lightening a 996 for street driving
11-29-2017, 04:43 PM
#32
Rennlist Member
There are a bunch of weights in my track car build thread. You have to dig a little to get them though.
11-30-2017, 08:32 AM
#33
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
The 996 is a pretty light car, all things considered. After ripping out a few things - like the back seats - you start to realize that Porsche stuff isn't exactly pig-iron.
Is yours a C4? If so, the FWD stuff is a big, fat target for weight reduction. My front diff and other components are still hanging from my garage rafters where they belong...
Is yours a C4? If so, the FWD stuff is a big, fat target for weight reduction. My front diff and other components are still hanging from my garage rafters where they belong...
i think lighter battery, exhaust tires, subwoofer box and stuff like that is going to be a given. probably going to get that fiberglass roof, figerglass front quarter panels(with a wider stance) and the A/C as well. those things listed i dont see taking away from the comfort of the car.
11-30-2017, 10:16 AM
#34
Rennlist Member
On the fiberglass, I recommend Getty. GT-racing was fine to work with pre sales but post crash, not so much. I ended up going with Getty for my replacement parts and they were awesome.
11-30-2017, 06:28 PM
#35
Race Director
12-01-2017, 10:38 AM
#36
Drifting
If you are interested I have a GT3 foam spare tire well insert gathering dust in my garage with compressor, flat foam and a tool or two. Picked it up a couple of years ago to lose the 17" of spare tire but it doesn't fit with the Bose HiFi amp and I have not decided on an upgrade path for audio. I am not near as brave as others here in doding work myself. Maybe after I get these cataracts taken care of so I can see I will be braver.
12-01-2017, 01:04 PM
#37
Race Director
Before you decide to delete the A/C, keep in mind that 3.4 996's (and Turbos) use the AC compressor to cool the fuel charge. I don't know if deleting the A/C has a deleterious effect to those cars on which it's installed...
Jacked from another thread: "Fuel cooler was installed only on american cars on 3.4 liters 996 and turbo cars. Connected between fuel pressure regulator and fuel tank to reduce fuel vapor levels of the returning fuel. Coolant is simply freon from the air conditioning compressor. After 2002 the cooler is connected to the fuel pressure line to cool the fuel entering the manifold to avoid vapor lock caused by fuel entering the EV6 injectors...."
Jacked from another thread: "Fuel cooler was installed only on american cars on 3.4 liters 996 and turbo cars. Connected between fuel pressure regulator and fuel tank to reduce fuel vapor levels of the returning fuel. Coolant is simply freon from the air conditioning compressor. After 2002 the cooler is connected to the fuel pressure line to cool the fuel entering the manifold to avoid vapor lock caused by fuel entering the EV6 injectors...."
12-01-2017, 03:09 PM
#38
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
Before you decide to delete the A/C, keep in mind that 3.4 996's (and Turbos) use the AC compressor to cool the fuel charge. I don't know if deleting the A/C has a deleterious effect to those cars on which it's installed...
Jacked from another thread: "Fuel cooler was installed only on american cars on 3.4 liters 996 and turbo cars. Connected between fuel pressure regulator and fuel tank to reduce fuel vapor levels of the returning fuel. Coolant is simply freon from the air conditioning compressor. After 2002 the cooler is connected to the fuel pressure line to cool the fuel entering the manifold to avoid vapor lock caused by fuel entering the EV6 injectors...."
Jacked from another thread: "Fuel cooler was installed only on american cars on 3.4 liters 996 and turbo cars. Connected between fuel pressure regulator and fuel tank to reduce fuel vapor levels of the returning fuel. Coolant is simply freon from the air conditioning compressor. After 2002 the cooler is connected to the fuel pressure line to cool the fuel entering the manifold to avoid vapor lock caused by fuel entering the EV6 injectors...."
12-01-2017, 04:24 PM
#39
Race Director
You bet. The fuel cooler is one of those 996 oddities...if I hadn't already read that part of the Streather book, I probably would have stared stupidly for a minute or two at the fuel cooler the first time it dawned on me that refrigerant and fuel lines were going to the same gadget...
