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Repair short shift kit (b&m style)
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Fixed the short shift kit (B&M style) that PO had installed backwards
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Fixed the short shift kit (B&M style) that PO had installed backwards
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I'm running Ferodo pads and get almost no squeal on the street but really good stopping power with no fade on track.
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Sometimes people (like me) who track their cars and change pads fairly often don't use the pad dampers and wear sensors.
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Hi all,
I never actually introduced myself to this board. I formerly owned a 997.2 C4S and had been out of the Porsche game for about 2 years. This past summer I was looking for a classic 911, but my eye turned to the 996 because of its value proposition. I have to admit, I always turned my nose up at the 996. I wasn't a fan of the interior design, nor the somewhat less curvy rear hips of the car. The 996.1 headlights never really bothered me, which some might find strange. Anyway, the more I looked at the seriously 996, the more I started to like it. I ended up purchasing one this past August and have been enjoying it ever since. I now have completely converted to a huge fan of the 996, both from style and performance perspective. I loved my 997, but I can't say I really enjoyed it more. The 997 was more powerful and had more low-end grunt, but otherwise they both feel very similar. I did prefer the heavier steering feel of the AWD, but now that I've made some changes to my 996, it is comparable even in C2 form.
I've done quite a few things to it...
Suspension:
Feal 441 coilovers (lowered approx 1.5 - 2")
GT3 rear LCA
Tarret rear toe arms
Powergrid rear sway bar endlinks
New sway bar bushings
Corner balance and alignment
Engine:
Rein engine mounts
Transmission:
Fixed the short shift kit (B&M style) that PO had installed backwards
Exterior:
clear side markers
Interior:
GT3 center console delete kit (relocated A/C in the process)
FVD/RAID steering wheel
Raceseng shift ****
New OEM center console (original was quite scratched)
alcantara shift boot
Lloyd floor mats
aluminum gauge rings (didn't like them and removed them)
Future:
New tires (Michelin PS4 probably)
More interior alcantara
996 GT3 Cup front lip
exhaust system
sway bar upgrade
Install brake pad silencers (Have new ones but not installed yet and I'm squealing badly. Not sure why PO removed them!)
Nice car...and welcome...You have discovered what many of us have...the 996 is not only the best value but the most fun of all of them to modify....and frankly once you modify they are amazing. My 996 is may favorite car because I have modified it uniquely to my tastes and it drives the way I like. My other cars come and go but the 996 is unique to me...your car is unique to you. And even all of the other forums I am on I find not as exciting because there is not as much of a modification mania....the extreme nature of people like ttt123 that inspire or AndrewK996 building a custom bodykit and many others make this group of car lovers unique and fun (as long as they stay of the IMS topic and then it goes to S##t).
So congrats on your journey to make your car your own.
Sometimes people (like me) who track their cars and change pads fairly often don't use the pad dampers and wear sensors. Just makes the pad change quicker and less expensive to do. I'm running Ferodo pads and get almost no squeal on the street but really good stopping power with no fade on track.
Congrats and welcome.
Can you share the rationale for rear GT3 lower control arms? My 996.2 has them in the front, which was necessary to get the alignment right with the X74 suspension. Was there a reason you put them in the back instead?
After the coilover install, my car was all over the road. I took it to a race shop that has a lot of Porsche experience. They recommended GT3 LCAs in the rear. I asked them about dog bones and they said they had issues in the past with bump steer using dog bones. My understanding was that GT3 LCAs were more for adding camber, but I figured if they were wrong, I wouldn't have to pay for their mistake, and also I probably needed new rear LCAs anyway. I suppose now have a little bit more adjustability in the future if I ever need it.
But yeah... I didn't really care how they got my alignment in spec as long as they got it done. I do realize it's not the typical way that most people would do it, but the shop did get my alignment in spec, so I'm content.
I sold my 997 to get fiscally lean when I opened up my businesses a couple of years ago. Just didn't want unnecessary bills at a critical time. Now that my businesses are relatively stable, I figured I could get another 911 but still wanted to remain relatively conservative from a cost perspective. Also, since I already had a 997, I didn't want to do the same thing again. I kind of wanted to see what the 996 was all about. It's fun, because I didn't touch one bolt on my 997. I've actually started wrenching again since I got the 996, which is part of the fun.
