AndyA6

Just visiting here and reading this thread, interesting!

I had a lot of Porsches in my life, 12 to be exact. Anything from. 356 to various 911 to a Cayenne and finally to a 986 Boxster and now a 2014 Boxster.

To all of you who think a 991 is too "GT", you have a point, as a hardcore fanboy I still miss my 964 C2 built to RS specs, big time.

I find the current Boxster the most fun to drive car by far and the best value as well. And I drove several 991s over time to compare.

http://986forum.com/forums/

Try over there for more response!

Our '08 gets maybe 14 mpg around town and maybe 18 mpg on the highway at 75 mph. I guess the ethanol gas is to blame, total suckage!

It is an "S" with bypass pipes, recent plugs and filters, regular maintenance.

Ok! 2 coil packs were somehow damaged, replaced, engine runs perfect again. I absolutely have no idea how this knocking sound has to do with the coil packs. However, all is good and a BIG thank you to our Porsche tech Larry who fixed the engine :)

Car goes to the shop July 25, will post updates......

This is my engine, suddenly developed this horrible sound.Here is another one, a 3.6 from a 996 C 4 S

My avatar was taken there...

Fantastic! Been there last year, so much fun and very cool cars and people.

Very common problem. T-reg bearings are more expensive. There is a company in Denver which does the repairs for approx. 400 in exchange.

Russ, any news?

I always loosen the bolt on the body side before swiveling the arm up, to prevent damage to the bushing. It's a 16mm bolt head and nut.

Very jelly! Nice find!

Thanks so much for your really nice write up!

Yeah, update?

Uhmm, just thinking and by no means I am a tech or something......

Sediment in the tank got sucked into the fuel filter and possibly further up thus causing problems?

April 1st???

Seriously! Get oil changed asap, even the smallest amount of water will reduce "functionality" of the oil greatly. Do not start engine until done.

Very interesting! Isn't an OEM /Porsche like a $ 2,500 option?

Also thanks from me!

cool idea, thanks for sharing!

I have the same questions. I have a 2004 Boxster 986, so the O2 sensors are not required at the cat/bypass pipes.

To gwoodburn, which one did you end up getting? Can you feel the difference in sound and performance with he cat bypass pipes?

Man, this is an old thread. However I installed the Fabspeed pipes and they fit very well. Sound is great (deeper) and def some improvement in the power dept.

Thanks for the replys , the best performance upgrade i found on my celica was a de-cat so i may look at just a sports cat for the boxster.

Underdrive pulley

Thanks for everyone above with the towing tips. Ended up renting a 6' by12' trailer from uHaul in NYC. Below is a summary of the trip

• Made the trip from NYC to Miami in 22 hours. Average speed was 65 mph, average MPG was 9.8. The poor mileage was also due with having two bikes up on the roof as well as a Thule hard over container.
• The CTT was a champion. They only problem I had was looking in the rear view mirror and seeing a uHaul tailgating me for the entire trip :)
• Got a speeding ticket at 4:00 AM in the morning in South Caroling on I95 going 86 in a 70. 86 was probably the fastest I was going the entire trip and it happened to be when a South Carolina State Trooper was hitting me with instant on radar (I forget what band it was). The Valentine lit up when I was about 100 yards away from him sitting hidden in the median.
• the uhaul experience was actually much better than I anticipated. They were very friendly and had decent automation at the two locations that I visited. The trailer was in good shape and the guys were super helpful putting on the trailer (as well as helping ot diagnose a wiring issue)

Glad that workedout and it sounds that was one of those money making tickets.....

Andy

Wow Mike! I wish we had a tire shop here like you describe!

All of the above!

I almost always shift "by hand" when pulling our boat, espcially in the mountains! Brakes are awesome but I'd test the trailer brakes before going anywhere!! Makes a HUGE difference! Another note,we never ever experienced the dreaded pendulum / trailer going left/right.

Report back when done!

Later,

Andy

You won't have a problem at all with any of these trailers. Just drive with a little more "sense", i.e. you're pulling a trailer! Make sure the trailer lights work.....

The Cayenne is an awesome tow vehicle!

We pull our boat (4,500 lbs plus trailer weight) on a regular basis, sometimes we even forget somethings hangs back there!

Later,

Andy

I have a 2004 CTT with about 60K miles on it and am about to make a trip from NYC to Miami in early October. i will need to rent a trailer from U-Haul in order to carry all of the family items down for the winter. I was looking for some advice about driving characteristics with the different size trailers along with any practical advice (I have never towed a trailer before).

There are three sizes of trailers that I am looking at

6' x 12' cargo trailer

5' x 10' cargo trailer

5' x 8' cargo trailer

Below is a link from the U-Haul site that describes the trailers as well as pictures of each model:

http://www.uhaul.com/Reservations/EquipmentDetail.aspx?model=AV

Questions:

1. Is there much difference in the driving characteristics between the three trailers
2. Assuming that the road is wide open, what would you recommend as a maximum speed
3. Will I need any mirror extensions with these trailers
4. Any other practical advice (even smart-*** comments will be appreciated)

Thanks in advance - Steve