godxilla

I just purchased an 01 996TT. It has the UMW light weight flywheel, clutch and flashed setup. I live in the bay area, were as you probably know, is very hilly. I plan on using the car as a daily driver and sometimes drive on steep hills. How do others with this setup manage? How is the drive-ability?

Please let me know your thoughts...

thx

Dock

It's going to take some practice, and you'll probably need to perfect your handbrake starts (and hope no one stops too close behind you on those typical SF hills).

Land Jet

I burnt the crap out of my truck clutch on the hills while I lived out there. I wouldn't take my turbo into that mess.

Macster

I agree. I haven't driven in SF for years but I run into some hills where I do drive and the Turbo's not the best manual equipped car to get moving on an up grade.

In fact, I have a railroad underpass on one route from the freeway to my home and I try to avoid it cause it seems I always catch the red light and have to start the car from a stop on the upgrade coming from under the railroad overcrossing.

With a light weight flywheel... forget it.

Sincerely,

Macster.

theporscheguy

Do you have pictures of the car?

Receiver

I have this setup on my 993TT and the clutch is very tricky. Because of the lighter weight and resulting lack of inertia, it's really easy to stall. I avoid parking on hills like the plague. Stopped at a light is tricky but you'll get used to it out of necessity. Have been to SF a bunch of times. This is not the setup I would want to deal with on a long term basis there.