Knackered old Porsche with loads of miles - 996 content
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mmcd87 said:
Epic car OP. Is there a reason you went to Autofarm for the engine build over Hartech or similar? Are they local to you?
Autofarm, although mainly (but not limited to) known for air cooled stuff, are highly respected Porsche specialists themselves. As far as I know, not inferior to Hartech or others.billzeebub said:
I have really enjoyed reading this whole thread this evening. It is obvious from the amount of 996s purchased off the back of it that others have been even more enthusiastic. Off to research early 996s now. Look forward to future updates
I'm waiting for PPBB to come out and say he has a business rebuilding knackered 996s.
mmcd87 said:
Epic car OP. Is there a reason you went to Autofarm for the engine build over Hartech or similar? Are they local to you?
Autofarm built my last engine (which is now owned by Jethro from Evo) which was faultless so it was only sensible they built this one for me. Their work is exceptionaly good and they are engine builders rather than reconditioners meaning the support around them is far more geared towards the bespoke than the same again. Whilst they are very well known for their air-cooled work there doesn't seem to be the same awareness of them in water cooler circles, I would strongly recommend anyone considering a water cooled build speak to them as I and many others have found their approach and ability to be head and shoulders above a lot of other Porsche specialists. Haven't looked at this in a couple of months, what a great couple of pages!
New wheels (outside and in) both look great, good choices.
I love the carbon-strenthened parts, is it something that needs special gear? (I'm thinking the undertray more than the uprights) I've often encountered plastic parts which are vulnerable underneath the car and could do with reinforcing, but never know quite how to do it. I presume you wet-lay the twill and brush with resin, then dry with a heat gun?
New wheels (outside and in) both look great, good choices.
I love the carbon-strenthened parts, is it something that needs special gear? (I'm thinking the undertray more than the uprights) I've often encountered plastic parts which are vulnerable underneath the car and could do with reinforcing, but never know quite how to do it. I presume you wet-lay the twill and brush with resin, then dry with a heat gun?
Krikkit said:
Haven't looked at this in a couple of months, what a great couple of pages!
New wheels (outside and in) both look great, good choices.
I love the carbon-strenthened parts, is it something that needs special gear? (I'm thinking the undertray more than the uprights) I've often encountered plastic parts which are vulnerable underneath the car and could do with reinforcing, but never know quite how to do it. I presume you wet-lay the twill and brush with resin, then dry with a heat gun?
The new wheels (external) have grown on me a lot over the past few weeks. I'm also massively impressed with how the AD08 tyre does in the wet it is so much better than an R888. New wheels (outside and in) both look great, good choices.
I love the carbon-strenthened parts, is it something that needs special gear? (I'm thinking the undertray more than the uprights) I've often encountered plastic parts which are vulnerable underneath the car and could do with reinforcing, but never know quite how to do it. I presume you wet-lay the twill and brush with resin, then dry with a heat gun?
There are no special tools required to do the trays. Just make sure they are well keyed with an 80 grit or similar paper to make sure there is a good surface for the adhesive to key to, you can then wet lay onto it accordingly. It's even easier to use pre-preg to do it, with a thin bonding layer between the first layer and the tray but you need a big tent or oven to set it which I unfortunately don't have.
CornedBeef said:
Hows the Porsche doing PPBB? I've got a vested interested after this pushed me to buy mine!
I may have made a few more upgrades 
I'll report in full shortly but for the most part I have just continued to pile miles onto it and enjoy it. It continues to be an incredible bit of kit!poppopbangbang said:
Oh I will add one thing, AD08s wear A LOT quicker than PS2s but my word the extra grip is worth it. Even in the current weather they continue to perform very well.
Do they howl like my R888Rs* do? - Also surprisingly good at the moment, I guess a softer compound isn't a terrible thing in cooler weather.
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I did have FVD manifolds on mine but recently changed them for cheapy Chinese ones and noticed absolutely no difference in performance, which is not surprising as the Chinese ones are a good copy of the FVD ones. The Chinese ones are so cheap they can be a yearly service item! The silencers on mine are a copy of the D911 style ones (with no flexi in them like the Dansk have) done by a local exhaust manufacturer. They are fairly low loss and probably a bit OTT for most people but i don't find them bad. They've been serviced once by chopping the ends off and repacking them and are still goings strong. There are a lot of people using the D911 ones and they don't seem to be bad at all, certainly not for the money. I don't have cats on mine as I run quite lean AFR at part throttle high RPM cruise and this would damage most cats pretty quickly, to give you some idea my engine runs at Lambda 1-1.1 at 125mph cruise. Mine has a set of simple decat pipes (no X-over or similar). Replacing the standard cats with lower loss cats or removing them all together does seem to give quite a bump in performance.
Accelebrate said:
Do they howl like my R888Rs* do?
They are a lot better than 888s for road noise. They are still noisey compared to a more all round tyre but they don't howl like 888s do, just make a low "a wheel bearing has failed" rumble - Also surprisingly good at the moment, I guess a softer compound isn't a terrible thing in cooler weather.
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