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Originally Posted by compinsating
Lol ok but seriously  check the gear oil... Is it normal to be a little stiff? It doesnt bother me just wanted to know if i need to check into it. I was sitting in it at lunch and found a paper in the pocket that was a receipt for a short shifter... But the shifter is still factory looking cover. So i guess i should look under the cover and see what i have in there.
Ok third gear... Or any gear. You guys didnt need to sand bag on the info  lol this car is totally different over 4k rpms. The ride home was on a fun road and i really opened it up. I didnt want to shift over 6k but keeping it over 4k was quite a thrill wow what a fun ride!!!
Im really not into going fast but i had to see lol i got it up there pretty high on a long straight way... High lol good thing those cows were put away ha ha
Oh.... Oh and ya driving school.... I showed that car who was boss ... Just sayin... Just sayin lol
Just having fun guys what a blast... Wow! |
If you do have a short shifter it could be a bit stiffer. The stock one can be a little stiff until the tranny is warmed up a little. Since you don't know the service history, it would not hurt to change all the fluids including the trans fluid. Generally it is best to use Porsche trans fluid. It is a 90k service IIRC as well. If you do have a short shifter and would rather have a stock one, I am sure you would have no problem either selling it here of doing a swap with someone.
don't be afraid to take her all the way to red line, there is a rev limiter and in any case it wont hurt the motor. many would agree that it is actually a good idea to run it really hard every now and then to clear out the cob webs. Power does start to drop off a little around 6500.
The saying is "drive it like you stole it"
Where the Boxster really excels in in the twisties. A higher HP car may pull away in the straights, but you will be crawling up their ass in the turns, even a 911.
Still say, no matter how good a driver you may be, getting an instructor on a closed course will allow you to really see what the car can do and unless you are Patrick Long's clone, the car will probably have more capability than you do. It would also give you the opportunity to see how far you can push it before it will spin on you. A Boxster is pretty hard to spin, but once it starts, it really hard to recover and you are along for the ride
What tires do you have that the car will stick to a wall?