Fun Pole...er POLL I meant

vote from this pic new wheel and shift ****:

Granted, I'm still somewhat new here, but are all the gauges an dials off center?

hey, just VOTE yea, when changing wheel diameter the speedo and oil temp become blocked, many aircooled guys rotate them to make them visible... I have the speedo so I can see 120 and below, anything over rare for me though last track day I was 130+ on the front side BTW you can vote more than one button

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Ed only has a right leg....he leans to the left when he drives.

LOL I plan to rotate the oil one the CCW 90 deg at this angle I look "over" the wheel to see the temp and can see the light without moving... I am not 100% sure which is best so I am playing

Is that odometer right? 171K Awesome.

and yes, thats 171444 miles! - I have put about 20K and the odometer was broke for a few months...its actually about 2-3k higher but who cares at this point

Staighten those gages! The tach and the oil pressure are all you really need to see.

thanks, but I DD the car and when 50-80 are invisible on the speedo and you live in a state that is broke (like all of them) and out to generate revenue...knowing the speed is worth the poor looks from rotaion... nice car in the avatar BTW - love me some WB!

It's a NB.

C4 is NB...I was looking and thought it looked NB but figured it must be WB with the 4... anyhow love the look..something about being behind..that roofline is awesome !

An observation from the pic taken from the driver's seat. With the speedo back in the upright position the tip of the needle will not be visible only when illegal speeds are reached. There you go!

Like the wheel however something in the photo makes me...

I don't get why you have the tach rotated. I get the other guages, but not the tach. Do you drive with your head tilted to the left? Of course I have a 996. I can see all my guages.

Lol lol lol Tach rotated so I can see the needle hit 5k without looking down (periphular vision - straight up) many people put redline straight up, I prefer to look when going to redline

Learn something new every day. Of course if Porsche had wanted you to see the needle straight up at 5000 RPM they would have designed it that way. LOL! Seriously, I can definitely see the advantage in hard driving. I hate looking away from the road to see my tach under hard acceleration and I don't know it well enough to tell by sound and feel yet.

Does it make you faster?

Tell ya Saturday night

It is setup for 22 degree clockwise NASCAR Tracks

how about yuck...?

That is awful. Can you back fit a 996 gauge cluster and steering wheel?

what so I can check the water temp ?

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Almost all track 911s I've seen have this configuration. And it makes sense since you just have to glance down real quickly to see where you are for redline. As for the speedometer, I can see you being at a disadvantage because the numerals are so close together. I'm so glad in that case the 996 has the digital display as well for speed so it makes it a little easier to keep the revenue collectors away. Don't dare say that on the air-cooled board or you will be fed to a pack of wild boars!!! I like the classic 911 dash - sure it doesn't have a modern look to it but it's instantly recognizable and worked quite well for 44 years!

I had a beauty of a '911SC in Cashmere Beige with Cork Interior that had the gauges tilted exactly the same way. It a "CLASSIC 911", not a 996.

I always wondered why people did that too... till I drove it with a smaller steering wheel...it all made sense, though I am not set on the position yet and may change...its one of those personal taste things...easy to do, easy to un-do...doesnt cost anything

Like the wheel, not sure about the shift ****... Instruments are perfect

Marc, those shift ***** looks so stupid, I have seen them on several cars and thought WTF! I stuck it on a month or more ago just to check how it felt (never planning to keep it) but I have to admit, it feels amazing...if you get a chance to drive one or test one out - dont miss, you might like it...I still think they look wrong (something says "GOLF" about them) thanks on the wheel/gauges - and NOT saying anything about the "you know whats"

Tilting guages = two sec a lap. Not blowing motor by staying under redline ,priceless.

Ed, you can't leave anything alone on your Porsches. You have to be tinkering all the time...Good for you! I like the 'track' look.

What did you change from? the stock wheel? Was it the old trispoke? I dig those. Not so much the momo. That shifter fits in the hand nicely, i had one installed on my jeep when i was 16.

I like the steering wheel and it makes sense to turn the tach to where the needle will be at the 12 oclock position when you want to shift.

Ed: I like the whole combo....tilted, (warped??? LOL) and a bit of your own personality............nice going. R\ Scott

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+1, just don't seem to go together...

OK - after yesterday's DE & the poll results, this is stayin' it proved itself as a way to reduce my forearm strain and with a little shuffle steer I had a much less stressful day on the ole body... I am pretty surprised actually but like may mods there is a reason, though not all of them make sense (thinking about a particular Speed Yellow part )

After squinting (not at the gauges but at the steering wheel) I decided it's not over the top, but just curious, did you rip it from this dude's spaceship? (C) 2001 LucasFilm LTD All Rights Reserved. Any reference to anything related to these products may end you in the slammer if you don't quote the copyright correctly and never, ever claim that any of this material is your own, or George will come and cut off'a you bellz. I like it.