tuk_928

jayc67,
Until Wally P and the Bosch Hammer (diagnostic tool) informed me that my Shark's flappy valve was not functioning properly up at SITM 2004 ---- it turned out to be a vacuum leak ---- AND our gang's kindly physician, Ed M, located the leak and temporarily FIXED it in the motel parking lot, I didn't know what I was missing when the kickdown switch was engaged! Now, when I nail the gas pedal (think "tonic seizure" in the right leg) whoaaaaaaaa baby....hang on tight! This is a big part of what the 928 driving experience is ALL about...

Thanks again Wally P and Ed M....you guys are awesome!

ps.
Warning never engage the kickdown on a wet road...

Jfrahm

Thanks for the help also, I tightened my kickdown cable some more and am now getting good kickdown at highway speeds. I find my gas pedal might need to be adjusted though, as I feel like I have to put some sideways pressure on it to hit the kickdown switch properly. I may do the switch mod also to allow kickdown to happen earlier, as it takes a second at WOT for it to decide to kickdown. Once it does though, accelleration is brisk.

-Joel.

atb

No question that people need to determine what their priorities are with their own cars. I personally enjoy working on mine, and don't mind having to do extra maintenance for the way I drive (although I can honestly say that I haven't found that I'm doing any more maintenance on my car than the cream puff cars ). I bought my particular car because it was a "driver". Higher mileage than most (around 100K when I bought it, and I just turned 150K on the way back from OCIC), and the paint has some road rash. I wouldn't drive a concours winner the way I drive my car, but then again, I wouldn't own a concours winner as my only shark either.

As long as their being driven and maintained, I think the 928's mission is being accomplished.