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  1. Loren
    All of the 996 hardtops are the same (Boxster hardtops are different). I don't know the size or shipping weight - perhaps someone else has that information.
  2. Loren
    I have now posted the 997 MOST cable kits here (see pinned posts). There are separate kits for C2 and C4 - be sure to choose the right list.
  3. Loren
    Here is the C4 table of kits for MOST bus optioned cars. You will need to check what options you already have in order to get the right kit. See the additional table legends and locations below.
  4. Loren
    Here is the C2 table of kits for MOST bus optioned cars. You will need to check what options you already have in order to get the right kit. See the additional table legends and locations below.
  5. Loren
    The oil change DIY is here. This is for the Carrera but the Boxster is the same.
  6. Loren
    I sent you a PM with instructions.
  7. Loren
    You should be all set now. Thank you for your support. Look in the 997 section for TSB 2/05 2601 Sport Exhaust System Installation Instructions (I No. XLF)
  8. Loren
    That is covered in a 14 page TSB from Porsche. Contributing Members can read all TSBs online here. Contributions help defer the cost of running this site and providing this information to you. No one has to contribute but many members do. Without contributions this site would either have to go subscription or cease to exist.
  9. Loren
    If the SSK kit does not return to neutral then you tightened the adjusting nut too tight. The key is to test while you are tightening. Tighten the nut until you just start to see loss of free play in neutral - then back it off 1/4 to 1/2 turn. it will not hurt to have it a little loose. My very early SSK does not even have the adjusting capability.
  10. Loren
    Nope, that is Cosmoline. That is a protective coating put on by the factory for rust prevention. There still might be oil on top of the Cosmoline but the goldish/brown coating is supposed to be there.
  11. Loren
    If you had problems shifting before the SSK was installed then the SSK probably made it worse. It sounds to me like the cables are not aligned properly (inside the car where they attach to the shifter). It would have been much easier to align with the old (stock) shifter as Porsche makes a tool the holds the shifter in perfect position to attach the cables. Porsche tool (orange) on the old shifter (all images courtesy Tool Pants) The tool on the car and the adjustment sleeves Another possibility - worn out/damaged shifter coupler
  12. Loren
    Removing cup holder 1. Removing cover and central vent for the dashboard 2. Press metal clip 1 arrow and hold. Pull the cup holder 2 out of the retaining bracket 3.
  13. Loren
    As long as neither car is a C4S then I think it should fit.
  14. Loren
    That section of the 997 service manual is not out yet. I have a preliminary copy of the manual and it is only about 20% complete. If you tell me your cars options (Bose, no Bose, Nav, no Nav. PCM (GSM) phone, no PCM (GSM) phone, etc. I can check the parts list and see which cables it calls out for those options (for RHD). I assume you want to add the CDC-4 CD Changer?
  15. Loren
    C4 is a narrow body and C4S is a widebody. The offsets will be different. If you have a C4S look for TT (or C4S) wheels.
  16. Loren
    If you could choose only four of the different forum skins, which would they be? Default (current Blue) Refault Blue (blue) Ashes to Ashen (Black) Bloody Knows (Red) Bubblegum Shoe (Pink) Olive You (Green) Orange You Glad (Orange) Plum It (Purple) Tanned Hide (Beige) Please vote by hitting reply and stating your four choices.
  17. Loren
    You are correct A3 goes to all "other" controllers. The only info I have seen describes the interface to the DME for "generic" scanners - not the other controllers.
  18. Loren
    A1 (black/red wire) goes to Fuse B10 A3 (orange/blue) goes to all the cars controllers A9 (violet green goes to the automatic Exhaust Gas Recirculation examination pin A6 (IN SIGNAL) and to pin D17 on the DME (IN SIGNAL)
  19. Loren
    Read the whole thread here for some tips and where to buy just the switch. The actual instructions are here.
  20. Loren
    Yeah, don capecod posted another pic of the same car here.
  21. Loren
    Do you mean ignition switch? There was no recall on the switch just a Service Bulletin. They just go bad and Porsche has now changed the design so if you need a switch they now have to replace the lock also. You can still find the old switch at some Audi or VW dealers - 4A0 905 849 B.
  22. Loren
    Time for a new ignition switch.
  23. Loren
  24. Loren
    As I recall the usual causes are a bad cylinder head temperature sensor or a bad O2 sensor. Either way the cars computer reads the engine temperature so that it can adjust the fuel mixture as it warms up. It also looks at the O2 sensor readings to make fuel adjustments.
  25. Loren
    Negative camber is used to increase handling and safety. By increasing camber you are inducing a small amount of understeer which makes the car more stable and easier to control in high speed turns and to some degree low speed turns. Most serious autocrossers or racers are running -2 to almost -3 degrees in the front and -2 to -2.5 in the rear. Yes, the tires wear faster but the car drives like it is on rails. A 2:1 rear to front replacement is not unusual for a rear engine/rear wheel driven car performance car. For safety sake I would highly recommend staying within the factory specs for alignment.
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