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  1. 70Sixter
    It will not act as a full charger. Not even a trickle charger. You can/should put a maintainer on your tractor also. Its battery will thank you, and it will live longer. Batteries hate full discharge/recharges. Battery Tender makes maintainers that have multiple cables.
  2. 70Sixter
    The adapter comes with install tool. Charles Navarro verified for me yesterday that the new filter does not extend down closer to road than stock. As far as the actual filter goes this is from the LN site: "The K&N Gold oil filter use resin impregnated cellulose filter media. This allows for higher flow rates while providing outstanding filtration. High filter flow rates are important in racing vehicles where heavier grade oil is used and the oil is pumped much faster than in a standard vehicle. When the engine is circulating oil at high GPM rates, the high-flow oil filter helps reduce the loss of pressure through the filtering process. This is the best filter, no questions asked. Manufactured by Champion just like the Mobil 1 braned [sic] oil filter. The only difference is the 1" nut on the bottom of the K&N filter."
  3. 70Sixter
    What he said. No charger, just a maintainer as RFM suggested. I use Porsche version, but there are other good ones. Cord easily passes thru where side glass meets the door.
  4. 70Sixter
    P21S is very gentle and can be left on for soaking nasty wheels. Endorsed by PCA concours gurus.
  5. 70Sixter
    I use P21S wheel cleaner and P21S wax. Like White987S I love seeing the big red calipers and the rotors. I'd worry about dirty stuff accumulating behind the shields. If you go that way, remove them for cleaning the brakes.
  6. 70Sixter
    Wife's X5's Homelink was impossible! I printed Homelink.com instructions out and still had a problem. Two minute call to Homelink Customer Service fixed it. :censored: BMW instructions were wrong.
  7. 70Sixter
    We had an 80 degree day earlier this week. Back to cold (high 40s) yesterday. Bi-polar :censored: weather!
  8. 70Sixter
    As mentioned it could also be bearings. BUT. I've had the same symptom with most cars and tires I've owned. High performance or year round. Cured with fresh rubber. Just replaced the summer hi perf rears on my Box a year ago at 20k miles and that helped cut the noise a lot.
  9. 70Sixter
    :cheers: :welcome: :welcome: Good advice about the Bentley manual and joining PCA. I think you can still get the manual thru the RennTech Amazon store and get credit to the site. Pelican good also. For a lighter, less technically oriented Boxster site try 986Forum.com in addition to this one.
  10. 70Sixter
    If you haven't already recheck the connectors for potential shorts. Also the ignition has been blamed for a lot of apparently unrelated problems. Mine died once with no sound at all. Shut down engine and it came back when I refired it!
  11. 70Sixter
    :welcome: :welcome: :welcome:
  12. 70Sixter
    The 996tt does not use the m96, rather it uses a Gt1 derived motor which is also in the Gt2 and Gt3 and 997tt. IMHO one pays now or one pays later. If money is a concern, and that is the case here, the only fiscally responsible choice is 996tt. You'll never get anywhere close to your "investment" dollars back from a replaced motor. 996tt is a proven winner. Which is why Brad Roberts' recommendation to dump the 996 and go with a TT makes sense if you can afford it.
  13. 70Sixter
    From the Cayman Club: http://supply.mobil1.com/ $10 for 5 quarts, limit 2 per family.
  14. 70Sixter
    I believe they are from 996 S.
  15. 70Sixter
    Personally I'd go with Jake. Adding power does nothing to correct design problem in the M96. Great piece on the M96 in Excellence by the late great Jim Pasha a coupla three issues ago.
  16. 70Sixter
    What he said. The new ones might have their own problems. You have a great car now. Just wait awhile.
  17. 70Sixter
    Mike, Mike, Mike, Mike. That soooo doesn't sound like you, The Sage Advisor. When my Box comes out of the garage I run it until it hits 180 degrees. Than I head home and stop at the grocery that's a mile from my home. Mrs Sixter's X5 is for shorts trips! :D :D :D PS And if you'd move to the coast you could avoid a lot of :censored: 40 degree stuff. PPS I completely agree on your oil schedule, except my goal is once a year. Which has been around 5k miles/year.
  18. 70Sixter
    I mounted my radar remote in a blank batwing that was less than $7 from Suncoast. I mounted the Dremel in a vice and very slowly and carefully moved the batwing with my arms braced on the bench. I started with a cutting bit to rough in the hole and then switched to little drum sander attachment for fine tuning. I trial fitted it frequently and probably used more than 45 minutes to get a good pressure fit. Those tiny holes must've been a REAL challenge.
  19. 70Sixter
    I just saw a HomeLink mirror DIY yesterday - either here or 986Forum.com. Said to use hot putty knife or fishing line to remove stock mirror. I like the OEM switches in blank switch spots, but the mirror is fine if you don't mind changing out the mirror.
  20. 70Sixter
    I saw a post some time ago about someone who used Flash2Pass wiring with their own transmitter. Not sure the benefit except you use you own receiver. The Targa top switch is DPDT so you can install two transmitters. It is an easy install and I tapped the always hot lead behind the center stack so batteries are not an issue as long as you have 12 VDC transmitter like my Lift Masters.
  21. 70Sixter
    Wouldn't the door lock switch function as on/off switch?
  22. 70Sixter
    I got my switches from Suncoast, but have done well with Sunset also. You also need to tell them if yours are matt or glossy. The Targa top switch looks good for the garage door opener. It is also double-pole double-throw so you can control two openers from one switch. That is the switch I wanted closest to my hand. If you need more switch locations you can get the batwing with cutouts for two or four.
  23. 70Sixter
    :cheers: :welcome: And good luck with your beast. Be careful, there is a reason they call that color Arrest-Me Red.
  24. 70Sixter
    You might try these folks. I have no direct experience with them. http://www.worlduph.com/primo.htm
  25. 70Sixter
    I would guess at blasphemy.....unless it's a 928 V8. 8^) Not really. ;) There are lots of engines stuffed into 914s. From Subaru to big Porsche flat 6s to Chevy V8s. Altho I think I remember one 928, but that might have been in a 944 (or maybe it was a 914). Oh, and there are some killer Type IV engines. Search Jake Raby. I always thought a 912 engine would have been great, but never saw it done.
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