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Fellow long-timers! Nice to see your names again. My original car is running well (and faster). Not the original engine, and the "nth" transmission, but still.... I probably put fewer than 2,000 miles on it per year now, but they are the most demanding miles. Check out the 2017.3 version of PCA Club Racing News magazine, just out! My article starts on page 46. Pedro's article starts on page 62.by Trygve (San Francisco, CA) - Main Forum
Pedro, thank for the good ideas. It seems to me that the Durametric might be misinterpreting the voltage as Boxsterra mentioned. They're both giving wildly different "100%" numbers (assuming it is wide open, which I can verify by looking at the butterfly as you suggested). My guess is that the BT device is correct and the Durametric simply misinterprets the voltage range such that the max value iby Trygve (San Francisco, CA) - Main Forum
This is all happening without starting the engine. Just with the key on and pressing the gas pedal or pulling the throttle cable spring on the throttle body housing.by Trygve (San Francisco, CA) - Main Forum
Mark, this is an original model (1998). Throttle cable all the way from pedal to throttle body. Trying to understand why one device seems to say "76" at WOT and the other says "100". I would think they are reading the same actual value from the OBD.... unless... ?by Trygve (San Francisco, CA) - Main Forum
I'm using two different tools for reading the throttle position sensor, and they are giving me two completely different answers. What?! For a couple of races earlier this year I was disappointed in my performance. On a whim at the next event we decided to check the throttle cable, and found two problems. First there was something wrong at the linkage point under the car where the pedal cable meeby Trygve (San Francisco, CA) - Main Forum
Quotegrant It sounds like you have fairly few tracks nearby, but the quality is very high. Too bad PCA can't get Sonoma. That's where the NASCAR boys ( and girls) race, right? Yeah, and Indycar too (they're there right now). Fun to watch. NASCAR and Indycar run two different course configurations than the rest of us. NASCAR short circuits T5 & T6. I think it's so they have less cornering, andby Trygve (San Francisco, CA) - Main Forum
Here's video from one of our PCA races weekend before last. We had a decent sized group of 12 Spec Boxsters in the race group. This is typical of the PCA SPB field size we now have in Northern California. Some events can have more when we get attendance overlap over from Southern California, either at Buttonwillow or Laguna Seca. Some events slightly less. Then there's also Porsche Racing Club (wby Trygve (San Francisco, CA) - Main Forum
...that I don't recall any specifics about exactly how they "seat" into position. I think it was just a push-and-force friction fit. I did see a thread elsewhere recently that mentioned an aftermarket product that did NOT fit correctly, and therefore recommended to just get the OEM parts.by Trygve (San Francisco, CA) - Main Forum
Most of us in Spec Boxster run square without spacers. The clearance on the suspension hasn't been an issue. Possible rubbing of the front wheel well liner seems to be the thing that happens, but I'm not even sure that's a 255 tire issue or a general issue with a slightly lowered car. I don't think spacers affect that either way. There are a couple of ways to mitigate that rubbing: 1) push (relocby Trygve (San Francisco, CA) - Main Forum
Here's what I installed in the Spec Boxster, in the original location of the cig lighter. It has a screw-on mounting ring. I had to trim a small amount of the factory cig lighter hole sleeve to fit. It would probably fit w/o modification in a blank hole. Just wire it to any available 12V, either switched or not, depending on what you prefer. It's very similar to the following item, which I fouby Trygve (San Francisco, CA) - Main Forum
awesome find, Doug... aspheric mirrors -- check (still on car) gear knob - check (still on car) cupholders -- check (sold for good $ at some point, not completely necessary in race car)by Trygve (San Francisco, CA) - Main Forum
Grant, assuming the '00 is still the same as '97-'99 in this regard, the oddly shaped plastic panel holding the lighter receptacle and several buttons just sort of pops off with a little careful prying from the side. You should then have easy access to the wires going into the back of it and tap into its 12V source. ...oh, to then remove the lighter receptacle... Not sure but with the panel offby Trygve (San Francisco, CA) - Main Forum
We'll have club races at Thunderhill and Buttonwillow for sure, and presumably at Laguna Seca again as well. I keep hoping they'll get to Sonoma but apparently the track cost structure doesn't work for PCA. I run Sonoma a few single day events each year with a smaller club that makes it work at very reasonable cost.by Trygve (San Francisco, CA) - Main Forum
I started out hating going on track in the rain (first time on rain soaked track ever, with no preparation, in a DE, resulted in a spin in the very first corner at Sonoma, only going 15MPH, which left me fearful of a wet track), but once I got a chance to do it with full tread tires, I got pretty comfortable. The video below is my in-car from the final race of the season a couple of weeks ago atby Trygve (San Francisco, CA) - Main Forum
