what is an 'early' 3.4 996?
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alan-87 said:
Have been following this thread and others like it for a while and finally pulled the trigger on an upgrade from my 986 putting down a deposit on a 98 C2 last night.
Spec wise it's exactly what I wanted:
Zenith with full factory aero
GT3 look split wheels.
Manual
No Sunroof
Hardback sport seats
It's also had a pretty much every single mechanical component / suspension work possible done over the last few years including an engine rebuild. So I'm hoping it's going to give me a couple of years without too much pain.
Picking it up at some point next week and very excited. Have a trip to caffeine and machine planned at the weekend as a first run out.
Gratuitous pic below!
That looks like a great buy. Hope you enjoy it, cant see why you wouldnt Spec wise it's exactly what I wanted:
Zenith with full factory aero
GT3 look split wheels.
Manual
No Sunroof
Hardback sport seats
It's also had a pretty much every single mechanical component / suspension work possible done over the last few years including an engine rebuild. So I'm hoping it's going to give me a couple of years without too much pain.
Picking it up at some point next week and very excited. Have a trip to caffeine and machine planned at the weekend as a first run out.
Gratuitous pic below!
flatsix.ant said:
This is my car. Just spent a fortune on it but it has to go to make room for other stuff.tomtom said:
flatsix.ant said:
This is my car. Just spent a fortune on it but it has to go to make room for other stuff.alan-87 said:
Yours are looking well MrC.
A good mate of mine has an almost identical spec to the one I've just brought which he's evolved into a kind of Club Sport Spec over the last few years.
Would be interesting to know how many aero kitted cars were actually supplied.
Mine's been on a diet too with fixed back Cobra Nogaro bucket seats installed, rear seat delete, plus a CAE shifter amongst the various bits & pieces done (interior bits retrimmed as well) & a lighter exhaust system as the OEM boxes are overly heavy. I've done the normal suspension refresh plus full engine rebuild etc. Mine's a keeper now A good mate of mine has an almost identical spec to the one I've just brought which he's evolved into a kind of Club Sport Spec over the last few years.
Would be interesting to know how many aero kitted cars were actually supplied.
My one friend (with the silver C4 in the pic) has a car that had a dealer fitted full aerokit in the past so it's not unusual to find this happen, albeit an expensive way to get the aerokit.
SidewaysSi said:
How many people are tracking their 996s? Any issues if being run on standard rubber?
My car was tracked by a PO. That's why the rock hard suspension and bushes and what not. It has x51 baffled sump but he ran semi slicks so not standard rubber. I think the general advice is the m96 engine doesn't like higher lateral g. I suppose it depends how hard you want to play. The PO mentioned cracked a head and then sold it to my PO who rebuilt the engine at home in his shed. I'm not sure if the track use cracked the head or something else caused that failure so take from that what you will. I'm still tempted to try some track action but so far not found the time or enthusiasm. I would probably caution that most modern rubber will be a lot more grippy than 1998 designed tyres and therefore even standard rubber bought today will have a lot more grip than anything around back then. But its just a car so you can do what you want with it. I believe the standard brakes can get a bit hot too. My car had some very dusty and grumpy pads. I believe for little stints you just need or want some pads that can deal with higher temps.
ATM said:
SidewaysSi said:
How many people are tracking their 996s? Any issues if being run on standard rubber?
My car was tracked by a PO. That's why the rock hard suspension and bushes and what not. It has x51 baffled sump but he ran semi slicks so not standard rubber. I think the general advice is the m96 engine doesn't like higher lateral g. I suppose it depends how hard you want to play. The PO mentioned cracked a head and then sold it to my PO who rebuilt the engine at home in his shed. I'm not sure if the track use cracked the head or something else caused that failure so take from that what you will. I'm still tempted to try some track action but so far not found the time or enthusiasm. I would probably caution that most modern rubber will be a lot more grippy than 1998 designed tyres and therefore even standard rubber bought today will have a lot more grip than anything around back then. But its just a car so you can do what you want with it. I believe the standard brakes can get a bit hot too. My car had some very dusty and grumpy pads. I believe for little stints you just need or want some pads that can deal with higher temps.
The higher lateral Gs and the associated potential oil pick up concerns lead to the baffled sumps etc. But I wonder how high the lateral G would actually be given road tyres on a regular trackday.
SidewaysSi said:
How many people are tracking their 996s? Any issues if being run on standard rubber?
Yep no problems on Goodyear eagle f1 assy 5. Even with standard geo, running m030 with h&r rear anti roll bar I was wilting before the tyres. Yellowstuff pads with otherwise standard but good condition brakes worked very well indeed too.Edited by shalmaneser on Sunday 3rd April 19:27
Its definitely DIY capable but I've always had mine done, as you need to make sure you've sealed the doorskin properly, or the car will leak water into the footwells under the door!!
Plenty of videos on youtube - the only thing to be careful of is that the regulator is shared with the Boxster/Cayman and there is a particular notch on the regulator that is set so the window goes up/down to the right position
Plenty of videos on youtube - the only thing to be careful of is that the regulator is shared with the Boxster/Cayman and there is a particular notch on the regulator that is set so the window goes up/down to the right position
Fast Bug said:
Are window regulators easy to fit?
YesI did 2 - or 1 twice. First one was a cheapo part and only last 9 months. So I did it again.
My new 996 leaks a bit which has window regulators untouched by Me. So clearly someone else got them slightly out or they are always susceptible to being slightly off.
My advice is once you have it fitted then leave the membrane and or interior door panel off the car for a bit so you can easily make any adjustments should you feel the need. Then once you're happy you can refit everything. I noticed some extra wind noise so did some tweaking.
Some of the Youtube experts recommend putting masking tape on the glass where it goes into the regulator so you know where to refit. I found this a bit useless as the brackets on the different regulators were different. Possibly because I was changing to a cheapo and then back to OEM. Once you figure out what you're doing it is relatively easy to tweak or adjust. Although I'm not certain you can ever get it perfect again once it has ben apart.
There is a Porsche doc which explains in detail how to adjust these. I found that harder to understand than a - insert joke here about a Rocket Scientist speaking Dutch at a Jazz Festival.
Pics from my 996 thread --- added the last one to show what happens when it needs some more adjustment, this was a few weeks or months after fitting and I had decided to visit a car wash
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