?? Say what? Is this a new Chinese delicacy?

You have no idea, Chinese are huge fans of the traditional American grilled burgers. Some American dude just open up an Texan Burger shop here in SH and you had to make "one day before" reservations to get a seat during the first 3 months of his opening. The Best In The World man - try, you'll see what I mean!

What have you done to your/with your Boxster today?

Haha, no offense buddy :)

I was attached to it. 15 years, 190,000 miles and never a serious issue. The most reliable car I've ever owned.

Truth told, it's been 3 weeks and I'm still a bit sad about letting it go, but it went to a family friend who needed a car to get back and forth to work, so it was for a good cause.

This family friend, a teenager?! Because if he is I think you and old'friend Neon has a problem. Sorry to inform you bud :D

Naw, 40 year old woman. I've checked in on it a few times and they are treating each other well. The body was starting to rust out, cheap plastic dash was cracked and even missing some large pieces, AC leak, RMS leak, it was due for tires, etc...I just couldn't keep up anymore.
I made her promise that when she gets something better, it would go to the local scrap yard to be parted out (organ donor, lol :D).

190,000 is incredible if you ask me. Sort of a slap in the face for us Porsche cars owners.

Long Life to the Neon then

This morning I've looked at my Boxster. Lucky me its parked right in front of my window.

Unfortunately blue sky with 38+ thousand degrees outside today. I'm sure the window seal will self destruct if I touch the door handle.

Polished cloudy scratches out of rear plastic window with Bluemagic headlight lens restorer. Worked really well. Before I had a 3" square area that was opaque, right in the center of the window caused by rubbing against the convertible top lever. Now, while you can still see the spot, you can actually see through it.

https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Magic-725CD-06-Headlight-Restorer/dp/B001PH0WUU/

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I broke my turn signal stalk! Doesn't return from a left turn, and doesn't lock into right.

Other than that, I pulled my shift boot up to discover this:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/yX...E=w944-h532-no

Anyone know what model this is?

It's not a matter of what I did today but what I've done in the past 5 weeks since buying my car. New clutch, new LN IMSB kit, new coolant bottle, new oil filter housing, new front motor mount, new Pioneer AVIC7200NEX radio, back up camera, new serpentine belt, cleaned and re-oiled the K&N air filter, new cabin air filter, cleaned the MAF, new engine oil and filter, new fuel filter, new trans oil, new spark plugs, new spark plug tubes, had a guy come over and remove 8 small dents in the car (like the painless dent guys), resurfaced the brake rotors, new Akebono brake pads, flushed the brake fluid, polished the paint. Today, the climate control replacement LCD kit arrives. Basically a 60,000 mile service with "extras"

it looks like the B&M short shift kit that i have BUT in my case only the bushings are painted blue, the rest is stainless steel look.
if it's the B&M you've struck gold.. it's 300$ new. if it's the ebay version not so much but if it works that's what matters :)

K&N Not Recommended--May Want to Research
 

Hi Mitchell

With all respect, this is a myth and started by disposable/paper-based filter competitors (manufacturers). The internet has it all these days but often, accurate information comes from those who are most affected, not the (internet) sensor owners themselves ;)

K&N Response to Mass Air Flow Sensor Concerns

ps: I spray mine with WD-40 lolllllllllllll

It isn't a myth. I've seen it myself. Besides that K&N filters are pretty terrible filters compared to paper elements. There was a great website that did a comparison in which they put a paper element behind the K&N and you could see all the crap it caught missed by the K&N. Paper is cheap insurance...like oil changes. FYI there is a Honda Prelude paper conical filter element available that is a great substitute for K&N's.

Filtration Testing for Amsoil, K&N, Napa, Jackson Racing, Baldwin, and Mazda air filters on a Miata

https://www.napaonline.com/p/FIL6277

http://bbs.zuwharrie.com/gallery/alb...r_6177_box.JPG

Respect Returned...
 

