The 997 Appreciation Thread

[philnotts]

anonymous said:

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I think im going to have to go with my head on this one and not heart but its a shame as its the perfect spec for me! But with it going to be 100k miles when i come to sell, its going to be hard i guess!

Thanks,

Phil

[RATATTAK]

Love mine

[ATM]

anonymous said:

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That looks a good price. Does a C4S command a bit more of a premium 2nd hand?

I know they were about £6000 more to buy new.

[philnotts]

ATM said:

That looks a good price. Does a C4S command a bit more of a premium 2nd hand?

I know they were about £6000 more to buy new.

From my last 4 weeks of looking they do. This is missing the PSE but apart from that very nice. May have IMS issues with being 2005 though.

Phil

[ATM]

philnotts said:

From my last 4 weeks of looking they do. This is missing the PSE but apart from that very nice. May have IMS issues with being 2005 though.

Phil

What's the problem with 2005?

How much of a difference in pound notes are the 4wd cars?

[Fl0pp3r]

This is the 997 Appreciation thread! - enough with the bore scoring/market/spec/ cr4p more pictures of gorgeous 997's plz :-)

[lordturpin]

ATM said:

Is the body wider on the 997 4wd? At some angles I believe I can see the rear arch looks different and is there an extra ridge running down the sill.

Wide Bodied 997 (44mm wider) are C4, C4S, Targa 4, Targa 4S, GTS, GT2, GT3RS, and all the Turbo models I believe..

[STiG911]

RacerMDR said:

Does anyone know if the X51 option means that the bore score risk is reduced/removed on a 997.1?

Given that the X51 option includes an additional central rad in the nose, I'd guess scoring is a bit less likely as cooling is more efficient than a standard 997.1

[Filibuster]

Coming back from a week in Mallorca having driven a rental 1.2 Fiat 500 over 800 miles, I love my 997 C2 even more than before!

[Dammit]

Anyone in this thread familiar with the non-DFI engine, specifically how much cross-over there is with the earlier M96?

Context: I'd like to stay within the Porsche parts catalogue, but the (3.4l) intake on my car is a fairly significant restriction - and the 3.8 litre intakes are pretty cheap on eBay. But, if they won't bolt on, or an adapter plate is a tremendous pain in the behind then we'll have to go with plan b.

[Dammit]

Who would know?

[Dammit]

Hah, I called them this morning - Baz is on holiday at the moment.

[RATATTAK]

Filibuster said:

Coming back from a week in Mallorca having driven a rental 1.2 Fiat 500 over 800 miles, I love my 997 C2 even more than before!

Should've gone for the 105 bhp twinair !!! beats a 997 C2S all day ...







... well nearly





... well probably not

Edited by RATATTAK on Monday 25th September 18:57

[ATM]

Dammit said:

Anyone in this thread familiar with the non-DFI engine, specifically how much cross-over there is with the earlier M96?

Context: I'd like to stay within the Porsche parts catalogue, but the (3.4l) intake on my car is a fairly significant restriction - and the 3.8 litre intakes are pretty cheap on eBay. But, if they won't bolt on, or an adapter plate is a tremendous pain in the behind then we'll have to go with plan b.

WTF is plan B?

[Dammit]

Good question - and one I'll be answering fairly shortly as the result of staring at Google images for 10 minutes reveals that the M97 intake has a different bolt pattern to the M96 for purposes of mounting to the head.

Arse.

This may mean waiting three months for an X51 manifold, in the hope that it flows better than the stock one. Still - just in time for Christmas I suppose.

[BalhamLotus]

2009 997.2 C2S A snip under 50k miles and just keeps getting better:

[996GT2]

5.5 years with a 997 GT2.

Just the most amazing car I've ever driven.

[pottman]

New and old

[The_Doc]

Fl0pp3r said:

Wow, that's lovely, can I have a big size version please? Ideally .Bmp

[RATATTAK]

pottman said:

Lovely ... I'm looking for those wheels right now ... can you tell me where I can buy them please
(for a C2S)

Edited by RATATTAK on Wednesday 27th September 17:09