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Old 03-31-2022, 11:15 PM
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Old 03-31-2022, 11:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Geoff.T
Recently installed some leather Recaro Pole Position ABEs. I used Recaro side mounts and sliders with PCI base mounts. PCI manufactures the floor mounts for BBI and GMG.
Nice!!! Do you know what the weight savings are versus the OEM seat/electric adjustment hardware?
Old 04-01-2022, 01:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Geoff.T
Recently installed some leather Recaro Pole Position ABEs. I used Recaro side mounts and sliders with PCI base mounts. PCI manufactures the floor mounts for BBI and GMG.



how does one get these in leather? Can you get them in graphite gray?
Old 04-01-2022, 01:19 AM
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Originally Posted by peterp
Nice!!! Do you know what the weight savings are versus the OEM seat/electric adjustment hardware?
You are looking at ~35 lbs per electric seat. Question is what do the Recaro's weigh? My guess is 20-25 lbs each.

Here is 125 lbs in weight savings if you want it.
GT3 or Recaros ~ 25 lbs.
Remove Back seats ~25
After market Exhaust ~25
Floating hat Brakes ~25
Driver exercise program ~25

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Old 04-01-2022, 09:38 AM
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April 1st: Got online to get it reregistered at 7:30am, driove it legally on the road for the first time this year and filled with 94 octane. Let the fun begin!
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Old 04-01-2022, 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by davidpg
April 1st: Got online to get it reregistered at 7:30am, driove it legally on the road for the first time this year and filled with 94 octane. Let the fun begin!
wat state offers 94 as premium?? Here in Texas we can buy 91, 93, then ethanol free 92. Put a bunch of smiles on it. Between today and tomorrow I probably going to drive 200 miles.
Old 04-01-2022, 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by 3/98 911 coupe
wat state offers 94 as premium?? Here in Texas we can buy 91, 93, then ethanol free 92. Put a bunch of smiles on it. Between today and tomorrow I probably going to drive 200 miles.
Sunoco offers 94 octane at some stations in PA.
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Old 04-01-2022, 01:03 PM
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Just got it inspected, no issues with the x pipes no cats. Now will wait a week or so to register for next year. Texas is pretty cheap, the cost of inspection and registration is around $100 per year.

Went to a small shop. No wait, in and out in 15 minutes.

Yes it passed now more vroom vroom.
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Old 04-01-2022, 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by 3/98 911 coupe
wat state offers 94 as premium?? Here in Texas we can buy 91, 93, then ethanol free 92. Put a bunch of smiles on it. Between today and tomorrow I probably going to drive 200 miles.
I'm in Montreal, Quebec and Petro Canada (formerly Sunoco here) has 94. This is the first time I'm not filling with Shell Super 91...let's see how the 996 likes it!
Old 04-01-2022, 01:09 PM
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Default State inspection

Just got it inspected, no issues with the x pipes no cats. Now will wait a week or so to register for next year. Texas is pretty cheap, the cost of inspection and registration is around $100 per year.

Went to a small shop. No wait, in and out in 15 minutes.

Yes it passed now more vroom vroom.
Old 04-01-2022, 02:40 PM
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In Alabama tag/registration on my '99 996 is only $30.91 for a year. No inspection or sniff test, just "run what you brung" ...

But the Feds will still bust a shop for "tampering with emissions" so most shops won't do it unless it's an "off-road only car"...
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Guys Paul’s garage get together is postponed till may 13/14 due to serious weather change
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Old 04-01-2022, 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by 3/98 911 coupe
Just got it inspected, no issues with the x pipes no cats. Now will wait a week or so to register for next year. Texas is pretty cheap, the cost of inspection and registration is around $100 per year.

Went to a small shop. No wait, in and out in 15 minutes.

Yes it passed now more vroom vroom.
Most areas of Texas are even cheaper.
Only 17 counties out of 254 have emissions testing.
Those that don't only have to pay a $7 inspection.

Also, your last TX emissions test will be 2024.
Vehicles 25 years old and older no longer require emissions testing.

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Old 04-01-2022, 09:07 PM
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Went for the first drive of 2022 and got caught in a rainstorm.
Not a good omen


Old 04-01-2022, 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by philbert996
Went for the first drive of 2022 and got caught in a rainstorm. Not a good omen
But you have a rear wiper, what's the big deal?*



* from the guy who has never used his wipers in five years of ownership...
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