lee's porka 911 C4 (996) project thread
Discussion
hello PH'ers I'm Lee
currently living in south wales
and have owned the car for about a year now and still getting plenty of smiles per miles
she's a 2001 3.4 Carrera 4 with factory fitted aero kit
picked her up with 56k on the clock and a good history complete with receipts showing its had a lot of money and attention lavished on her
anyway enough waffle I know its all about the pics lol
couple from when I 1st got her
1st mod I did that may be a little marmite was to try and modernise the rear by fitting LED rear lights
and a night shot
I've kept the originals and its 10 minutes to swap them should I ever change my mind anyway
next up I loved the sound of the engine at high revs but wanted to enhance that a bit more exhaust is on the too do list but 1st off went for an induction kit which was all about the noise for me and I was never under the impression it was going to add any power but definitely looks a bit sexier under the lid too
before
after
and no idea how to embed them but heres a little vid of the induction kit in action
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_IrBxmGZzE
video doesn't do it justice but it sounds fantastic now and it may be a placebo effect but it does seem to be a bit more urgent from mid to high revs too so win win!
a few other little things I've done since are little things that add up in my eyes
such as LED licence plate bulbs
new on left old on the right
and a little niggle I fixed
scuff on the drives bolster
so out came the scuffmaster kit that I've used on several interiors now with great results
fitted some aero wipers
and she has a bit of a lack of storage space so while stripping my old e36 bmw I pulled out the cargo net and thought hhhmmm I wander and sure enough like a glove so in it went
loads more planned but that's about up to date at the mo! so i'll end with a good bit of pic whoring!
that's all for now folks
any comments both good or bad are welcomed!
currently living in south wales
and have owned the car for about a year now and still getting plenty of smiles per miles
she's a 2001 3.4 Carrera 4 with factory fitted aero kit
picked her up with 56k on the clock and a good history complete with receipts showing its had a lot of money and attention lavished on her
anyway enough waffle I know its all about the pics lol
couple from when I 1st got her
1st mod I did that may be a little marmite was to try and modernise the rear by fitting LED rear lights
and a night shot
I've kept the originals and its 10 minutes to swap them should I ever change my mind anyway
next up I loved the sound of the engine at high revs but wanted to enhance that a bit more exhaust is on the too do list but 1st off went for an induction kit which was all about the noise for me and I was never under the impression it was going to add any power but definitely looks a bit sexier under the lid too
before
after
and no idea how to embed them but heres a little vid of the induction kit in action
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_IrBxmGZzE
video doesn't do it justice but it sounds fantastic now and it may be a placebo effect but it does seem to be a bit more urgent from mid to high revs too so win win!
a few other little things I've done since are little things that add up in my eyes
such as LED licence plate bulbs
new on left old on the right
and a little niggle I fixed
scuff on the drives bolster
so out came the scuffmaster kit that I've used on several interiors now with great results
fitted some aero wipers
and she has a bit of a lack of storage space so while stripping my old e36 bmw I pulled out the cargo net and thought hhhmmm I wander and sure enough like a glove so in it went
loads more planned but that's about up to date at the mo! so i'll end with a good bit of pic whoring!
that's all for now folks
any comments both good or bad are welcomed!
Lovely car OP!
Great job with the scuffmaster kit. Great results.
I'm in the minority and would just prefer the red/clear 996 lights but hey we all like to make a car our own and add our little touches.
One last thing, without looking like a typical P'heads Porsche pedant, the rear badge is in the wrong place. It should be on the next section down on the engine cover. Just makes the rear look a little odd when you're used to seeing standard ones. They get moved for all sorts of reasons. Some people remove them to detail the panel etc. Again though I'm not knocking it and it's your car.
Great colour and the aero-kit is a must have in my view. A GT3 rear wing would be the icing on the cake. Anyway enjoy the car.
PS. Those are THE wheels to have on a MK1 996.
Great job with the scuffmaster kit. Great results.
I'm in the minority and would just prefer the red/clear 996 lights but hey we all like to make a car our own and add our little touches.
One last thing, without looking like a typical P'heads Porsche pedant, the rear badge is in the wrong place. It should be on the next section down on the engine cover. Just makes the rear look a little odd when you're used to seeing standard ones. They get moved for all sorts of reasons. Some people remove them to detail the panel etc. Again though I'm not knocking it and it's your car.
Great colour and the aero-kit is a must have in my view. A GT3 rear wing would be the icing on the cake. Anyway enjoy the car.
