Installed..
 

...Pilot Sport 4S tires.

Me Likey.

Here’re a couple of pics.

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Hi Ciao, I went back to the dry air filter because I don’t want to risk fouling the MAF if I accidentally over oil the air filter. Because I have the 987 air box, it has plenty of flow with the dry filter anyway.

I’ll post a sound clip of the Brombacher if I ever get a chance. In the meantime, there’s a 987 clip on YouTube and it sounds identical to mine.

Going to the 987 airbox with increased airflow makes sense to switch.Good job on all the other maintenance work!
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Thanks! I’d like to take credit for the airbox but it comes standard on the SE. :)

Repaired my saggy soft top by re-sticking the rear edge... http://986forum.com/forums/diy-project-guides/71959-fix-sagging-soft-top-coming-unstuck-rear.html

First time starting it up since putting it away in November.

Battery died over winter and I didn’t remember to leave hood unlatched so I had to find that cable behind the headlight to pop it , but with the new Bosch battery it stated right up !


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Drove home from Bronxville, NY where we visited my younger daughter's family. Trip was done in my wife's 2002 Base. I have to say that there is less difference between this and my 2004 S than I expected. The base bogs down if you floor the throttle between 2K and 2.5K RPM, but if you keep the revs up it is as much fun as the S. I do miss having the 6 speed transmission. 5th with the 6 speed is perfect for country roads, but with the 5 speed you have to shift a lot between 4th and 5th.

Ben's short shifter
 

I finally installed installed Ben's short shifter, that I purchased last year, well replaced both of the plastic cable ends,not sure which took out the sloppy travel, however it now shifts like new. :)

I declared Spring and removed the hardtop, put it on the storage rack and don't expect to use it again till Sept. Looking forward to having the top down again. Temperatures here are predicted to soar into the 70's later this week! Panic often sets in if the temperature gets above 80 around here and we get very paranoid if it stops raining for a few days...

I forgot how good the new soft top with the glass rear window looks. I put the hardtop on last Fall the day after the new soft top was installed.

Also changed the engine air filter. Gave the car a wash and found it covered with pollen 2 hours later...Spring is definitely here!

Brought it out to the PCA CVR spring rally. Ended up getting 3rd place!

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Parking lot was empty at the end because we were one of the first ones out and one of the first to reach the end location.

Participated in my first autocross on Saturday. Only hit one cone, too. :D

Replaced the original (2001 - 67000 miles) fuel filter.
Decided to cut open the old one - lots of black slimy stuff and quite a few bits of ? in the pleats. Definitely needed changing!

I changed my fuel filter on my Audi yesterday with over 187,800 miles. I was curious how the original 12 year old fuel filter looked. Seems it wasn't that bad; I expected to see a blackened fuel filter.http://986forum.com/forums/uploads02...1525114867.jpg

Washed the car, used Meguiars clay bar on the paint (made a noticeable difference) polished and waxed. Took about 4 hours but it was well worth the effort.

Powder coated my wheel bolts. Used the Prismatic Porsche Silver, nice match. Dang I need to clean my wheels...

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Very nice!!
I pulled my lug nuts a few weeks back....sanded and painted. I just did two from each wheel at a time knocked it out over a day or two without pulling any wheels off.

Looks much better.

I took a 200 mile drive on my lunch hour. Love this car.

Have you any measurements you could share for the hole center? I've mine off at the moment so it might make sense to pop the hole even though I only change the oil 5000km ago.

I need the location too. Getting the brace on after changing the transmission fluid was a PITA.

Mine is really tight but I've found putting a ratchet strap through the wheels and a little bit of tension pulls the mounts a little closer and it will slide on easily.

Wow! Yours is much faster than mine. :)

Maybe he meant 200 Kilometers and found a long road with no speed limit; that would be doable at converting KM to Miles approx 124 mph

Yours must be silver... just sayin':cheers:

If I know I won't be driving her for a couple weeks, I just disconnect the battery. It takes 2 minutes to enter radio code and clock info.

I had a set of Audi lugs laying around so I was able to pull all of them and take them for sand blasting. $70 later, good or better than new! Thanks to Ernie for the locking bolts.

Summer tires are on! Yay!

Pulled the 01 S out of its winter slumber... fired right up like it was driven yesterday!

Took it to the Porsche Club Sweden Slalom (Auto-X).

Installed the Humps!
 

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Finally seated the passenger side latch.. but the driver's side latch is being stubborn. I push the latch as far as it will go down... try to secure it with the handle... don't want to break it. Ideas?

Thank you.

On the road again
I just can't wait to get on the road again!!!

My very expensive piece of paper arrived also to keep the authorities happy and the sun is shining!

All hail the P Gods!!

Actually did a lot, cats back in with new O2 sensors. New gaskets and heat shields. Changed oil and new filter. Full wheel alignment on Hunter force thing or whatever it is and then drove it.

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determine why the latch doesn't want to close - broken, crud in the receiver, or if it is under too much tension to close. to confirm the first, unscrew the latch from the humps and see if you can get it to close ok. if it closes ok then the issue is too much tension - you can shim the latch, or get at the receiver and adjust it upwards (two screws with a lot of stuff in the way to make it not easy).

Thank you for the suggestion. I installed the locks a few days ago, yesterday installing the humps. It held up fine, especially with the Velcro assist. I was unable to torque the lock bolts (didn't have a proper tool), so used the allen wrench and vice grips snugging until it just wouldn't further budge. Thus, likely I overtightened.

However... the piece that slips down into the lock goes all the way down. I can push no further. It just won't slide into itself. I'll try a little lube. If that doesn't work I'll remove the panel to access the bolt. The first side took me a half hour... diligently approaching it like brain surgery. The other side... 10 minutes.

Thank you, again.

Where did you get these? (excuse my ignorance...)

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Original Porsche Part. :dance:

I’ve been running this for about a month now and it’s better than I expected. I thought I’d have to put it on the trickle charger every night but I went a week in 40*-60* weather with no charger & no problem.
This is the Deka ETX30L.
AGM battery w/ 400CCAs and about 20lbs.

Tire swap day. The Sumitomos on my 2004 S are going on my wife's 2002 base, then the track/AX RE-71Rs are going on my S in preparation for the Car Control Clinic tomorrow. My wife as a student, me as an instructor. While I'm at it I'll also put the summer wheels on my wife's Volt. To complete the story my Mercedes CLK 350 just got new front rubbers. There was a tire noise that I thought was coming from a wheel bearing.

Washed & Polished
 

Yesterday I washed, clay bared, polished and sealed my 02 Boxster S. I was expecting to spend a lot more time doing it but it was easier and quicker than I expected.

I used Klasse All In One after washing and claying, and then finished it off with Klasse High Gloss Sealant.

I think it came out excellent :)

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Worked as an instructor and plain worker at our annual Car Control Clinic, formerly known as Autocross School. What a blast in spite of the rain that fell most of the day.

I participated in the NNJR PCA car control clinic today. The rain held off all day and I had a blast!