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Lamont Sanford
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Wed Nov 24, 2004 10:42 pm Post subject:
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Hi there,
I'm wondering why the Porsche community doesn't seem to enjoy "mod'ing"
their cars as much as say, Honda Civic owners. Here's a mod that I made to
one of my cars:
http://temp.codefanatic.com/usenet/dsnextcar.jpg
Some people think it's somewhat ostentatious, but I think it's actually
quite elegant. Please let me know what you think. Thanks.
David
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Chicago Paddling-Fishing
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Wed Nov 24, 2004 10:42 pm Post subject:
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Lamont Sanford <lamont@sanford.son> wrote:
: Hi there,
: I'm wondering why the Porsche community doesn't seem to enjoy "mod'ing"
: their cars as much as say, Honda Civic owners. Here's a mod that I made to
: one of my cars:
: http://temp.codefanatic.com/usenet/dsnextcar.jpg
: Some people think it's somewhat ostentatious, but I think it's actually
: quite elegant. Please let me know what you think. Thanks.
: David
I think your performance might improve if you installed another pointing
the other direction...
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Orval Fairbairn
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Thu Nov 25, 2004 12:48 am Post subject:
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In article <f6SdnT9c2KRqWjncRVn-pg@giganews.com>,
"Lamont Sanford" <lamont@sanford.son> wrote:
| Quote: | Hi there,
I'm wondering why the Porsche community doesn't seem to enjoy "mod'ing"
their cars as much as say, Honda Civic owners. Here's a mod that I made to
one of my cars:
http://temp.codefanatic.com/usenet/dsnextcar.jpg
Some people think it's somewhat ostentatious, but I think it's actually
quite elegant. Please let me know what you think. Thanks.
David
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Most Porsche owners don't want to adulterate their cars with inferior
parts, etc. My own experience shows that aftermarket engine parts, for
instance, have been of lower quality than original Porsche parts.
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Jim Keenan
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Thu Nov 25, 2004 3:36 am Post subject:
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Lamont Sanford wrote:
| Quote: | Hi there,
I'm wondering why the Porsche community doesn't seem to enjoy "mod'ing"
their cars as much as say, Honda Civic owners.
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Because we don't have to. |
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Jim Keenan
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Thu Nov 25, 2004 3:39 am Post subject:
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Lamont Sanford wrote:
| Quote: | Hi there,
I'm wondering why the Porsche community doesn't seem to enjoy "mod'ing"
their cars as much as say, Honda Civic owners.
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Because we don't have to. |
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Steve
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Thu Nov 25, 2004 3:45 am Post subject:
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David,
I don't know if that's really a true statement.... I own a '98 C2S (Carrera
S) It has a PSS9 suspension (Adjustable Bilstine shocks) RS adjustable
swaybars, RS motormounts, RS Short shift kit, Nakamichi CD 400, Eclipse
3424, MBQarts and all kinds of other neat stuff.......That being said, go to
the discussion groups on www.rennlist.com you'll see in the Porsche world
there's plenty of mod'en goin on.
Cheers,
Steve
"Lamont Sanford" <lamont@sanford.son> wrote in message
news:f6SdnT9c2KRqWjncRVn-pg@giganews.com...
| Quote: | Hi there,
I'm wondering why the Porsche community doesn't seem to enjoy "mod'ing"
their cars as much as say, Honda Civic owners. Here's a mod that I made to
one of my cars:
http://temp.codefanatic.com/usenet/dsnextcar.jpg
Some people think it's somewhat ostentatious, but I think it's actually
quite elegant. Please let me know what you think. Thanks.
David
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Thu Nov 25, 2004 3:58 am Post subject:
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Funny.
The trick for most Porsche owners is to mod the car for handling and
power but not to do obvious things to make it "look cool."
I've got thousands into the suspensions on my Porsches.
