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  1. a9jlu
    they sell just the reflector that can be taped onto the back of a C2. search the internet for this! Jason
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    i don't think the oem gt2 wing fits the C4S. you have to get the one from www.mashaw.com, email the guy, he has one for the C4s. I'm getting it soon, i'll post pics once it's installed.
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    did the car die? or was it a noise? the car would stall out by it self a few times and a few times it was just too rough of an idle for me to leave it running.. like the entire car would vibration hard and the check engine light would flash... i got the car back today. n/c since everything was under warranty.. also got an oil change, brake flushing, and my new carbon fiber steering wheel mounted... total on mastercard, 730 - 10% coupon service coupon = 650?
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    hey, i had my car towed to the dealer on sunday and they found the cam actuator bad? they said it was a pretty big job to change but it was under warranty. can anybody tell me how a cam actuator goes bad? my car had around 10,300 miles on it. jason
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    hey guys! bad news. i was in a really bad mood tonight and i think i broke something in my transmission... i was at a light and when i saw it turn green, i decided a little gas will cheer me up... so i gunned it.. sadly, my mind must not have been paying attention since i must have let out the clutch before shifting completely into 2nd gear.... some of you knows what horriffic sound i hear next... clik lcikc lickkkciclicic.... uh... so tell me, did i break something???!?!?!? i drove home without any problems and 2nd gear still works.. but i want to know the long term effects of this and if i need to get anything checked out... thanks for the advise! regards, jason
  6. a9jlu
    i must drive pretty "gas wastingly" since i only get 14mph in nyc and 23mph driving on the highway.
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    thanks for all the help guys!! i was worried that it was a problem with my driving style for a while.. hehe. thanks!
  8. a9jlu
    my car has the same problem. very strange..
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    hey guys! my 04 c4s is doing very well. however, it has around 8k miles now and i just noticed extreme tire wear, espeically for the rear tires. i think i have maybe 1/3 of an inch remaining on the rear and about 1/2 of an inch remaining on the fronts. is this normal tire wear? i know the oem tires are pretty soft compound. is it because i am driving using the summer tires through the winter? i was thinking about going with 19" techart rims, but any recommendations on tires that will last a little longer? i think i'm not too aggressive of a driver, but i guess i am? hehe, anyways, anybody else experience this? how many miles are you guys getting with your tires? i think the worse tire wear i ever had as on potenza s-03s on my S55 that lasted me maybe 15k miles, but i think the rear on the porsche will only last me a few thousand more... jason
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    i have a 996 C4S. hm.. i'm probably too much of a newbie. does that translate into the rims will fit or not fit? hehe. thanks!
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    hey everybody! will these fit my 04 C4S? front 19x8.5 ET 40 rear 19x11 ET 25. The person says this offset will fit a 996 turbo and any 996 wide body. will these fit? i just want to make sure since i don't want to purchase rims that do not fit my car. many thanks! jason
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    o What are the long term effects on the lens, mirror and headlamp housing? there should be no long term effect on the lens, mirror, and headlamp housing since OEM is designed to handle the HID heat. Any personal experiences? HIDs use 35 Watt bulbs, supposedly produce less heat but output more light in the visible range. o What are the effects on the beam pattern? a GOOD set should produce the same beam pattern, even though the bulb is longer, the "light source" should be in the same location as normal halogen bulbs. The HID bulbs are longer and therefore may mess up the beam pattern. What are your experienes? from my experience with HID retrofit kits, since the entire headlamp pops out with a porsche, I'm not sure where you would mount your ballast. people usually mounts the ballast somewhere inside the engine compartment near the headlamp and OEM hid units mount the ballast inside the headlamp.
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    Hey! Good news, I got my set of winter tires today. 265 for the rear and 235 for the fronts. i'm looking for some 18*8 wheels and 18*10wheels for the C4S. I believe the offsets will be ET50 & ET47. any recommendations on wheels? thanks! Jason
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    Hey guys! does anybody have experience with the replica TechArt body kits on ebay? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PORSCHE-911...sspagenameZWDVW For the price, it's a steal, but what do you guys think? is it worth it?
