Hi

Has anyone had any detrimental effects from using racing slicks on the Boxster at the track,eg oil surge problems etc?

regards Mel

 

I know from owning a 996 that the '99-'01 engines on these cars would have oil starvation issues with slicks. Motosports did have a fix-it, with additional oil pick-up and an additional oil channel bored through one of the heads. 2002 and up, this was reportedly permanently fixed for the 996, and I suppose for the 986 as well. Have not heard of any problems with the newer 996's, and I do run with R-compounds at the track with my '02 C4S. I don't run with slicks.

Having said that, I also have run with 986's MY 99-'01 on the track that run on slicks, with tweaked suspensions and alignments but with otherwise stock engines. Fast SOB's on the turns that give my C4S a work-out. Pretty sure they're generating stupendous G's. No reports of oil starvation from these guys.

Once broken-in, I plan to get track wheels and R-compounds for my 987S.

 

We ran a 1999 MY Boxster on slicks (not R compounds) and experienced severe oil pressure drops. Never did it again, but I've driven newer Boxsters on track w/R's and everything's been fine.
Palting is spot on about the Motorsport kit. Well worth it, in my experience, for the older cars.
J

 

Any other comments would be greatly appreciated by those having positive or negative experiences with slick use.
Regards Mel.

 

JeffES, how do you know you had oil pressure drops? Did you install your own sensor, or was the oil light blinking?

 

Steve,
It was a "mule" w/ additional equipment for test purposes.
J