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YOUR RESEARCHquestion for mechanically inclined regarding an IMS/RMS "window"
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is it possible for the bell housing of the tranny to be cut out at the bottom (with a cover of some sort made to protect the hole from the elements) in such a way to create a "window" so that the owner can occasionally spot check the RMS and IMS instead of having to drop the tranny?
question for mechanically inclined regarding an IMS/RMS "window"
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question for mechanically inclined regarding an IMS/RMS "window"
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is it possible for the bell housing of the tranny to be cut out at the bottom (with a cover of some sort made to protect the hole from the elements) in such a way to create a "window" so that the owner can occasionally spot check the RMS and IMS instead of having to drop the tranny?
question for mechanically inclined regarding an IMS/RMS "window"
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my thoughts on the IMS is you either buy a car with the upgraded IMS or you just factor it into the purchase price. no big deal and as i've mentioned in other posts, the 996 seems to be a cheap ride compared to other german cars and i couldn't be happier with mine!
i was thinking about this the other day and my question is this:
is it possible for the bell housing of the tranny to be cut out at the bottom (with a cover of some sort made to protect the hole from the elements) in such a way to create a "window" so that the owner can occasionally spot check the RMS and IMS instead of having to drop the tranny? would this weaken the housing in any way? is this just a stupid idea?
i think this would be especially helpful for the boxster owners who suffer the bad RMS issue.
thought you'd be happy to know i got my shotgun and blew my left foot off as a reminder not to start these IMS threads again...unfortunately now i have to sell my car and look for a tiptronic.
just got back from a spirited drive...man these cars are nice!!...clutch/trannys suspension are smooth as silk.
during the summer when i would take my 356 for the occasional drive to the bay area, if it was during the day when i got to the siskiyou mountains in the heavy heat, i would have to drive in the shadow of tractor trailers to avoid high temps...it really worked and kept the temps low enough to continue up the mountains.
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