What did you do to/with your 996 today?

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What did you do to/with your 996 today?

Post by gnat » Sat Jan 06, 2018 2:07 pm

Not a god damn thing. It's been below 20 for a week and even worse with wind chill :(

The cylinders are probably scoring just sitting there :cry:

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Post by 32wildbilly » Sat Jan 06, 2018 3:35 pm

Walked by it, touched the fender tenderly and looked to make sure the battery maintainer lights were on! :(
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Post by 5chn3ll » Sat Jan 06, 2018 3:36 pm

I drove over to the stadium, spied on the AXers for a while, and then came back home to poke at this stuff.

I have my shitty headers to install from the RL guy (I think his for-sale thread was something like "these suck and you'll hate them"...my kind of truth-in-advertising).

Understeer: You will hit the wall with the front end.
Oversteer: You will hit the wall with the rear end.
Horsepower: How hard you will hit the wall.
Torque: How far you will move the wall.

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Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?

Post by DTMiller » Sat Jan 06, 2018 6:18 pm

32wildbilly wrote: Sat Jan 06, 2018 3:35 pm Walked by it, touched the fender tenderly and looked to make sure the battery maintainer lights were on! :(
I did that too. Then ran back in the house because it is 4 out here right now and it feels like 30 or so in the garage.
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Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?

Post by B3DAWG » Sun Jan 07, 2018 12:03 pm

Still ain't got a 996 in my garage, but even a steer can dream! Think about it. ;)

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Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?

Post by gnat » Wed Jan 10, 2018 10:34 am

Drove it after it's short winter's nap.

Really did not want to start after sitting 3 weeks in sub-freezing temps, but it did crank. 30 degree PS2s make for a smoooooooth ride for the first mile or so until they warm up.

Took a nice pic of it to post in the pic thread on the way home, started up and drove fine, won't crank after stopping for an errand :( Acting like a battery issue, but jumping just made a bunch of electric clicking :(

Had to leave it in the parking lot until I can call AAA later :oops:

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Post by 32wildbilly » Wed Jan 10, 2018 11:01 am

gnat wrote: Wed Jan 10, 2018 10:34 am Drove it after it's short winter's nap.

Really did not want to start after sitting 3 weeks in sub-freezing temps, but it did crank. 30 degree PS2s make for a smoooooooth ride for the first mile or so until they warm up.

Took a nice pic of it to post in the pic thread on the way home, started up and drove fine, won't crank after stopping for an errand :( Acting like a battery issue, but jumping just made a bunch of electric clicking :(

Had to leave it in the parking lot until I can call AAA later :oops:
Cold PS2s after three weeks. Lucky they didn't knock some teeth out!
Lack of start sux big time. Keep us updated please, so I can worry about mine doing the same thing!
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Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?

Post by gnat » Wed Jan 10, 2018 11:11 am

32wildbilly wrote: Wed Jan 10, 2018 11:01 am Cold PS2s after three weeks. Lucky they didn't knock some teeth out!
Yeah. Probably under inflated to boot due to the cold and being terrible owner. Those were some mighty fine flat spots it had to work out :lol:

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Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?

Post by 5chn3ll » Wed Jan 10, 2018 11:17 am

Today, I drove the car in the rain. I'm a daredevil.

Understeer: You will hit the wall with the front end.
Oversteer: You will hit the wall with the rear end.
Horsepower: How hard you will hit the wall.
Torque: How far you will move the wall.

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Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?

Post by 32wildbilly » Wed Jan 10, 2018 11:41 am

AW...HELL NO!

Do these cars even have working windshield wipers?
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