Lamont Sanford wrote:
| Quote: | Hi there,
I'm wondering why the Porsche community doesn't seem to enjoy "mod'ing"
their cars as much as say, Honda Civic owners. Here's a mod that I made to
one of my cars:
http://temp.codefanatic.com/usenet/dsnextcar.jpg
Some people think it's somewhat ostentatious, but I think it's actually
quite elegant. Please let me know what you think. Thanks.
David
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Dan Stephenson
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Thu Nov 25, 2004 5:44 pm Post subject:
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What i'd like to know is why Civic owners in particular seem to love
putting those oversized noise-maker muffers on their cars. Do they
have "high rev Porsche engine sound" envy?
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Dan Stephenson
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E Brown
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Thu Nov 25, 2004 5:44 pm Post subject:
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On Thu, 25 Nov 2004 13:05:40 GMT, "Vern" <vhoppes@mchsi.com> wrote:
| Quote: | It seems with Porsche owners we have a mix of owners.
The owner who buys only the numbers matching cars, to be placed in a
hermetically sealed chamber.
Or the true Porsche owner in the James Dean tradition, who will do and spend
anything to make their daily low level flights as filled with as much of the
Porsche experience possible.
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Or there are owners like me, that enjoy the cars as is. The times
are actually pretty few when anyone will truly need 100% of most any
Porsche's performance. I swap when it makes sense (like going to SSIs
when my heat exchangers rusted out) but that's about it.
Sometimes the modding in the Porsche world gets as silly as that in
the ricer camp. There are some truly horrendous body kits out there,
and I fight the urge to barf every time I see a 70s 911 converted to
some turbo replica without a single engine upgrade. Especially
annoying when it's a SWB car.
But what makes the ricer upgrades silly is how much money kids are
sinking into the cars to get something that still won't touch a 928S4,
944 Turbo, or 911 in the same price ranges.
Emanuel
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1983 Porsche 944 Guards Red/Black
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Vern
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Thu Nov 25, 2004 5:44 pm Post subject:
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It seems with Porsche owners we have a mix of owners.
The owner who buys only the numbers matching cars, to be placed in a
hermetically sealed chamber.
Or the true Porsche owner in the James Dean tradition, who will do and spend
anything to make their daily low level flights as filled with as much of the
Porsche experience possible.
I like the poster of the Porsche going away very quickly, caption reads
"Kills Bugs Fast", says what owning a Porsche should mean. It's just like
the shifter, anyone who has the earlier year Porsches has likely installed a
short shift kit, or should. But most of all don't do anything stupid to
detract from the beauty of the car, why would you?
When you see the Honda mods, sure they look better after the mods, but that
is because without the mods they are,, well I will be nice,, plain. No one
can ever loose a Porsche in a parking lot.
<someone@somewhere.net> wrote in message
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Funny.
The trick for most Porsche owners is to mod the car for handling and power
but not to do obvious things to make it "look cool."
I've got thousands into the suspensions on my Porsches.
Lamont Sanford wrote:
Hi there,
I'm wondering why the Porsche community doesn't seem to enjoy
"mod'ing"
their cars as much as say, Honda Civic owners. Here's a mod that I made
to
one of my cars:
http://temp.codefanatic.com/usenet/dsnextcar.jpg
Some people think it's somewhat ostentatious, but I think it's
actually
quite elegant. Please let me know what you think. Thanks.
David
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Vern
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Thu Nov 25, 2004 5:45 pm Post subject:
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| Quote: | Sometimes the modding in the Porsche world gets as silly as that in
the ricer camp. There are some truly horrendous body kits out there,
and I fight the urge to barf every time I see a 70s 911 converted to
some turbo replica without a single engine upgrade. Especially
annoying when it's a SWB car.
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I can't agree with you more. I think many of our Porsche owners that get
carried away are just like those doing the Honda upgrades.
They have forget that the excellent engineering and simple lines are what
made the Porsche a timeless and highly sought after car of all ages of
drivers.
| Quote: | But what makes the ricer upgrades silly is how much money kids are
sinking into the cars to get something that still won't touch a 928S4,
944 Turbo, or 911 in the same price ranges.
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I think they went to "Fast and Furious" and were sucked in.
