Wow, I'm a believer. My previous record for getting up Big Bear mountain was :42 in my '03 Boxster. The wife and I did it in :32 today. I've done it in :45 in my '96 Corvette, which has gobs of power but corners like Oprah on a ten-speed. Traffic was almost non-existent, and the people I did catch up with were awesome about waving me by. Even the freeways were great - I spotted a Prius in the #3 lane where be belonged! I definitely don't think the rear end would have been nearly as planted without the 8-degree shims. I thought the underdrive pulley was the best mod for the money, but if you have an aerokit, the shims are the bomb. I'm sure the gas mileage suffered greatly, but barreling up a mountain isn't exactly hypermiling anyway. While I miss my Boxster's mid-engine forgiveness, the 911's brute power, and its demand for a light touch and some serious self-control when it comes to braking, has won my heart.
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YOUR RESEARCHIt's official: The 996 is now my favorite car
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That sounds like a much better to spend an afternoon than what I'm doing right now staring at spreadsheets.
Thats an awsome drive... Im planning on going up there next week but wont be taking the porsche
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Can you elaborate? I thought the IMS was the bomb...
Cheers to that! The 911 is night and day to a Boxster.
Great job.
Who needs a TT haha. Aren't ours just the best. Nice report.
I love posts like this. Our cars do handle very well and it does not get mentioned enough. Since the wife and you did it in :32, maybe you can go up there aging today by yourself and shoot for :31.
The downhill run took :33 - the road was still cold, and I couldn't get the tires (Goodyear F1's that came on the car - not my favorites...) hot until we got below 7,000 feet. The car still performed magnificently - I was wondering how much power loss I'd see, but I still had plenty to pass (legally) all the way up to 8,400 feet... Bonus: My wife asked about the automatic throttle blip on downshift and was suitably impressed when made aware that the car has no such feature. I suppose that means my heel-toe is starting to suck less.
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