theory on boxster bolt on problem

[Brucelee]

"I have also seen my share of tuning that has been far from desirable. "

That is a BIG 10-4!

[Adam]

Nice vid Jim!! Was the tire sqeeling at the end of the track the Maxima hitting the nitrous?

As far as the Giac thing goes, I've heard good and bad things about them. A member on here named Clubhead sent his ECU in to be flashed/tweeked not once but twice and he was losing power so I'm a bit skeptical. Plus, he said the customer service and support were far from great. Clubhead....care to chime in?

[turtle]

nice runs 986jim! it's good to see folks having fun. Are those still your project cars? I will have to get our runs out - we are lucky here because we are smack between Bristol (track and drag) and miles and miles of empty mountain roads on your way to the Dragon - over 100 turns in something stupid like 9 miles(like driving it, never counted).

I just run with my 350Z, all natural induction...mostly nismo(suspension as well) with our own map, afore mentioned MAF and knock sensor mods, and LeBrea long tube headers.
We don't do much FI - our Service Director won't do it unless the customer buys it all - the crank, the pushrods, LC pistons, cams, fuel pumps, heat sinks and bigger oil pan, seals, etc....not to mention the kit itself. Most people with that cash in the Nissan market are just waiting for the Skyline in 07.

My car is pretty fast, hard in the turns, in short, lots of fun...small money. Next up are brakes. I get rotors/pads and labor so cheap that the upgrade has been hard for me.

PorscheDoc
Thanks. I don't know anything about Porsche in a real sense, and this whole thing has been a surprise for me. When Sheila got her Boxster, I knew it's rep for handling, underwhelming power and iffy reliabilty.
Then I drove it. I have a good car - it outperforms the boxter in many areas - but the drive was just perfect. Feedback was there, handling, while my Z is all over it, is just more fun and EASY. Everything felt natural.
Then I looked at it for real, the S has beefed up brakes AND a bigger tranny. That was better than the bigger engine to me. I dont know about you guys, but for me buying wheels, brakes and soon a tranny swap irritates me when all I want to do is go faster. The S has all that, now it just needs 40 to 60 more...so much less to do!

Adam

That is the sort of thing I don't like - but then, I am in the car business of a different sort, and I know that sometimes, it just happens...so please, any info is appreciated. The more the know, the better we are, As I said, I will baseline the car, then post all results with each mod.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by turtle

Adam

That is the sort of thing I don't like - but then, I am in the car business of a different sort, and I know that sometimes, it just happens...so please, any info is appreciated. The more the know, the better we are, As I said, I will baseline the car, then post all results with each mod.

Here are Clubheads threads on his GIAC experience....
Recommendation for GIAC Dealer
Thoughts on aftermarket air filter kits...


Jim...lol...you are so right...I know jack about nitrous. The fast and the furious came to mind

[turtle]

Seems he went through everything I was asking. However, I find his results for money spent OK. If he wanted more, it's time for cams, and if such a thing exists for the boxster S, perhaps different injectors.

[986Jim]

Originally Posted by Adam

Nice vid Jim!! Was the tire sqeeling at the end of the track the Maxima hitting the nitrous?

haha, no put your fast and furious video away. Just kidding..

The Maxima sprays nitrous right out of the hole and for the whole way down the track, thats how it went 12.3 in that video. As soon as the tires move, the nitrous is spraying.

The squeeling you heard were the next pair doing their burn outs while we were finishing up. As soon as your part way down the track the next guy is warming up the tires, as you cross the line they are lining up and when you pull to the return road, they leave the line, it's pretty quick how they pump the cars through. They have to tho cause it's usually busy... The video camera's microphone picks up the noise cause it's part way down the track in the stands, thats all.

Originally Posted by turtle

nice runs 986jim! it's good to see folks having fun. Are those still your project cars? I will have to get our runs out - we are lucky here because we are smack between Bristol (track and drag) and miles and miles of empty mountain roads on your way to the Dragon - over 100 turns in something stupid like 9 miles(like driving it, never counted).

Yeah were still tinkering with those projects here and there. I have heard of the dragon and see video but never driven it. I have heard that it's a killer drive tho, wish I could make it out that way one day with the box.