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  1. Drive and enjoy the car in its true element by avoiding much of the blue highways. My father in law and I did a fly and drive a few years ago. Met in Alabama to pick up his new to him 1991 bmw convertible. And drove it back to st louis. Only rule was using byroads. Best memory with him. Either have a good friend come along or visit others. We would be happy to host you in Denver.

  2. I am converting my car back to stock and need to replace the air intake. There is a tube that connects to the air filter assembly. this tube basically runs up to the rear lid to draw in ambient air. Is there a difference a 1999 996 part and my car is a 2003 c4s.

    thank you

  3. I recently (July 2012) acquired a 03 c4s with 55k. The PO put HR sports over OEM struts at 34k. the ride is fine but too low for my DD.

    My Row030 suspension just arrived. What other parts and hardware should I have handy? There is a good clunk in the rear when going over pot holes etc. Small clunk in the front ONLY when backing out of my driveway with the wheels turned.

    I think tie rod ends at a minimum, correct? How about strut bearings and mounts? Any input is appreciated.

    Also I have done similar work on my previous M3 so not a total newbie. how long should I allocate for this job?

  4. Great plan. This will "zero out" your maintenance. Always a smart move on a newly aquired used Porsche.

    Make sure you use OEM coolant and distilled water.

    Yes, you need the crush washers for the gear oil change.

    I'd recommend you use Mobil Delvac 75W90. Buy 2 gallons. You'll use about 5 quarts. Good place to purchase is Lufteknic:

    http://www.lufteknic...obil75-90delvac

    If you're really fanatical, like me, send you engine oil and gear lube out to Blackstone Labs, and start doing Used Oil Analysis. This first test will serve as your baseline.

    thank you. I have not been able to find crush washers for transaxle and front diff. I checked pelican, autohaus and bimmerparts. Do you have a source for those? Vendors mentioned above have oil drain plug and coolant drain washers. I ordered those two.

    Also thank you on the loosen fill tip. I learned that the hard way on my first performance car. Thanks for the reminder

  5. thank you for the welcome and quick answer, much appreciated. My 986 has the sport touring package and memory seats, three settings by the door sill. When I bought the car it only came with Sparcos so I do not know excatly what was in there before but the option codes in the frunk indicate sport touring package ands there are memory controls, so I think these are the correct seats for it.

    Question is whether the seats that I bought from a C4S owner are missing connectors. There is the memory module underneath the seat, mounted at the front. All the driver motors are wired into this box. There are no connectors coming out of the box or anywhere else under the seat? There are three opennings on the black box, are my chassis connectors suppoed to go into the back box?

    Or are there suppoed to be a ribbon of connectors under the seat to mate with the chassis connectors?

    I do not see anything hacked off by the PO. Also not pictured from the chassis are a 26 pin white connector and 2 pin spade and three pin connector. Again these are coming from the chassis.

    :welcome:

    The seat options in 986 and 996 are the same. But there are standard seats and "comfort" seats. The later having more adjustments, seat memory, and lumbar support.

    Unfortunately if you car came with standard seats you do not have the wiring for the comfort seats. All Porsches have custom (or semi-custom) wire harnesses - so if it was not there from the factory it would need to be added.

    If that is the case then either those other functions will not work or you will need to hand wire in all the other connectors and wiring (not a small job).

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