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n/tby Red_Lightnin! - Main Forum
29/36 Cold AutoX - 31/38 Cold Track - 27/34 Coldby Red_Lightnin! - Main Forum
I think for street driving, it's just fine. But I have seen them, been in them and instructed in them for Track and AutoX and - yuck! - particularly the earlier tips are pretty cranky for performance driving. The later 986/996/987/997 versions have a much better shift program. That being said, for street driving, cruising, having fun, it's a very good, very reliable transmission. I would justby Red_Lightnin! - Main Forum
They are comfortable, fast and fun to drive. But they cannot handle real performance driving like a Porsche can. Particularly a real full track day with prolonged operation at 10/10ths. Got two separate stories from two separate instructors whose students had CTS-Vs. One of them the brakes caught on fire. The other had his lug nuts shear off. Definitely crossed them off my list of potentialby Red_Lightnin! - Main Forum
I'm in DC too. Where you at? We should grab lunch. You do any PCA stuff?by Red_Lightnin! - Main Forum
Not a huge fan of taxes either, but I think it is an interesting editorial, and to the extent that reducing vehicle pollution is a priority (which it may or may not be, but let's assume it is) it is a much better solution than all of the stupid environmental jerrymandering that has been imposed on the auto industry, such as CAFE, ridiculously stringent emissions requirements, ethanol subsidies anby Red_Lightnin! - Main Forum
Saw this on TTAC today - really thoughtful and well written. TTAC Gas Tax Editorialby Red_Lightnin! - Main Forum
I have been racing an RX-7 as well as tracking the Boxster and lemme tell ya', those Wankels make great race motors. I can appreciate why street drivers complain about them (loud, smelly, smokey, limited longevity, and limited horsepower in a bloated emissions-compliant street car). But none of that stuff matters for a race car and with a power to weight ratio and effectively no redline, all Iby Red_Lightnin! - Main Forum
I miss all my friends. I am hoping I can make it happen next year.by Red_Lightnin! - Main Forum
Porsche transmissions are very, very robust - they are extremely hard to damage. They are not fragile like Ferrari and Lotus transmissions. Which means that the employee in question must have done something INCREDIBLY stupid and has no business operating ANY motor vehicle. Period. He deserves to lose his job over this.by Red_Lightnin! - Main Forum
I usually change them when the cord is showing through. Otherwise I'm not getting my money's worth.by Red_Lightnin! - Main Forum
And in terms of drains, Guenter is referring to the exterior drains. There are also drains in the doors as well that can flood water into the car, but part of the challenge with these drains is that they just aren't big enough - they are designed to drain the water that gathers in the door from the window seals onto the outer rocker panel/door sill but I have found that when the car is parked duby Red_Lightnin! - Main Forum
n/tby Red_Lightnin! - Main Forum
I hadn't thought about the ignition switch, but that's a good one to add to your list of culprits.by Red_Lightnin! - Main Forum
They are not very expensive, and if you rebuild the brakes but re-use old seals you haven't really rebuilt the brakes and you may damage the seals without realizing it. Why do you think they need to be rebuilt? Mine have 179,000 miles on them - I had them looked at by a guy who does lots of race-prep and he said they were fine.by Red_Lightnin! - Main Forum
Bad MAF will make the car run bad, and create intermittent stalling, but shouldn't make the car impossible to start and keep running. Pedro is right about the crankshaft position sensor. Could also be the cam position sensor - the harness connector is easy to knock loose when working in the engine bay. Could also be the Throttle Position Sensor too, but much less likely. Could also be your O2by Red_Lightnin! - Main Forum
Yes, if the brake fluid is that old and looks that good, it was probably changed at some point. Again, my view on brake fluid is that, for the way most people drive, old brake fluid will work just fine 99% of the time. It's the other 1% I worry about, and given how cheap brake fluid is it just seems like the wrong place to try and pinch pennies. As I mentioned, I spend a lot of time at the traby Red_Lightnin! - Main Forum
They set the priorities for the police. The police enforce the law just fine, but their political masters focus them on revenue generation (speeding and parking tickets) instead of public safety. Did you hear the NPR interview of the head of DDOT? They asked him about DC's speeding and red-light camera program. He responded: "Very successful, they have raised over $10MM." The interviewer respby Red_Lightnin! - Main Forum
Bob, you're right on track and Mike's idea is a good one. The only other thing I would suggest is that if there is anything on the car that you think feels wrong, have them look at it since it is still under warranty. Otherwise, there really aren't a lot of "issues" with the 987 Caymans that you need to be worried about at 12,000 miles.by Red_Lightnin! - Main Forum
The basic problem is this is Washington, so even the Starbuck's Barista thinks they are an important person, and everybody drives like it.by Red_Lightnin! - Main Forum
Brake fluid is hygroscopic, and even a small amount of water (1%) can reduce your wet boiling point by 10-20% - particularly if you are using DOT3 street fluid. If you are using street fluid, this means at 2 years that your boiling point can be below 200 degrees - a temperature that can be easily reached in even light driving (see the attached chart at Why Change Brake Fluid?). So you could jusby Red_Lightnin! - Main Forum
Sorry to see that. It almost looks like it was hit by something heavy rolling into the car - like a contractor's toolbox. Any work done in the garage lately? As for the door, go to a very good collision shop and get some input. If I remember correctly, the doors and front bonnet on the 987s are aluminum, so you need to make sure the shop you go to has experience working with aluminum, since iby Red_Lightnin! - Main Forum
It was also pretty stupid, because they cut off the body and welded it back on to do the test. Never heard of a wind tunnel, huh?by Red_Lightnin! - Main Forum
And still pretty damn fast. Two water pumps, one coolant tank, two AOSs, new top, one clutch, two radiator fans, and ROW M030 upgrade Pretty damn reasonable, considering how well the car performs and that it has about 25 Autocrosses and 25 track days to boot.by Red_Lightnin! - Main Forum
Yeah, cam shift or lifter are possible. I seem to remember from your last post that the engine died on the NJ turnpike with smoke? Could be catastrophic AOS failure with oil dumped into the intake. Have you tried to start the motor? Read the OBDII codes (even though they are probably gone by now). Looking forward to hearing what Euro has to say.by Red_Lightnin! - Main Forum
So, per your post - I recently replaced the water pump in my 1998 986 at 176,000 miles - prior pump had gone in at 90,000 miles. Before the replacement, coolant tank was usually at max and never purged (except for a bad cap I replaced). Now that I have the new pump in, I need it closer to the min line when cold - if it is at the max line it purges every time. I don't know what this tells us,by Red_Lightnin! - Main Forum
It's possible it is your water pump, but more likely that you overfilled the tank. Coolant expands when hot, and if the tank is at the max line when hot, spirited or heavy driving will result in substantial coolant expansion. When this happens, the system will purge itself of excess coolant through the cap - it then drains out below the rear trunk, as there is a drain tube. If the tank purgesby Red_Lightnin! - Main Forum