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993kimbo

2,977 posts

186 months

Thursday 30th July 2015
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"wonder what else he hasn't bothered with over the past 20 years?"


The tyres.


Orangecurry

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7,430 posts

207 months

Thursday 30th July 2015
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Strangely, he has.

From the comfort of my armchair, Bridgestone RE050A Potenza somethings, so I believe not N-rated !!!!!

But the tyres are a consumable, and don't matter. I'd be more worried about the dry seals throughout the engine/gearbox due to lack of use.

However it seems to be sitting lower than OE, even than factory M030 or M033, so the suspension might have been done.

Orangecurry

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7,430 posts

207 months

Friday 31st July 2015
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First thing I found that is from an engineer rather than just 'a fact'...

the interweb said:
As is common with most seals of any design that ride on a moving part, a small amount of the system fluid (in this case, motor oil) is required to keep the seal from operating dry. In addition, the oil is used as a swelling agent to expand the seal so that it fits tightly into the rear main cap/block and rides snugly against the crankshaft.

johne123

119 posts

162 months

Saturday 1st August 2015
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I like adventurer in the flesh should have bought the manual one last year for £28000. dam .I suppose I will just have to keep the GT2

993kimbo

2,977 posts

186 months

Saturday 1st August 2015
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A GT2 isn't a bad car, obviously not as fun to live with as a 993, but not bad.