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remove and glue? remove and get a used one out of a recycler (aka junkyard at thrice the price)? Replace with K&N or such (I have reservations about them if not oiled perfectly, but its a factory made solution...) Grantby grant - Main Forum
.. have battery issues. There are many more sources of constant drain in today's cars. When coupled with a car that is driven Sunday's to church (can;t be late!) or alternate Sundays, or left in the garage for weeks during he winter, this is becoming a regular issue for many. I learned that my cars go into sleep mode quickly if they are locked. Unlocked they stay "awake" for []. So yes, lockinby grant - Main Forum
The big pre-2009 issues seem to be resolved. Not just the IMS, the poster child, but many, many aspects of the motor are improved: block integrity, oiling, rods and bearings, IMS, etc. I dont know of any issues with the PDK transmissions, although i suspect that like any such box, servicing it more frequently than suggested is not abad idea. Case in point, on the ZF supplied tiptronics in 20by grant - Main Forum
JC, You have not indicated the way you use your boxster. The prescription for a daily driver and a track car are black and white, oil and water. One needs a low viscosity oils with lots of additives (detergents, acid neutralizers) the other needs exactly the opposite. You also did not specify your car, year, motor. Finally, i have no idea what the 80,000 psi is - maybe a film strength on someby grant - Main Forum
... from track events to social events. We do treks to the CIA ( Culinary Institute, not Langley), run all sorts of performance driving education and competition, hold what appear to be banquets with cars lying around (Concours), Wine Tastings (today in fact) - and the people I meet are terrific, cars aside. SO click through!by grant - Main Forum
trying to figure out the calibration. Are the thre concentric rings 0.25, 0.5, 1.0 or are they 0.5 1.0 and 1.5G? It makes a big difference. I see the car well below the 3rd ring most of the time. This is quite conservative if that's 1.0G. OTOH i see regular excursions to the third ring, and just beyond it. If that's 1.5G, and he's traveling over 100 mph when over steer occurs FAST, that's damby grant - Main Forum
... reverse them on the rims. L becomes right. Inside becomes out. best of both worlds, except it costs $$.by grant - Main Forum
Sept 9-10 NNJR and RTR joined forces to have a two-day (!) Autocross on Pocono's "southeast" course; a mile or so long, curbed, curvy section that just screams to be made even more difficult. So we did. One video is me giving a demo ride. The other is my penultimate run. both ~ 59 seconds, very good, but not enough to win. This was a special event - we hit speeds of 85-90 mph in AX (unheard oby grant - Main Forum
Here are three short videos (one lap each, with data) from WGI Mon/Tues with NNJR-PCA. First two are with a coach in the car, but have a different feel. Third is solo, chasing someone down. Slowly. Fantastic event, sunny, well behaved, clean, tons of track time. What's not to like? WGI 2.25 Lap with coach in car Another, with same coach - different dynamics And one solo, 2.26by grant - Main Forum
... and 1/3 the time, he cant really seeby grant - Main Forum
I'm curious - why do you cover it so much? Is this winter hibernation, or do you feel it generally protects the paint and interior on a regular basis? I'm a bit lazy Gby grant - Main Forum
that's the people's republic of California :-)by grant - Main Forum
I've also heard less good things about the F1s, yet I have trouble believing they are so bad that you are running 15 mph slower in turns....but it matters not, lots of people don't like them on track at least. I run Bridgestone RE71-Rs as my street tires on my autocross car. They are quiet, smooth (enough) riding, and as you know, stick like glue. OK is water, though not idea in heavy rain/staby grant - Main Forum
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At minimum try to get a copy of the local region's mag and see who advertises. For light duty stuff a specialist is not needed. Just someone solid with basics and familiar with idiosyncracies, whcih are few Grantby grant - Main Forum
She couldn't curl up in the seat. Couldnt safely sit on the seat. Ok, she was 95 lbs, but still. Absolutely LOVED the wagon. I dont think its safe at all. Grantby grant - Main Forum
had the chance to speak to a few Porsche techs at WGI this weekend - aside form the above that we're all scratching our heads over, no show stoppers. Apparently common on race cars. Gby grant - Main Forum
... but that may only be for the M030 kit.by grant - Main Forum
Those have a fairly significant impact on handling (reducing movement f<->r), btu little impact on vertical impact. I suspect the pivots make it harder, but they reduce toe change. Amazing how much it moves when i pried on them, with an alignment system connected. Actually, thinking about it, i should not have been so amazed :-)by grant - Main Forum
thanks anyway, i'll call One drawback, that's $150 vs $15 if my brake line idea works... Grantby grant - Main Forum
Again, screw a lien into the hole the bleeder nipple normally resides in. Now screw the bleeder into the other end of that hose. Its just a line. As long as it is tight, and secured, it should simply extend the bleeder to where i can easily reach it. Why would it move? A factory brake line is designed for much higher pressure. Grantby grant - Main Forum
Since apparently no one here knows, and this could be a great time and knuclkes saver, here's what i learned: Thread on slave is M10 / 1.5. This means a brake hose (flexible, connects caliper to chassis) will work, if it is male (to slave) and female (at other end, to accept bleeder). I plan to try Grantby grant - Main Forum
Unless you move HUGE volumes of oil and hydro-lock. But you would be amazed how much smoke a tiny volume of oil can generate. I've always noticed failure much earlier, on track, when even an early failure results in an occasional burst or smoke, then more or less goes away. (typically on a very hard turn) Gby grant - Main Forum
I'm trying to figure out what kind of cable or fitting i need to screw into the slave. Metric, but what thread size? What flare if any? The best answer is if anyone has found that, for example, regular brake lines or hoses work....by grant - Main Forum
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tell me more about the handling, and a little about the ride.by grant - Main Forum
I know where i want my settings, i just need them to stay put :-) Its not that easy to find harder, rubber bushings. Also, most input I have received so far is that I'll likely spend a lot of time and/or money and still be unhappy unless I go to solid for at least the 8 I mentioned... but i'm open to those who have experience. I drove a similarly set up car with solid bushings the other day (by grant - Main Forum
Hi Folks, I think I'd like to get rid of the squish in my car - the rubber bushings that allow large amounts of deflection. Aside from feeling it, i was startled ot see just how much my alignment settings distort when i place modest pressure on them with a pry bar, with an alignment system active. Yikes! The main ones I know are the pivot bush and the puck in each of the four control arms.by grant - Main Forum