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but at least I've gotten rid of the flat black side skirt and replaced those with Precision Porsche 997 GT street look ones.
Run smoother and revved "easier" without sounding stressed
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I haven't tried it on my Porsche yet but on previous cars, they ran smoother and revved "easier" without sounding stressed.
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Not a C4S but on my 99 C2, I use RP 10w40 and add 2q's of 20w50 on top of the 10w40's in the summer.
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I had a ton of help from my friends at Protec motorsports in Greenville South Carolina, engine to trans, no problem, spec stage 2 + clutch, exhaust, bolted right up, Bill at Protec started on the electrical side, BUT i wanted to be able to run different tunes etc.
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Z, I haven't been at the 6 in awhile, good to see your wheels movin out. very cool sound. good luck with the GF, my lady doesn't want to drive my car, or even ride in it usually. Can't say I mind all that much.... she just closes her eyes when I can get her in there for even a short trip. check out the twin-turbo Burk put in his... the spooling up sound is also very cool. best, j
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headlights are interesting. I've seen similar stuff on this forum over the years. how did you get yours done, if you dont mind sharing....
and consider painting the lower trim all the way around...also looks very good on some of the cars here.
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man, you must have to much money to burn or won the lotto, first time i've ever heard that a porsche is JUST a car
, guess when you get a little older you'll appreciate that hard earned money, if yours was hard earned, guess i have a lil' more respect for my vehicles .
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Don't mind at all
, I've got Techart headlight masks (from P. dealer) but the combo with the customized 997 GT2 bumper makes it work IMO (don't think there's anybody kicking around here with that on a 996
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I had the urethane lip painted on my other P. but it's freaking disaster!!
The front lip gets way too much contact with the road up here... but at least I've gotten rid of the flat black side skirt and replaced those with Precision Porsche 997 GT street look ones.
The rear bumper is going to be replaced with the 997 GT street Techart this winter.
Cheers,
Sid.
Gotta keep this thread going... the calling all cabs thread is starting to gain some ground.
Anyway... here is my baby. It is an '02, 39k... ish miles, fairly stock but still looking pretty good in my somewhat tainted opinion!
Thanks man.... It had two previous owners who obviously babied it. I am doing my best to preserve the beauty, but given that it is driven everyday, and I am planning some track time in the VERY near future (and hopefully on a consistent basis) I'm not sure how long it will hold its' current look.
I am looking at suspension options now, but not sure which way to go. I know it needs to be lower, but am strugling with the neverending question "how low should I go?".... Seriously I am just not sure how much adjustability I truly need in the suspension (ROW or a PSS10 for instance). Also trying to figure out if the car needs spacers with the stock wheels...
Anyone have pictures of a stock wheel setup with and without spacers?
This past Saturday I was in the Stony Brook area and came across a car wash even which was run by... SORORITY GIRLS from Stony Brook University! Thought I'd share the 2 pics that I took.
BTW... How do you post pics directly onto your post? I'd like to learn how to post the pics directly onto my post rather than the way I've been doing it (attaching thumbnails) which is the only way I know how to post pics.
I think her shirt said I LOVE (heart) ΣΔΤ (which kinda looks like EAT)
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think it translates to...
Σ = SIGMA
Δ = ALPHA
Τ = THETA
I'll be changing my oil soon, but I was just wondering if anyone use ROYAL PURPLE in their C4S? And if so, what weight do you use? Is it really that much better than what I've been using? I've been using Mobil1 0w-40. A friend of mine uses Royal Purple in his Benz and swears its the best oil out there, but I wonder if it's the best oil for my C4S Cab?
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Not a C4S but on my 99 C2, I use RP 10w40 and add 2q's of 20w50 on top of the 10w40's in the summer. I "feels" smoother than M1 but I'm sure it's in my head. To be honest, I've felt more difference using RP's in other cars than in the Pcar.
I was probably one of the biggest skeptics of Royal Purple as there are many of those gimmicks out there.
As I found out with my previous cars, RP definitely seems to be a great oil alternative. I haven't tried it on my Porsche yet but on previous cars, they ran smoother and revved "easier" without sounding stressed. As previous poster noticed not too much difference with Porsches and I venture to guess that RP is more beneficial to high revving engines or track cars(example, 8-9k redline motors)
Now that's a beautiful Porsche! Keeping to its original design, without the makeup, makes it one of the most beautiful Porsches. I never tire of looking at its lines. You show extreme patience from being tempted into making external changes that are not original in design.
