PAULSPEED

Hi,

Sounds like not using racing brake fluid. I was recommened to use

the blue race fluid.

Paul

Hi,

I run my car in manual 100% of the time. I

hit the rev limit a few times at the track. I installed a G-tech that

has a shift light which helped alot.

Paul

Hi,

The 996 turbo has about 50 more horsepower. The

little bit more in speed would show on track lap times.

A 997 S and a 996 turbo are both well balanced cars that

run well. I would guess that the turbo could do about 4 secounds

per lap faster at Thunderhill.

Paul Larson

Hi Jean,

Remeber that there are three oil pumps pushing oil all over

the place. You can drive this car without warming it up.

The car and motor are made to be pushed. At the

last time trial, I was running at 7 miles per gallon. The

car ran wonderful. Enjoy driving your car.

Paul Larson

My tailpipes are not overly dirty, but I have been using

1/2 Qt . oil ~ every 1000 miles ( 997 S ) since new .

I now have ~ 7500 mi. on the car and it has been pretty constant.

According to service dept. that's normal .

Is it ? anything to be concerned about ?

Hi,

That is normal. Just do not over fill it.

Paul

Hi,

While Time Trialing the car, you run your laps with the windows down. I

noticed the other day all the dust I have in the back of the car. I was wondering

if the dust would decrese if the roof hatch was open.

The question is, will the car be faster with the roof hatch open or close with all windows

open? I am sure that the Germans have done tests like this but us Americans

may not be able to get this information.

Logic would tell us that the car would be faster with the roof hatch close but

maybe the interior car pressure would improve with the roof hatch open. I will run

some racing laps in the future and will experiment with the roof hatch.

Paul Larson

Hi,

I talked to a dealer and you can order a GT-3 with a factory installed roll bar cage. You

can also order it with the optional air conditioning.

Paul Larson

Hi,

I have a tiptonic and I took it to the racetrack two weeks ago.

The tiptonic is a geat around car town. I tend to drive it a lot

like you would drive a motorcycle. Its like speed shifting at

every light and stop sign.

Paul Larson

Hi,

This small picture shows my pipes after one time trial.

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As I recall the screws don't come with the 5 mm spacers either. You use the two that hold the rotor on.

I just put the 5mm spacers on and they came with the little screws. The car

hadles better with the spacers and it is easier to clean the brake claipers.

Paul Larson

Hello everybody and compliments for the forum!

I'm new here and I hope thanks to your experience to find an answer to the following question about 997 which I don't own yet:

Does anybody know if the front part of the dashboard (I mean the one which embraces the instrument panel, central and side air vent) is a separate parte as it seems looking at it or it's a big whole part till the windscreen?

The aim of my question is to understand if it's possible to remove just this smaller part in order to cover it with an alcantara upholstery.

Thanks in advance

Fon

Hi,

The dealer told me that there is a lot of work in removing the dials.

I also read a report that a guy had this done and then could not get

rid of a rattle noise.

Paul Larson

Hi,

Replacing the air filter takes some time. There are a lot of srews to undo before you can split the air cleaner

box.

Paul Larson

I want to get this sorted out before I order parts, tools, etc., so a few questions:

Does the car need to be level to properly change the oil and filter, or can the rear end be up on low profile ramps with a 7 1/2" lift?

If it has to be level & I don't have a lift, is there enough room under the car to remove the drain plug & filter? (I'm doing this laying on my back under car.)

If it can be up on the low profile ramps, do you get complete drainage?

Thanks

Hi,

I did mine on my sloping driveway. The front was higher then the back and I am sure that I got all eight quarts out of it. I used two catch pans. I did not have to lift the car. The oil filter is close to the drain plug. The Porsche oil filter is a seperate filter. The filter will also need a new o-ring. Also get a new washer

for the drain plug. Add seven quarts and drive the car around the block. Then add oil as needed. Do not

over fill the oil.

Paul Larson

The manual says "Remove the air cleaner housing".

1. The 3.8 liter engine has a switch resonator installed in the air cleaner housing. In order to remove the air cleaner housing, the cable plug must be disconnected from the electric switch?over valve 1.

2. Unclip the tandem pump vacuum line from the air cleaner housing.

Note - the rubber sleeves for securing the air cleaner housing

Disconnect plug connection on the hot film mass air flow meter 2. Press together the locking lever on the plug and pull the plug off the flange. Unclip the connection lead at the omega clips.

3. a. Undo the threaded sleeve for the rubber moulding of the air cleaner housing from the throttle body 1

b. Unclip the oil filling pipe from the air cleaner housing 3 and then lift the air cleaner housing out of the fastening lug 4.

4. Unclip the switch?over valve for the switch resonator from the housing bracket 1 detach the vacuum line from the housing 2 and disconnect from the resonator.

Note - The air cleaner housing should not be cleaned on the outside with strong cleaning agents.

5. Lift the air cleaner housing completely out of the engine compartment. If necessary, the outside of the housing can be cleaned using a damp cloth and some washing?up liquid. Then, lay the housing on a soft surface to avoid scratching the painted surface.

"Then remove the 8 screws".

Install is in the reverse order.

If this works okay then let me know and we'll move this to the 997 DIY section.

Thank's Loren!

The directions were perfect,

I just took a bit of careful time figuring out the Disconnect plug connection on the hot film mass air flow meter..seems the locking lever is on the back side

I replaced the air filter and it took me about 45 minutes. I might have spent some time cleaning the parts once I had them out. I lost a rubber bushing that the air cleaner sits on but I found it the next day.

Paul