1998 996 C2

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So the steering wheel is not standard and says Momo. Seller believes it is GT2.

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Quick Google search brings up this one which looks about right. According to the ad it is 350mm. I'm not sure I like the feel of this as the rim is thin and the overall diameter feels small.

https://www.porscheshop.co.uk/porsche-steering-whe...

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eltax91 said:

You bd!

Engine rebuilt as well. I messaged the bloke and intended on going to see it this weekend with a wedge in my fist until I saw it had sold.

Well done.

I hope its a good un.

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This is my wheel. Looks like 340mm to me.

Edited by ATM on Tuesday 2nd October 21:58

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Even at these cold temps with a bit of snow coming down the grip is unbelievable. The car still has way more grip than I have cahoonas.

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ATM said:

Panic alert....

One of my friends just pointed out there are a few small white blobs in the oil filler neck.

I just had a red flashing light on the temp gauge moments after starting it up. Quick google said low on coolant. I've added some water. So I guess I am losing water. Hopefully I have a leak somewhere and its not HG or worse.

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LordHaveMurci said:

ATM said:

I just had a red flashing light on the temp gauge moments after starting it up. Quick google said low on coolant. I've added some water. So I guess I am losing water. Hopefully I have a leak somewhere and its not HG or worse.

Keep your eye open for any pools of water under the car, could be front or rear, if left rear it could well be header tank (common failure), could be rads or water pump too, also common failures. Don't let the coolant run low, they don't like getting hot these engines.

I did notice a slug trail coming from the front where I had been parked.

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dom9 said:

Get the rads checked... Then get some mesh in the bumper to protect them!

In your profile it mentions a 996. What's the story with these carbon buckets?

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So I've done a fair amount of driving in this on Saturday and a couple of hours this morning while the roads were nice and empty. All of it has been at just above freezing and in rain, snow and / or consistently damp. I can now report that it's great. Ok the suspension setup is a bit hard so if you drive in and around city roads with speed bumps, pot holes and traffic lights and what not then it's a bit tiresome. Get out onto flowing country lanes and it's great fun. I've not been revving it so much recently and just leaving it in higher gears and trying to be braver carrying speed into corners. I'd say the car has 2 or 3 times more grip than my brain and balls can deal with and that's fine. I'm definitely the slowest part of the package. It's just hard to explain how well it goes round bends. But maybe that's only just the half of it. The other half is how much feedback there is. So what do I dislike, the seating position is a bit high for me at almost 6 foot 2. So I need different seats or the mounts on these altering. The steering wheel - it's a bit small in diameter and in rim thickness. I'd prefer a wheel which is bigger and thicker. My only regret is not trying one of these sooner.

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Got some pics of the engine rebuild from my seller and added them to the first post.

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Diesel Meister said:

Nice work OP. Ruining my concentration but top stuff (19s too big imo but car otherwise a tasty base for something naughty).

The wheels are 18 from the 997 base model. Same as this -

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They look ok. I'm less interested in how the car looks and more interested in how it drives. I can't believe how much grip there is and that's with these not so great tyres. I'm toying with the idea of going down to some narrower 17 inch wheels. The car was originally spec'ed by Porsche with some very narrow 17 inch. Maybe less is more?

According to the below link:

Front
17x7
205/50/17

Rear
17x8.5
225/45/17

http://www.alloywheelsdirect.net/information/fitti...

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dom9 said:

Can you track down some hollow spoke 18s like I had on my car?

I'm sure I could but not sure I want to. The 997 18 inch are reasonably light I believe but I've not had them off. The 996 17 and 18 are all seriously heavy. I'm leaning towards some 17 from the 987 range. They seem cheap enough for a suck it and see trial.

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Kawasicki said:

ATM said:

They look ok. I'm less interested in how the car looks and more interested in how it drives. I can't believe how much grip there is and that's with these not so great tyres. I'm toying with the idea of going down to some narrower 17 inch wheels. The car was originally spec'ed by Porsche with some very narrow 17 inch. Maybe less is more?

According to the below link:

Front
17x7
205/50/17

Rear
17x8.5
225/45/17

http://www.alloywheelsdirect.net/information/fitti...

