gt3Steve

The 911 has always had an e-brake drum inside the rear rotor. Removal of the rotor doesn't always require they be adjusted though.

I don't think it's a DIY job unless you were a window tint installer in a previous life. When I had the Invinca-Shield brand installed on my Boxster S it was almost a 4 hour job and the guy doing it was a trainer for Invinca-Shield. I've already contacted him to install the film on my GT3 before it leaves the dealer's lot.

Could someone post the template for what to cut on the side panel? Thanks.

Actually we need a photo from the other side of the car. I'm thinking that air guide might interfere with the A/C compressor and/or the lines to the compressor on the street GT3.

Tony: When you read "blip" think "heel & toe" as in using your heel/side of the foot on the gas pedal to bring the revs up while your toes are mashing the brakes.

carl: Haven't gotten my GT3 yet but a few months after I got my 968 the temp gauge started to occasionally peg itself and then drop back to normal range. After two sensors and a thermostat were replaced without solving the problem a new gauge did.

Do you like repairing the CV joints on your car? I had a friend decide a handbrake turn was required for an autocross several years ago so he taped down the button on the handbrake lever so he could just let go to disengage it. That was the theory at least. Unfortunately when he actually used the handbrake the tape slipped, the brakes stayed on and when he jumped back on the throttle he popped a CV joint.

As for ABS, I think the emergency brake system used in the 996 is still the small mechanical drum setup inside the rear disc so ABS would not apply.

I am not too tall 5'11", mainly attributed to short legs. My upper torso is quite tall though. I just fit in the cab when the roof is up and I am in an upright position whilst driving. When I sit next to my mate who is 6'2" I am the same height. At the same time fairly broad in shoulders.

Arthur: It sounds like you and I have almost the same build with long torso and short legs. I strongly urge you to sit in the sport seats before you buy a set and have them shipped from the US to Oz as I do not find them comfortable.

rockitman: Did you not notice the ;) in my post? Maybe I should have used <sarcasm></sarcasm> instead. :)

Arthur: The seat back is the only difference between the "sport" and standard seats but AFAIK Porsche does not sell the base and the back seperately. You could ask Gert at carnewal.com if he can provide them though. I would strongly suggest sitting in a car with the sport seats before swapping them out on your car. Personally I don't find them more supportive than the standard seats but that could be because the "wings" hit me right in the shoulders. Strangely enough the GT3 seat, which I'd call a real sport seat, fits my shoulders fine.

Cool, according to the Porsche doc Don posted the GT3 comes with a Ceramic Composite Clutch. I bet that's gonna ***** off some Carrera GT buyers that thought that clutch was unique to their cars. And we've now got VarioCam Plus with variable lift instead of just the variable timing of VarioCam. Maybe it's a good thing my GT3 hasn't been built yet or I'd have missed out on all these upgrades. ;)

There's 2 issues with the US GT3 gas tank. The safety aspect is placement relative to the front axle and regulations prohibit the gas tank extending forward or below it (I forget which). You can't simply swap out the 23.5 gallon tank as the US tank has a different vapor recovery configuration/parts and you'd get a fault on the OBDII system.

You have to order the finishing piece separately as it either comes as black plastic or leather covered. The black plastic part # is 986 552 241 01 B12

You'd be talking about Christophorus magazine. I never figured out if it was PCNA or the dealership that initiated a subscription. Try asking the sales manager if your sales person can't tell you.

The dummy plug fits in the original lighter socket on my 1997 Boxster.  Something must have changed over the years.

I could swear it didn't want to fit in the original socket on my 2002 Boxster S but I can't re-test as that car now resides across the state. I'll try and find a recent vintage 986/996 to test (my GT3 isn't due until April) and will report back on if I was just to inept to install the plug.

To follow up on my post about the "No Smoking" lighter plug now that I finally picked one up... You actually get a new socket as well as the plug. The plug with the "No Smoking" logo doesn't fit in the stock US lighter socket.

You'd want to call your dealer's service department and ask them. I had my Boxster S aligned, which was covered under warranty, at about 2 months and 2900 miles after purchase but I don't remember what the magic threshold was.

Most, if not all, dealers don't check the alignment when the cars are delivered. Porsche will however cover an alignment in the first few thousand miles (or months, I forget which) so if you feel it's off have your dealer check. When done on my Boxster S we discovered a .2 degree variance in rear toe and I was much happier with the handling after it was adjusted.

My dealer didn't have any in stock but there's still inventory showing in Atlanta if anybody else was interested in finishing off the non-smoking appearance.

Thanks. I'll put a call in to my dealer's parts department Monday morning. Funny that the console ash tray replacement seems to be easy to come by (I bought 2 almost 2 years apart) but the plug wouldn't be.

Is the plastic plug to fill in the lighter socket to finish off the non-smoker kit still available? The number if so? I spent a few minutes at my dealer browsing thru the PET system but didn't find it.

clord: Thanks for reminding me that toe isn't referred to in the same direction as camber. That would be too logical wouldn't it? :)

Thanks. I can't believe they'd list +5' for front toe. Kinda useful for autocross but I'd imagine it's really twitchy on track.

Loren,

Have you gotten alignment specs on the '04 GT3 yet?

If the GT3 wheels/tires fit a 996 C2 will they fit a Boxster S?