I hope I'm just being hyper-vigilant, but I sometimes feel a very slight and almost imperceptible skip or miss when shifting around 3000 rpm and driving easy, Car has new coils and plugs. Is this normal and I'm just being a perfectionist? Car runs great and has strong acceleration.

 

Variocam actuating?

 

variocam. after about 5 years you'll hardly notice it.

 

good news as mine does the same

 

OK, I guess I can quit worrying about this and find something else to worry about. Right? BUT...is it normal?

 

it is normal. for a 996. none of my other cars do it :-)

 

V-TECCCCCC

 

^ha ha

variocam as stated before

 

Depends on the year. MK I vario-cam comes in about 5,500rpm. MkII Vario-Cam Plus -- 3,000.

 

^ i stand corrected - this place has great knowledge

 

I have had my car for about 20k miles now and I still notice it at low-mid speed.

 

It's where the fun starts....