Good Week @ 996Outpost.com

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Re: Good Week @ 996Outpost.com

Post by 32wildbilly » Mon Jul 15, 2019 8:09 am

DTMiller wrote: Mon Jul 15, 2019 7:35 am
DTMiller wrote: Wed Jul 10, 2019 5:22 pm So the AC in the Acadia isn't cold. The internet tells me the AutoZone recharge things are bad but that seems weird. Are they bad?

This has been random internet car talk.
UPDATE!

Decided to give the AC Pro a chance as calls to various shops gave me estimated appointment dates of sometime after the apocalypse and it's 90s this week. Worst part was accessing the low pressure access port on an acadia which is located where no fully grown adult man's hand can reach. My wife was just barely able to get here hand in there to hook it up. Took it for a test drive and it's cold.

So the issue is clearly the refrigerant; hopefully the system stays sufficiently sealed and that will be that. For $35 and 15 minutes of our time, worth a shot.
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Re: Good Week @ 996Outpost.com

Post by B3DAWG » Mon Jul 15, 2019 8:18 am

DTMiller wrote: Mon Jul 15, 2019 7:35 am
DTMiller wrote: Wed Jul 10, 2019 5:22 pm So the AC in the Acadia isn't cold. The internet tells me the AutoZone recharge things are bad but that seems weird. Are they bad?

This has been random internet car talk.
UPDATE!

Decided to give the AC Pro a chance as calls to various shops gave me estimated appointment dates of sometime after the apocalypse and it's 90s this week. Worst part was accessing the low pressure access port on an acadia which is located where no fully grown adult man's hand can reach. My wife was just barely able to get here hand in there to hook it up. Took it for a test drive and it's cold.

So the issue is clearly the refrigerant; hopefully the system stays sufficiently sealed and that will be that. For $35 and 15 minutes of our time, worth a shot.
AC Pro worked for me on my 996. Two summers later, the air is still ice cold.

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Re: Good Week @ 996Outpost.com

Post by 808Bill » Mon Jul 15, 2019 9:18 am

gnat wrote: Fri Jul 12, 2019 9:20 am
32wildbilly wrote: Fri Jul 12, 2019 8:53 am

Did you run the numbers on the 958?
That's where my excursion into lunacy started. Currently around $8700/year (or it will be in Oct). 996 is about $5700/year (as of March). Oddly I feel better about the P!g's number than I do about the 996's. Not sure why...

POS BMW is at $3300/year and NADA says that even if I polish that turd up really well it's still only worth about $3100 :roll: (though to be fair, it would be a hell of a car to pick up for $3100)
Wow, that's just a little under what I paid for my 02 roller and engine! My smiles per mile just got bigger...
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Post by FRUNKenstein » Mon Jul 15, 2019 11:30 am

b3freak wrote: Mon Jul 15, 2019 8:18 am
DTMiller wrote: Mon Jul 15, 2019 7:35 am

UPDATE!

Decided to give the AC Pro a chance as calls to various shops gave me estimated appointment dates of sometime after the apocalypse and it's 90s this week. Worst part was accessing the low pressure access port on an acadia which is located where no fully grown adult man's hand can reach. My wife was just barely able to get here hand in there to hook it up. Took it for a test drive and it's cold.

So the issue is clearly the refrigerant; hopefully the system stays sufficiently sealed and that will be that. For $35 and 15 minutes of our time, worth a shot.
AC Pro worked for me on my 996. Two summers later, the air is still ice cold.

You think it will work on an '87 Bertone X1/9?
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Re: Good Week @ 996Outpost.com

Post by DTMiller » Mon Jul 15, 2019 11:44 am

FRUNKenstein wrote: Mon Jul 15, 2019 11:30 am
b3freak wrote: Mon Jul 15, 2019 8:18 am

AC Pro worked for me on my 996. Two summers later, the air is still ice cold.

You think it will work on an '87 Bertone X1/9?
I think it will improve AC performance 200%!!
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Post by Cuda911 » Mon Jul 15, 2019 1:30 pm

New Cayennamara coming out soon.
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Post by FRUNKenstein » Mon Jul 15, 2019 2:40 pm

Cuda911 wrote: Mon Jul 15, 2019 1:30 pm New Cayennamara coming out soon.
Looks perfect for the next SDRPCA autocross.
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2002 996TT X50, Guards Red
1987 928S4, Guards Red
1987 951, Guards Red
1973 914 2.0 Bahia Red

2006 955S, Lapis Blue
Other toys:
1988 BMW 325i Cabriolet, Alpin Weiss
1987 Bertone X1/9, Verde Chiaro
Gone but not forgotten: 1975 914 2.0, Laguna Blue; 1999 996 C4 Aerokit Black; 1990 964 C2 Guards Red; 2006 955S Arctic Silver

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Re: Good Week @ 996Outpost.com

Post by 32wildbilly » Mon Jul 15, 2019 2:41 pm

FRUNKenstein wrote: Mon Jul 15, 2019 2:40 pm
Cuda911 wrote: Mon Jul 15, 2019 1:30 pm New Cayennamara coming out soon.
Looks perfect for the next SDRPCA autocross.
AutoXing that would be like Autoxing the Titanic!
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Post by FRUNKenstein » Mon Jul 15, 2019 2:46 pm

The Titanic is a touch more nimble through the slalom due to bow thrusters that the Cayennamera simply doesn't have.
www.kansascityautomuseum.com
Current:
2002 996TT X50, Guards Red
1987 928S4, Guards Red
1987 951, Guards Red
1973 914 2.0 Bahia Red

2006 955S, Lapis Blue
Other toys:
1988 BMW 325i Cabriolet, Alpin Weiss
1987 Bertone X1/9, Verde Chiaro
Gone but not forgotten: 1975 914 2.0, Laguna Blue; 1999 996 C4 Aerokit Black; 1990 964 C2 Guards Red; 2006 955S Arctic Silver

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Re: Good Week @ 996Outpost.com

Post by gnat » Mon Jul 15, 2019 3:27 pm

FRUNKenstein wrote: Mon Jul 15, 2019 2:40 pm
Cuda911 wrote: Mon Jul 15, 2019 1:30 pm New Cayennamara coming out soon.
Looks perfect for the next SDRPCA autocross.
Autocross? You should show up with that for the Parade Lap :lol:

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