01-05-2016, 06:08 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Chandler, AZ
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Originally Posted by particlewave
I used to live in Sierra Vista, AZ and always got a kick out of all the slow drivers and accidents that happened when it would rain.  |
People in Arizona (and most of California, I'm a native) don't know how to handle the wet stuff. It can be annoying but also quite entertaining.
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02 Boxster S Guards Red, black interior with matching hardtop
89 Carrera 4
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78 911SC
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01-05-2016, 10:19 PM
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Custom User Title Here
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Ft. Leonard Wood
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Yeah, I don't get it either. I don't daily drive mine, no matter the season, but I do keep it off of the salted main roads in the winter. 
I was going to take it for a romp around the neighborhood today, but the battery was dead...oops! Not sure what happened, but it's been on the charger all day and we are getting freezing rain tomorrow. That won't stop me. I've got the itch.
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01-19-2016, 10:22 AM
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2003 S, Arctic Silver, M6
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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I replaced one of the micro switches in my spare key fob. Now it works flawlessly!
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01-19-2016, 12:09 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2015
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Stared at it in the garage before leaving for work. Counting down the days til Friday when I can drive it again.
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01-19-2016, 01:36 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: S. New Jersey
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Last 3 days installing secondary cat delete pipes. Used Circuit Werks and they fit perfectly. What a royal PIA getting the flange bolts off after 13 years. There was so much weld on the top bolt. It is not a couple hour job when you have lay on your back.
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2002 S - old school third pedal
Seal Grey
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01-19-2016, 04:29 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Florida
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I let my 21 year old use it for the week while his car is in the shop.
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01-21-2016, 02:43 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Montreal, QC. (currently expat to Shanghai)
Posts: 3,249
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Went to where I store the boxster car this morning (wow). I've actually removed the car cover and wanted to start it up. 3.5 months without turning. Noticed that the battery is nearly toasted by looking at the half dead dome light. Didn't even bother to put the key in the ignition I know it'll just click-click on me :/
Front tire flat as usual (slow leak). Bird crap all over the car cover, ruined. Nice start of the day.
Think I'll need to grab a pair of new tires on my next Car-Mall visit
and that's what I did for my Boxster today. Nothing lollll
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01-21-2016, 05:07 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Pacific Grove, CA
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Installed new custom hood crest.
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01-21-2016, 06:23 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Between Kingston and Toronto
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Luv2Box, Nice crest. Where does one acquire this crest?
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1999 Silver Boxster
www.mulcahey.com
https://www.instagram.com/garymulcahey/
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01-25-2016, 05:31 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: FL
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Originally Posted by GaryMulcahey
Luv2Box, Nice crest. Where does one acquire this crest?
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There is a guy on Rennlist that sells them, he has a (not very active) page on Facebook and also sells them on eBay. He put one up with no reserve and I got it for really low 
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HOLIDAY SPECIAL - Reduced Pricing on Custom Refinished Hood Crests! - Rennlist Discussion Forums
I got mine for $41.01 It did not come with a gasket or nuts but I got them for very cheap with my next parts order. And I think for $5 or so he will add them, I didn't know that at the time though.
My hood doesn't look quite as nice as the one above
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01-25-2016, 06:36 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Between Kingston and Toronto
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Thanks Steve! I will have a look.
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1999 Silver Boxster
www.mulcahey.com
https://www.instagram.com/garymulcahey/
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01-24-2016, 12:59 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Oregon
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My girl turned 20 today! 
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01-24-2016, 02:28 PM
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2003 Base 5-speed
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Stoneham, MA
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My girl turned 20 today! |
Happy 20k! Low miles.
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01-24-2016, 07:52 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: santa barbara, CA & Devon, UK
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Got half my heated seat working - so I went for a drive up the mountains to make sure it was working! A lovely SoCal winters day!  
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01-25-2016, 07:29 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Germany
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Don't panic !
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01-25-2016, 10:45 AM
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On the slippery slope
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Austin and Palm Springs
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Had a great weekend at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway with the San Diego PCA
2 days of hauling ass on a great track
https://youtu.be/GI9rVhSv0bo
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2004 Boxster S 6 speed - DRL relay hack, Polaris AutoTop DIY
2004 996 Targa Tip
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2014 Porsche Performance Driving School
2020 BMW X3, 2013 Ram 1500, 2016 Cmax, 2004 F-150 "Big Red"
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01-25-2016, 06:22 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: SF Bay Area, CA
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Looks like fun Jay. I was at Laguna Seca Saturday, it was a tad damper up the coast. Hoping to have some video up by the end of the week. I had a brake wear indicator come on as I was entering the paddock after session 3, put an early end to my day. I did look at them last week and thought I had plenty of pad left, 1 st time ever to change them out though, I'll know better next time.
Oh, what did I do to my boxster today? I ordered brake parts.
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01-25-2016, 06:54 PM
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On the slippery slope
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Austin and Palm Springs
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Originally Posted by Merlotsj
Looks like fun Jay. I was at Laguna Seca Saturday, it was a tad damper up the coast. Hoping to have some video up by the end of the week. I had a brake wear indicator come on as I was entering the paddock after session 3, put an early end to my day. I did look at them last week and thought I had plenty of pad left, 1 st time ever to change them out though, I'll know better next time.
Oh, what did I do to my boxster today? I ordered brake parts.
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It was a bunch of fun we had perfect weather, sunny, light breeze and high 60's to low 70's and I found out today I set a club record for my class running CCW at Chuckwalla. Woohoo!!!
I would love to run Laguna Seca one of these days. We do have some great tracks down here, Buttonwillow, Willow, Spring Mountain and of course Chuckie
That's exactly why I keep a set of pads I removed that still have around 40-50% left in my track box.
What pads are you running on the track?
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2004 Boxster S 6 speed - DRL relay hack, Polaris AutoTop DIY
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2014 Porsche Performance Driving School
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01-25-2016, 08:30 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: SF Bay Area, CA
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Originally Posted by JayG
What pads are you running on the track?
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I just bought my Boxster last April, Saturday was my 2nd track day (1st was on December 4th, also at Laguna). It still had (has) the brakes that were on it when I bought it. What I ordered, after a search and a lot of reading here, is EBC yellowstuff pads. I also have a set of the Meyle rotors that someone (maybe you) mentioned on Tom Stone's build thread last month on the way.
Back when I started reading the racing section on this forum I read to run stock brake pads starting out until they were done. That is what I did. Like you, I plan on putting the take-offs away to have a "yardstick" for the future.
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01-25-2016, 08:42 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Montreal, QC. (currently expat to Shanghai)
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Car sounds good and appears to be going a bit fast is 2 or 3 of the corners there. Wah
My colleagues and I just watched your vid and literally blasted by this track. Some of its apex' cambers and elevations looks totally insane. Can only imagine... jealous man :/
( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiKl1uH0aBY. FW at 10:00 when his tires are hot. I'm so going there one day, really hope)
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