New 996TT owner..checking in
05-18-2009 | 04:58 AM
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New 996TT owner..checking in
a new 996TT owner, just wanted to check in with everyone. I'm also a member over at the Renntech forums. I've been searching the forums here and other sites, learning the ins and outs of the beast that is now my car. I picked up an "02 polar silver, stock, with 58K on od, still with CPO here in San Diego and I've been drivin the wheels off over the last week. I don't plan to mod heavy as I'm worried about warranty issues. The plan for now is coilovers, front clear bra, tint, and considering having my wheels powder coated a dark charcoal. thats it. Just going to enjoy driving it awhile before I get too crazy. Might do a few events here in town with the PCA San Diego.
I did have a question though....from what I have read here, the average boost on stock turbos is around .6-.8 with an occasional spike to .9.......well, I'm holding at 1.0 bar wihtout any bleed off on a regular basis. I didn't know this was outside the norm until i read it here. I ran a test today on the way to work, here are the conditions:
3rd gear pull, from 2500-6000 rpm, then shift into 4th, pull for 3 seconds....full throttle
65 degrees outside, San Diego, getting onto the 5 from Sorrento Valley, full tank of gas, no additive,
it jumped immediately to 1.0 bar and held that until i let off the gas....held 1. bar in 4th too. it will spike to 1 in first and second from what i can see, but you know how hard it is to look down at the gauge in first and second in this thing while pulling hard.
Anyways, I'd love some feed back on this, about the boost. And if any of you out there have a set of coilovers you don't need, lemme know. I'll post some more pics soon.
Don
I did have a question though....from what I have read here, the average boost on stock turbos is around .6-.8 with an occasional spike to .9.......well, I'm holding at 1.0 bar wihtout any bleed off on a regular basis. I didn't know this was outside the norm until i read it here. I ran a test today on the way to work, here are the conditions:
3rd gear pull, from 2500-6000 rpm, then shift into 4th, pull for 3 seconds....full throttle
65 degrees outside, San Diego, getting onto the 5 from Sorrento Valley, full tank of gas, no additive,
it jumped immediately to 1.0 bar and held that until i let off the gas....held 1. bar in 4th too. it will spike to 1 in first and second from what i can see, but you know how hard it is to look down at the gauge in first and second in this thing while pulling hard.
Anyways, I'd love some feed back on this, about the boost. And if any of you out there have a set of coilovers you don't need, lemme know. I'll post some more pics soon.
Don
05-18-2009 | 10:36 AM
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Burning Brakes
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congrats on your new purchase and welcome. car looks to be in very good condition. post more pics when you have them. if you are holding 1 bar of boost, most probably the ecu unit has been re-programed. in stock form you should be max. about .6 to .7 bars with an occasional spike of maybe .8.
did you buy the car from a dealer or from a private seller. the cpo can only be offered by a porsche dealer or can be transferred with the car by the previous owner who had the cpo. i might check into the ecu issue just to be sure you do not have problems with potential warranty issues. since this economy is so bad right now, porsche is looking at all warranty claims very carefully to see if they can deny the same. i was reading on the 997 gt3 forum and many guys are having warranty claims, especially those with rms issues, denied just because the owner put a aftermarket exhaust in their car.
good luck...
did you buy the car from a dealer or from a private seller. the cpo can only be offered by a porsche dealer or can be transferred with the car by the previous owner who had the cpo. i might check into the ecu issue just to be sure you do not have problems with potential warranty issues. since this economy is so bad right now, porsche is looking at all warranty claims very carefully to see if they can deny the same. i was reading on the 997 gt3 forum and many guys are having warranty claims, especially those with rms issues, denied just because the owner put a aftermarket exhaust in their car.
good luck...
