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86 911

Jhew

By Jhew
in 911, 912 Series

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Just picked up a used 86 911 clean with no tail only 84xxxmi. any body got any suggestions/advice for a new owner. was thinking of taking it to a track day think i will hold up any must do upgrades. thank

Jesse

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take it to the stock, see what it does. get it tech inspected and the brakes bled! you can get a chip and do tire wheel brake suspension upgrades but don't expect to keep up with newer 911s or 944 turbos

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Just picked up a used 86 911 clean with no tail only 84xxxmi. any body got any suggestions/advice for a new owner. was thinking of taking it to a track day think i will hold up any must do upgrades. thank

Jesse

Jesse,

After driving a 964 C4 for two years and now a Boxster, I picked up a very clean '86 911 back in June.

The really cool part regarding the '84 to '89's is just how really easy it is to work on them.

An average garage mechanic can do 90% of everything.

I would caution you regarding high speed DE events. The late seventies up to the 964 911's all needed some

spoiler to keep them planted at high speeds. For autoX or road tracks this mostly not an issue. DO CHECK the brakes.

After a major tuneup I have been able to get a shade over 130 out of mine. (She'll go more..but not on the street)

I do have the spoiler package and can feel her wanting to get light above 120.

So, if you are wanting to get the maximum..add some downforce...and a Steve Wong chip.

Go ahead and drop the suspension to the ROW ride heights. Very easy..esp. the fronts. Buy the Bentley manual.

Bilstein Sports (sometimes called heavy Duty) are a good investment for street/DE events...although a tad rough for me in the real world IMHO.

I am here in Houston with a lot of construction..and lots of uneven pavement, potholes, and plain shoddy street work.

Do you need a Dansk Sport Muffler...new in the box? Have an extra for cheap.

Robert

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