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04-18-2002 | 07:27 PM
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Introduction.
Hi,
My name is Dexter and I'm a Porsche-aholic....
I have bought myself a '90 944S2 recently and put some pics on the Internet to show the car off.
I hope to visit this board from time to time and exchange information with all of you.
Hope you like the pics.
grtz,
Dex.
<a href="http://www.geocities.com/halk_zor/index.htm" target="_blank">Dexter's Fotohoekje</a>
My name is Dexter and I'm a Porsche-aholic....
I have bought myself a '90 944S2 recently and put some pics on the Internet to show the car off.
I hope to visit this board from time to time and exchange information with all of you.
Hope you like the pics.
grtz,
Dex.
<a href="http://www.geocities.com/halk_zor/index.htm" target="_blank">Dexter's Fotohoekje</a>
04-19-2002 | 02:37 AM
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Yes, we had to use 5 mm spacers for the frontwheels. This is because the wheel bearing cap is a bit too large. Also, we removed the wheel bearing cap which consists of two separate parts and soldered/welded (not sure which is the correct frase) it, so we could take of a couple of mm's from the diameter on the outside, without it falling apart into two separate pieces.
After this the wheel bearing caps were put back on again and we could easily bolt the wheels on the car.
We used the old centercaps from the 16" rims and that was it.
The rear wheels fit without any modifications whatsoever.
Regarding the tracking and handling of the car with these wheels, I can safely say that the only difference is that the car is sometimes a bit more 'nervous' at the front when there are 'freightertracks' on the road. It tends to 'search' a bit more from time to time, but only on roads with deep tracks. For the rest it handles the same as usual.
I am however looking out for an adjustable damper/spring combination. Probably the M030 factory stuff.....
Dex.
After this the wheel bearing caps were put back on again and we could easily bolt the wheels on the car.
We used the old centercaps from the 16" rims and that was it.
The rear wheels fit without any modifications whatsoever.
Regarding the tracking and handling of the car with these wheels, I can safely say that the only difference is that the car is sometimes a bit more 'nervous' at the front when there are 'freightertracks' on the road. It tends to 'search' a bit more from time to time, but only on roads with deep tracks. For the rest it handles the same as usual.
I am however looking out for an adjustable damper/spring combination. Probably the M030 factory stuff.....
Dex.
04-19-2002 | 02:46 AM
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[quote]Originally posted by rsrdan:
<strong>I was always wondering what the new porsche (wagon wheels)996 rims would look like on a 944S2.</strong><hr></blockquote>I believe those are the Conestoga option
<strong>I was always wondering what the new porsche (wagon wheels)996 rims would look like on a 944S2.</strong><hr></blockquote>I believe those are the Conestoga option
05-19-2002 | 08:09 AM
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Hi there!
I've put a Stainless Steel Exhaust system under my car and removed the catalyst in the process.
There are some more pics to be seen on <a href="http://www.geocities.com/halk_zor/index.htm" target="_blank">my web site</a> for those who are interested.
Just click on the link that says Porsche 944 S2 (exhaust) and you'll be fine.
Enjoy!
Dexter
I've put a Stainless Steel Exhaust system under my car and removed the catalyst in the process.
There are some more pics to be seen on <a href="http://www.geocities.com/halk_zor/index.htm" target="_blank">my web site</a> for those who are interested.
Just click on the link that says Porsche 944 S2 (exhaust) and you'll be fine.
Enjoy!
Dexter
05-19-2002 | 04:37 PM
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[quote]Originally posted by Dexter944S2:
<strong>I've put a Stainless Steel Exhaust system under my car and removed the catalyst in the process.</strong><hr></blockquote>So, how does it perform? I bet it is very LOUD since removing the cat on these cars makes them sound like trucks with a bad muffler.
Hmmm, they must use a lot of salt on the roads in your country because the underside of the car looks very corroded. We get a lot of rain here in Seattle but I powerwash my chassis a couple of times a year and it still looks pretty much like new after each washing.
<strong>I've put a Stainless Steel Exhaust system under my car and removed the catalyst in the process.</strong><hr></blockquote>So, how does it perform? I bet it is very LOUD since removing the cat on these cars makes them sound like trucks with a bad muffler.
Hmmm, they must use a lot of salt on the roads in your country because the underside of the car looks very corroded. We get a lot of rain here in Seattle but I powerwash my chassis a couple of times a year and it still looks pretty much like new after each washing.
05-19-2002 | 06:36 PM
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Hi Tom,
It sounds racy to say the least, but it is not too loud. I had a small undampened silencer placed where the cat used to be and that made a lot of difference.
The performance is better between 4500 rpm and the red line.
In third gear I'll have to be careful not to go into the rev limiter, which took a bit of getting used to at first.
But now I can manage to keep up with a 993 Carrera S4 as I found out a few days ago.
And he was trying his best, because I had to floor it and had to give it all I had.
Concerning the salt: Yes they use it from time to time, but what you see on the pics is mostly caused by the flashlight enhancement of the existing minor corrosion combined with the fact that I had driven through a gigantic muddy puddle when entering the premises of the exhaust specialist.
Actually apart from some minor stuff on the starterengine (correct term?) and the gearbox, my car has no signs of real corrosion whatsoever where it counts thank god.
BTW: I'm going to visit Powerhaus next week as I will be spending two weeks vacation in Phoenix Arizona. Any more places of interest that I should visit besides Powerhaus?
grtz,
Dex.
It sounds racy to say the least, but it is not too loud. I had a small undampened silencer placed where the cat used to be and that made a lot of difference.
The performance is better between 4500 rpm and the red line.
In third gear I'll have to be careful not to go into the rev limiter, which took a bit of getting used to at first.
But now I can manage to keep up with a 993 Carrera S4 as I found out a few days ago.
And he was trying his best, because I had to floor it and had to give it all I had.
Concerning the salt: Yes they use it from time to time, but what you see on the pics is mostly caused by the flashlight enhancement of the existing minor corrosion combined with the fact that I had driven through a gigantic muddy puddle when entering the premises of the exhaust specialist.
Actually apart from some minor stuff on the starterengine (correct term?) and the gearbox, my car has no signs of real corrosion whatsoever where it counts thank god.
BTW: I'm going to visit Powerhaus next week as I will be spending two weeks vacation in Phoenix Arizona. Any more places of interest that I should visit besides Powerhaus?
grtz,
Dex.
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06-01-2002 | 03:25 AM
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Hi. Welcome to Rennlist. I'm new here myself. I like the car of course. I have a 1987 944. Some of you were talking about a loud exhaust note. I just thought I would throw this out here. I was at the visit 2.0 for Porsche at the Corvette in Bowling Green Kentucky about one and a half months ago. Anyways, there was this awesome Boxster there with some sort of custom exhaust system. It looked like it had some sort of baffles sticking in the end of the exhaust tips. It looked like there was no way for the exhaust gas to exit the pipe. I was informed by someone there that a company called SuperTrapp makes these baffles/mufflers. The Boxster sounds awesome with no modification, but with these baffles he had in the pipes, man it sounded awesome! So I had to order some for myself. My dad and I run a local tire and alignment service shop in our area. We specialize in high performance tires. If any of you are interested in ordering some of these baffles for yourself, let me know and I will be glad to help you.
Thanks,
Matt
Thanks,
Matt