can someone ease my mind a bit. When I started the engine and I went to engage teh clutch the engine Really Bogged down. I wasn't giving it any gas But It seemed to bog way down for it being on jack stands and no wheels. Maybe I am just used to the low end torque of the 928??????

 

Can't ever remember running a car with car supported on jack stands and wheels in the air and certainly never a Porsche.

There is a possibilty with the car in the air and the rear suspension/drivetrain drooping way down this can account for some of the bog you felt. When half shafts are at an angle they present a load. Obviously the car's suspension and drivetrain is designed to be most efficient when the car is supported by its tires and the drivetrain's half shafts are parallel with the ground.

You want to be sure when buttoning everything up the engine's aligned on the engine motor mounts properly and the transmssion aligned properly with the engine. Most engine bellhousing or transmission housings have several dowel pins that help ensure the transmission and engine are aligned properly.

The transmission and engine mounts want to be installed correctly to ensure the engine positioned properly in the car and the transmission likewise.

If there is any doubt you need to get back under the car and inspect and check these to make sure they are installed properly.

If the bog is real and indicates some kind of binding or mis-alignment then the transmission and possibly even the engine need to come out and the reason why there is binding figured out and corrected.

Before you do this, before you run the engine any, go over all vacuum line and gas line hook ups to be sure nothing's been left disconnected or there is no gas line pinched. If car has a cable operated throttle be sure the cable is routed properly and engine movement isn't causing the throttle to move.

On the ground -- with parking brake on and foot near the brake just in case --and idling the engine should not react any when you depress the clutch and release the clutch. Once warm the transmission should shift from one gear to any other without any difficultly. A problem with this could suggest a transmssion/engine alignment problem or a clutch disengagement/engagement problem.

Sincerely,

Macster.

 

I dont believe it.... Not one, keeper, nut, bolt, little plastic peice, thing-a-macall-it... Left over... Other than the 4 peices The kit replaced.

Let me tell you how much I hate belly pans.... Time to sit it on the floor.

 

I already wrote a song for american idol called "Blood on the garage floor" Kinda sounds like "pants on the ground"

 

Its on the ground...... Time for a short drive

 

this is a big test drive actually. Pads, rotors, Clutch. IMSB, oil and filter, Horns.....

 

Back from the test drive. 30 miles. Drives like it did before I did the work. Thats a good thing.!

 

Did your engine bogg down again on your test drive ?

 

Eventually, those items will be on my list as well. Will you drop your engine to do the AOS ?

 

Nope, I just think I am used to the v8... it ran fine.

I wonder if their is any "run in" time for this bearing?

 

Thanks, None of these syptoms are present. I really think it's fine.

 

Congrats on a job well done! You da man!

 

Kyle,

Well done!

 

Nicely done. Congrats!

FM

 

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