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  1. 996noob
    Sorry for the erroneous multiple posts. No fault codes. But I have bad surging and flat spots at WOT, especially at the last 1000 rpms before redline, the engine struggles to increase revs, so sometimes it doesn't even get to shift to the next gear. Basically, the power gets released for a few hundred rpms, hangs on and struggles for a few hundred rpms, the advances again, then struggles again and get worse at high rpms. When I unplug the MAF, the car is like a rocket, but runs so rich I can smell the hydrogen sulphide from the cat.
  2. 996noob
    No fault codes. But I have bad surging and flat spots at WOT, especially at the last 1000 rpms before redline, the engine struggles to increase revs, so sometimes it doesn't even get to shift to the next gear. Basically, the power gets released for a few hundred rpms, hangs on and struggles for a few hundred rpms, the advances again, then struggles again and get worse at high rpms.
  3. 996noob
    No fault codes. But I have bad surging and flat spots at WOT, especially at the last 1000 rpms before redline, the engine doesn't want to increase revs, so sometimes it doesn't even get to shift to the next gear.
  4. 996noob
    I'm going to replace my O2 Sensors and Air Flow Sensor at one go. Do I just reset the ECU by disconnecting the battery, and then just drive normally? Anything special I need to do when first starting up or on first drive? I heard some mentioning doing a "drive cycle". What is that?
  5. 996noob
    It seems the pads with and without the weights are interchangeable. But I have many questions. So do we know if one design supercedes another? Which one is the newer design? And why? What are the function of the weights? Are they really weights? Or stops?
  6. 996noob
    Are Porsche yellow calipers Speed Yellow?
  7. 996noob
    Speed Yellow or Guards Red?
  8. 996noob
    Should there be one?
  9. 996noob
    Did Porsche really use Guards Red on the calipers, or is it a close match coincidence? Likewise, are the yellow calipers actually Speed Yellow?
  10. 996noob
    Here is the side view pic of the car after lowering. I was wondering, if, since the final ride height is so low, as compared to many other 996's with PSS9's, the shock must be working in it's "lower" than normal position, in this specific case, would it be then allowable to raise the height above Bilstein's spec on the shock? Just wondering....
  11. 996noob
    OK, I'm replying my own question, it should be 993 606 128 01 ! Thanks anyway!
  12. 996noob
    I have conflicting info that the Before Cat sensors for my car should be 993 606 128 01 or 996 606 168 01. My car (1998 996 C2) has only Before Cat sensors, and no After Cat sensor. Which one is the right one?
  13. 996noob
    Just a question for you regarding the install. Why do you tap both the rear light wires and the wires in the car? You needed reverse signal and ground, and lights on (illumination). Which would be tapped from the light alone. I think I am missing something. I just want to understand the signals you required. Also, how come you chose to tap wires from the left side rear light and then go through the firewall on the right side, could you have chosen the reight rear light instead? Just in case I do this DIY in the future, I wanted to know the reasons behind the choices made. Thanks! I see, thanks for the clarification!
  14. 996noob
    Thanks!!
  15. 996noob
    I tried my best with the search function, but could not find the GT3 badge placement. I managed to find the Carrera one, Cayenne, Targa, etc. but could not find the GT3 placement.
  16. 996noob
    Thanks Loren!
  17. 996noob
    Hi Loren, I'm so sorry, I don't know why I posted in the 997 forum. I meant for it to be in the 996 forum, my mistake. I would like to have the info for placement of both GT3 and Carrera, 996, if possible. I might go for a "911" badge on my Carrera, and would like to put it where they usually stick the "GT3". If I go back to "Carrera" after my re-paint, then I'll be able to tell the paint shop where to place it correctly. Thanks! btw, can threads be moved?
  18. 996noob
    Is there a TSB or guide to placement of the GT3/911/Carrera badges on the rear deck lid?
  19. 996noob
    The backing pads/pucks are adhere to the pad by adhesive, you peel off the wax paper and stick it to the pad, just like a sticker. I wasn't able to re-use the the old ones, as trying to pry them out and overcoming the adhesive more or less destroyed them. In anycase, I couldn't think of any adhesive I could use that would withstand the temps of the brakes without rendering it useless. I figured, if it didnt stick on, they wouldn't work, might as well do without them - or buy new ones. So which is the new design and which is the old design? The ones with the "weights" or without the "weights"? The pad area of the pad without weights looks bigger though. From what I recall from Physics in university, is that friction is not a function of area, only the miu and the normal force, but then againt that is classical Newtonian mechanics, perhaps too ideal for the real world?
  20. 996noob
    Not mine. I have Hawk HP Plus. Great on the track for stopping, but lots of dust and brake squeal noise on the street. This thread on brake pads is really quite interesting. Ive always wanted to know what those metal "weights" are on my pads. What made it even more curious is to see you guys have versions of the pad WITHOUT those pieces, especially original Porsche pads without them makes it even more curious. My car came with original Porsche pads, which had the weights and also Textar stamping on the backing plate. When worn, I replaced with Textar OEM which had identical stamping and also the weights, so I assumed that the weights were standard. I have never seen pads for 996 without them. In anycase, what is the function? I always thought they were guides, rather than weights. With the spring pushing down on the pad within the caliper, it seems to me that the metal pieces on the top are pushed againts the caliper top, rather than the bottom edge of the pad pushing againts the bottom of the caliper.
  21. 996noob
    This is also the case with Bosch pads. They are Textar too.
  22. 996noob
    What do you mean by couter balanced by the way?
  23. 996noob
    But if I mounted a Mk2 bumper with the Mk2 sensors, and hook up, it might work if they only changed the shape and locking mechanism.
  24. 996noob
    I would like to use the mk2 park sensors on the mk1 system. For example, if I installed a mk1 rear bumper with the park sensors, would they plug into the mk1 harness, and function properly. Do you think they are compatible?
  25. 996noob
    Just a question for you regarding the install. Why do you tap both the rear light wires and the wires in the car? You needed reverse signal and ground, and lights on (illumination). Which would be tapped from the light alone. I think I am missing something. I just want to understand the signals you required. Also, how come you chose to tap wires from the left side rear light and then go through the firewall on the right side, could you have chosen the reight rear light instead? Just in case I do this DIY in the future, I wanted to know the reasons behind the choices made. Thanks!
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