mikestiffler

Hello: As a follow-up, I took my 1999 996 C2 to the local Porsche dealer. They removed the front bumper to get to the hood latch and after drilling the rivets out they were able to open the hood to replace the latch. They said the spring was broken and it jammed the latch. I'm really glad this happen before I put the groceries in the trunk! Sincerely, Mike Stiffler Memphis, TN

Hello: I've spent several hours reading many topics on front trunks not opening and I still can't get mine to open. The trunk didn't open with any warning. I went to the grocery store and when I came back to load the car, nothing. I normally open the trunk to attach a Battery Tender battery charger after each outing and the trunk lever has always worked in the past. My car is a 1999 996 C2 with the mechanical cables. The battery is charged and the handle will move up fully (it's not locked) with normal resistance but the trunk hood doesn't pop open. I've pushed down and pulled up on the hood while someone else has pulled the handle up to no avail. I found a 1/8” cable in left fender well (as sitting in the drivers seat) and had no luck with pulling it. I removed the right fender well liner completely from the car and located the thin silver cable with a loop on the end located underneath the headlight assemble. I made a tee handle extension tool so I could get a good grip on the loop without cutting my fingers. I made several hard pulls and it didn't budge at all. I'm afraid if I pull any harder I might break the cable, it's about 1/16" thick. Is it possible to take the lever assemble apart and manually pull the cable? Does anybody have any other suggestions before I’m forced to use my local dealer? Thank you, Mike Stiffler

When I had the Fabspeed mufflers installed earlier this week I reused the stock Porsche exhaust tips by mistake. It's my fault because I did not specifically ask the installer to install the new tips. I then put about 100 miles on the car with the stock muffler tips and the Fabspeed mufflers. Yesterday I installed the new Fabspeed exhaust tips myself and as hard as it may seem it changed the exhaust system for the better. It reduced the overall exhaust sound level, made the exhaust sound more mellow, and got rid of the slight resonant that I heard before. It's perfect now. It's amazing how all of this fits together. I have experienced this change before when working on motorcycles.

Opps, I meant loud; not load. Sorry. :rolleyes:

This is a copy of an email that I sent to Joe at Fabspeed and his reply. Joe: I recently installed your Fabspeed mufflers on my 1999 Porsche 996 C2 with a manual transmission. Before I installed the Fabspeed mufflers I installed your Cold Air Upgrade. The Cold Air Upgrade increased the intake noise just a little bit in the higher RPM range. I was more impressed with the quicker throttle response due to the lower restrictions. The great news is that when I added your mufflers I was very impressed with the quality of the sound and quite happy with the results. Thank you for making an aftermarket muffler that I can easily live with and enjoy on a daily basis. It's the only aftermarket exhaust muffler that I've tried that has a throaty sound at low RPMs and actually gets less rumble at higher RPMs. It "smoothes" out as the revs climb. My crossover point is around 2800 RPM. The exhaust sound does not resonate as you promised and the highway cruising sound level is the same as stock. Well at least not more noise than the tires, engine and wind generates. The only thing I noticed is around 2400 to 2600 RPMs the noise kind of oscillates or rolls around in the cabin, but only a little. As an experiment I may try putting the intake accumulator back in the intake box. You call it a muffler on your website. I had the mufflers installed at Gossett Motor Cars in Memphis Tennessee. I had them fix a minor cam sensor cover oil leak at the same time. Wow, dealer labor rates are expensive. The dealer's service advisor and mechanics where also impressed with your exhaust mufflers. Feel free to share this information with anybody who is concern about your mufflers being too load, like I was. Now that I have the engine breathing better will the Porsche fuel injection system adjust the air/fuel mixture for the extra flow? Does Porsche use a speed-density system (RPM and Manifold Air Pressure), Alpha-N system (Angle of throttle and RPM), or a mass air flow system (hot wire or vane type)? What does your add-on chip do if the fuel injection system already corrects for the additional air flow? Sincerely, Mike Stiffler Joe replied Hi Mike I am glad that you are happy………………….if you can let other know about Fabspeed quality and service on webforums that would be great. You cars DME will automatically learn and self adjust for the lessened backpressure and you don’t need a chip. If you would like one it would be tuned for 93 octane gasoline and the mods you have made. Let us know and have a great weekend. Joe