Oily Waft ?
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924nutter
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I am sorry if I came across as a miserable git. It was quite funny but I didn't quite know the form. I had a whole thing about 16 v (oh my six is working again) having twice as many things to go wrong or bend etc, and how people who were worried about low down torque were driving like old men. Then there was the bit about how it must have been designed as an upmarket hairdresser's car as Porsche didn't trouble themselves to put decent brakes or limited lip diff on the S2. To be fair some of the old duffers have only just found out it has three speed wipers. [
] I'll remeber for next time.
] I'll remeber for next time.
924nutter
PCGB Member
Hey Ho J4CKO no big deal it's just a question of semantics. For me, a wind up can mean many things; a malicious attempt to annoy or a particulary irritating practical joke, but I inferred niether from your post, and took it in the spirit in which I was meant and played my poker face.
We all know that those who feel inferior about their cars feel the need to protest how good they are whereas those with the turbo know how good it is and just get on with it
We all know that those who feel inferior about their cars feel the need to protest how good they are whereas those with the turbo know how good it is and just get on with it
Veerzigzag
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well I am statistically an "old man" at 65 and that is as good a reason as any to red-line it
How does the 996 turbo compare to the 944 Cab ?
Is it a win/win in every department or is there anything the 944 does better ?
My cambelt and balance belts all done now, for a very reasonable £288 by Tony Greatorex in Bramhall, Cheshire, he gave the car a clean bill of health and pointed out a couple of little jobs for me, he had a 996 GT2 in his workshop, stunning.
Is it a win/win in every department or is there anything the 944 does better ?
My cambelt and balance belts all done now, for a very reasonable £288 by Tony Greatorex in Bramhall, Cheshire, he gave the car a clean bill of health and pointed out a couple of little jobs for me, he had a 996 GT2 in his workshop, stunning.
924nutter
PCGB Member
I have to say that I had a full supply of brave pills for Bedford J4CKO and I was looking forward to exploring the limits of the 996. It is not the rear end monster of previous iterations of the 911. The four wheel drive makes a hell of a difference. Step out of a normally aspirated 944 and into the 250 hp 944 turbo and thats about the difference between the 944T and the 996T. 3.6 litres gives low down grunt and it can pull away from traffic at even moderate speeds without changing out of sixth. As you will infer it is a six speed manual. Probably, the lag is less because of two smaller turbos, one each side rather than one big one. You can feel it come on boost but there is not such a big step. Until last Thursday it had a BMC 156 performance air filter similar in design to the K&N (for all I know it is a K&N) but whoever fitted it did not do their homework and it turns out that this filter is for a 996 carrera whch is a different shape to the turbo filter. I have reason to believe that this oversight is responsible for the failure of the throttle body which on the 2004 model year is fly by wire. The filter for the carrera is broadly rectangular but has a step in it which could allow unfitered air to reach the engine on full suck; I had been plagued with CEL warnings since January. At great expense, no seriously £675, I fitted a genuine Porsche body and correct filter last Thursday and although it is early days I have now restored the 740 +/- 40 rpm idle, the revs drop instantly when I change gear and I got 27mpg on the read out on a journey from Reading OPC and home in Marlow. The best bit; it is like the parting of the seas when on the motorway, during the day traffic just gets out of the way. The downside, the bar for levering me out of the driving seat is worn out already. Insurance £650 ish for 5,000 miles and I am about to fork out for a 24,000 mile service, but that wont be much as the oil and filter was changed at 20,000, and I just put in a new air filter. Suspension; spine shatteringly stiff just how I like it.
924nutter
PCGB Member
[8|]? Who is Tony Greatorex? P.S. to complete the reply to J4CKO, I can't say whether the 944 will corner better than the 996 there's nowhere safe enough to experiment, but the 944 which felt well sorted and taut before, as you would expect from a 44,000 mile car, now feels spongy by comparison. Who
I suspect ti si the same Tony Greatorex as not exactly a common surname, he seems to be fairly well know around the Stockport area, google his name and it pops up in Porsche context and his workshop was full of Pork !
996 Turbo is on my list, drove one and loved it, I did feel that the electronics cut in abruptly and stifled any of my antics but it was on a track and though it may have allowed more fun with it off I reckon I would have crashed it, was getting very carried away, on the road I doubt your license would survive long enough to find out if the electronics spoilt the fun.
996 Turbo is on my list, drove one and loved it, I did feel that the electronics cut in abruptly and stifled any of my antics but it was on a track and though it may have allowed more fun with it off I reckon I would have crashed it, was getting very carried away, on the road I doubt your license would survive long enough to find out if the electronics spoilt the fun.
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