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Old 06-28-2011, 01:55 PM   #1
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That's a fair commentary.
I've always thought that mods HAD to make you go faster, or corner better or stop faster to be worthy.
The sprint booster kinda' fits.

Since my shift distance is 45% shorter, I'm going faster, right?

There are loads of mods which I like and one of my Boxsters has a bucketfull installed. The short shifter and the sprint booster combine perfectly to make changing gear feel like mans work and pressing the loud pedal feel like your destiny is directly linked to your right foot... Combine that with performance manifolds, 200 cell high flow cats and a sports exhaust and you can enter another world in the Porsche.
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Old 06-28-2011, 07:35 PM   #2
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I'm going to vote for my 3.8 swap.....
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Old 06-29-2011, 09:12 AM   #3
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I'm going to vote for my 3.8 swap.....


Yeah that sounds like great fun.

I was on track one day with a Boxster that looked just like mine. He just walked me in corners and straights. I chalked it off to sticky tires and better skill on his part but I wasn't happy.

Turns out that he had installed a 3.6 engine in it. That soothed my hurt feelings.
The 3.8 must be unreal in the Boxster.
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I have a love-hate relationship with my Che exhaust because of the drone. But it's gotta be the single mod I have enjoyed the most and with the most consistency. Hearing the motor howl at redline is just glorious.
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Old 06-29-2011, 09:44 AM   #5
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Old 06-29-2011, 11:54 AM   #6
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a rear window you can actually see out of!
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Old 06-29-2011, 12:18 PM   #7
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after installing the KW V3 coilovers and corner balancing..!
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Old 07-06-2011, 09:11 PM   #8
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after installing the KW V3 coilovers and corner balancing..!
+1

I wonder how many of us exist (986's w/ KW V3's)?
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Old 06-29-2011, 12:55 PM   #10
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a rear window you can actually see out of!
I think I know what you are talking about... Isn't the rear window, that thing which I keep under the clamshell, behind the rollover hoops? LOL
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