Have you ever listed all your mods?

[Gary H]

Originally Posted by JTP

Hopefully there's enough room here for my extensive list of mods:
Zip tied mesh to roll bar.
Hard wire kit for radar detector.
Desnorkeled then Resnorkeled within a month.
A new front bumper because a deer modded my bumper/grill assembly and radiator.

I've been focused on keeping up with maintenace items like oil, CV boots, tires, alignment, etc.

Why the re-snorkle?

(Sorry, forgot that one too ]

[JTP]

Originally Posted by Gary H

Why the re-snorkle?

(Sorry, forgot that one too ]

I didn't like it. Sounded cool but if anything I think it took away a little power on the low end. Put it back on and it feels healthier.

[Mark_T]

Mods, eh? Let's see... I started with a neglected but fortunately not abused '99 986. So far I've added:

-2003 front bumper
-2003 heated sport seats (luv 'em!)
-2003 3-spoke steering wheel
-2003 shift knob
-added double-stitched leather gaiter to handbrake lever
-leather-covered console compartment cover
-replaced the broken ashtray with the oddments tray
-decaled the visors to cover the labels
-decaled the third brake light
-de-badged the trunk
-de-snorkeled
-colored crest wheel centre caps
-polished the headlight lenses

Still to do:

-re-finish/replace the wheels
-2003 style head and tail lights
-replace the grit-blasted windshield
-997 shift lever assembly
-some nice Lloyds mats
-give Jake Raby a ****************-load of cash to do his thing

[stuklr]

Great mod list Gary. While my box is just a stock 986S I have fallen down that slippery slope with my URS4. Lots of 5-cylinder turbo goodness. 30+psi.

Where did you get your extended air intake? Custom? Would like to see pics. I like my desnorkeled intake but more fresh cold air scooped in.

What size tires you rinning as race tires. I have a set of 275/40r17 rear and 245/40r17 front khumo victoracers that i have squeezed onto my 17's for autocross. You running any larger? Want to make sure they will still clear when lowered. Thanks

[Chuck W.]

Great thread. Mark T, great mods. You and I have the same taste.

I bought my 986 new in 2001. I special ordered it and put a lot of options on it. I have also desorkled, added a 2003 top with a glass window, 2003 tail lights, clear front markers, 2004 5-spoke wheels, alumimum hand brake and shift knob, GR painted center console and Kenwood double din nav unit.

To come; hard back heated sports seat with backs painted GR, M030 springs and Bilsteins HDs lowered to ROW, and.......

[JAAY]

I think mine are at the bottom in my sig.

[Topless]

I guess I am a bit of a purist. I like the way the car looks just fine. I mod it with a singular purpose. If it doesn't make the car safer, more reliable or turn quicker laps it doesn't go on my car. I know, totally boring. It is what it is.

My list:
1 Cobra Imola Pro kevlar racing seat bolted to the floor
1 set Tarett adjustable sway bars with drop links
1 B&K roll bar extension with pad kit
1 RSS UD Pulley
1 X-51 baffled oil pan
1 5hz GPS reciever/PDA/racechrono software for live lap timing and data analysis.
5 sets of tires in various states of shred.
3 sets of Boxster S II 17" wheels. They all match so I can swap em around.
1 Odessey 680 light weight 15lb battery
1 10BC fire extinguisher on custom fabricated mount
1 set Raybestos ST-43 racing brake pads (great for the track, a little intense for street)

That's it. The motor is bone stock and it still has a full interior with cold A/C and a stereo/CD changer but I rarely use it. The car is pretty well sorted and nearly always in the top 20 out of 100 cars. If the driver has his act together it might squeak into the top 10 on a good day. Not too bad for a lil 2.5L pea shooter.

[Gary H]

Hi Topless - some great mods there. How much of a weight reduction is the battery vs stock? And the Seat?
How much work is involved fitting the Sump, how much does increase oil capacity by and does it still sit under the under tray?
Would you say fitting a baffled sump is absolutely pessary if using track tyres? Were you getting oil starvation problems before fitting?
I've never heard of Raybestos - have you used anything else for track and could you compare them to Performance Friction or Pagid?

Cheers


Stuklr: The extended air scoop:





More cosmetic than functional, but if it directs a little more cold air in then great.
(Also shows a 21mm spacer on the rear with a 10J wide wheel and a 25mm spacer up front. Soon to be 15mm rear and 21mm front)

Tyre-wise for track is a little unconventional:



225/45 up front and 245/45's on the back - promotes turn in, reduces understeer and keeps the rolling radius very similar to stock.

(I originally went for this combo because teh tyres weren't in stock in the regular Porsche sizes. His worked and I've stuck with it.