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    a little offtopic but regarding clutch wear factor, between what range of rpms should i be at for normal driving? and how many rpms do you guys launch at (assuming at a normal red-light, not trying to race the guy next to you)? i have a japanese friend who tells me he usually cruises around 3-4k rpms in his japanese little import, which appears to me kindof high.. and he also says he lauches at around 3-4k rpms too... my point of view was always launch at the lowest possible rpm without bogging down the engine to minimize engine wear. around 800-1.3krpms? and i usually cruise around 40mph in 4th gear, i think around 2k rpms? anybody? these questions are probably really newbie-ish, but sadly i'm still figuring out how to drive a manual car! thanks! -jason
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    hey, i am getting a set of rims and tires and want to make sure they fit (don't want any disaster incidents here) the wheels are oem 996 turbo rims FRONT P/N 996 362 136 04 SIZE 8X18 OFFSET 52mm REAR P/N 996 362 142 11 SIZE 8X11 OFFSET 45mm and the tires are 225-40VR18 front and 265-35VR18 rear tires, Pirelli Winter 240 Snowsports i know i should get 17" tires but it's so hard finding a set that fits. anyways, how does that setup sound? anybody tried hte pirelli set? they are suppose to be oem for porsche snow. -jason
  17. a9jlu
    a little offtopic but regarding clutch wear factor, between what range of rpms should i be at for normal driving? and how many rpms do you guys launch at (assuming at a normal red-light, not trying to race the guy next to you)? i have a japanese friend who tells me he usually cruises around 3-4k rpms in his japanese little import, which appears to me kindof high.. and he also says he lauches at around 3-4k rpms too... my point of view was always launch at the lowest possible rpm without bogging down the engine to minimize engine wear. around 800-1.3krpms? and i usually cruise around 40mph in 4th gear, i think around 2k rpms? anybody? these questions are probably really newbie-ish, but sadly i'm still figuring out how to drive a manual car! thanks! -jason
  18. a9jlu
    Start driving right after you start the car. This lets the entire drivetrain warm up at the same time. If you start the car and let it idle, you're putting excess wear on your catalytic converters and the transmission and everything else are still cold. thanks for all the advise guys! i always let my car idle for a few minutes before i drive it (i thought it would be better, less wear) but apparently not. :help: there has been times where i drive my porsche without warming it up and it never seems to drive right. have to rev is up a little higher than usual to get it started... help of this matter? i mean, some people say never to idle your car while others say you should always idle your car. people who tell you to idle your car says it will wear less if you do and people who tell you not to idle your car says it will also wear less. hehe. :help:
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    hey guys! i was wondering if my 996 C4S with around 6.5k miles will do in the winter season in NYC. this is the first winter my porsche will be experiencing and does anybody have any good advise? like, i keep on feeling it is not designed for winter use. hehe. i mean, yesterday it dropped under freezing and i noticed that the LCD screen for the radio was kindof laggy while updating what it read. my amg mercedes never had a problem in the winter season, how reliable is my c4s for the winter? thanks. regards, jason
  20. a9jlu
    will the rims on a 2001 C4 fit on a 2004 C4S? i'm not sure if the C4 is a widebody or not. thanks!
  21. a9jlu
    :offtopic: just for fun
  22. a9jlu
    what is a GHL?
  23. a9jlu
    i dunno if this helps, but my company does a lot of shipping and FEDEX gets stopped the most by customs. always do postal service for international shipments
  24. a9jlu
    it must be my manual driving skills. lol any recommendations on where i can go to learn how to drive manual in the nyc area? i think i better learn how to driving manual properly before i mess up my car (also, so i can beat m3s) =) jason
  25. a9jlu
    hey guys! this is kindof embarrasing to say but is an bmw m3 faster than a C4S? i'm probably not the greatest in manual shifting yet (since i just started 5 months ago with no formal training). i've kind-of raced 2 M3s recently. it seems that it's not that easy to chase after one, those things seem to handle as well as a c4s and seem just as fast in accelerating. anybody know whats going on? i know the specs are similar, but it's a porsche! thanks, jason
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