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 90 DEGREES F.

I FEEL THAT I HAVE TORTURED THE FLUID BUT I COULD BE WRONG. THE NEXT EVENT

IS IN 23 DAYS AND I AM STILL WAITING ON THE FILTER THAT WILL SHIP FROM GERMANY.

PAUL

Hi,

The car has 21,000 miles on it and I will

be taking it to the track in 23 days.

Paul

Hi Scott,

I am having a professional change the fluid. He told

me that it is alot like changing fluid in a Audi. I do

not have a lift to run the car on and add the fluid at

the same time.

Thank you for the friendly advice.

Paul

Hi Loren,

I was at a shop yesterday and they said they do not use the

Pennzoil Multi-vehicle ATF fluid. They also said that

replaceing the fluid is a lot like what they do on Audi's.

Do you have a ATF fluid to reccommend?

Paul

Hi Loren,

Thanks for the tip. I am glad that the rumor that

they crack often is over. I read alot and it is hard

to find the right information.

Paul

Hi Loren,

Thank you for the reply.

Paul

Hi,

The price of the pads is high, but the price

of the rotors is awesome. I read that the rotors

crack after about 20,000 miles. I guess that

would be 20,000 miles of track use only.

Paul

Hi Loren,

I just got my blue Pagrid bakes for the rears and

I put them up against the front brakes. The surface

area of the rears are smaller then the fronts. I have

not taken the rears off yet but was wondering if you know

if Porsche designs the brakes to be bigger for the fronts

compared with the rears.

I will find out this weekend when I do the work.

My car is a Porsche 2006 997 S.

Paul

Hi,

Even if you bought these brakes, you should look into the

price of the pads. I would start at $5,000 as a good guess

for a set of pads.

Paul

Hi

If your light came on, then replace the sensors.

Paul

Hi.

Try the blues. they will reduce the dust.

Paul

Hi Loren,

I just had the front wheels off and the lowest brake pad

size was .439". The numbers look good compared

to an original stock pad that I replaced that had a wear down

to a .260". I checked my pads pretty quickly but did not

notice the stock brake duct. I will keep looking for it. I wish

someone would design the GT-3 ducts with the

bottoms ground off.

Paul

Hi Loren,

I checked with Sunset Imports and they gave me a quote for $18.12

each for brake ducts for a 997 S. They think the ducts attach on the lower control

arm. They also told me that I should alredy have them on my car. Can you

give me a picture of what they are trying to sell me?

Thank you,

Paul

Hi Loren,

The more I look at them, the more I wonder how they

stay on. These things would shred on some of the driveways

I drive on. Do some guys grind the bottoms off

so that they can drive them on city streets? I will

take a closer look at the Porsche racing club cars

the next time I see them.

Paul

Hi Loren,

Awesome picture. I will vist this site again and do

some browsing. I am looking forward to meeting

with you at the next time trial event in February.

Thanks again.

Paul

Hi Loren,

Thank you for the reply. I tried looking thru the

997 PET book and could not find a picture

of the brake duct. I sure would like

to find a picture of this duct. Could you let me

know if there is a site that shows a picture.

Paul

Hi,

Here is a picture of a factory installed fire

extinguisher in a 997 S. It looks

different then your halon picture.

Paul

Hi,

Loren says that there are brake cooling ducts for 997

and GT-3 cars. He says the GT-3 ducts are bigger. I

am thinking that 997 brake ducts would be a cool thing

to add.

Anybody done any shopping for brake ducts?

Paul