What did you do with/to your Boxster today?

[Eric G]

Well today was the first day for a spirited drive to test all of my work. Our regional PCA group put on a wonderful drive to Bickleton Wa, then down to Maryhill winery and back home (~240 miles). Got to met Dave Cooley who is the PCA rep for Region 6 Big Sky country who was on one of his required drives, and hear about the vintage Porsche cars he is working on including a beautiful 356. Here are a couple of pics...







(Note: the road may look desolate, but this was the tamest of places to take a picture, everything else in and out of canyons with lots of elevation change, and yes it's dry this is not the green side of Washington...but we have less LEO)!

[jb92563]

I got 4 new Hankooks installed. 255/40-17, 215/50-17

Yes, you can fit all 4 new tires in the car to take to the shop.

a front and rear on the passenger seat, a rear in the frunk with the spare removed, and a front in the trunk with the trunk hanging open a bit.

Compared to the old Pilot Sports I already notice an increase in traction but it takes 200-300 mi to properly break them in apparently so it will get even better.

[tony_fury]

Saturday, took the car to Santiago Canyon, then to Live Oak..
I've taken this ride on my motorcycle many times, was fun to take the car. (Some of you familiar with Cooks Corner)
Came hone the car was hot, the wheels were hot to touch..

I love this hairpin turn at the end of Live Oak,, hard right then an immediate banking uphill left. when you crest the top you cannot see the road for moment..
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[reiver]

Originally Posted by jb92563

I got 4 new Hankooks installed. 255/40-17, 215/50-17

Yes, you can fit all 4 new tires in the car to take to the shop.

a front and rear on the passenger seat, a rear in the frunk with the spare removed, and a front in the trunk with the trunk hanging open a bit.

Compared to the old Pilot Sports I already notice an increase in traction but it takes 200-300 mi to properly break them in apparently so it will get even better.

Mine came with Hankooks, but I noticed that the fronts wear FAST. I have Pilot Super Sports on my BMW and those have been VERY nice. They tend to grip well before suddenly breaking loose in the rear cornering, but that could just be the characteristics of the car as I'm getting used to her. After getting stock Bridgestones all the time (350Z, BMW 3-series, etc), I love popping on the Michelin tires. I've never had the normal Pilot Sports, just the PS2 and PSS. The Super Sports grip like crazy. My Nitto 555s gripped real good (275 width) on my Z, but it was totaled (not my fault) 25% into the tread and I didn't get to the point of 50% tread where many tires begin to loose their grip to see if it affected the Nitto 555s or not.

[reiver]

Repaired the top (rear bottom seam was coming off)
Glued the stock poorly-placed, no-use cupholders in closed position
Finished the headlights back to a clear/new state (still have the ugly amber)
Got my new spare key in ($$$$) at the dealership. Got my new color-matched keychain (from dealer)
Got to know the car by running through inside and out checking everything to look for problems.
Officially became a major Porsche fan and joined PCA