I was sucked into Porsche enthusiasim by getting passed by them while in the
service in Germany (72 -74) and driving semi for the Army on the autobahn.
Nothing and I mean nothing is so enticing to a car enthusiast as seeing a
Porsche flat out, subtly looming larger in your mirror with high beams
flashing and then wailing past you, and disappearing into the disatnce with
a sound thats says goodbye like nothing else on the planet.
| Quote: | Emanuel
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1983 Porsche 911 Guards Red/Black
1983 Porsche 944 Guards Red/Black
1983 Porsche 928 Guards Red/Black
PS Great selection!! |
Vern
1972 911 Targa wide body look, Work In progress.
1974 911 Targa Guards Red/Black |
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Steve
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Fri Nov 26, 2004 3:57 am Post subject:
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Nothing like a Neon with a big fu*king spoiler.....very impressive.
Steve
"Lamont Sanford" <lamont@sanford.son> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Hi there,
I'm wondering why the Porsche community doesn't seem to enjoy "mod'ing"
their cars as much as say, Honda Civic owners. Here's a mod that I made to
one of my cars:
http://temp.codefanatic.com/usenet/dsnextcar.jpg
Some people think it's somewhat ostentatious, but I think it's actually
quite elegant. Please let me know what you think. Thanks.
David
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Fri Nov 26, 2004 5:44 am Post subject:
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Hard to generalize over a population of owners. Some do get into extreme
mods. Some do a "presto" and create the car they wish they had, or could
have, bought.
I mod my cars because I track them (928 and 944) in Driver's Education
through PCA chapters. If you ever thought of driving your car at
"9/10ths" or full out, you should do it. (Most drivers who think they do
that on the street don't know they're not. Or they're F'n crazy!)
As to Vern's comment: Oh yeah! I'm just smilin' here.
Vern wrote:
| Quote: | I was sucked into Porsche enthusiasim by getting passed by them while in the
service in Germany (72 -74) and driving semi for the Army on the autobahn.
Nothing and I mean nothing is so enticing to a car enthusiast as seeing a
Porsche flat out, subtly looming larger in your mirror with high beams
flashing and then wailing past you, and disappearing into the disatnce with
a sound thats says goodbye like nothing else on the planet.
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Holden McThynge
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Fri Nov 26, 2004 2:39 pm Post subject:
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"Vern" <vhoppes@mchsi.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | I was sucked into Porsche enthusiasim by getting passed by them while in
the service in Germany (72 -74) and driving semi for the Army on the
autobahn. Nothing and I mean nothing is so enticing to a car enthusiast as
seeing a Porsche flat out, subtly looming larger in your mirror with high
beams flashing and then wailing past you, and disappearing into the
disatnce with a sound thats says goodbye like nothing else on the planet.
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well, Vern, I don't know when the last time you visited Germany was, but
hold those memories. The Autobahns are pretty much clogged now days making
speeds much above 80mph difficult. Sometimes you get lucky and find
yourself on a bit where there isn't much traffic, but it's increasingly
rare. An article in the German Autoclub's latest magazine says that the
Autobahns are already at capacity and that this wasn't expected to happen
until 2015... |
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E Brown
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Fri Nov 26, 2004 5:26 pm Post subject:
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On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 10:39:53 +0100, "Holden McThynge"
<holden_mcthynge@hotmail.com> wrote:
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well, Vern, I don't know when the last time you visited Germany was, but
hold those memories. The Autobahns are pretty much clogged now days making
speeds much above 80mph difficult. Sometimes you get lucky and find
yourself on a bit where there isn't much traffic, but it's increasingly
rare. An article in the German Autoclub's latest magazine says that the
Autobahns are already at capacity and that this wasn't expected to happen
until 2015...
I read some politicians are pushing for a speed limit on them as |
well. I know sections are speed restricted, but now they're going
whole hog.
emanuel
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1983 Porsche 944 Guards Red/Black
1983 Porsche 928 Guards Red/Black |
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