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  1. seafeye
    where were you six months ago? I would buy a couple of the rods, it looks like it will bend. Also you will need a way to pull the hub out.
  2. seafeye
    Not quite sure how a hub can be bad. Here is a picture...Maybe out of round? Bent? Could it be the parking brake pads making the noise? How many miles on the car? over 50k and i think the bearings will need to be done regardless.
  3. seafeye
    Sounds like some fun diy repairs to make... For the sway bars... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/EIBACH-Anti...Q2em118Q2el1247 Ignition swith has been covered many times and easy 10min fix... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Porsche-996...tem370016879232 Steering control arm...Should be somewhat simple fix... http://www.sunsetimports.com/porscheatcost.php I remember a great quote...:"Give someone fish you feed them for lunch....Teach them to fish and you feed them for life" Do it yourself and save $$$
  4. seafeye
    From what i understand, Canada has the daytime lights law, maybe you could just get the relay from a Canadian dealer.
  5. seafeye
    the line between 180 and 250 is supposed to represent 220. Anyway years back 250 was too hot. Now with the thinner oils the temp can get closer to that number without the oil breaking down. 250 is still really really hot but i think that if you are closer to 220 you really don't have anything to worry about. Just make sure all your fans are working and that you have cleaned out your radiators. http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?s...amp;hl=radiator
  6. seafeye
    I put the stainless steel headers on my 2.5 and i don't notice any difference at all. Except that i hear a rattle in the exhaust. I believe money would be better spent on lightening the car. If you want you could do some internal mods to the engine but i think the 2.5 is really tapped out. Good Luck Would the rules allow you to Twin Turbo the car? http://www.lnengineering.com/boxster.html http://www.imagineauto.com/996TTbuild.htm
  7. seafeye
    Just don't be cheap...and spring for the proper color script...
  8. seafeye
    I don't know if that 10 year warrenty is any good. Lots of porsches had rust on the door jams where the mechanism locked. Porsche did nothing. I think there was an article in Excellence Mag about a year ago. Maybe the Sept edition has it!
  9. seafeye
    unbelievable! I found this thread: http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=13697 and the sound in that video is exactly what mine sounds like! same side, too! you guys have saved me so much agony, I felt compelled to donate to the site :renntech: Looks like it's time to find a new mechanic. <_< My wife had a nail in her tire once....Once the tire people took it out she said..."I knew my brakes felt weird".... Yes i have to live the rest of my life with this girl....
  10. seafeye
    Ya, mine seemed so tight that i thought that Porsche uses the sheet metal as some sort of suspension support. What worked for me was to line up the holes at the front (Closest to the front of the car), And don't push it home just yet. Have it sit just so the bolts just show through. Maybe one thread to get one nut on. Then go to the back of the car and with a pry bar and get the other bollts through. Get a rubber/plastic hammer and tap the sheet metal home. Don't know why it is sooooo tight but that is why i guess i don't design cars...
  11. seafeye
    Gary, look at my pics. I am running those. They fit without problem. http://home.alphalink.com.au/~flying/images/side%20on.jpg Before you fit them tho, you may want to weigh them on a bathroom scale and see how heavy they are. 993 wheels are supposedly light weight. Mass of wheels make a big difference to performance, so this data could be useful for future upgrades. Anyone care to say if these will fit a 99 boxster? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BridgeStone...sspagenameZWDVW
  12. seafeye
    lol i see these pictures but i dont know what you are trying to tell me. Maybe these guys can modify the arms.... http://www.aurorabearing.com/
  13. seafeye
    Maybe these guys can help... http://www.imagineauto.com/996TTbuild.htm http://www.imagineauto.com/index3.htm Oh and one more.... http://www.lnengineering.com/boxster.html
  14. seafeye
    Wow, what the "flock" happened to your airplane. Looks like it got really flocked up. Er... sorry for the fowl language. The windshield survived though. Maybe we just need to make the Boxster windshields out of the same material. The glass is pretty thick so it isn't that clear. But as you can tell they are tough. We have has some crack lately, i think because we changed our proceedures recently, we turn the windshield heat off when parked at the gate, to keep the cockpit cooler. Then if not given sufficient time to heat up and we go flying...say to 30,000 feet it cracks because of the cold air. Days like this and you begin to wonder why we work for such a small paycheck!
  15. seafeye
    Just wrap the intake or intercooler with Dry Ice for some extra cold air. Google Dry Ice and you will be very surprised how many people are using it.
  16. seafeye
    200 knots... Going into Memphis last week. Our airplane was hit hard.... Loren i know it isn't Porsche related but the speed was....
  17. seafeye
    First one took almost 8 or 9 hrs. I couldn't figure out how to get the axel out of the wheel carrier. Then i hit it with a hammer and loosened it. Last resort worked. The other side took only 2.5hrs start to finish. Thats including taking pictures. And working by myself. Certainly having 2 people would make things go easier.
  18. seafeye
    Does that go for the 17's as well? Found these on Ebay... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Porsche-Cup...sspagenameZWDVW
  19. seafeye
    Just got back from getting the wheels balanced. Drives a bit better but still have the vibration. The back left wheel is slightly egg shaped. Don't know how that happened, but it isn't completly round. So back to ebay to find a replacement....
  20. seafeye
    Thanks for the quick reply. Traditionally rev limiters kick in a few hundred rpm above redline. also I cannot find axle ratios in the 2008 sales brochure and do not have an owners manual. Regards, Alan http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?a...&showcat=15 I didn't see the 2005 there but i there is a 2006 and 7. Page 267
  21. seafeye
    First couple of pics is my wife spinning a caymen...Instructor had fun!
  22. seafeye
    Tell me when to stop...
  23. seafeye
    Can't post really hi res pics but here are more of the same car...
  24. seafeye
    Real or Fake? BTW these were all taken at the Rennsport Reunion III. This past weekend.
  25. seafeye
    First what year car do you have? I have attached two pictures of the different exhaust. Should be straight forward. 1) Undo the wiring for the oxygen sensors. 4 of them, just do the wiring clip, you can take them out later if you want to. 2) Undo the bolts after the exhaust headers. 3 on each side. Buy new ones. And new gaskets. 3) Undo the bolts on top of the muffler. 4) The whole system should now come down. 5) Take the headers off it you want to. Buy new gaskets and bolts. Buy some anti seize as well.
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