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Not much. Just put on a pair of 10mm Rennline spacers on the rear wheels. I thought 10mm would be quite a conservative fitment, actually turned out to be more than enough. 15mm definitely would have been too much with the wider sport classic rear wheels.
Installed my 991 DRL style set that I had laying around, together with some Audi-style side markers. I like the DRLs, not so sure about the side markers. They were very cheap so I'll leave them installed until I decide what to do.
Got some snow today, so dreams of finally taking it out this week are canceled. Exterior and interior are all cleaned, so I scrubbed a little further in the wheelwells and under... :-)
Got around to installing the Soul center bypass I picked up from a member, went ahead and pulled the mufflers off as well to have a buddy weld them up.
That said, guys that have installed a center bypass, did you re-use the factory muffler hanger that mounts to the cat/center muffler flange or did you leave it off?
To use it I'd have to shave off the standoffs, since the aftermarket center muffler piece has a thicker flange - is this what most do?
I'm a terrible shopper. Years ago, I handed all shopping over to my wife. But car stuff and tools still fall on me. And I freeze when I need to buy anything. So I am the guy who really needs things laid out clearly in front of me, leaving no room for wondering. Yeah, I am a real PITA. Sorry!!!
For me, I work off flow charts to make decisions. Regarding your site, I'd like to enter the model of the car to determine the battery size. That's the entire model. I found this to be lacking. First, input the car with full info (make, year, model, sub model, body, transmission ... Porsche 2010 C4S coupe, PDK). Is a C2 really the same as a GT2RS?
Then, you mention different batteries for different purposes, but when it actually came down to deciding what I should order, I was left wondering what my options really were. Based upon use (commute, weekend spirited, auto cross, track, combo) and details (indoor with tender or ...) which battery do I want?
Asking a few more questions could narrow things down to show me a list of options with pros and cons of each to help me figure out what I should buy.
Yeah, a lot of hand holding. Did I mention that I can be a real PITA about shopping?
And then there are the implications, especially with newer cars with BMS and smart alternators. What is involved with registration? For cars designed specifically for AGM batteries, what are the implications of converting to Lithium? Do all cars have registration options for your battery? Or if I install your battery, are the charge algorithms going to damage it? What happens if I don't have a scan tool and don't register the battery to the BMS? Does that screw up the warranty?
Yeah, as I said above, I freeze!!!
Edit ... Looking at this site on my phone creates some havoc. Initially, I was only shown the first paragraph of your response. Now, as I proofread my post, I'm seeing nothing in your post (just a blank) but the rest of what you wrote is in my response. So ...
No need to justify your price. Costs are costs. You're creating various battery case sizes to fit various cars. You're then packing a higher density battery type in there to save weight and make space for the extra electronics, which must reside outside of the actual battery. Then you've got wiring and sealing to deal with. Then you add in remotes. You aren't offering a standard battery. Enough said
Hey Wayne thanks for the input. I understand your dilema because I know there are many shoppers that don't see the Posts on Rennlist, or who don't have the time to find and read or research much, so we should make it easier to get a broader understanding of the product in certain vehicle. I reviewed our site and saw we have a alot of info on the batteries, and our video goes into a deeper dive on the product, but it doesn't state exactly what the specific details are to installation in a Porsche per se. We also don't have a comparison chart about why to use a 40Ah or 60Ah battery on the site but do in the video on the web page, but not everyone watches it. So I put out word to our Web Master to see if we can develope a comparison page for when to use the 40ah vs the 60Ah models and another page that we can link to a Porsche specific install awareness document.
In the meantime if you need a quick response we do have a online Help Chat to a live person on the website, or you can also call us, or email any questions. But that does not necessarily fix what you would like to see on the website, but it will get you answers quickly. My email is in the Signature below also and I would be glad to answer any questions in more depth.
Last, I don't want to mess your guy's thread about "what you did with your cool car" so I will post some quick points below and if you send me an email I will go deep into the whys and hows regarding the anwers below.
-The batteries are designed to be plug and play, therre is no need to Register them, to Change PIWIS, and they function just as a regular battery. They cannot, and do not not mess with the vehicles system, cannot hurt the vehicle system, or the vehicle in anyway, will work fine with modern smart alternators, as well as any older Cars. You do not have to change to the Lithium Setting options in Porsches because our Batteriues work fine with the AGM option in PIWIS. So again, plug and play.
-Most every Porsche's and European Cars use 3 sizes of Batteries, and they are all the exact same Height and Depth and only vary in the left to right length.... but they ALL fit in Porsches. For example, the sizes Porsches use are H6, H7 and H8, and all of them will fit in your Porsche because the Porsche 911 varients have a moveable mounting bracket to fit all of those sizes. But the most standard sizes that comes in the Porsches is the H6 and H7. We make all these size, but with our product the internals are all the exact same except the size of the Lithium pack inside, which is available in 40Amp Hours, 60 Amp Hours, or 80 Amp Hours. You won't need 80 Amp Hours rarely if ever in a normal Car. It is intended for Vehicles that need that massive Capacity like Sprinter Vans that are decked out for RV use. So its the 40Ah and the 60Ah option for most every Sport/Passenger Car. 40 Ah is perfect for most every regular use Passenger Car, track cars and basically anything. 60 Ah simply gives you more capacity in the event you have more accessories on your car such as Radar detectors, Cameras, or if you store your car for longer periods and don't drive often. The 60Ah is also what we recommend for Trucks, and SUVs since they often have more accessories and systems that need extra capacity. So while not needed for a Porsche always the 60Ah can provide for longer storage times without needing a charger, and can be of benefit if you have the 24 hour recording cameras and stuff like that.
Anyway hopefully hit most the points.
- Cars actually can't tell the difference between the batteries the car only see the electricity supplied to it. The fact is you can put ANY 12v Car battery into your Porsche
Rules: simple, tell us what you did to your ride today. Modifications, fixed something, or just took a drive, post it up.
Pics are always welcome.
brought to work today to have a touchup guy touch up a few spots and ordered my RENNLINE 7 and 10mm spacers, and a set of acer racing titanium lug bolts!!
03-09-2024, 09:23 PM
