Hello from Texas
 

just got my 2001 Boxster S

having had various modes and styles of transportation I'm excited about this new one

there's plenty to talk about on this car, but I'll save that for others posts

bought with ~83k miles:

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Excellent. Welcome to the tribe.

You've come to the right place.
Your Boxster is lookin good.

Welcome to the forum from another North Texas owner:cheers: Nice color;)

It looks like it is lowered a little bit, do you know what kind of suspension it has? Looking good.

Welcome aboard! Always nice to see another blue Box in the forum, and good start with the pics. We like pictures!


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Tldr: I think it needs the aos so I got a deal.

Well, the history:

Looks like I'm the 3rd owner. I've been piecing together the history as I bought it without anything but a carfax (for the right price).

1st owner in NJ put 60k on by 2005 and serviced at P dealer.

2nd owner put 1k mi a year on it in NJ and then it went through dealer auctions before ending up in TX.

Not much of a traceable service history otherwise.

I have identified based on my pre-purchase inspection and homework and forum lurking several things needing attention.

So far I've put in a new ignition switch, had the dealer cut a new key $$$, and installed an 'ultimate Cupholder' (priorities)

I've got the aos to put in already and have ordered some stuff for...

-The radio won't turn on so a modern single din is going in
-probably gonna do the iPad mini dash like BruceH
-ignition still slow to turn over....

No idea what the lowered suspension is yet.

Also figured out I don't have the wheels that came on it. Supposed to have sport design....

More to come. Thanks for warm welcome.


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Welcome, if you can figure out which porsche dealer the first owner serviced it at, you can likely call that dealer and they will have records. You maybe could sweet talk them into giving them to you.

They fed me a story after calling me back a day later that the old records could not be found because the dealer has gone through several ownership changes. Points for the callback at least.


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Oneshot - look under your front trunk for the option list. It's a white piece of paperabout 2"x3". your VIN should be listed as well as exterior and interior color codes. It'll list a row of option codes you'll then be able to look up, or post them here and we'll help you decipher them.

Often times the 4 digit radio code will be written by hand on the same option list. Also go through your paperwork in the owners manual for the radio code.

If all else fails, there's a thread here where member Heiko can hunt up an unlock code with the serial number of the radio.

Welcome to the club!

Rick

Interesting headlight treatment.

Is that a kit of some kind?

Appears to be some kind of painted overlay/trim


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I have deciphered this:

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As this:

Options
XRL18" Sport Design Wheel
236 18” change of tire manufacturer
424CD Shelf Center Console
437 Comfort Seat L electronically adjustable
438 Comfort Seat R
446Wheel caps with colored Porsche crest (4)
454 Cruise Control
490 HiFi Sound Package
502 Valmet Production (Finland)
537 Left Seat with positrol and lumbar
551 Wind deflector and storage shelf over engine
584 Storage box above engine
696 CD Radio Porsche CDR 220

No sign of a radio code. I didn't really look for one as I have no books and the radio shows no signs of power even after cleaning the contacts and replacing the ignition switch.


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Welcome to the club. Lots of good garages to bring your boxster to up there in the Dallas area. It looks like you're not afraid to get your hands dirty though. :cheers:

welcome to the board from Austin

Welcome and congrats!

FWIW, My Boxster has always seemed to turn over a little slower than my other cars, Battery is good and not that old. Ignition switch replaced (twice).

It has always started, just sounds a little slow.

I've seen some shops recommended here but am curious where ppl in the know take it for major work. Anybody have recent experience or recommendations? I'm considering letting a veteran shop do the next service interval to look over everything. Given the time I'd tear it all apart myself, but I'd probably do just that.

I'm real comfortable and experienced until it gets to the wet work aside from oil changes.


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Interesting... Battery does check out here too.


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I am in the Dallas area and highly recommend Ed Mullenix, Mullenix Motorsport, on Tarpley in Carrollton. He does major engine work as well as the usual stuff.

thanks for the info. i also found this:

PCA: Maverick Region
this handy link has four service shops listed (3 in Carr.) plus several other sponsors:

Jim Buckley - Buckley Racing LLC
817-239-7969
3029 Caddo Trail
Lake Worth, TX 76135
Specializing in Porsche 911 performance upgrades
Race Preparation
Motor & Transmission Rebuilds
Roll cages & Fabrication
Parts – New & Used
buckley-racing.com
buckleyracing@att.net

Innovative Autosports
2520 Tarpley Rd. Suite 100
Carrollton, TX 75006
(972) 418-1996
innovativeautosportstx@gmail.com
Certified Porsche Technician
General Maintenance
Performance Upgrades
Suspension Modifications
Alignments (Track and Street)
Track Preparation
Tech Sheet Inspections
We build Spec Boxsters and Spec 996s
Fabrication

Mullenix Motorsport
700 Tarpley Rd.
Suite 700
Carrollton, TX 75006
972-417-0997
Porsche Specialist
40 Years Experience
Air and Water Cooled Engines
Race Mods and DE Inspections
Pre-Buy Inspections

RAC Performance
Porsche Sales & Service
3236 Skylane Dr
Carrollton,Tx,75006
214-269-1570
Home - RAC Performance

Radio issue solved
 

Well, one possible problem with radios not turning on is the terrible design having cupholders that only fit soda cans mounted above.

