kris669

Does anyone know where I could access the original brochure and price n options list for the facelift 986 Boxster. 
 

I’ve found one from richardhamilton buts it’s for phase 1 and I’d ideally like the view the facelift options.

kind regards

kris 

9 hours ago, brillomaster said:

looks like on a 996, the gundo hack is simply bridging the input and output pipes of the exhaust mufflers, so exhaust gasses can bypass the mufflers altogether.

 

however, a 986 has one big muffler, entered from either side, and exiting in the middle, so to bypass it you'd need to do something like this:

which would take quite a lot of pipe. Or this is an interesting idea, if you can weld in some remote controlled valves...

 

From my rear h this seems about right. I, not fussed with it being valved and the above matches the 986 PSE system which makes sense. 

9 hours ago, brillomaster said:

easy enough to buy separate U bends, and then modify them with remote controlled valves with downward pointing outlets before swapping them in. that would certainly produce a profound effect!

other option is to swap in the topspeed/ebay dronemaster exhaust, like ive done...

 

Thanks for the response. And how do you find this exhaust? 

Hello,

So I am enjoying Boxster ownership and the interior is just lush (not everyone’s cup of tea). Last week went for a drive up the Fife costal route (pic below) with the wife and my best mate with his 996 C4S. The Boxster just turned 54k on the trip. What I did realise is the exhaust needs to sound better to match the car, my mate has the PSE on his C4S and it sounds fab.

Fortunately I have a friend who is a professional welder and has offered to do the “gundo,” hack which from I’ve read replicates the PSE upgrade. Could anyone advise what length and width of steel they used for this and any tips or advice? I have access to a garage, lift and will pre order spare clamps and bolts should any fail or need replacing when removing the exhaust.

The car will be booked into Motortune in Shotts who come highly recommended for the Clutch, RmS and IMS work in March. 👌🏻

22 minutes ago, ½cwt said:

Don't worry about the push back or skipping on full lock particularly when reversing, it is the Ackermann angle effect, or lack of it.  Porsche set up the suspension/steering geometry for normal driving performance not full lock work so the inner wheel doesn't turn a bit extra on full lock to track perfectly and this is what causes the skip or judder from the front wheels when manoeuvring. Also remember it has no drive and no heavy lump of engine over the front wheels, only a fuel tank and battery, and a quite a of a lot of water in the rads up front.

Good open minded approach.  The general rule of thumb is most owners spend £1.5-2k in putting things right in their first year or so of ownership.

22 minutes ago, ½cwt said:

Don't worry about the push back or skipping on full lock particularly when reversing, it is the Ackermann angle effect, or lack of it.  Porsche set up the suspension/steering geometry for normal driving performance not full lock work so the inner wheel doesn't turn a bit extra on full lock to track perfectly and this is what causes the skip or judder from the front wheels when manoeuvring. Also remember it has no drive and no heavy lump of engine over the front wheels, only a fuel tank and battery, and a quite a of a lot of water in the rads up front.

Good open minded approach.  The general rule of thumb is most owners spend £1.5-2k in putting things right in their first year or so of ownership.

 That’s good to know my precious car , M235i BMW had the same set up I’m sure. 

Thanks for the warm welcome.
 

There is no suspensions knocks however on occasion,  at almost full lock, I can feel a rubbery sort of push back through the steering so will have that looked at before I go down the route of spacers etc. I hope to have the clutch and IMS/RMS done before the summer months. I’m of the mindset that this will be a solid investment in what I hope will be years of enjoyable ownership and motoring, albeit some headaches along the way 😂 
 

Afternoon folks,

Im the proud new owner of my first ever Porsche, a 2003 Boxter S so thought I’d introduce myself.

Having owned some nice corrados, R32’s and sporty BMW’s over the years thought I’d dip my toes in the Porsche world. The car came up for sale locally and after a view and test drive including an oil change and inspection of filter for filament trace at a Porsche specialist in Edinburgh a deal was struck.

Car is standard but an usually spec with the colour combo, coupled with FSH and 53k on the clock I couldn’t resist. Clutch is slightly heavy and will need replaced but this will enable me to get the IMS and RMS done at same time which I’ve budget for. 

I would also like to fit wheels spacers and improve the exhaust noise. Any recommendations ? 

kind regards 

Kris