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  1. mikefocke
    You must be an awfully experienced racer for wheel weight to matter. I guess what I'm implying is that so many people focus on the equipment when it is the driving skill they should be focused on. Once you have gotten everything there is out of the equipment you have, then you change equipment to create a new challenge. If a given turn can be driven at 45 and you are driving it at 38, the fix is to learn the corner, not try to throw equipment at it. Because if you improved your speed by improving your equipment, you'd still have improvement the driver needed. Good luck, have fun.
  2. mikefocke
    Sure http://mike.focke.googlepages.com/hacks and look for daytime running lights
  3. mikefocke
    Its your car, your cash, make your own judgment. I like the zeintec but not at that price. I can live with the canvas top, the lined canvas top or the glass window canvas top for that kind of $$$$
  4. mikefocke
    So clean the MAF, what have you to lose? http://mike.focke.googlepages.com/checkeng...ssairflowsensor
  5. mikefocke
    I presume you know all the differences between the 04 S and the 550SE. If not, they are listed here http://mike.focke.googlepages.com/modelyeardifferences The 550 was about as loaded as you could get. Pluses and minuses to that. More toys, more things to go wrong. Will you notice 8 HP (3%) (only available in the upper RPM ranges) in normal driving, heck no. The sports suspension and wider track? Yes, you could notice that and it might be a negative because of the ultra low profile tires if you have rough roads where you are. On the track? Not unless you are a heck of a driver. The base is better than 90% of the drivers driving them, the S is too.
  6. mikefocke
    Each side has 2 sensors, one on the pre-cat and one before the main cat. http://mike.focke.googlepages.com/oxygensensors has pictures of both stock and after market headers side by side
  7. mikefocke
    I'm always amazed that so many people think they know more than the OEM engineers. My bet is Porsche engineers taking into consideration the way many of its cars are driven (Auto-X, track, twisties, tail of dragon, etc). If you were to ignore Porsche's warning to install longer bolts and only use the car for tooling around town showing off your new wheels, you'd be fine. But stress the things over a long track day and you could be in trouble. Or put a super stress on them in an emergency situation and you could be in trouble. Porsche engineers to prevent that, is my guess. Think of the longer bolts as a way of getting new shiny bolts that help show off those new wheels and be safe. Or take your chances with advice that contradicts that of the OEM. Your choice.
  8. mikefocke
    Some formulas and pictures Here
  9. mikefocke
    Without spending some significant $ on intake, ECU, headers, cats and exhaust, I doubt you will feel the difference any one component "upgrade" makes. And by the time you have made enough changes to really affect the power, you are in the "bigger engine transplant" range of expense. Further thoughts are at http://mike.focke.googlepages.com/itisn%27tfastenough and, though they relate to the 986, the engines are so similar they should apply to the 987 as well.
  10. mikefocke
    Are you sure you are holding the trunk lock release button down long enough. It takes about 2-3 seconds to work. I know I made the mistake of thinking it was like the buttons for all my other cars until someone pointed out to me the difference by design. It ios mentioned in the Owner's Manual but is easy to overlook.
  11. mikefocke
    Get it towed (flatbed by someone who knows how to flatbed a Porsche) and don't drive it. Page 231 Owner's Manual Blinking CEL said stop right now. Page 79 Owner's Manual You have serious troubles and you need a serious Porsche mechanic. Maybe spend some time reading any warranty you got with the car as a car lasting 3 hours sounds kind of suspicious.
  12. mikefocke
    A waste of $ IMHO What are you trying to accomplish and how many mods are you willing to spend for to get there? You want power: increase air intake efficiency, optimize air/fuel mixture (chip), improve exhaust scavenging (headers+cats+mufflers). Doing only one is generally a waste of $. Doing them all gets you somewhere but costs big $$$$. The $ per HP gained is outta sight. Buy an S instead may be the more effective answer. Or buy a 2000 base with a blown engine and drop in a 3.4 from a 996 in a junkyard. My opinion
  13. mikefocke
    How to do the MAF cleaning yourself .... http://mike.focke.googlepages.com/checkeng...ssairflowsensor " target="_blank"> http://mike.focke.googlepages.com/checkeng...ssairflowsensor and the O2 sensors http://mike.focke.googlepages.com/oxygensensors " target="_blank"> http://mike.focke.googlepages.com/oxygensensors
  14. mikefocke
    TSB #692450102.80TU You should be covered by a dealer warranty on their service if the same failure keeps re-occuring.
