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A set of high quality, wired. earbuds or phones. best if with a boom mic. If bluetooth is essential, i like the Delton over-head, boom mic unit. Gby grant - Main Forum
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and decided that the cars i had, i liked. So i poured some money into them. If all goes according to plan, its much less money than a new car, bad both of my older 986 platform cars (plus C5 audi) have much more direct feel than their modern replacements, and fewer things to second guess me. Yet the new cars are really, really nice. I have less of a disdain for the sound of the new cars. Its wby grant - Main Forum
Having been through a few lately, wheel bearings tend to be very subtle until they are very, very bad. That said, they really *should* get much louder under load, meaning weaving. Admittedly this is clearer in the front than in the rear. I assume you have eliminated anything in the induction system that is motor speed dependent. Also look at the CV joints - they can make some odd, rhythmic noby grant - Main Forum
I got back under the dash (unfortunately at my current age...) and figured it out. What i had failed to see what that the switch contains a lever arm that is the activator. I had not been able to see that previously and its operation was mysterious.... Got one on order. I don't want to de-activate it (i know, a first for me) because after 40 years of driving cars with such lock-outs, that one tiby grant - Main Forum
I have to push my clutch pedal harder and harder to start the car. I'm told the switch fails, and messing with alignment, unless obviously moved, is not productive. Any tip on access etc., and, what is the p/n so I can order one? TIA, Grantby grant - Main Forum
posted June 2017 glenahan@vfemail.netby grant - Parts for Sale
can you elaborate?by grant - Main Forum
the oil maintains heat much longer too. Slow up, slow down. topped at about 260 in that car.by grant - Main Forum
Guys- I need to install ( i think, unless you can point me to one i can "piggy-back" on) an oil temp sender in my 986S. I plan to use one of the oil galley plugs on the top of the motor. a) do you know the size and threading? b) if I were to buy, say, this: VDO unit on fleabay Would i be able to use an adapter from the 3/8" thread to whatever is in the block? or, alternatively, is this a beby grant - Main Forum
wear well excellent overall quality solid grip wet and dry predictable at limitby grant - Main Forum
both require expensive trips to the doctor as they age, and leave fluids on the floor. But we love them both dearly, except when we are exasperated. :-) Grantby grant - Main Forum
.. somewhat irrelevant since i'm not you. I rarely get the jones for a new car. but the 981 is a fantastic chassis. If it were me I'd keep the boxster (top down fun, worth, with 300k, or $78.21 in trade), sell the turbo (unles you just love it) and have the cayman as your fast, new car. The 9A1 motors are getting good feedback from service guys (i dont hear of any failures), adn the new chassby grant - Main Forum
(the same stuff i use on anything i dont want to seize, and may demand high temp) 1. On the shoulders of the backing plate where it slides on the pad carrier casting 2. on the back of the pad / backing plate Another tip: put the old pads in. Pump the brake until they fully extend. Clean them really well with brake cleaner to eliminate sticking (brake dust creates a type of cement and is also aby grant - Main Forum
..are moving up. Now to be 102% certain look either at the threads or at the direction of travel of the brake pads. Eventually they shoudl touch the drums. The back off. e.g.; "torque to failure, minus 1/4 turn" ;-)by grant - Main Forum
I just think it makes a very small difference for most applications.by grant - Main Forum
Under 99.9% of conditions I doubt it mattersby grant - Main Forum
and will manage understeer/oversteer. The Porsche spec (front) is apparently to dial in understeer and out overstreer. This is all educated speculation of course, Porsche does not come out and say that. In fact on track i am switching to a "square" setup (rear wheels and tire sizes all around) to put and end to it. Gby grant - Main Forum
Apparently you have been in a drought. They had to make a call between retaining the water ( needed) and opening the flood gates and starting the pumps. The storm was not expected to hover over Weston. It did - right call, wrong outcome. Gby grant - Main Forum
(track discussion, not necessarily street) There is generally one pressure where a) the contact patch is maximum, b) pressure is most consistent across it, and c) temperatures are in the sweet spot. I have generally found that with street-legal but sticky (Toyo 888, RE71R, A008R etc), as one goes much above 35/36 psi they can get greasy and lose traction. I have been slowly reducing the pressuby grant - Main Forum
Street temps don't rise nearly as much. I only discuss hot track pressure. Discussing cold pressure is senseless since that means we all guess how much they will rise, and i assure you I'll always guess wrong. Once i get my hot pressure set, i simply don't touch them. I let them fall to where they will, and once they heat up, return to proper operating temperature. Gby grant - Main Forum
... or they correlate (wear = handling) because my wear is always due to outside edge wear, caused by hard (very) cornering. Maintaining optimal grip means optimal contact patch which, in the end, means optimal wear. Now, under light loads that might be different. But i suspect the differences will be small. Lightly driven, and highway driven, cars wear the inner edge of the rear tires firstby grant - Main Forum
Porsche specify 29F, 36R. This results in terminal under steer, presumably to make sure they are dumbed down for the masses. I run 33R/31F on the street, and very similar (hot) on the track (32/31, or 33/32). I know that our local high-end tire shop (one of the partners/brothers regular job is on-site tire and suspension engineer for United PSorts Car racing - was Grand Am) sets them to 32 squaby grant - Main Forum
Black body, twin tube = OEM ride Yellow body, "HD" = higher performance, harsher ride, traditional ride height (might raise it 1/4" due to high pressure gas) PSS9 - adjustable coilover. Set your own height and damping rebound. Acceptable for street, btu quite stiff even at softest. Great for track. Grantby grant - Main Forum
The real question is whether or not you are losing ride control. None of the things you mention really get to that. Does the car "float" on the highway or do the springs keep oscillating after a bump? No? --- all is well. The shocks do last a long time. It really depends how hard they have been used. rolling down a highway wont wear them much. Happy boxstering!by grant - Main Forum
long story, but they were a) trashed and b) nightmares to get out. Frozen and broken everything. But in the end all seems well. The aftermarket driveshafts I took a chance on at the same time ...... not so much. Bottom line: Avoid chinese steel. Gby grant - Main Forum