Many posts from users support not using K & N. I also experienced fouling of plenum and sensor on my Mazda MX-5. I regularly used fuel system cleaner to keep her running smoother and would have removed the K&N if I didn't sell her first.

Caveat Emptor.

Respectfully,
Mitchell

User/Porsche Owner Opinion on Pelican Parts Forum:
Is a K&N air filter worth it? - Pelican Parts Technical BBS

The car came with a K&N so why not re-use it. The MAF was surprisingly clean but I cleaned it anyway. I've used K&N filters on Fuel Injected and carbureted engines for years including all of my current and past off road sand cars. I've dug into the engines of all my cars and saw no evidence that K&N filters are detrimental in any way conversely a friend insisted on using a paper air filter on his Subaru powered off road car because "If Subaru used it, it must be good". After a season or two, he lost compression and when I dismantled the engine, it was full of sand. Never saw any sand inside any of my off road engines.

If you seriously believe that Porsche knows it all and therefore you should only use their filter then think about all the things Porsche has done wrong namely the IMSB and RMS issues of late.

Guessing some are luckier than others then. I have used K&N for years (7 or 8 dunno). Would you believe that the MAF is still the same. Not that I re-oil my filter quite often but certainly a yearly concurrence. As per K&N guideline.

Worked for me, sorry to hear about other's experiences :/

Must be the solvent from the wd40 that self-clean the maf (I'm just joking myself there, beware, I'm NOT using wd40)

Just Trying To Help...
 

Hey, it's your car so do what you want with it.
I never made any such statement that Porsche knows it all.

I only sought to share information.

Personally, I bought a Porsche because of the countless things they've done well over the last 85 years or so.

Good Luck.

Respectfully,
Mitchell

Actually 68 years if you count the one and only 356 mid engine as the first year (1948) and not count some of Ferdinand's cars he built in the early years under different names. Same year as when I was born.

Sorry but they do. The K&N is just not one of those filter that was used during testing therefore can't be supported nor approved. Its all what it means bud.

No comments on IMS and RMS, both mine are working just fine (well, looking at it from the sidewalk they both do lolll).

http://www.porsche.com/museum/en/milestones/
 

I refer to when Dr. Ferdinand Porsche first opened his own business in 1931...the beginnings of the Porsche Brand.

Porsche Milestones

Installed right and left spinlocks and their retaining bolts today.

Bought them from the same ebay seller (qualityporscheparts) that I bought the rear bumper cover from last month. I was looking to see what other parts they had when I stumbled upon a set of brackets removed from a 2000 S that still had the spinlocks in them, and $30 (shipped) seemed like a pretty good deal.

Installation was pretty straight forward - only problem I had was when installing the passenger side retaining bolt there was an interference problem with the 5mm socket that I was using. I switched over to a long handled 5mm T-wrench and that took care of it.

It was 97 F here today, and I really wish my garage had A/C... I must have lost 15 lbs to sweat...

Now I'm ready for when that hard top comes along...

So last Friday I decided not to drive the Boxster to work. However, lunch last Friday started an interesting series of events.

While finishing lunch my right side vison went a little blurry. It's not unusual when in a dark room, with a bright sun glaring in one eye. After paying the bill and driving back to the office there was a little numbness my right hand. Like it had fallen asleep while being used to block the sun in my face. At work pressing the elevator buttons the feedback and tactile feel was not registering in my mind. It took a few tries to get the combination right for the door lock to my office area. I was greated by one of my coworkers. He spoke to me. Now, he is an intelligient person but whatever he said made zero sense. VIt was just a bunch of non sensical words. VWhich left me in an odd confusing sort of situation. When smiling, trying not to to laugh at the situation it became apparent the right side of my face was now numb. I sat down for a moment to ponder the surroundings and ponder my next steps.

