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Having grown up in the '60's when the Porsche was still viewed by most as a "funny little car", I don't mind the sound of a four...my dad had a '66 912 which was a lovely car. Not particularly fast, but a helluva lot of fun to drive. But when the 911's were around, that howl of a six was intense. For me, it still gets me goin'. If someone were to give me a 718, I think I'd sell it and buy lastby GoMan - Main Forum
Well, the 914 has returned with a vengeance! The exhaust note of a four will never match the rich harmonics of a six or a twelve. Frankly, I've never understood the attraction to the V8 sound, either. It's fine, I guess, but to me that six (or twelve) whine is "car music". As a musician by profession, I revel in the howl. But all that said, I grew up in the sixties with my father's 912, which waby GoMan - Main Forum
Hey Pedro- Just saw your second video-the one I didn't know existed, but suspected it must! All my questions were answered in that installment. You said you only use stock Porsche bearings... Then the question that was plaguing me was this:if you use a stock bearing that is sealed, how do you oil it? Simple-pull the seal off the side that has oil sprayed on it! Again, thanks for all your inputby GoMan - Main Forum
Thanks, both of youse. It is interesting that Porsche put such relatively narrow wheels on the Boxster in the beginning. In the '70's and even '80's, we would have thought a 16x6, 16x7 combination was quite enough...and quite exotic. 16's were unheard of back then, unless you had a truck. Let alone 17's, 18's, et cetera. And the diminutive 13's and 14's-it's hard to even get any decent rubber onby GoMan - Main Forum
....the number of the TSB, 4407, allowed me to search and find it on a site called "The Porsche 986 Boxster FAQ" , 986faq.com. Apparently all aftermarket wheels, wheel bolts, spacers, etc. are verboten as well. The 18" wheel caveat is at the bottom. And dollars to dognuts I'll bet Porsche was keeping their fingers crossed about the 17's with sticky rubber..... I wonder if a picture exists of a whby GoMan - Main Forum
Thank you, Boxtaboy. It probably means the 17" option with the bigger skins puts too much stress on the unibody, too, but Porsche doesn't want to open that can of worms. Seriously, the difference in physical stress between a 255/40-17 and a 255/35-18 isn't gonna be that much. HOWEVER- the difference between a 225/40-17 (225/40-18) on an 8" rim and a 255/40-17 on a 9.5" rim (or a 255/35-18) is gonby GoMan - Main Forum
Thanks, Marc. So you have seen the paper from Porsche stating that 18" wheels shouldn't be used on a 1997 Boxster? If so, where can I find this paper? As far as the Boxster not being intended for the track, as far as I know, no street production car is intended for the track. Even the new Shelbys with the "track pack" would be found lacking for any serious track application. It would make senseby GoMan - Main Forum
Well, I searched out there for technical papers on 18's on '97's and the hazards therein...found nothing. I thought it was a mechanical fitment issue. So, you can't put racing tires on a '97 either, then, huh? Because a racing tire is going to allow the car to generate far more G-force cornering & braking, as well as allowing faster transitions, which in turn would put more stress on the struby GoMan - Main Forum
Thanks a lot, all of you. You know, if it works out that I can get the '97, I definitely will. When I bought my '99, I had no idea my brother was planning to sell his. The story is, two years ago he had a very serious stroke (any stroke is bad-this one woulda killed him but for his wife being right there to call 911), so the likelyhood that he'd ever be able to drive it again is very slight. Eveby GoMan - Main Forum
Hey out there- I'm brand new to this forum; I'm up in Seattle, currently own a slightly ratty 1999 Boxster with ~103k on it. Here's the deal: I can buy my brother's very low mile 1997 Boxster for about the same money as what I'd get for my '99. The difference is that his is dead mint-well under 20k, well maintained, and my '99, though it runs quite well but for the possible need for new tensioneby GoMan - Main Forum