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  1. 355bhp
    SuhwEET! Congrats and welcome aboard! And there's something I like about your user name too. . . Back in my day, a hunnert years ago, 150 mph really meant something, and now I've been let loose in a car that goes 180+! Heck, that's 250GT Testarossa speed!
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    Observing the shadow is a good idea; getting the car up to 76 mph on an L.A. freeway in the morning or evening's gonna be a little tough, but I'll give it a try. Thanks for the input.
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    I think I may have manually extended my rear spoiler by mistake, but I don't recall the LED in the button ever being lit. The spoiler remained up after switching off the ignition, but no fault code ever appeared. Following the manual's instructions, I switched on the ignition and pressed and held the control button. The button's little LED lit up as the spoiler retracted, and it went out when it reached its final position. How can I tell if the spoiler has truly returned to its automatic mode, as the manual says it should?
  4. 355bhp
    If you live close by to Rusnak, ask one of the guys in the parts dept to point out the aftermarket intake. I've got a rattle in my muffler, but I think it's a loose baffle. I only hear it when I blip the throttle at lower RPM's. However, I think it contributes nicely to the nasty roar it makes when I really put my foot down!
  5. 355bhp
    Don't know what an aftermarket intake looks like, but here's a topic that has drawings of what a stock one looks like: http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=8459. I'm sure a search will pull up topics with photos. Good luck.
  6. 355bhp
    Personally, I think the 996 is cleaner (visually and aerodynamically) than the 997, and I LOVE my 997. Leave yours the way it is, unless you can make it go faster. Cheers.
  7. 355bhp
    I can thank this Forum for my current driving habits! Got a 3-year extended warranty (for which I believe I grossly overpaid!) when I bought the car last year.
  8. 355bhp
    >Gulp!< That's just what my 3.8's got on it right now! Been driving it "like my hair was on fire" (to quote one member's post) and changing oil at 5K mile intervals. Watch this space!
  9. 355bhp
    +2. Perhaps replacements similar your current wheels are available in black? Those are what I'd like to eventually put on my little green car.
  10. 355bhp
    The new motor will now make yours the perfect car. Congrats. How many miles on your '05 C2?
  11. 355bhp
    I just noticed that your oil pressure gauge is at 4 bar. Mine pegs at 5 around 4000 rpm. Does the pressure start dropping after a steady run at 6000+? 'Course if you were a little too busy to notice, I fully understand! Cheers, you lucky dog!
  12. 355bhp
    Boy, it seems the '05's have had their share of little problems! Mine had everything from a CEL warning to a floppy rear-view mirror, but fortunately the local dealer took care of all that stuff, while it was still under what was left of the warranty. Just be patient and get all the little gremlins fixed. And don't be afraid to drive it HARD (and change the oil and filter around every 7500 miles); it's a terrific car! Oh, and I like those wheels! Cheers,
  13. 355bhp
    Thanks! What ever would we do without you Loren!
  14. 355bhp
    I checked online, and Tire Rack shows an all blue, one liter can marked "200". Other sites show the blue Ate 200 can with a big white square and red diagonal stripe. These other sites refer to it as racing fluid. Is there a difference in these Ate products with the slightly different labels, and are both approved by Porsche?
  15. 355bhp
    If that's the usual interval between washings, I'd spring for a hand wash; they usually run about $25 down here in L.A.
  16. 355bhp
    Welcome to the Forum, and congrats on the new car! Fast, ain't it. Cheers.
  17. 355bhp
    Ah. So THAT's why I couldn't find anything in the maintenance schedules on topping off the clutch fluid.
  18. 355bhp
    Thanks! Seeing that it's a 996 part no., would the instructions for removing the 997 3.8 air cleaner housing posted in the Mar 15, 2009 DIY 3.8 Air Cleaner change forum still apply? Mine looks exactly the same as the posting's illustrations http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=8459. To digress a bit, I noticed a "black box" with a filler cap just above the inlet duct, which can also be seen in the instruction's illustration. The cap is inscribed "Only hydraulic oil Pentosin CHF 11 S". Is this the filler for the clutch fluid, and is the nipple on top of the box the bleeder valve?
  19. 355bhp
    Do you have the part number for the engine air cleaner element for an '05 3.8 997S? Thanks.
  20. 355bhp
    If it doesn't make it go faster, I wouldn't put anything in there! Cheers.
  21. 355bhp
    Bought mine with 23K miles and was talked into an extended warranty. Worried myself sick over the IMS issue, so I was glad I was roped into the e/w. Since reading that IMS troubles among tracked cars were even more rare, I've been driving mine "like my hair was on fire" (to quote one poster), tracked it once (and wanna track it again), got a speeding ticket from a surprisingly sympathetic CHP officer ("I HEARD you first, and why did you do it right in front of me?!"), and MPG be damned, been using 5-6 Grand as my normal shift points. Gonna change oil and filter between 5K and 10K miles at most and so far, it continues to run superbly at 34K miles without leaving any engine parts on the freeway. Congrats and enjoy. Cheers!
  22. 355bhp
    My service reminder is in days. When I reset it using a Durametric, is there an option to set the reminder for miles instead?
  23. 355bhp
    Sorry for dredging up an ancient topic, but according to the Durametric website, the gadget looks almost too good to be true for resetting service reminders. Will the software run on any decent Windows laptop? The $287 price tag seems a reasonable investment. Currently, the OBC in my car just began reading "Service in 30 days", and the car has 34116 miles on the odo. As far as I know, the car was last serviced at an OPC at around 26K miles. I've since had my indy change the oil and filter at around 30K, and will do another change at at 35-38K. I don't think he has a Durametric, and I know he doesn't have a PIWIS, but I'd trust him with a service checklist, because he's quite familiar with Mercedes diagnostics and their OBC's. If I bought a Durametric, I'd let him borrow it of course, because he's quite digitally savvy.
  24. 355bhp
    If the motor was replaced after 2006, and if it was new at the time or a factory replacement, the reliability issues with the IMS bearing had by that time been addressed by Porsche AG, and you should have the perfect car. If you got 100K miles out of your 996, drive and maintain the 997 the same way, and it should last just as long. Cheers and good luck!
  25. 355bhp
    Because you drive every day with your hair on fire IS likely the reason why your car is holding up like a tank! Cheers.
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