See the dried puddles:


Just wired up the new Pioneer deck (DEH-X9600BHS) and I'm back in business! The new mounting sleeve seems a hair too big so I'll have to solve that but after the fun of removing the stock radio I'm done for the evening.

Hearing that the speakers work, aren't blown, and aren't half bad was joyful. :D

I take mine to Zim's in Bedford, highly recommended! They have been around a long time, have a great reputation and are reasonable.

Mayo Performance
817.540.4939
1521 Baccarac Ct, Euless, TX 76040, USA

The only certified installer for the "IMS Solution" in Texas and surrounding states!

Not knocking on the other shops but this would be my first choice to do engine repair. I'll be driving 4 hours to take my 3.4 to them soon. Two of the mechanics and the owner race spec boxsters. If you need suspension work, I would take it to Porsche of Plano and ask for John Gladwill. He has a huge following in the racing community.

Welcome! Excellent color choice!

I've got the Pioneer fully wired up for usb out to near my center console and the microphone out the steering column for voice commands and hands free calls. I moved it to 'slot 3'. I took the cup holders out during the fun wiring part and reinstalled in slot 1 with the cd holder in slot 2. I've got a second usb for a possible iPad dash in the near future.

It should be noted the metra harness had the power lines wired backwards. I had to switch the pins for 12v switched and constant. The color coding was just wrong. Figured that out after setting the clock the third time....

Alarm went off randomly getting in at one point...

I thought all was well once I disconnected the known to be a problem radio alarm ground.

Then, somehow my 'brand new expensive keyfob' stopped working the keyless function. Had to perform the battery flip inside it trick from some TSB to regain control. I think I am back in control of my life now.

The suspension is bilstein pss9.
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Feels good too.

Yesterday I got all setup to replace the aos, opened up engine covers for first time, and behold.... This car is not completely stock. The intake is a stainless looking pipe with open air cone filter. Assumption is this is an old aFe kit based on finding an aFe sticker inside the door sill.

That didn't affect me getting at the aos except the instructions online don't quite match the way my intake looks now. My throttle body for example is now midway mounted on the intake pipe and not near the plenums. Once I was reoriented I got the top of the aos disconnected finding oily tubes. Getting at those bolts though.... My current toolkit wasn't ready for that challenge. I didn't prepare to take other stuff off to get at them or have the tool to get at them. I tried from over and under to figure that out. When the dinner bell rang I buttoned it up for now.

I'm interested in a tool to get them myself, but all these findings do motivate me to have a seasoned Porsche shop look it over. My only concern with the car is when under power it makes what pretty clearly sounds like a wet whistle sound behind me and has a few times felt underpowered. Idle is a bit rough sounding but otherwise feels, sounds and drives as I would expect. I can keep rpms low and avoid the 'perceived aos noise'.

Thoughts?

Something wasn't right
 

Decided as I'm in the process of moving with a pregnant wife to make a decision. I'm outsourcing the AOS job. What'd you think I was gonna sell out. Haha.

Took it to one of the closer shops as the job seemed light enough. First shop I called not to be named didn't answer the phone midday on a Monday. Ended up at Innovative Auto in north Dallas (Carrolton) who could start that day on it. Charlie there has been great to work with so far.

He did a full post purchase inspection for me and identified several things. The big news as I anxiously awaited his evaluation was that my little blue pcar has a supercharger on it. He's doing a couple other little projects for me and I'll report back on how I'm running soon. :dance: there's very little info online about these such as nowhere can I find expected hp #s.

It appears to be a TPC kit with an Eaton (gm sourced) blower. A quick call to TPC on the east coast where the car is from only got me a "yeah, it's probably our kit".

Guess I didn't really know what I was buying as it was bolted under the motor. :ah: :cool:

Cool find. Looking forward to hearing more.

Great looking car, welcome to the club.

Got the ride back a couple days ago from the shop with new front brakes, mass air, and aos.

Got to work on the iPad mini. With the fourth gen mini it supports split view so I can run maps (Waze) on one side and a decent growing number on the other.

Rough draft:

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Looks great:cheers:

Sad day, boxster moves into a new garage in a week and got hit by a nasty hailstorm parked outside half an hour ago. Plastic window broke and all. I'd say the hail was lollipop size.... Got our other two vehicles as well.

That is a bummer! We didn't get the hail in Bedford, just a lot of lightning. Time to upgrade the top to the glass window. I did it a few years ago and it is well worth it!

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Looks like it. Worried about the trunk lids and fenders too. See what insurance says...:(