New 993 owner, hello!
07-03-2023, 01:07 PM
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Great progress. The sound deadening is a good investment. Consider adding some MLV where possible, particularly on the flooring. I deleted the seat anchor over the transmission hump for a sleeker look, but it was a PIA.
DAS makes a nice bolt in roll bar. Weighty, but effective. Easier to do this now, than later.
Looking forward to seeing those new Recarro’s in the car. Awesome seats. Interested to see how they fit in the car.
DAS makes a nice bolt in roll bar. Weighty, but effective. Easier to do this now, than later.
Looking forward to seeing those new Recarro’s in the car. Awesome seats. Interested to see how they fit in the car.
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07-03-2023, 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by gbgastowers;[url=tel:18888506
18888506[/url]]Are you using a subwoofer? I have a compact 10” powered sub under the passenger seat. Amp under the drivers to power the fronts and using the head units amp to power the rears.
Originally Posted by Foxman;[url=tel:18888825
18888825[/url]]Great progress. The sound deadening is a good investment. Consider adding some MLV where possible, particularly on the flooring. I deleted the seat anchor over the transmission hump for a sleeker look, but it was a PIA.
DAS makes a nice bolt in roll bar. Weighty, but effective. Easier to do this now, than later.
Looking forward to seeing those new Recarro’s in the car. Awesome seats. Interested to see how they fit in the car.
DAS makes a nice bolt in roll bar. Weighty, but effective. Easier to do this now, than later.
Looking forward to seeing those new Recarro’s in the car. Awesome seats. Interested to see how they fit in the car.
07-06-2023, 08:33 PM
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So basically this is where we ended up:
1. The Helix works! No magic smoke came out of it when we connected it this time, and we're able to control it using the little screen controller (making sure the firmware was up-to-date took a bit of faffing about)
2. Recaro Podium is in, but the damn Recaro mounts specific for 993 are very tall. I'm sitting maybe an inch higher than factory seats, when there's clearance underneath the seat for another 2" roughly
3. RS carpet kit is complete
I'm also looking to trade my Safety Devices cage for a bolt-in Heigo -- is anyone selling one? Hahaha
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c2_peter (07-06-2023)
07-25-2023, 09:54 PM
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Couple of updates:
Stereo is doing well, but I've managed to freak out the head unit on a particular Lil Yachty song -- it goes into protect mode at a certain note while playing LOL. I've adjusted the gains, so now it should be fine.
More importantly, I started noticing a wild metallic rattle from the back. I initially thought it was one of my busted heater control boxes touching the ground, but after listening to it some more I realized it was probably the main fan -- some marks on the bottom of the housing confirmed it. I dropped the car off at the shop today to troubleshoot; let's see how much I'll have to spend to get it back haha
Stereo is doing well, but I've managed to freak out the head unit on a particular Lil Yachty song -- it goes into protect mode at a certain note while playing LOL. I've adjusted the gains, so now it should be fine.
More importantly, I started noticing a wild metallic rattle from the back. I initially thought it was one of my busted heater control boxes touching the ground, but after listening to it some more I realized it was probably the main fan -- some marks on the bottom of the housing confirmed it. I dropped the car off at the shop today to troubleshoot; let's see how much I'll have to spend to get it back haha
07-26-2023, 08:34 AM
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Couple of updates:
Stereo is doing well, but I've managed to freak out the head unit on a particular Lil Yachty song -- it goes into protect mode at a certain note while playing LOL. I've adjusted the gains, so now it should be fine.
More importantly, I started noticing a wild metallic rattle from the back. I initially thought it was one of my busted heater control boxes touching the ground, but after listening to it some more I realized it was probably the main fan -- some marks on the bottom of the housing confirmed it. I dropped the car off at the shop today to troubleshoot; let's see how much I'll have to spend to get it back haha
Stereo is doing well, but I've managed to freak out the head unit on a particular Lil Yachty song -- it goes into protect mode at a certain note while playing LOL. I've adjusted the gains, so now it should be fine.
More importantly, I started noticing a wild metallic rattle from the back. I initially thought it was one of my busted heater control boxes touching the ground, but after listening to it some more I realized it was probably the main fan -- some marks on the bottom of the housing confirmed it. I dropped the car off at the shop today to troubleshoot; let's see how much I'll have to spend to get it back haha
07-26-2023, 07:30 PM
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well, shop has informed me that one of the bearings in the alternator is shot, leading to my fan rattle. they want to replace with a new porsche alternator, rather than a reman, which seems like a good idea based on all the reports of crap bosch remans on this forum, but perhaps i should upgrade with a classic retrofit high amp unit instead? the cost is within $100...
07-27-2023, 12:28 AM
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Originally Posted by cheez80
well, shop has informed me that one of the bearings in the alternator is shot, leading to my fan rattle. they want to replace with a new porsche alternator, rather than a reman, which seems like a good idea based on all the reports of crap bosch remans on this forum, but perhaps i should upgrade with a classic retrofit high amp unit instead? the cost is within $100...
If you wish to go with an upgraded amperage unit, the Johnny Retrofit one is a good option.
07-27-2023, 01:51 AM
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I went through the service records and the alternator in the car is already a Porsche rebuilt one (I'm assuming, because of the X at the end of the part number noted in a service invoice). I kinda want to get the entire reman thing out and upgrade especially because that reman only lasted 3 years and ~15k miles 😩
08-02-2023, 10:18 PM
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Hmmm. You may have gotten the wrong one. I thought I remembered the shaft being longer than that....
08-02-2023, 11:16 PM
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08-07-2023, 09:49 PM
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We realized you're kinda right -- after getting everything together my mechanic and I realized there wasn't enough thread for engagement on the shaft. WOSP tech support mentioned that there are spacers on the shaft we can remove to make it longer, so we'll be removing spacers tomorrow morning. I'm very happy that they have a distributor in CA haha
08-09-2023, 12:54 AM
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OK, everything is back together and the alternator went on, as promised. What an ordeal -- I'm gonna start saving for the Clewett serpentine setup, but I'm worried about labor costs haha
08-12-2023, 09:32 PM
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OK so I've been waiting on some stuff from Japan, and it finally showed up:
I got a Recaro Sportster LH100SE special edition, with heat! And an Arqray exhaust. Both are on now and hopefully I can just drive the car without anything breaking for a while haha
I got a Recaro Sportster LH100SE special edition, with heat! And an Arqray exhaust. Both are on now and hopefully I can just drive the car without anything breaking for a while haha