I then decided to walk upstairs to a check in desk. Fortunately for me, I work in one the 10 best Medical Centers in the US and was receiving stroke treatment within minutes. A few hours later and after a dose of TPA things were starting to feel back to normal. 4 days later I was able to walk away with only one issue: Finding the cause of the blood clot.

I have driven the Boxster to three of the four doctor's appointments of this past week.

Wow, scary! Happy to hear you were able to get quick treatment. You are very fortunate, sir.


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no good news to hear. Sorry to hear that. Getting old myself here... getting so slow (lap time diminish every quarterly now, 1~2secs, I'm dying man).

Quick one, out of curiosity what did you eat and were you used to that food? eaten many times before?

Not today, but recently!
 

Tried my hand at crinkle paint.

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Alfieg23, that looks pretty nice.

Thanks
 

Thanks, Porsche9. Unfortunately, nobody can see it unless I am working in the engine bay.

I like it too Alfieg23, it is just a shame that not very many will be able to see it once it's in the car :(

Fred, it was one of my regular lunch places and a reglar dish.

Thanks
 

Thanks, BruceH, I know. I guess that as long as I know it's in there, I'm OK with that.

That is what's most important anyway :cheers:

The only bad news I have for you is you'll have to bear us and this wonderful world for minimum another 40~50 years :/

You got lucky! Whatever you and your doctor soon find, I am 110% confident that with today's modern medicine and practices you'll be back on your feet after a week or less of recovery. In most cases easy medicines and regular follow-up is all what's required ;)

Hang on tight there brother

(let us know)

Glad you are ok! Strokes are no joke!

Just curious if you've ever taken one a day dose of low-dose aspirin, or if the docs have recommended it? I had a scary situation a couple years ago and am on 81-mg aspirin every day as a slight blood thinner.

Prior to the stroke, I did not take aspirin daily. Every doctor wants you to take it. One of the doctors I spoke with in hospital said something funny about that: If some Doctor's had their way Lipitor, Aspirin and Fluoride would all be mixed into the water supply." Can you guess which two out of that three are now prescribed to me?

Thanks for the kind wishes. I put over 400 miles on the Boxster in the last week.

Strokes are scary business. Glad to hear you are on the mend. Everyday is a gift.

My mom had a stroke in her early 50's and her mother before her in the same age range. At 58, I have been taking 81 mg aspirins for ages. My doctor grabbed me by the throat 10 years ago and said, "pay attention here." I think the Box also gets some major credit for keeping me healthy and happy. Hard to be angry and tense when driving around with the top down. Perma-grin is good for your health....:D

New shifter cable ends
 

Shifter was feeling a little sloppy so I picked up the 2 cable ends from the dealership and swapped out the old for new. Lithium greased all the bushings and slide points while the shifter was out. Shifter now feels tighter and and more precise..

Next up replacing the sway bar bushings, thanks to Neil_b's recent Road & Race this should go quite easily. I'm also waiting for some new shifter linkage clips for the transmission end of the shifter cables. Ordered from TuneRS Motorsports and should be here tomorrow.

The fun just never ends.

Finally!
 

Today I got my 03 Base's title changer from salvage to rebuilt and got her registered!!!Bought her in N.J. and got her trucked home last November. She needed a right front fender, hood, bumper cover and a headlight as well as lots of little stuff including a small piece of unibody. A local body man welded on the new unibody piece, "Pulled" the frame a bit and I installed the bolt on stuff. He painted it and guided me thru the maze of regulations Conn. has. Conn requires the vin number of doner cars and receipts for major pieces. To make things easy I bought a non running roller and had a receipt and vin for major parts. It all worked out well and I'm looking forward to driving her tomorrow. Seal gray with 60K She'll look good beside my 01 S. Bruce

Congrats on surviving your stroke, and I hope it's your last. I've had two (plus a TIA) in the last two years. After the second they went in and cleaned out me left carotid artery that was 80% occluded. Good strong recovery in both cases, I've been lucky