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Old 06-16-2009, 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by blown 87
Jesus man, I would hate to see the look in your kids eyes if something happened to you, or you "friend" who was going that fast.

Greg, my friend just told me if you install his LSD he would be more concerned with 0 to 60 mph times than trying to reach the impossible, 200 mph. My friend has that set of BBS RS that he is willing to trade you.
Old 06-16-2009, 11:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Giovanni
Greg, my friend just told me if you install his LSD he would be more concerned with 0 to 60 mph times than trying to reach the impossible, 200 mph. My friend has that set of BBS RS that he is willing to trade you.
We will get your LSD in for "your Friend" we will get it installed for him.
Regardless of a trade or not.

has your "Friend" still got my number?
I will pm you the shop number also.

Get all the seals and stuff and we can do it on a weekend.
Old 06-16-2009, 11:42 PM
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Actually, that has happened to me several times. I don't know where the coolant goes but it comes back after the car cools. Fill the bottle another 1/4" above the seam and you will have no more problems. Never had heating problems but the low coolant light has come on a couple of times before I added more coolant to raise the level above the seam.
Old 06-16-2009, 11:49 PM
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Coolant light is tripped by low level and by some pressure variation, yes? IIRC, Porsche designed the light to work off of two sensors wired in such a way that (i think) three out of four combinations would result in a low coolant light. Unless, of course, you know for certain that the coolant in the expansion tank is physically low, I would bet on some funky pressure business.

Also I'm basing this off of a page I skimmed about a month ago in the FWSM, so I could be totally talking out of my ***, but at this point, I think I've read the damn thing cover-to-cover.
Old 06-16-2009, 11:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Tahoe Shark
Actually, that has happened to me several times. I don't know where the coolant goes but it comes back after the car cools. Fill the bottle another 1/4" above the seam and you will have no more problems. Never had heating problems but the low coolant light has come on a couple of times before I added more coolant to raise the level above the seam.
I see you have the new ZR1. How does the stroker compare to this beast?
Old 06-17-2009, 01:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Tahoe Shark
Actually, that has happened to me several times. I don't know where the coolant goes but it comes back after the car cools. Fill the bottle another 1/4" above the seam and you will have no more problems. Never had heating problems but the low coolant light has come on a couple of times before I added more coolant to raise the level above the seam.
Odd....I've noticed the coolant sensor is VERY sensitive.....just a smidge under the seam and it goes off....maybe under hard running the coolant is boiling in the tank, causing the level to drop....then condenses back to water once it cools off? Of course I would think the steam would vent out the overflow too....so I dunno
Old 06-17-2009, 02:12 AM
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It's probably telling you to go faster
Old 06-17-2009, 08:29 AM
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Last time I took a friend on a 180 MPH joy ride, I noticed that his seat must have sprung a leak, as his pants were a bit wet and so was my seat. Perhaps it was coolant??!!
Old 06-17-2009, 09:46 AM
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Originally Posted by blown 87
Jesus man, I would hate to see the look in your kids eyes if something happened to you, or you "friend" who was going that fast.

I have kids? Who? Where?
Old 06-17-2009, 10:57 AM
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It seemed like only seconds to me, but when the cop finally caught up he appeared a very old man. G
Old 06-17-2009, 12:34 PM
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I've never had any problems at 180mph.














Of course, I've never gotten to 180mph either.
Old 06-17-2009, 12:43 PM
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That's easy..happens all the time ..since at 180mph the engine has expanded so much that it actually increases the capacity of the block to hold coolant. When you slow down the engine goes back to it's original size .. At over 200 the body panels begin to stretch too..so you may encounter problems with the doors no longer staying latched... (that is why you want a roll cage) LOL
Old 06-17-2009, 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Sharkbody
It seemed like only seconds to me, but when the cop finally caught up he appeared a very old man. G
Now that means you were traveling near 670,616,629 mph (1,079,252,848 kmh). That is some accomplishment even for a car like a 928. But glad you proved out this theory in application that until now has been verified only mathematically.

At least this is what I think, but then I'm no 1-Mug
Old 06-17-2009, 01:49 PM
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IT ONLY HAPPENED TO ME ONCE......''IN REVERSE''..!!!!!! LOL
Old 06-17-2009, 05:16 PM
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depends on the final drive ratio.


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