  15. mikefocke
    Low beam is higher in light fixture than high beam. Could you have changed the wrong one? The owner's manual isn't the clearest on this point.
  16. mikefocke
    Now on his own per a 11/15 message on www.ppbb.com (search archives for "Rawlings") from "Mark in LA" who invited a PM (personal email message) for contact info. Use the ppbb email messaging forwarding service by clicking on the person's email address at the top of the message. On 8/7 his contact info was His business is: Rawlings Audio, located in Pasadena cell number 626-372-0744 email: porschetunes@aol.com
  17. mikefocke
    Actually the 200,000 was produced this month. 1. '97s are the least desirable Boxster. Every new model has initial problems that are fixed in subsequent years and '97 was the Boxster's first year. 2. We have no idea of the real options. The build sticker would tell him if he knew how to read the information encoded there (see link). 3. We have no idea where he lives and thus the influence of winter on roadster prices. 4. We have no maintenance history. A car with a replacement engine would be more valuable than one with the original in the case of a '97 or '98. How to buy a Boxster including valuation and build sticker links here
  18. mikefocke
    Applause Theory, practice and humor in one post. And you answered the guy's question on the right level for his self described expertise. 1 good karma point for you.
  19. mikefocke
    Hints One person's experience with similar codes (pictures included). Mine turned out to be a loose connection in the piping. I first cleaned the MAF as that was obvious and cheap.
  20. mikefocke
    It is thousands of pages shorter than the factory manuals total. So what does it leave out?
  21. mikefocke
    Look at the model year differences http://mike.focke.googlepages.com/modelyeardifferences and you'll see Porsche strengthened the suspension and chassis to accommodate the loads placed on them by larger tires.
  22. mikefocke
    Can't really respond unless I know what is important to you in a car. What is your body size/type? Some people fit better in one car than another. How important is taking 12 bags of groceries home? Luggage for 2 for a week long trip? 2 Golf bags? A computer? Whatever else your lifestyle says you will need to transport? How important is a convertible top? Cloth OK? Store it outside or inside? How important is all out acceleration? How important is handling? Where are you going to use that handling? Stick or Auto-Manual? Buttons on the steering wheel? How important is pre-defined maintenance expense (BMW's everything covered for 50k factor)? What car's styling do you like? Which styling do you thing will last over the 5 or 10 year period you mention? How does your significant other feel about such cars (I ask because my wife of 30+ years urged me to buy 2 Boxsters but doesn't like to ride in it ... she feels vulnerable). Going to have to cope with winter? How? Have access to another car/SUV/truck (I bought a CRV before the Boxster just for the winter and rainy days so I could run all out summer performance tires)? How comfortable are you with the stereotype others attach to those owning each car? All three are beautiful cars in some ways, not so good in others. Enjoy your shopping...its fun to be able to consider such cars ... cars that 80-90% of the people will never be able to own.
  23. mikefocke
    Accept the fact ... that if it is to be done, you are going to have to learn how yourself and quit demanding that someone else give you what you want your way. The good news is, if you screw them up, there are lots of cheap replacements available from people who went to Litronics.
  24. mikefocke
    Is a 987 different from a 986, yes. Better, yes. In what ways? Many, subtle mostly. Can you have 90-95% of the fun in an '03 for half the price? Heck yes. The warranty is longer on the newer car. The older car you can feel more free to play around with changes on because it cost so much less. Buying Guide I could have bought any car Porsche made, I chose a 3 year old used '01 S to replace my '99 base destroyed in an accident. Never regretted the decision. Would I swap for a 2006 even up? Sure. Would I pay the cost for the difference.? No. IMHO, YMMV
  25. mikefocke
    You tried cleaning it? http://mike.focke.googlepages.com/checkeng...ssairflowsensor
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