I have a little bit of grease splatting out of my LR outer joint. A very knowledgable friend mentioned the idea of using several small screws to secure the thing instead of the (non-serviceable) crimp-on method, in order to make it maintainable/serviceable. I think I see what he is getting at. Does it make sense?by Trygve (San Francisco, CA) - Main Forum
Well, done, Pedro. Good luck getting home. Sounds like a travel nightmare. And thanks for volunteering your time to be a Scrutineer!by Trygve (San Francisco, CA) - Main Forum
Pedro is right on. I don't know about Tiptronics, but a used manual 5-speed can be had for $700-$800. If you don't have the inclination / friends / tools + information to swap it at home, it should only be a few hours labor for a mechanic, so I would think you'd be out less than $2000 at most. So I'd say find a low mileage used transmission and have someone throw it in, and keep enjoying your carby Trygve (San Francisco, CA) - Main Forum
Hi Pedro, I won't be there (though I loved doing the first COTA club race 2 years ago). Look for my SPB friends Mark Foley and Nathan Johnson, and Bob Murillo in the lone Spec 911. Good guys. Trygveby Trygve (San Francisco, CA) - Main Forum
Just a couple of possible caveats/pros/cons on those: - The Kwik Bay (the one requiring an air compressor) looks like it has a 4-1/2" flattened height. Would the car basically "bottom out" when driven over it after the front wheels pass the platform? Would there be enough clearance to actually put the lifting blocks in place at that point? You might want to check the horizontal measurements vs.by Trygve (San Francisco, CA) - Main Forum
Bruce, I've had the Bendpak MD-6XP for almost three years and am very happy with it. The Boxster needs ramps to clear the flattened lift, so I quickly built two ramps by stacking two 2x10's a bit longer than the wheel base. A little stagger and angle cut at one end is enough to make it easy to drive onto. Then you swing the arms under the lift points and go. The lift height is maybe a bit over 4by Trygve (San Francisco, CA) - Main Forum
I had an even worse case with my Spec Boxster. The rear trunk cable gotten dislodged/disconnected at the latch -- and the safety release cable also had no effect. The eventual solution was to take the left rear wheel off, take the inner fender liner piece off, and then remove the foam vent cover that sits between the fender liner and the trunk compartment. Since the rear trunk carpet was gone, tby Trygve (San Francisco, CA) - Main Forum
Good story, Grant. Reminds me that I'm long overdue for some coaching to increase my confidence in exploring the edges of grip rather than being totally in the comfort zone!by Trygve (San Francisco, CA) - Main Forum
Quotegrant I will also look at APEX. Where do you buy them? Directly from Apex, I think: Apex Track Studs I was told in no uncertain terms by an expert also to get the steel lug nuts. It looks to me like the 14mm radius ball seat are the ones for Porsche wheels.by Trygve (San Francisco, CA) - Main Forum
Tried and true is Track Studs from Apex Competition Systems. I believe the 80mm are plenty long. The bullet nose are probably the best for easy-on with the wheel, but the other ones would be fine, too. There was a problem with a popular SPB-specific supplier site selling studs along with the wrong shaped nuts! The rounded contour of the nut head was for a different type of wheel and so did not sby Trygve (San Francisco, CA) - Main Forum
Just spent yesterday racing at Thunderhill. My Boxster is no longer street-driveable except in a pinch!by Trygve (San Francisco, CA) - Main Forum
Marc -- thanks -- of course this is not the first or only place I am inquiring. Just casting a wide net for obscure info. I have some input already, will document upon validation.by Trygve (San Francisco, CA) - Main Forum
For sale: 18" Porsche technology/turbo-look wheels with Bridgestone S-02 tires. Rear: 18x10 (993.362.140.03 ET40), 285/30ZR18 Front: 18x8 (993.362.136.01 ET52), 225/40ZR18 These wheels were original for the Porsche 993 "widebody". The style is very similar to the Boxster wheels, so they look just right. They are larger and wider, which makes the car look really great. They bolt right onto the caby Trygve (San Francisco, CA) - Parts for Sale
I have a question that hopefully someone knows the answer to, regarding the evap canister connections. On my Spec Boxster, I have removed the evap canister from under the right front fender. That thing is heavy! Well, at least relative to the amount of weight I still need to lose from the car. The question is what to do with the 3 lines that used to connect to the canister. One of the lines isby Trygve (San Francisco, CA) - Main Forum
I don't question Pedro's expertise, but I have also never seen that, and I have seen a zillion street/track cars on track with harnesses, race seat, and airbag. It seems to me that harnesses keep you much further away from the airbag (compared to street belts) so your contact with an airbag would be lessened, and that doesn't imply to me that the airbag would "strike" you more.by Trygve (San Francisco, CA) - Main Forum