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  1. macsak
    daly city is in the bay area, right? if it is, post on www.babblers.org for the bay area boxsters www.ppbb.com is the largest boxster board, you could also post on rennteam, pelican parts, and rennlist it's always great to see peple getting together and helping each other out with their cars aloha steve
  2. macsak
    read mike focke's boxster buying guide, and read renntech.org and ppbb.com religiously, and you will ahve more than enough information and help than you need i wouldn't worry at all about driving all year round (with proper tires, of course) aloha steve
  3. macsak
    your last line with the part nos. says "35:9 rack and pinion" is this your typo, or are you looking at sterring parts? like i said before, it would be great to change the rear end gear aloha steve
  4. macsak
    the "short shifter" in the 550 SE is just a cut down regular shift arm, not like the B & M SSK aloha steve
  5. macsak
    How hard is it to move the a/c to the lowest console position? search for cupholderectomy Where can I get an arctic silver non smokers tray or how can I paint it myself? www.bumperplugs.com How do you remove the lowest shelf in the center console? search for GT3 console delete Should the storage compartment have a spring? (refer to picture) no spring aloha steve
  6. macsak
    GT3 seats sit lower also do a search for the "tall man's seat bracket" it was designed with help from robert (augora hills) who is 6'9" also look for the GT3 console delete that should give you some added knee room aloha steve
  7. macsak
    i have a 550 SE, and i am pretty sure that the lever is cut rather than having an SSK aloha steve
  8. macsak
    i've always wished for lower (higher numerically) rear ends to be available for the boxster and boxster s i don't need the ability to reach 72 MPH in second gear and over 100 MPH in third, i would, like to get a few more tenths off the line and some more grunt in the low end an aftermarket opportunity, but so far, no options aloha steve
  9. macsak
    what's seafoam? aloha steve
  10. macsak
    it looks really great, but it kind of highlights the condition of the seats :) aloha steve ps- are those 550 SE tailights? i don't understand why you eliminated the amber on the rear and left the amber on the front- i like the clears most of the time, but on OB the ambers do look pretty good
  11. macsak
    it's been done look up adrenalyzer or adrenaliser or something like that :) aloha steve Here's an idea for the entrepreneur (I thought of this while replacing my aging top with the GAHH glass top on my '99). Make a replacement heat shield with a clear window in the middle (Lexan maybe?) so that you can always see the engine through the rear window. I bet you can sell a ton of these. I always thought that Porsche never played up the appearance of the mid-engines enough, like Ferrari and others did.
  12. macsak
    it is a part from the GT3 an end piece and some carpeting that replace the 2 cubbyholes at the bottom of your console carnewal, sunset porsche or suncoast porsche should be able to get it for you perhaps the plug guy carries it too aloha steve
  13. macsak
    sat night, while driving to a friend's house, i waved at and got a thumbs up back from a brand new (paper plates) 997 GT3! and then driving up another road, i had a Ford GT in front of me, i was able to merge in before him, but i slowed down to let him go first, he rewarded me by puching the throttle! we chased each other up the road a bit, then he slowed down for some stoplights he yelled at me "nice car" i responded "i like yours better" a great start to my night :) aloha steve 2004 550 SE
  14. macsak
    there are 2 types of over-revs the first type is when you hit the fuel cutoff when shifting too late this prevents you from damaging your engine the second type is when you downshift incorrectly, for example shift into 2nd from 5th you need to get the clutch in ASAP, for there is nothing to help you in this situation the ECU records the number of each type of over-revs (occurrances and number of engine revolutions affected) the results will show up when you attach the diagnostics unit to the OBD-II port aloha steve
  15. macsak
    i can send you pictures oh, wait, i see an atttachment system i am quite busy at the moment (lecture early tomorrow to 4th graders about drug abuse) but i promise to post them in the next few days aloha steve
  16. macsak
    the 550 SE has the cylindrical, 987/S type filter the 986/S have a flat, trapezoidal shaped filter (or was that a rhombus?) aloha steve
  17. macsak
    i have a 550 SE, and the intake and air filter are definetely from a 987S the tubing and the snorkel (i think) are different too there may be some ECU differences, but the only other difference in the driveline is the exhaust tips so youwould have to assume that the 6 HP difference is from the intake aloha steve
  18. macsak
    i also have a 550 SE :) you can search the archives here, at babblers.org, orppbb.com for many reviews of aftermarket pedals my main installation tip is that the brake pedal is very hard get a new drill bit from home dept, and place tape on the brake area so you can mark where to drill make sure the area on the underside of the pedal is clear so you can place the nut there (there are fins on the underside of the pedal) use needlenose pliers to hold the nut while you are screwing from the top aloha steve
  19. macsak
    sorry i'm not catching what these valves do the holidays must be dulling my thought processes :) aloha steve
  20. macsak
    a boxster is set up to initially understeer, as are most cars it is possible to use the boxsters limited power to induce power on oversteer (but probably no drifting is possible) or to just balance the car with the throttle (be careful, the boxster is also prone to snap oversteer if you let off the gas in a turn too) most 225/45s will fit very easily aloha steve Exactly to the point. Is a Boxster more likely to over- or understeer? In my short ownership experience, I have noticed a tendency to oversteer in turns, under aggressive power application. But that is different than properly setting up to enter and exit a turn at the highest speed. Also, if it turns out that a Boxster would benefit from more tire meat in the front, would 225's fit ok on stock 17" rims? TIA
  21. macsak
    whatever brand you get, 225/45/17 will reduce understeer, it is the recommended non-OEM size aloha steve
  22. macsak
    not only will they fit, they have better handling characteristics (larger fronts reduce understeer) aloha steve Hi there I need to change my tires on the boxster but I could not find 205/50ZR17 for the front. would the 225/45x17 fit my car too. thank you
  23. macsak
    i think that EPIQ Autosport is trying to sell those in the US aloha steve last i heard, the Zeintec top is ~$5000 USD. i imagine that it is easy to remove, it probably attaches the same way as a boxster hardtop - front latch and spinlocks. but you'd also need to put the clamshell and rear trunk panel back on, so it's not a 'hey, i'll just take the top off' thing. i wasn't so hot on the Zeintec top before. previous prototype versions didn't look as good as the latest one. it does look pretty good, but the side window still looks out of place. if they made it to fit a 911 side window (with flat, not curved back) it would look better. the problem there being you would need to change out your window every time you wanted to use the Zeintec top. or else keep the windows down. :) this version also looks like you remove the clamshell, where with previous versions the top just rested on the clamshell. it is much better looking now. but the rounded side window look still ruins it for me. plus a 986 can never really look like a Cayman because of the old body styling. 987s on the other hand would look pretty close i think. the other company that makes a 'Cayman' top looks like they took a 911 hardtop from a 911 cab and just put it on a boxster.
  24. macsak
    there are 2 types of spacers smaller ones are just like large washers, and require longer bolts so that they are retained by the same number of threads into the hub larger spacers use your old bolts to bolt them to the hub, and have lugs on then that you use to put on your wheel, then you need new lug nuts to retain it aloha steve
  25. macsak
    aloha ken couyldyou please post pics and details of your subwoofer? aloha steve
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