01-13-2010, 01:35 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: atlanta, ga
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ha. i swear the same thing after every oil change too. part of me just thinks it's because the loaner car I drive never has any power.
if you really want to make your car feel fast, go to europe for a month and drive one of those tiny peugeots around. i've been in golf carts with more torque. as soon as you get home you'll feel like you're driving a rocketship. 
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01-13-2010, 02:13 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: San Carlos, CA 94070
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Every time I do the slightest amount of work on the car (and even if I just tighten a lug nut) the car feels like it has at least 10 hp more than before 
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I still wave at Boxsters, but they no longer wave back :-(
2002 Boxster S "Violet" (sold but not forgotten)
2009 Carrera 4S "Kelsey" (current ride)
2015 FIAT 500e "Nikki" my commuter car
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01-13-2010, 04:05 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Bastrop, TX
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you may not be crazy, If the pump bearings where bad, causing drag thereby robbing horse power. it be faster now.
who knows.
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2002 S
Pedro rear stabilizer bar, CF strut braces, Maxspeed headers with 100 cell cats, Fabspeed cat bypass pipes, H&R springs with M030 setup, TRG rear links, EVO air intake, B&M Short shift kit, Raby IMS upgrade, Raby underdrive pulley
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01-13-2010, 08:13 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Denmark
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Hehe ye I've also experienced the placebo effect 
This summer I had mine waxed and polishied, and it got nano all over the place.
The loaner car was a smart
So if the was/nano gives the car so much aerodynamic that I can feel it, everybody should do it
Or it was just the slow smart I borrowed
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01-14-2010, 01:24 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Chicago suburbs
Posts: 1,675
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I can see it now on eBay..."New, Improved Water Pump Adds 25 HP to Boxster"
...and they'll sell them!
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2002 Boxster S
1973 911 Green FrankenMeanie
PCA DE Instructor circa '95
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01-14-2010, 01:56 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Denmark
Posts: 38
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I would buy one haha
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01-14-2010, 02:01 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Du Monde
Posts: 2,199
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The waterpump is about a 3hp parasitic draw when operating properly. If the shaft is turning at all, while it may draw more, it's not much more.
Hp differences of less than 10hp cannot be felt.
So while academically speaking you may have restored some power, in the real world, it's most probably all in your head.
Cheers!
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01-15-2010, 02:43 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: CA
Posts: 726
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it probably was all in my head.... the car was "out of commission" for a while and I've found the longer I"m away from my car, the more fun / faster / better handling it seems once I get back in it...
my daily driver is a nice car...but it's no sports car.... the best way to appreciate your boxster is to just drive something else....
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Cars:
2007 MDX - Wife's mommy mobile
2006 RL - My daily driver
2000 Boxster - Ocean Blue Base 5spd on Black Full leather. 18" wheels and M030.
Boxster mods I've added: Rear speaker kit, Painted Calipers, Painted Bumperettes, Painted Center Console, 987 Shifter Assembly, 3 Spoke Steering Wheel, Clear side markers, 03+ rear lights, de-snorkeled.
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