Lower?? - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

stephen wilson · 01-29-2010, 12:14 PM

Well, I bought the engine used, so I don't know it's history. I have a rev limiter, and it failed at 6900, just before pulling 2nd gear. I did spin the previous day in T10 at Summit Point, and didn't get the clutch in soon enough, possibly turning the engine backwards, with the wheels chattering. I don't know if that could have precipitated the failure. The engine did have 20+ hours on it, and I'm sorry to say I have missed a few shifts and winged it during that time.

Well, new season, new ( to me ) engine, I just have to get everything put back together again!

Quickurt · 01-29-2010, 12:22 PM

What chassis do you have?
I never got the chance to run Summit Point. IF I had decided to go back running the CF instead of buying a Boxster, my main plan was to travel outside the SEDIV and run other well known tracks. I guess the getting old got the best of me!

stephen wilson · 01-29-2010, 04:02 PM

I have a Van Dieman RF78. Summit is a very technical track, but their paddock space stinks! I had similar plans, Road Atlanta, Elkhart, rent a car for Laguna... Nice idea, but very demanding in reality! I hate long tow's, and get tired of the endless hours prepping the car. That's why I decided to slow down a bit, and take some racing money for a Boxster. The Boxster I can enjoy most of the year, racing only a handfull of weekends. But those weekends are intense!

Quickurt · 01-30-2010, 06:33 AM

RF79 and Crossle 30F were very influential in my design when I built my "new" 70 WDF2 Winklemann. Do you know Steve Robertson out of Atlanta? He probably knows as much about your generation VD as anyone alive and is pretty quick with it. He's done a tremendous amount of suspension/shock/spring work.
I have his email if you want it, we go wayyyyyy back.

stephen wilson · 01-30-2010, 07:34 AM

No, I don't know Steve, but I wouldn't mind contacting him for some tips. I have been experimenting with spring rates, ride height, and rake.

Gerardo de Kort · 01-30-2010, 07:51 AM

This one is pretty low too.

Johnny Danger · 01-30-2010, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Gerardo de Kort

This one is pretty low too.

Digressing for a moment, during my exhaustive research regarding body kits, one of the brands that I found to be extremely well made was RUF. They utilize a material that is similar to polyurethane called "PURIM". Unlike fiberglass which can manipulated, PURIM cannot. Therefore, a bumper that is made from this material has to be manufactured to very high standards in order for it to fit well. Otherwise you're SOL. It was impressive to see just how well the RUF bumper was made.