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looks just like my C4S except I have the dual oval tips and painted crests on the hubs...
still holding off on many mods.... Burks twin turbo is on top of the list.... well, after painting the bottom trim to match the rest of the car.. and turbo-P Alaruds still pending.
oil would have to be Red Line... 15-40 for mild temps
and last I checked, T= Tau. so would that be SDT.? sigma delta Tau? never heard of that one. so maybe what you have really transposed is an STD?
Hahahahahaha Jon...... STD..... hysterical my man.
Definitely get IMA's twin turbo kit. I truly love it and it keeps getting better every day. I took the GT2 wing off and went back to the stock retractable to be even more unassuming.....hahahahaha.....
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Last week finished my paintjob.Painted all the black spoilers seal grey and Rims in dark grey colour with silver lip and porsche crest. This is the best stock porsche wheels.....
Jon,
Turbo P's look great....but they are too heavy. Caused traction control to freak out when pushed. Not just my car, guy I sold them to wound up re-selling them cause they did the same to his TT.
I going to take them off and paint all my bottom trim as a DIY this winter. I ordered the spray plastic flex primer, paint and clear coat from automotivetouchup.com. As so little of it shows, I'm sure I can do it where it looks great. Key is in the prep work.
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Heres afew of my 03 C4S with a X51 3.8 swap, full fabspeed exhuast, K&N cold air kit, programable Fabspeed ECU
Sorry bout the crappy pics, took em with my Blackberry!!
Not exactly plug-n-play, I am one of the sickest chassis, rollcage, suspension geometry mechanics you will find BUT electricials!!??!? i suck!! I had a ton of help from my friends at Protec motorsports in Greenville South Carolina, engine to trans, no problem, spec stage 2 + clutch, exhaust, bolted right up, Bill at Protec started on the electrical side, BUT i wanted to be able to run different tunes etc. so we shipped her up to Fabspeed, a couple grand later, POW animal C4S im sorry i wish i could tell you more, ill look at my files on the car this week and give you more
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If it only took a couple grand to sort out the tuning based on your mods, I say you did very well.
Did you port anything over from the older motor(sensors, manifold, etc)?
Ok, I'll cave and post pics of my "new" baby. It's a 2003 w/ ~55k. Bought it about 2 months ago from Dallas and drove home to the Washington DC area. Not a hint of trouble on the way and managed 27+ mpg to boot.
Mods can be seen in the sig, but some of them are still unidentified
Unlisted mods include turbo chin spoiler thingy, repainted flaking shift boot horseshoe, aluminum pedal covers, and aftermarket headunit, amp and subwoofer behind back seats. And of course the ashtray delete. Oh, and recently deleted clutch pedal helper spring.
Anyway, here are a few pics. I didn't take them myself; they were taken by the dealer. They're the best I have at the moment!
Glad to be in the Porsche family!
Greg
Greg - Congrats buddy!!! Welcome to not only the Porsche Family, but also the C4S Family. I'm also in Northern VA (work in Reston). I used to live in Kingstowne Alexandria. Let me know when you want to get together. BTW - this is just the start of your modding. I ended up Twin Turbo'ing my C4S and absolutely love it. IMA Motorsport in Chantilly did it for me. Come by to some of the Cars & Coffee we have in the area. Go to the Mid-Atlantic Section on 6speed to see when the events are held.
Berk
Picked her up with 39K miles ... love it! First Porsche for me, looking forward to lots of miles and smiles!
Coffee break in Blackhawk...
Going over Loveland Pass (A-Basin ski runs in the background) ...
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Tons of P. owner which prefer to keep it stock, that said, I'm not one of them
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There's a lot of options out there and choosing which to go with is half the fun.
The frustrations of the actual work and paying for it not so much
... but as long as your happy with the end result it's all worth it!
I ended up going with Techart headlight masks, a 997 GT2 front bumper made to go on a 996 from Wicked Motor Works, Precision Porsche GT Street side skirts and a turbo decklid with an over-sized carbon fiber wing from Maxspeed Motorsports.
Only thing left to do is the GT Street rear bumper.
I know, it's stupid to spend copious amounts of money that you'll never get back...
But what a ride!!!
Good luck!
Sid.
03 bought last september with 39k
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