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steve997
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Tue Feb 22, 2005 7:14 am Post subject:
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I bought a new 997 Carrera S and someone who is a trusted source told
me the 997’s are arriving with incorrect alignments right from the
Porsche factory.
Has anyone heard of this?
I am considering getting it supercharged, there is a company that will
do this soon for the 997 and will bring bhp up to about 450 hp, for
$10,000.
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G. Patricks
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Tue Feb 22, 2005 7:35 pm Post subject:
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Put 2000 miles on it and ask your service dept to align it (for free).
As for the SC, do you really think your car needs another 100 HP?
And plan on having your warrenty voided should anything happen from
what I have been reading on Rennlist...
Gary
| Quote: | On 21 Feb 2005 21:14:17 -0500, steve997 <UseLinkToEmail@AutoForumz.com> wrote:
I bought a new 997 Carrera S and someone who is a trusted source told
me the 997’s are arriving with incorrect alignments right from the
Porsche factory.
Has anyone heard of this?
I am considering getting it supercharged, there is a company that will
do this soon for the 997 and will bring bhp up to about 450 hp, for
$10,000. |
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Weekend Guru
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Wed Feb 23, 2005 2:53 am Post subject:
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So...you want to take a brand new, $80,000+ auto, designed and engineered by
some of the best people in the world, and "modify" it. How much power do
you need? Oh...and about that warranty...it will be "toast"...just as might
happen to your engine if you SC it.
Words of caution from Texas!
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steve997
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Wed Feb 23, 2005 7:45 am Post subject:
Re: Re: 997 Alignment from Factory |
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"Weekend Guru" wrote:
| Quote: | So...you want to take a brand new, $80,000+ auto, designed and
engineered by
some of the best people in the world, and "modify" it. How
much power do
you need? Oh...and about that warranty...it will be
"toast"...just as might
happen to your engine if you SC it.
Words of caution from Texas!
"steve997" <UseLinkToEmail@AutoForumz.com> wrote in message
news:421a9579$1_5@alt.athenanews.com...
I bought a new 997 Carrera S and someone who is a trusted
source told
me the 997's are arriving with incorrect alignments right
from the
Porsche factory.
Has anyone heard of this?
I am considering getting it supercharged, there is a company
that will
do this soon for the 997 and will bring bhp up to about 450
hp, for
$10,000.
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Here’s the link to the people that do the super charger. I am in
Maryland and they are nearby to me, I spoke to them today and what
they do is buy a Mercedes SC and modify it for various cars, including
specifically the 996 and soon the 997. These people make race cars,
are top notch, located in Jessup, MD.
http://www.turboperformance.com/index.htm
Here are some interesting things they said today - this for 997:
1. If you have a new 997, when you get a chance go get an alignment.
The people in Jessup have alignement equip. used for race cars,
dealers purchase alignment equp. that does an alignment quick and is
low cost
relatively speaking. You will be able to tell the difference at the
higher speeds.
2. If you do track events with PCA or whomever, first break the car
in, change the oil for first oil change after the event.
3. Change the oil preferably every 5,000 miles (yes that does seem
often) instead of 20,000 miles, because when they change oil on the
Porches after the owner waits at or about the full time interval,
there is much water spilling out - not good at all for your engine.
4. The gearbox is filled with non-synthetic oil from Porsche, probably
Mobile but it’s non-synthetic, have this changed and use Redline 75W90
weight synthetic oil, change it every 2 years.
I plan to take my car to the limit in a regulated environment on
various tracks, and learn how to handle the pendulem-like dynamics of
my car.
So this all interests me very much, I sort of figured the oil change
interval was geared more toward those who drive the 997 like a regular
car, I had already figured to change it every 10K, the first at 5K
anyway.
It’s really a track athlete.
As for the SuperCharger, I don’t have 10K ready to spend like that now
after the car purchase, but if anyone would do that to my car these
folks would be the ones - of course after I grilled them with a lot
more questions, but Hell they build race cars! |
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Jim Keenan
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Thu Feb 24, 2005 2:13 am Post subject:
Re: 997 Alignment from Factory |
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steve997 wrote:
| Quote: | I bought a new 997 Carrera S and someone who is a trusted source told
me the 997’s are arriving with incorrect alignments right from the
Porsche factory.
Has anyone heard of this?
I am considering getting it supercharged, there is a company that will
do this soon for the 997 and will bring bhp up to about 450 hp, for
$10,000.
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Try evoms.com re the supercharger.......... |
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Jim Keenan
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Thu Feb 24, 2005 2:22 am Post subject:
Re: 997 Alignment from Factory |
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steve997 wrote:
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Here’s the link to the people that do the super charger. I am in
Maryland and they are nearby to me, I spoke to them today and what
they do is buy a Mercedes SC and modify it for various cars, including
specifically the 996 and soon the 997. These people make race cars,
are top notch, located in Jessup, MD.
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A race car and a street car are obviously not the same. You have to live
with the car everyday on the street, and once in a while on the track,
so while they be hot stuff with race cars, how are they with treet cars
that occasionally race?
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http://www.turboperformance.com/index.htm
Here are some interesting things they said today - this for 997:
1. If you have a new 997, when you get a chance go get an alignment.
The people in Jessup have alignement equip. used for race cars,
dealers purchase alignment equp. that does an alignment quick and is
low cost
relatively speaking. You will be able to tell the difference at the
higher speeds.
2. If you do track events with PCA or whomever, first break the car
in, change the oil for first oil change after the event.
3. Change the oil preferably every 5,000 miles (yes that does seem
often) instead of 20,000 miles, because when they change oil on the
Porches after the owner waits at or about the full time interval,
there is much water spilling out - not good at all for your engine.
4. The gearbox is filled with non-synthetic oil from Porsche, probably
Mobile but it’s non-synthetic, have this changed and use Redline 75W90
weight synthetic oil, change it every 2 years.
I plan to take my car to the limit in a regulated environment on
various tracks, and learn how to handle the pendulem-like dynamics of
my car.
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Try the Porsche Driving Experience - they provide one and two day
courses taught by drivers who know Porsches. You can get info on the
Porsche website.......
| Quote: | So this all interests me very much, I sort of figured the oil change
interval was geared more toward those who drive the 997 like a regular
car, I had already figured to change it every 10K, the first at 5K
anyway.
It’s really a track athlete.
As for the SuperCharger, I don’t have 10K ready to spend like that now
after the car purchase, but if anyone would do that to my car these
folks would be the ones - of course after I grilled them with a lot
more questions, but Hell they build race cars!
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Installation of the SC will undoubtedly void your warranty. Unless you
feel lucky or are made of money, it sounds like a nice mod after the
warranty runs out........... |
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