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Just got the car back from my indy with the first visit of a number of visits that will occur over the next few months.
My 996.2 has 57k miles on it and one of the items I had my shop do was to replace the original engine mounts with Rein mounts. While it was time to replace them, as well as my transmission mounts, I only replaced the engine mounts. The reason was that I wanted to see what the difference would be in (1) shifter feel and (2) engine balance/roll.
Glad I did it this way. The shifter feel is so much tighter, not to mention the balance/roll that I was feeling under heavy acceleration and shifting on a "sweeper" which I tested on a few on-ramps, has pretty much gone away.
Someday I will replace my original shifter with a NM or CAE, but before I do it, I wanted to replace the mounts and see if it made any incremental difference of which it did.
Next one will be the transmission mount after I drive the car with the new engine mounts on the track first.
Also had the shop drop the sump pan (all clear), check the oil and oil filter (all clears), scope the bores (no bore scoring), replace the fuel injectors, and replace the differential and transmission oil. Did a bunch of other minor things such as go thru suspension and brakes to make sure everything was properly functioning. No rebuilds are needed this year, which is good news.
So everything is good. Next visit to my indy will focus on oil and water cooling for the track. This is tricky. Oil cooling solutions depend on where you can fit it and ultimately what we then have to do with water cooling. They are joined at the hip.
I did it in the same order and found similar results.. that said mine definitely needed the trans mounts as well
Went to total wine and more. I feel like a bootlegger when I’m doing these runs. Anyway another excuse to drive out more miles on the car. Bless the lord i found a cheaper bourbon than Kentucky deluxe. That California product is $8.99 for the 1.75 liter, it can probably light my charcoal. Anyway let’s see where all this goes. I feel like an outlaw when I’m doing these liquor runs blazing by cars doing triple digits. Yes windows down I want to hear the headers, exhaust, catless x pipe all working together to produce a glorious melody, life is really good right now. At least I found larceny again.
Went to total wine and more. I feel like a bootlegger when I’m doing these runs. Anyway another excuse to drive out more miles on the car. Bless the lord i found a cheaper bourbon than Kentucky deluxe. That California product is $8.99 for the 1.75 liter, it can probably light my charcoal. Anyway let’s see where all this goes. I feel like an outlaw when I’m doing these liquor runs blazing by cars doing triple digits. Yes windows down I want to hear the headers, exhaust, catless x pipe all working together to produce a glorious melody, life is really good right now. At least I found larceny again.
How do I block this guy? This isn't a foodie forum.
How do I block this guy? This isn't a foodie forum.
block whatever you want. Not everyone goes to get groceries on their 996s. People actually do a lot of stuff while driving these cars, reality tv show.
Apologies if I am posting in the wrong thread. I may need more of a troubleshooting area, but thought I would start here.
I have a 2004 C4S Cab and I began feeling some instability, I believe coming from the front right corner. Hard to describe, but the behavior presents itself on a higher speed (50+mph) sweeping left turns.
The first time I felt it, I thought I had a flat tire - but all tires were fine. It felt like the tire was slowing/sliding/understeer on a pulse/cadence like a CPR beat.
I'm not usually braking when I feel it, but the last time it occurred - I was decelerating on a freeway exchange ramp. Under braking, it seemed like the ABS was kicking in (faster pulse under my foot) - but I really don't think the tire was coming anywhere close to 'locking'
As for what I had done, mainly two things:
1) I completed a brake pad/rotor replacement on all four corners. I've double checked my install and confirmed the ABS and BrakePad sensors are plugged in securely.
2) I replaced rear tires, but I left the front tires alone (front still had 70%+ tread). The wheels are aftermarket on 19" wheels with a 235/35 on front and 305/30 on back. Rear tire had taken a screw and had significantly more wear.
I had the car taken for an alignment and nothing loose noted in the front end. Minor adjustments to bring the alignment within spec were made, but this didn't address the issue. The only item they couldn't adjust was the 'caster' angle. It was slightly out of 'spec', but I don't think it's related.
Right now, I'm wondering if I should replace the front wheels as well. I've noted a few threads on the forum where a bigger concern would be any damage to the front differential on the AWD components.
Otherwise, I might just need to enlist a specialist, I was wondering if anyone hear had some guidance on where to look or had any first hand experience with anything similar.
Hey gruppe 3/98 is a good 996 guy why all the hatred he contributes unlike some other members who just bitch
remember we are a varied group just like life
Apologies if I am posting in the wrong thread. I may need more of a troubleshooting area, but thought I would start here.
I have a 2004 C4S Cab and I began feeling some instability, I believe coming from the front right corner. Hard to describe, but the behavior presents itself on a higher speed (50+mph) sweeping left turns.
The wheels are aftermarket on 19" wheels with a 235/35 on front and 305/30 on back.
This is the problem most likely. Those tire sizes don't work correctly on an AWD 996. The correct rear size should be 315/25-19. Good luck finding some, they are like unicorn dung.
Took the car out. Opened a regions checking account put the required balance and in three months voula $200 shows up in my account. Went to Home Depot to pick my vent hood to replace the 22 year old one on my house. I got all the time in the world , last year between opening new accounts and credit cards I scored $1750 bonus dollars. Yes it dings my credit score because too many inquiries but I don’t give a hoot it still over 800, $1750 buys me a lot of meals bourbons and Porsche parts. Yes I did 150 , my car is real fast now. Can’t wait to get a tune.
I've had an issue with a mouse in my car lately so after a client picked up their car from detailing I checked on the 911. Noticed some mouse droppings on the dash and floor so he obviously hasn't vacated the premises yet. Started pulling apart the front and found my boy Milton along with his/her friend a big old red boi. Gonna try to rig something up to catch them overnight. Getting sick of getting in and worrying about a mouse running around, I mean they are kinda cute but I would prefer them not in my car lol.
Took the car out. Opened a regions checking account put the required balance and in three months voula $200 shows up in my account. Went to Home Depot to pick my vent hood to replace the 22 year old one on my house. I got all the time in the world , last year between opening new accounts and credit cards I scored $1750 bonus dollars. Yes it dings my credit score because too many inquiries but I don’t give a hoot it still over 800, $1750 buys me a lot of meals bourbons and Porsche parts. Yes I did 150 , my car is real fast now. Can’t wait to get a tune.
Luis, I like you man, but you gotta stop this crap. None of us give a damn about your finances, how many countries you have been in, nor how smart you think you are. But if you want to keep talking about this stuff, start a new thread and stay off all the other threads with this info.
Dude, I like your car related stuff and even your food stuff. But enough is enough with ruining the various threads with non-car related things. Picking up liquor in your 996 is not car stuff. It's grocery shopping.
Let's see how this goes. This little **** has laughed in my face, if this doesn't work I guess I will have to go out and get traps.
(Rant)
You're very close to a trap that will work, but I think you'll have a few problems as it sits.
The cans are too close to the edge, so the mice will be able to walk back and forth. Those tricky ****s can jump, and will if you leave a few inches between the edge of the bucket and the edge of the can.
Also, I would use something smoother than a can. I found a 4" length of 1" dia PVC worked great. But just something that has no flat edges and a smooth surface.
Finally, you're probably trying to get them out of the car. Put the trap just in front of the bumper and leave the hood up. They will be attracted to the scent and you don't want dead mouse scent in your trunk. (Antifreeze does a good job of masking the smell / blocking decomposition - just put an inch in the bottom.)
Best of luck, coming from someone with too much mice killing experience.
03-01-2022, 02:38 PM
