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I changed mufflers (Fabspeed) and wanted a chance to hear it, so we went out in the country and my wife drove it back and forth a little.
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ill fwd you pics from another site, check your pm's this weekend.
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be careful with running those 275 tires in the rear.
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hey jay, i bet your car breaks necks. i really like it sans rear spoiler. you need to post up some **** shots in motion. only people who've done it understand how insanely aggressive and stout a car looks when the rear wheel wells are filled out and in our case 19x12 monsters, lowered, pushed out to the fenders without rubbing. PERFECT. people just DONT GET IT!
car looks incredible man. i'd love to see it on the highways. radio killah.
I actually forgot the offsets, but IIRC they're the same front and back for my Work Brombachers setup. I believe it was 52+, but I could be wrong. Peter @ Wheelexperts will know for sure. He's really the best guy on wheel fitment.
Fronts are 8.5s with 235/35.
jay funk the radio killah, upon second inspection (I like your photos above that much), it looks like your front wheels have too low of an offset. they protrude out a bit far. your front fenders doing aite? same goes for your rears. your tires look hella stretched.
Yay for me, I bought my first Porsche last night, but had to proposed to my g/f.
It's a 2004 Atlas Gray C4S currently getting CPO'd at Park Place Porsche. Should be done tomorrow and hopefully pics will soon follow.
///Michael
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Thanks Joe. I am envious that yours has the PSE, that will probably be my first upgrade. I bought my M3 from Kal Farris 4 years ago at Park Place Motorcars; I traded it in and bought the C4S from him last night. Kal is a real stand up guy and needs to put me on the frequent buyer program.
It's been... 12 hours since I dropped it off at Park Place this morning and I already miss it!!!
///Michael
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You and I must be cousins. I had a M3 that I traded to Park Place when they were in their old location. Rest easy, the P Car (especially the 4S) is light years more fun than the M3.
You need to join the PCA. The local club, Maverick Region is really active. If you've never autocrossed, you will love it. You'll learn to do things with your car you never dreamed you could in complete safety. Even more fun is the DE's (drivers education) runs. Motorsport Ranch is really amazing.
Take care,
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Um, it wasn't a 2002 Titanium Silver/black 6-speed w/ 30k miles, was it? I bought it on 12/31/2004. And you're right, I can't believe I've been missing out this whole time!
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I've actually done Maverick Region DE's a few times in the past, but I've got a membership at MSR now. I haven't gone in a year and a half though. I do need to fix that.
///Michael
weird. i'm another M3 to c4s guy.
great, smooth.... commuter car. very comfortable, but wasn't nearly as special as the 911 experience and i gotta say the 911 gets WAAAAY more attn and i thought the m3 attracted a great deal.
i love the way the e46 m3 looks. such a bulldog stance. square. i wouldn't mind have a cab version of it with the same wheels and suspension i had on mine. would look insane.
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what up pimpin
thank you for the comments on the photo's. I didnt take em, my Vdub boys took em (they know all those settings and ****, SLR blah blah blah...)
I took the Pcar in a little different direction which kinda defeats the purpose but really, i live in Chicago the third largest city in the USA. I have no time for a track or autocrossing. If i did track it, i would just use the stock wheels.
since ive always been into the VIP styling of JDM rides and the Euro look of Vdubs i wanted to incorporate that a little into the S.
So I decided to use a set of new Dunlop tires i had left over from my E46 M3 (yes i am also a E46 to 996 convert) and stretch the tires on my wheels. took off the 315's and now riding 275/30/19 in the rear and have 225/30/19 in the front. I also picked up spacers and pushed the front and rears out a little more to give it that aggressive stance. I also lowered it on the PSS9's to get the fend gap just right.
car doesnt rub at all, unless i have a fat *** in the car (thats my one friend, he is 6'3 over 300lbs though). other than that, fronts are good and rears a even better. if your wondering why one side is red (like the way i bought them) and one side is black (gloss black lip) its because they GOT ME.....
the valet at the club, they curbed my wheels =(.
pics of my old M3:
jayfunk. be careful with running those 275 tires in the rear. you're going to burn our your differentials.. check out this thread:
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ire-se-up.html
and benjamin you saying i'm weaksauce with my 11" techart rears?
dude jay, with that 4-5% difference, i would HIGHLY recommend changing out those rear tires... every inch you drive your car you're killing your front differitial
and that's like a $5,000+ repair bill
Joe, I think I saw your old M3 today (if you traded it in recently) when I went to pick mine up. It was parked in front of my C4S.
Anyway, here's my old M3 and my new C4S:
2009 C4S right off the truck!
More pics this weekend if it's sunny and after I detail it again.
///Michael
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DOOD, I know i just saw the other post. HOLY CRAP!!
man, torn cuz i love the way it looks right about now! im close to getting it shot so after I get the shots done, ill change it back. i only drive it 1 or 2 every 2 WEEKS cuz im so busy.
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YO! the wheels are Iforged Monoco's in 19x11.5 (i know sorry benji thats what they said is a better fit) and fronts are 19x8.5
ill fwd you pics from another site, check your pm's this weekend.
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it's a popular color... period and will be popular for as long as cars are made.
why is it popular? because a lot of people like it. why is burgundy not a popular color? because many less people like it.
so all of y'all saying you have a special edition color and that you're unique... dennis rodman is unique, too.
Here is a fall photo. One of the few I have where the car is moving! I changed mufflers (Fabspeed) and wanted a chance to hear it, so we went out in the country and my wife drove it back and forth a little. Really fun to hear! Took a few photos too, but just post my favorite.
PS: Color is Orient red with Natural Brown interior
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looks bad **** aerokitted lowered huge 19s on it. well done. i bet you break hella necks in that car. my ride def does. it's crazy and humbling.
to people who say the 997 looks so much better than the 996.. you guys are conservative fools. it doesn't. they look different and brando's car shows how the 996 mk2s are aging so well. it still looks fresh and it came out in 2002 or like what 6+ years ago??
the trend today is for headlights to be more aggressive, bigger, angled... and the 996s mk2 lights look just as if not more modern than the throwback/vw bug style round headlights on the 997.
pinky lai did a great job.
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I couldn't agree more. The lower vents, the wide tires, the dual exhaust, and the big fat rear is one helluva combination. Sometimes I just open my garage and stand back to look at the back of it.
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Looks like some have been going in the lower half of the $30k range. That's prob about the extent I can do. Have an e36 M3 to trade with cash, but I doubt that would stir up much interest on this board.
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No worries. I'd much rather aim for the $30k mark if I can find one. Surprisingly, it isn't as uncommon as I would have originally expected. I have a little more to work with, but I'd rather save extra for if/when things break, investing, etc than to spend it all up front.
Any regrets going from e46 m3 to 996?
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Well I had a Ducati in between the two but no pretty much none. I miss the backseat in the M3 and I miss the trunk but other than that not really anything. The M3 was my dream car for a long time and still is. The C4S is just a great car for the money. Its in a different league IMO. Don't buy one for near 30k. Save up. Things do break and the C4S is not a cheap car to buy parts for. Plus Porsche charges about $120 an hour for labor. Im pretty sure I can hire a lawyer for that.