PS. Those are THE wheels to have on a MK1 996.
thanks for all the comments guys
@keo I've never driven an elise so cant offer any wisdom there buddy but if your ever in the south wales area I'd happily take you for a spin n see what you think ;-)
@marky911 I'm on the ropes about the wheels but they have definitely grown on me
badge wise I may be wrong but I'm sure I've read elsewhere that the 996.1 is on the upper and the 996.2 on the lower deck lid but don't quote me on that
next things I'm looking into is a private plate and probably a new exhaust system with 100 cell cats
long term wise I'm certainly considering supercharging it! fitted my own supercharger on my old e36 bmw and absolutely loved it
@keo I've never driven an elise so cant offer any wisdom there buddy but if your ever in the south wales area I'd happily take you for a spin n see what you think ;-)
@marky911 I'm on the ropes about the wheels but they have definitely grown on me
badge wise I may be wrong but I'm sure I've read elsewhere that the 996.1 is on the upper and the 996.2 on the lower deck lid but don't quote me on that
next things I'm looking into is a private plate and probably a new exhaust system with 100 cell cats
long term wise I'm certainly considering supercharging it! fitted my own supercharger on my old e36 bmw and absolutely loved it
Apologies. I've just done a quick googley pictures thing on 996.1 and it looks like you're right. It appears only the GT3 had it on the lower section and I was going off my old GT3 since that's the only 996 flavour 911 I've owned.
Every day's a school day.
Regarding superchargers, just be aware of the engines weaknesses. If you're happy with the risks and have a big slush fund for mods/repairs then they do by all accounts make a big difference.
On the plus side the earlier smaller capacity engines are less prone to bore scoring although it's still worth throwing a new IMS bearing in as a precaution. The bores can go oval on higher mileage engines but what performance engine doesn't wear out eventually.
Enjoy your car. Very nice.
Every day's a school day.
Regarding superchargers, just be aware of the engines weaknesses. If you're happy with the risks and have a big slush fund for mods/repairs then they do by all accounts make a big difference.
On the plus side the earlier smaller capacity engines are less prone to bore scoring although it's still worth throwing a new IMS bearing in as a precaution. The bores can go oval on higher mileage engines but what performance engine doesn't wear out eventually.
Enjoy your car. Very nice.
Edited by marky911 on Thursday 9th July 21:03
only a tiny update but to keep this going been after updating the stereo in the porka for a while now and having nearly pulled the trigger on buying a new stereo that I liked only to discover unless I changed my phone to apple it would of been a waste of time as it was apple car play based (pioneer da 120)
after a chat with an audio specialist I decided I'd wait for an equivalent android version which will be getting launched in the near future apparently! (any pioneer fans confirm or deny?)
anyway as a cheap and cheerful fix in the meantime I brought a cable off good old ebay that works a treat for £14 quid delivered it was worth a try
after following a good old youtube guide I found out it already had a lead on there that someone had cut off (dension? anyone heard of them? worth fixing it?)
the connections look a bit old school so imagine its not easy to replace these
but anyway 20 mins or so later and activating the aux mode I'm in business and can now stop buying CD's again lol
sound quality is just as good as the normal radio / CD's so cant complain
only gripe I'd have is it doesn't charge the ipod and its that old the battery dies after a couple of hours!
but think those that did charge the ipod had a stupid price tag :roll:
after a chat with an audio specialist I decided I'd wait for an equivalent android version which will be getting launched in the near future apparently! (any pioneer fans confirm or deny?)
anyway as a cheap and cheerful fix in the meantime I brought a cable off good old ebay that works a treat for £14 quid delivered it was worth a try
after following a good old youtube guide I found out it already had a lead on there that someone had cut off (dension? anyone heard of them? worth fixing it?)
the connections look a bit old school so imagine its not easy to replace these
but anyway 20 mins or so later and activating the aux mode I'm in business and can now stop buying CD's again lol
sound quality is just as good as the normal radio / CD's so cant complain
only gripe I'd have is it doesn't charge the ipod and its that old the battery dies after a couple of hours!
but think those that did charge the ipod had a stupid price tag :roll:
TheAngryDog said:
I am not a massive fan of Porsches but i have to say yours looks nice.
Did the induction kit make any difference other than noise?
never had it dyno'd etc but it does seem to feel a bit more urgent mid - high rpms Did the induction kit make any difference other than noise?
but I always took the BHP claims with a pinch of salt anyway
and thanks for the compliment ;-)
996lee said:
TheAngryDog said:
I am not a massive fan of Porsches but i have to say yours looks nice.
Did the induction kit make any difference other than noise?
never had it dyno'd etc but it does seem to feel a bit more urgent mid - high rpms Did the induction kit make any difference other than noise?
but I always took the BHP claims with a pinch of salt anyway
and thanks for the compliment ;-)
.I've never been in a Porsche. Perhaps I should one day.
What's next for it?
The Led rear lights have helped modernise it as well. It wears the black nicely too.
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