Be careful, sometimes uprated suspension doesn't work well with tall sidewalls. The car may start to bounce noticeably on the tyre and work the damper less. This feels sh!t and lessens grip too.

Ok thanks. How would I know if this is happening?

The guy I bought the car off said it came with r888 tyres and he changed to the tyres on there now. Do r888 tyres have stiffer sidewalls?

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dom9 said:

ATM said:

I'm sure I could but not sure I want to. The 997 18 inch are reasonably light I believe but I've not had them off. The 996 17 and 18 are all seriously heavy. I'm leaning towards some 17 from the 987 range. They seem cheap enough for a suck it and see trial.

Mine came on my 996 and I didn't even realize they were hollow castings until I took them for a refurb.

Picking them up (even compared to other, smaller, wheels) and they were massively lighter.

I am still not convinced you want to go for smaller diameter and larger sidewalls as it will affect the damping.

However, if 17s (and tyres) are 'cheap' (or could be moved on for next to no loss) then the 'effect' could be beneficial as you may prefer more movement and a bit softer.

I used to run R888s and I actually didn't think the sidewalls were that stiff, for a 'track' tyre.

My beast [e46] came with semi slicks. It had 225 40 front and 255 35 rear. They were Nankank NS-2R front and Federal RSR rear. Once I had them removed I could feel the Nankangs were very heavy and very stiff. The tyre guys showed me on their machine too. The Federal were much lighter and softer.

Anyway I switched to a square setup on the beast so 225 40 all round because I picked up some light OZ wheels which were the same width all round. The car still behaved fine and I couldn't really detect a loss in acceleration.

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edc said:

ATM said:

I'm sure I could but not sure I want to. The 997 18 inch are reasonably light I believe but I've not had them off. The 996 17 and 18 are all seriously heavy. I'm leaning towards some 17 from the 987 range. They seem cheap enough for a suck it and see trial.

Watch the offset if you get 987 wheels.

Too low?

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Diesel Meister said:

ATM said:

The wheels are 18 from the 997 base model.

Fair point! The perils of posting on the hoof. I think 18s are the biggest I'd go on a 996 but it's not my car Looking forward to seeing where you go with it as it seems like a really nice base for something very "PH" (not that he standard car is anything but PH in my view!)

Thanks

I've recently seen some inspiring stuff - which is probably a bit out of my budget - going on here:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=160...

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BrotherMouzone said:

Interesting RE: weight of tyres. I have always thought a stiff sidewall is preferable for track-biased tyres?

In terms of a) performance b) durability c) value for money, what's your view/preference between 595RSR, NS2R, AD08R? I can get all theses for 996 sizes.

I only had my other car with the 595RSR rear and NS2R front combo for a little while. The 595RSR were a bit worn and went in the bin. The NS2R I still have. I even bought a new set of 595RSR in 265 35 18 but didn't use them as the trial fit showed they would rub. I still have these and could put them on the 911 I guess.

The weight difference was noticeable. I could be tempted to try the NS2R again but I would probably plump for the softer compound because why not right?

A. I cant really give you a performance assessment because i didn't really use them much and had nothing to compare them against.

B. I've seen some internet rumours about the 595RSR coming apart or developing a line across the tread which is concerning.

C. The cheaper tyres are 75 - 85 per corner. That feels like throw away money to me.

What 996 have you got and what tyres have you got now?

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DoubleTime said:

This thread is giving serious want for a nicely sorted 996.....!

Keep the updates rolling OP.

OK

So my 90's porn star porsche has needed coolant top ups on more than one occasion. It also has a definite clicking noise coming from the back which is related to engine speed. I can definitely see a damp patch on the road under the engine so hopefully my car is losing water rather than using it and this all adds up to a new water pump. So she is going into a Porsche specialist tomorrow for a check up.

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eltax91 said:

DoubleTime said:

This thread is giving serious want for a nicely sorted 996.....!

Keep the updates rolling OP.

This and poppopbangbang's thread and I'm looking. I've even got wife approval on the finances.

Where's that?