Porsche – Time for some Body Updates
As time moves on so do car trends. I look at my 1969 Super Bee and think of times when cars were sharp and aggressive… I’ll skip the 80′s and 90′s… Coming into 2000 we still had much of the rounded “jelly bean” car lines to contend with. The biggest offender being the Mazda Miata that has a jelly bean shape and colours! My 2001 Porsche Carerra 996 C2 was factory ordered with the Aero kit which was the same body kit as the GT3. Although this did make the car more aggressive, it has still become very dated. Here is a before picture. Cars today,...
Read MorePorsche 996 – Air Oil Separator and SC
Hi all, Well it looks like the increase of positive crank case pressure killed what was left of my AOS. These things are service items and it was in suspect before my supercharger install. Looking back, my new advice to anyone looking to SC their 996 that has some miles and never had the AOS is to replace it. I did this leaving the transmission in but you’ll need to remove the driver’s side intake manifold. This actually makes it sooooo much easier to do the injectors for the SC and you don’t have to remove the expansion tank. While doing the work also look to replace some...
Read MoreVF-E SuperCharger Installation – First Startup
Well today was a good day! I have all of the mechanical and body back together and I’m just waiting on some interior components to come back from upholstery so I can dye them and put the interior back together. I did put my new gauges in for testing purposes and a driver’s seat so I could start the car. It was an interesting experience as the first time I started the car it was gagging like crazy as I did do a lot of maintenance work including the fuel filter, so that was to be expected. I then started it again and the second time was better, but still a bit rough sounding. I...
Read MoreVF-E SuperCharger Install – Almost there…
Well, I’m almost completed… All the maintenance is done which was as follows: Water pump and thermostat Plugs, coils, and tubes Many coolant pipes Front driver’s rad fan The mechanics of the SC kit is installed, and you can tell this is a very carefully made kit. The clearances are amazingly close, as you can see in the engine bay… I have a pressure fill tool for the coolant system, which is a must on these cars, and after all the various work on the car it holds 25 PSI steady. This means no leaks, ready to go. The SC setup however did not and it appears that there...
Read MoreGT3 Wing Adjustment – MK1 996 "Taco Wing"
Hi all, So as I’m going to go with the SC kit this winter, I thought maybe more power requires more down force? Ok I just needed an excuse to adjust my wing angle… :) What you need to do is remove the allen key screws, two on both side, under the wing. Then you pivot the wing up and mine had an allen key lock screw there in the flat position. You remove that completely and move the mount bracket to the desired position. I tried all the way up and didn’t like it so went with the middle adjustment. Pictures of both are at the end so you can decide for...
Read More2nd Gear Detent Upgrade – Prevent or Stop Pop-Out
So as I’m going to have the majority of my car apart this winter for the supercharger installation and various maintenance items… which may include an exhaust (fingers crossed), I decided to do some preventative upgrades. Since there is already a very good DIY (need to be a forum member to see pics), I’ll just post the links to get all the information and where I purchased. First the 6speed link that started it all: http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/996-vendor-classifieds/201845-fs-2nd-gear-pop-out-diy-fix-cheap-insurance-2.html The DIY link for the tranny in car: ...
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