A search of this forum turned up no info on this, as did a review of some of the bigger internet Porsche parts places.... Is the flywheel/clutch ***'y in the '99 996 the same p/n and weight as that in the '01? I ask because I picked up an '01 C2 coupe about 5 weeks ago, and last weekend, drove a friends '99 996. The cars felt very similar, with the biggest difference being throttle response. Upon starting his car and giving it a couple of raps on the throttle, I noticed his motor takes about twice the time to spin down than mine. I'm pretty sure mine doesn't have a lightwieght flywheel, as there's no chatter when the clutch isn't engaged, the car's only got 5500 miles and is totally stock, and the owner didn't strike me as a big performance freak. The '99 has 26,000 miles on it. I suppose it's also possible that it's an improvement in the '01's OBD that could have allowed this, as well. Any opinions?
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Could be the e-gas, early MY99s didn't have it.
Thanks. Your post got me to research e-gas here and I found this thread: https://rennlist.com/forums/showthre...highlight=egas It indicates that 1999 production after 7/99 had e-gas? I emailed my buddy to find out his 996's production date.
Why would e-gas regulate the spin-down time? I'm interested in this, wondering if it could affect performance. I've heard that the mechanical linkage was actually a bit better since there's no lag between touching the throttle and gas being injected. This is the first I've heard of degraded throttle performance on the older mechanical system. Anyone know more abou this?
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