And have a fire extinguisher ready.

 

Yes,..G50 for sure......get that Bentley swapped out ASAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Doyle

 

wow it is an 88 somehow I had it in my head it was an 86 .. lucky you, very nice .. we have had quite a few new guys this month , I am starting to lose track ...

 

yes, do what Mussberger said. Have a Fire Extinguisher near you. No joke.
Looks like a nice car. Welcome aboard.

 

Mr iceman mis-spelled Semi, as in Semi Carrera. He needs spell check. Of course, there is also the abbreviation, which shortens the typing time, and his hard to goof up on: Sub Carrera.

 

A lot of good advice here. Sure sounds like stuck injectors.

There is of course, a predecessor to the "SC". It was a 3.0 liter Carrera with similar flared fenders and a hot motor. It was not shipped to the US. When the SC came out, it was the first time the US saw a Carrera since around 1974-5. It was Porsches move to standardize the 911 line with a single 911. Unfortunately, it had only around 180 hp in the U.S. which was 200 hp less than the European Carrera.

SC stands for Super Carrera. When the 3.2 911 came out, Porsche dropped the word "Super" and called it the Carrera. The 3.2 motor was supposedly 40% new with many areas of the engine receiving a re-design simultaneously to the launch of DME. Interestingly, the first generation of DME in Porsche racing motors gave Porsche a significant advantage in Le Mans cars, and when combined with turbo technology in F1, the fuel economy and longer stints between refueling probably contributed to race wins.

 

OK, I'm giving up my search for a nice 996 GT3. I'm going after one of the 380HP Euro Carreras. I hear they're "Super"!

 

Huh? I think you'd be 180 HP shy of that goal.

 

Rusnak, I refer to your quoted HP rating of the mid-70's Carrera. 380hp? I think you added an extra zero on the difference.

 

Oh, I see that now! Haha, great catch. Imuna leave the mistake up anyway because that was a sharp catch.

 

What can I say? I'm HP-centric of late.

 

Whoever said it was stuck injectors were correct! We tapped them a little then it started with lots of smoke. Drove it around the block couple times and felt pretty good. I did notice the oil gauge and speedometer wasn't working or moving at all. What do you think the next maintenance should be? Oil change? Spark plugs? Wires? I'm still waiting for my Bentley book so any suggestions would be great.

 

Get rid of the crap fuel in it,change the fuel filter then change the oil and filter, replace the brake fluid, then do plugs,valve adjustment, and replace the aifilter. These are things you can quickly get done

 

better make sure you know how to change the oil on a 911 .. I agree it should be done but read up first.

 

Ok finally changed the oil. 10 quarts is a lot of oil! Changed oil filter. Ordered spark plugs. Brake pads looks good about 80% left. Want to change the headlights since it's so weak. Anyone know of any lowering kits or drop kits? Does that change the feel? I took out all the carpets since I'll do the upholstery myself. The ride feels very stiff though..I can feel every bump and just feels like a hard ride. Tell me what you guys did on your 1988 911...please share