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Old 12-13-2017, 01:50 PM   #23
thstone
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What purpose does that vacuum serve on the 98 Boxster?
Vacuum is commonly used as a switching mechanism vs. relays and solenoids.

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Further, to further massage your intellect, ...
None of us are here to "massage our intellect". We're here to share our knowledge and passion for Boxster's.

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...what changed after 1999 that rendered that line absent? What method did Porsche employ in later models to achieve the same result enjoyed on the 97/98/98 models? What was the workaround?
There wasn't much point in responding to these rhetorical questions. Your question was answered - you'll need to find a way for the Pedro exhaust to provide vacuum to the Tip transmission.
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