04-10-2016, 04:22 AM
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2001 Boxster S 6sp
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Green Valley, AZ
Posts: 62
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Rain Forest Green Pearl
In response to 01BOXYS question!
According to my sticker mine is 2A1, which is Rain Forest Green Pearl. 
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2001 Porsche Boxster S
2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz
1983 Alfa Romeo Spider (PO)
1969 Morgan 4/4 1600 (PO)
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04-10-2016, 08:06 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Posts: 383
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chboro
In response to 01BOXYS question!
According to my sticker mine is 2A1, which is Rain Forest Green Pearl.
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Hey Chboro, same as mine, 01S!!
Yours is probably in much better condition. Mine's been through three cross-country trips in the past four years, running into road kill, tumbleweeds and gravel. Photo above is on Tail of the Dragon last July.
DBear
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04-10-2016, 08:57 PM
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On the slippery slope
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Austin and Palm Springs
Posts: 3,799
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Drove 125 MPH at the CA Festival of Speed
https://youtu.be/ozYBYVRtApM
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2004 Boxster S 6 speed - DRL relay hack, Polaris AutoTop DIY
2004 996 Targa Tip
Instructor - San Diego region
2014 Porsche Performance Driving School
2020 BMW X3, 2013 Ram 1500, 2016 Cmax, 2004 F-150 "Big Red"
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04-11-2016, 04:58 AM
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01101
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: CT
Posts: 587
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Drove it to work for the first time this year.
Turned on the heater and got a bit of mist/smoke. Going to plan to do heater core soon.
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04-12-2016, 01:51 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: ohio
Posts: 86
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First return to the road in 2016
First drive of the year. Tested out new 's' oil cooler and center radiator. All is well. Hope it is a good year for us and all the 986's out there.
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04-13-2016, 06:19 AM
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2003 S, Arctic Silver, M6
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Posts: 1,346
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Activated the insurance for the summer and will get it out of hibernation this afternoon.
Edit: Took it for a shake down drive after 5 and 1/2 months in hibernation . . . Sweet!
Last edited by paulofto; 04-13-2016 at 05:20 PM.
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04-13-2016, 07:41 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: MN
Posts: 65
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Finally got to drive mine to work today, really makes the drive a lot more enjoyable!
Planning on putting on quite a few miles other the next couple of days with the weather bring so nice here in MN.
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2001 Boxster S Arctic Silver : LN IMS Retrofit, Sport Package, AUX cable mod, de-snorkeled.
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04-14-2016, 01:10 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Australia- Brisbane
Posts: 47
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I put a subaru engine in it and called it a 718---- LOL
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04-14-2016, 04:15 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: S. New Jersey
Posts: 1,239
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Added these.
For under $100, not a big risk. If I don't like the feel then worst case I have a few holes in my pedals
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2002 S - old school third pedal
Seal Grey
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04-14-2016, 06:37 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: MN
Posts: 65
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kk2002s
Added these.
For under $100, not a big risk. If I don't like the feel then worst case I have a few holes in my pedals
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Those look sharp. Where did you order them from? I have been thinking of adding these as well. Was the install hard?
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2001 Boxster S Arctic Silver : LN IMS Retrofit, Sport Package, AUX cable mod, de-snorkeled.
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04-14-2016, 06:57 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: S. New Jersey
Posts: 1,239
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Amazon - Carlab
They import from Hong Kong
Took about a month to ship if you don't expedite
Install was about 3 hours. Took time to make sure I got brake and clutch pedal lined up.
Hardware included was all wrong so I had to do that as well
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2002 S - old school third pedal
Seal Grey
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04-15-2016, 11:00 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: New York
Posts: 37
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2002 s
Temp on Long Island 65, top down long ride.  
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04-15-2016, 12:16 PM
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2003 Base 5-speed
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Stoneham, MA
Posts: 949
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Your car is beautiful, eallga72!
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04-15-2016, 01:24 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Bedford, TX
Posts: 2,745
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Quote:
Originally Posted by grc0456
Your car is beautiful, eallga72!
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I agree, very nice! I love your wheels
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2001 Boxster S Lapis Blue
TS Cat Bypass Pipes and exhaust
iPad Mini Dash Install
DEPO Tail Lights
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04-15-2016, 01:52 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 34
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I took delivery of my 2006 base today! Grinning like a possum. But already have a few items to resolve.
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04-16-2016, 07:46 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 34
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Well, not exactly the trip home that I wanted... Unfortunately, I chose a poor day to drive the car home from KC to Denver. It was torrential rain, and had about 30 miles left of fuel, so I turned off the cruise control and there was a substantial thump from the motor. I immediately thought "OMG! IMS bearing!" but then realized that it was just a massive misfire condition. CEL came on and I limped to gas up. The CEL went away after fueling and I went on my way, thinking that Boxsters didn't like running on fumes. About 30 miles later, same thing. So, I pulled off I-70 and sat there. I turned the ignition back on and the check oil level thing took about 10 minutes (?). CEL came right back. Western Kansas isn't a great place to get stuck, so I saw that I was close to an O'Reilly's (better than nothing) and limped off with the hazards flashing. The nice gal pulled the code (P0306 - Engine misfire). Rather than get stuck in Burlington, I chose to drive the rest of the way (also a blizzard approaching). Amazingly, the misfire seems to have gone away, but the CEL is still on.
Any ideas? Logic says something got very, very wet, and then dried off.
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04-17-2016, 06:44 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2013
Location: North Alabama
Posts: 2,079
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RoughDobermann
Well, not exactly the trip home that I wanted... Unfortunately, I chose a poor day to drive the car home from KC to Denver. It was torrential rain, and had about 30 miles left of fuel, so I turned off the cruise control and there was a substantial thump from the motor. I immediately thought "OMG! IMS bearing!" but then realized that it was just a massive misfire condition. CEL came on and I limped to gas up. The CEL went away after fueling and I went on my way, thinking that Boxsters didn't like running on fumes. About 30 miles later, same thing. So, I pulled off I-70 and sat there. I turned the ignition back on and the check oil level thing took about 10 minutes (?). CEL came right back. Western Kansas isn't a great place to get stuck, so I saw that I was close to an O'Reilly's (better than nothing) and limped off with the hazards flashing. The nice gal pulled the code (P0306 - Engine misfire). Rather than get stuck in Burlington, I chose to drive the rest of the way (also a blizzard approaching). Amazingly, the misfire seems to have gone away, but the CEL is still on.
Any ideas? Logic says something got very, very wet, and then dried off.
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A bad coil pack comes to mind first
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04-17-2016, 08:40 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 34
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pdwight
A bad coil pack comes to mind first
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That's certainly my hope! Thanks for the feedback.
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04-17-2016, 08:53 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Listowel, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 1,120
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Originally Posted by RoughDobermann
That's certainly my hope! Thanks for the feedback.
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Fingers crossed. And you really shouldn't have to worry about the IMS on 06 and up. So far, extremely few issues on that bigger, sturdier bearing. Hopefully that continues as the kilometres roll.
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2011 Boxster 987.2 Arctic silver / Black leather, PDK with Sports Chrono Package Plus
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04-17-2016, 12:56 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 34
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Giller
Fingers crossed. And you really shouldn't have to worry about the IMS on 06 and up. So far, extremely few issues on that bigger, sturdier bearing. Hopefully that continues as the kilometres roll.
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Yes, that is another hope after a lot of research and one of the reasons I went with an 06. I took note of the serial number of the motor, M96/2561605638, and verified the build date of January 2006.
I still got a warranty just in case. 
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2004 Porsche Boxster S
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