groovzilla

my thoughts on the IMS is you either buy a car with the upgraded IMS or you just factor it into the purchase price. no big deal and as i've mentioned in other posts, the 996 seems to be a cheap ride compared to other german cars and i couldn't be happier with mine!

i was thinking about this the other day and my question is this:
is it possible for the bell housing of the tranny to be cut out at the bottom (with a cover of some sort made to protect the hole from the elements) in such a way to create a "window" so that the owner can occasionally spot check the RMS and IMS instead of having to drop the tranny? would this weaken the housing in any way? is this just a stupid idea?

i think this would be especially helpful for the boxster owners who suffer the bad RMS issue.

babylonboots

I look forward to the day when we can add nanobots to the oil that can send a status report to the onboard computer.

soverystout

Uh, this would have to fall into the stupid idea category. Aren't you forgetting about the flywheel on a manual trans car blocking any view?

Dennis C

Just get the IMS Guardian and it will monitor it for you...

groovzilla

i forgot the flywheel was in the way...obviously its good i leave mechanical repairs up to my indy...i'll try laying off the schrooms

Marc Gelefsky

We sure needed another IMS thread.

groovzilla

thought you'd be happy to know i got my shotgun and blew my left foot off as a reminder not to start these IMS threads again...unfortunately now i have to sell my car and look for a tiptronic.

Marc Gelefsky

Aw man, that was overkill

soverystout

Down South

Babylonboots:

Please post more so I can look at your avatar.

Better yet, let's all use avatars like his!

groovzilla

just got back from a spirited drive...man these cars are nice!!...clutch/trannys suspension are smooth as silk.

during the summer when i would take my 356 for the occasional drive to the bay area, if it was during the day when i got to the siskiyou mountains in the heavy heat, i would have to drive in the shadow of tractor trailers to avoid high temps...it really worked and kept the temps low enough to continue up the mountains.

babylonboots

Kazual99

Please one post a day!!!! Pretty please

B-boots

Down South

Drool............