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YOUR RESEARCHI took my 996 with 243,000 miles to the Drag Strip. What's you quarter mile time?
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Before you drive it in the cold weather, go get the top and bottom of your cylinders scoped to check for scoring.
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We actually linked to his dyno test article in the how much hp loss thread:
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Use of the old noggin
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The 996 has it's flaws, but many can be mitigated with use of the old noggin.
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This car may be familiar to some of you. Curious what you all were able to get with a 3.4. Here's my video.
http://www.autotrader.com/car-video/...g-strip-259508
My 996 suffers from wheel hop, even with semi-solid motor mounts. I tend to get a little red-misty at the strip, and wheelspin in my car translates into slamming the engine up and down as much as the mounts permit. This seems like a bad idea, so I elect to beat on my '96 Corvette rather than the 996 when I have the urge to go as fast as I can in a straight line. I'd post up a time slip, but I'm a fat 46-year-old with reflexes a refrigerated turtle would mock...so I don't really hang on to mementos that take me back to hearing the announcer struggle to come up with fresh analogies for just how badly I was beaten ("Left lane by...a 1980's Soviet bread line").
I'm happy to see the 996 getting some positive press, although I recall your dyno write-up implying that you were a little more paranoid about Apollo's ability to hold together than you let on in this article.
If people here in the 996 forum - myself included - were responsible for any of the sh*t-talking you heard about the car, I apologize. We are by-and-large a group of 996-loving realists; we love the car in spite of (and in some cases, more because of) its idiosyncrasies. Yes, we can get hung up on the
CATASTROPHIC FAILURE MODE OF THE DAY(TM)
(also known as the $20K blue plate special), but as you've pointed out, it is a hell of a car, especially when you pick up a solid runner for under ten grand.
I saw it that way, too...
To the O.P..... thanks for sharing your story with the car. It's fun to follow. Not sure if you saw the threads here prior to your purchase, but that car was being discussed here while it was for sale. Glad you ended up with it and are sharing it with the world.
The 996 has it's flaws, but many can be mitigated with use of the old noggin. Stay on top of things and don't let maintenance linger and I have a feeling that will be the best $10k you ever spent. You'll be owning that car for a long time.
Stick around and keep us in the loop.
One thing is for sure, he's surely no Yolev
My take on the forum comments was that it wasn't about the 996 forums on either RL or 6spd as both generally love their cars and go to lengths to defend them when the "not a real 911" BS crops up.
Congrats on the car and how well it's doing. Before you drive it in the cold weather, go get the top and bottom of your cylinders scoped to check for scoring. Unfortunately that is a very real issue and cold weather driving is a significant concern. Mainly just use the right oils and follow the warm up procedure (drive off immediately and drive conservatively (less than 4K RPMs) until the oil is warmed up).
Keep us posted as I think we are all fans of you and Apollo
It wasn't us who bashed him. We actually linked to his dyno test article in the how much hp loss thread:
https://rennlist.com/forums/996-foru...over-time.html
Plus, Hoovie, you need to drive Apollo 911 up I-35 to check out the auto museum. Official auto museum policy: anybody arriving in a 996 gets free admission. We have three 996 owners on the board of directors, so it's a safe haven. First and third Saturday mornings of every month from 8 am to 10 am is Cars and Coffee, all year round.
And cold weather? Come on, it ain't that bad in our part of fly-over land.
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Hoover is hardly the first 996 owner to experience the whining from the Porsche community about PPIs, IMS, and 'not a real Porsche' type stuff. The mention of it in his write-up actually made me realize that he WAS a member of the 996 community...he 'gets' it.
My "holy grail" '99 C4 with a '98 build date is not technically for sale, but offers from serious buyers starting at $50K and up will be considered.
(in case you haven't heard, recreational weed is now legal in CA)
13.3@105.5
60? degrees, misting w/ high humidity can't remember the altitude like 800something?
3167lbs with halfish tank of gas
all stock @ 105k on the cheapest summer tires tirerack.com sells for it
03 3.6, no lsd, no traction control or pasm or other electric things, pretty base car
In your next blog post you should posit the question of rosewood vs black walnut brake pads for the best IMSB lifetime or maybe start a discussion about the best source and method of extraction of Unicorn Seamen. Then we'll know you're really one of us
