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Forum: Boxster General Discussions 02-01-2008, 12:04 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 10,922
Posted By efahl
Hey, new neighbor, I'll let you know what I find...

Hey, new neighbor, I'll let you know what I find out... I just moved to San Clemente last week (from southeast Michigan), so I need to get my car smogged and tagged. I've got a good connection,...
Forum: Performance and Technical Chat 01-20-2008, 11:33 AM
Replies: 119
Views: 18,373
Posted By efahl
Gary, Probably for track use? Blasting...

Gary,

Probably for track use? Blasting across the desert at part throttle with lots of air going through the radiators probably isn't too stressful for the cooling system. Go to a driving event...
Forum: Performance and Technical Chat 01-19-2008, 01:48 AM
Replies: 119
Views: 18,373
Posted By efahl
pk2 wrote: Somewhere I think it was you who...

pk2 wrote:
Somewhere I think it was you who said the bottom end of a 2.fL could handle 350 hp or more. It’s my understanding (anecdotally) that most people who overboost these things that blow their...
Forum: Performance and Technical Chat 01-19-2008, 01:22 AM
Replies: 119
Views: 18,373
Posted By efahl
I don't think the center radiator is needed. We...

I don't think the center radiator is needed. We drove across the Bonneville Salt Flats in September, temps in the 90s and speed was somewhat elevated for quite a while (I did 125+ for at least five...
Forum: Performance and Technical Chat 01-19-2008, 01:18 AM
Replies: 119
Views: 18,373
Posted By efahl
Yes, that would be great for an air-water system,...

Yes, that would be great for an air-water system, add a pump, some lines, a tank and the air-water exchanger could live back in the rear trunk.

Eric
Forum: Performance and Technical Chat 01-18-2008, 08:39 AM
Replies: 119
Views: 18,373
Posted By efahl
I don't think it would work very well, because...

I don't think it would work very well, because volume between the turbo and throttle body would be huge, plus you have flow considerations with such long pipes. It would cause terrible lag when you...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 01-07-2008, 09:24 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,545
Posted By efahl
Assuming you are talking about Fahrenheit...

Assuming you are talking about Fahrenheit degrees, and only density effects, it's actually bigger than 1%/10F. The math is quite trivial, just turn your temperatures into absolute (Rankine scale)...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 01-04-2008, 07:37 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,157
Posted By efahl
Did you check the thermometer on Thursday...

Did you check the thermometer on Thursday morning? It was 1 F here (Canton) at 8 am... :)

A couple days before xmas the roads were clear, so I took the Boxster out for a half hour drive to Ann...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 01-03-2008, 04:53 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 10,922
Posted By efahl
Ok, guys, time to start accumulating motor part...

Ok, guys, time to start accumulating motor part info...

http://www.not2fast.com/porsche/engine_dimensions.shtml

Who has an engine taken apart, or has access to parts and can measure them? I'm...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 01-03-2008, 04:04 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 10,922
Posted By efahl
Hi Peter, My 3.4 has a dry cone filter in...

Hi Peter,

My 3.4 has a dry cone filter in front of a bigger MAF body and custom plumbing to the throttle body, TTP headers and cats, and re-mapped ECU (the dyno numbers came from the mapping...
Forum: Performance and Technical Chat 01-03-2008, 03:30 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,675
Posted By efahl
Hmm, I would wager that more than half of the car...

Hmm, I would wager that more than half of the car fires in newish vehicles are a result if shoddy aftermarket sound system installations and occur inside the dash.
Forum: Performance and Technical Chat 12-31-2007, 06:01 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,675
Posted By efahl
Yeah, but some of us have so many mods to the car...

Yeah, but some of us have so many mods to the car that the insurance company is sure to come up short no matter how "generous" they might feel.

I've got the BK-2030 mount with a 2.5 Halon bottle...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 12-29-2007, 04:18 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 10,922
Posted By efahl
PK, It's not so much that the peak HP, but...

PK,

It's not so much that the peak HP, but the fat torque curve that the 3.4 gets you. Any gear, any time, just mash the pedal and it goes. Stomp it in first and the traction control kicks in...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 12-21-2007, 07:37 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 5,315
Posted By efahl
Top? What top? (Push the button on...

Top? What top?



(Push the button on the remote and the door pops open. A better question is how do you open the door when the battery is dead?)
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 12-21-2007, 04:03 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 5,315
Posted By efahl
Well, I just got off the phone with Santa and he...

Well, I just got off the phone with Santa and he agrees you have been good this year, but not that good. He seemed to hint that you might get a used set Michelin SCs or something on that order...
Forum: Performance and Technical Chat 12-21-2007, 03:40 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,463
Posted By efahl
WTF? What does this have to do with header wrap?...

WTF? What does this have to do with header wrap? Why would anyone buy one of those rear-engined pigs when you can hot rod a nice mid-engined car with a stronger motor and have good handling and...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 12-19-2007, 11:21 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,680
Posted By efahl
Purple neon!!! Fuggin' SWEET! Here's a...

Purple neon!!! Fuggin' SWEET!

Here's a photoshop job we did on a guy at work many years ago, pissed him off quite nicely. :)

http://www.not2fast.com/993_neon.jpg
Forum: Performance and Technical Chat 12-18-2007, 05:02 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,416
Posted By efahl
Did you switch ECUs? If so, then the immobilizer...

Did you switch ECUs? If so, then the immobilizer is not keyed to the new one and you'll need to either get the immobilizer from the ECU donor car or have your boxes synced at the dealer.

What...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 12-18-2007, 04:39 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,836
Posted By efahl
Well, I'm not convinced. It looks a little...

Well, I'm not convinced. It looks a little off-red to me, got any more pix? :)
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 12-18-2007, 04:36 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,278
Posted By efahl
Truer words were never spoken, there is no reason...

Truer words were never spoken, there is no reason other than lack of $$$ to get the smaller-engined, narrow-tired, soft-suspension cars. My '97 base has a few modifications that allow it to do 0-60...
Forum: Performance and Technical Chat 12-08-2007, 11:56 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,180
Posted By efahl
Just for reference: clamp the shaft with some...

Just for reference: clamp the shaft with some vise grips about a half inch below the knob, and use a pickle fork to pop the knob off.
Forum: Performance and Technical Chat 11-26-2007, 05:05 AM
Replies: 119
Views: 18,373
Posted By efahl
Oops, forgot to answer one question: One of...

Oops, forgot to answer one question:

One of the water-air heat exchangers (the one on the front of the car) is indeed just a radiator. You could repurpose the center radiator on an S (or install...
Forum: Performance and Technical Chat 11-26-2007, 04:59 AM
Replies: 119
Views: 18,373
Posted By efahl
Yes, increasing the transit time in the cooler...

Yes, increasing the transit time in the cooler can improve its efficiency somewhat, but there are ceilings on the improvement, so I'm guessing you'd need a really huge water-air one to get it...
Forum: Performance and Technical Chat 11-23-2007, 06:13 AM
Replies: 119
Views: 18,373
Posted By efahl
Par-tay! :) Air-water ICs are good for...

Par-tay! :)

Air-water ICs are good for packaging but have some limitations for a street/road race engine. Each heat exchanger in a system is at best about 75% efficient (i.e., it can remove about...
Forum: Performance and Technical Chat 11-21-2007, 04:05 PM
Replies: 119
Views: 18,373
Posted By efahl
Oops, forgot to point out that Gary's install is...

Oops, forgot to point out that Gary's install is an air-air intercooler and the TTP is an air-water system, so no air goes through the trunk, just water lines.

The TTP 3.4 twin turbo does replace...
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