I'm a poor-sha guy now

[2mAn]

How many miles do you usually do in a week?

I'm right around 100-120, but at this pace it looks like it could be a tank every ~10 days which would put fuel at around $200 minimum a month, and if I could drive something that I don't care about and could be 1 tank/month it might make sense to jump into something else.

As far as the 996 as a daily, the clutch is annoying and I think my cheap Chinese ICV is showing its value so I might need to buckle down and spend the hundreds on a factory unit. I have a silly plan to get my hands on what should be a good, used OEM ICV through the purchase of a Throttle body so I plan to try that first. I'm hoping I can find a place to bore that throttle body out as a long-term side project.

[moatilliatta]

And you all have the "best" of the best seasons...

I Just picked up a Prius Prime Advanced. Its kind of nice have a "basic" car... I was reading online that people change their brakes at 140K...

880 Miles so far on the first tank that the dealer filled up, and its been a month.


How many miles do you usually do in a week?

[Staszek]

Boss is gone, so I took his reserved spot.



Todays downpour is a sneak peak of what driving this thing daily is going to be like... and its not horrible, but the MPG sucks and could start to get ugly quick. At the least, its got me thinking already (its only been DD for one week)

You are making me want a 996,that back end looks sweet, just love that rear deck.

[2mAn]

Boss is gone, so I took his reserved spot.



Todays downpour is a sneak peak of what driving this thing daily is going to be like... and its not horrible, but the MPG sucks and could start to get ugly quick. At the least, its got me thinking already (its only been DD for one week)

[2mAn]

What loud pipes did you go with? Do they have to be loud? Maybe sport pipes?

The car came with muffler deletes that I had no intention of installing as-is, but I wanted the ~40# weight loss off the extreme ass-end of the car. Doing some research I found some short, light resonators that I had Kevan weld in. He detailed it a few posts up. Weight loss will be right around 33# which is a full ONE PERCENT drop in weight lol

[moatilliatta]

What loud pipes did you go with? Do they have to be loud? Maybe sport pipes?

[2mAn]

The graphics removal looks much more crisp. I was going to say something about that fan wiring.

Get it on the dyno, what she makin?!

Thanks, I have some Carrera side stripes that I will install eventually, but not rushing to install those.

Fan wiring has been an eyesore since I got the car, time to finally do something with it.

I will likely dyno the car once I put the loudpipes on, but since its a daily I also will not be rushing that... but I will

[moatilliatta]

The graphics removal looks much more crisp. I was going to say something about that fan wiring.

Get it on the dyno, what she makin?!

[2mAn]

Since the intake takes up most of the bay, the upgrade really stands out!

Betcha that carbon was a pretty penny.

Black Friday sale justification of the silly money spent... I don't mind, its a well-engineering piece and once I install the rubber piece on the ducktail it will only draw its air from the vents in the ducktail, outside of the car.

In other news,Took the car to the LA Cars & Coffee. Nice collection of cars there. Saw a bunch of E30s, and some mk1s


Back to the car. I love seeing the sexy intake in the airbox, but the wiring for the ducktail is now really annoying me...



I want to trim the fat from this harness and clean it up, as well as the fact that there's a light on the dash that the PO just put some black tape over the light. I'm not sure what I need to bridge or what. Hoping to figure out the solution soon

[Panici]

Since the intake takes up most of the bay, the upgrade really stands out!

Betcha that carbon was a pretty penny.

[Staszek]

Just getting around to seeing this thread. The 996's are very underappreciated and a lot of car for the money, especially in the Porsche world these days. Selling the E38 was one of my steps toward finally picking up a 964 that I have wanted forever and should have bought 5 years ago before they went nuts.

Yours looks so clean, I love the lines and the decal.

[2mAn]

Finally installed this Rennline Intake I bought during Black Friday sales... a shiny piece, but not likely to have done anything other than jazz up the engine bay
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After
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[2mAn]

Never got around to posting this, likely during the R3V turtle sessions...

After getting the car detailed, I had a very close eye on the forecast for my 1/1 annual drive. I got a few minutes in the garage and decided I wanted to install one of the stickers to make the rear less naked. (also a hint into what is coming)


Convinced a few buddies to join and we (mostly) had a great drive all over Malibu. Met at the base of Topanga Canyon, stupid Frito Lays truck ruined the pic! lol

See what I mean...


First stop at Stunt Road


Close-up of the Devins 'interior'


I hit 103k which means I'm only at 3k miles since I bought it. That needs to improve in '24



Eventually broke off with a good friend from Orange County who made the trek because he had been itching to drive in Malibu. FYI That Z3 has a funny story behind how he ended up with it... story for another day


On the way back down, it was so beautiful we had to stop and take a pic. Love my backyard!


Normally I dont take pictures of myself, but my buddy asked and Im glad I said yes. Great pic IMO

He has seen potential in me and found ways to invest in me.
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Hope to hear these pipes soon! (fingers crossed hope they fit lol)

Kevan this world isnt fair. In my field I have seen firsthand the difference between those who are setup for success, those who've gotten lucky and those who always get the short end of the stick. Sometimes people just need someone to see the potential in them and invest in them. While I might drive a PORSHA Im in now way someone who can invest in others to reach their own full potential, but I am in a position to spend my hard earned dollars in a way I see best suits my own needs and desires and I chose to help you both for my own selfish gains, but also because I know the value of talent combined with the tools to get the job done. Hopefully this acquisition provides you some more tools to show others your worth, but a tool is only as good as the person holding it. I encourage you to be brave, invest in yourself and (this will be the hard part because I know how you are) show the world what you're capable of. You have to sell yourself and your skills.

The 911 just became the Daily Driver so we'll see how my plan works out with these guys. I probably wont install them just yet as I imagine the cold start with these will wake up the entire building... but Im still going to post this on RennList and see if we can have you knock out a few more of these.

[roguetoaster]

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Looks great in plain white.

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I'm sure you've made Simon's life way easier, so I'm willing to bet that he is absolutely thrilled to have a fabricator he can count on! Some degree of happiness is a real bonus both ways.

[Chilezen]

I'd like to toss up an appreciation post for Simon.
I'll be frank and say I haven't been happy with my life for the most part, but I will count my blessings in that it hasn't been that bad. Anyway Simon has really helped out.
He has seen potential in me and found ways to invest in me. He's given me a few jobs to do, and really shined when I needed a huge favor. A couple years ago, I needed to borrow a car, so he lent me his Alfa in exchange for body work to be done. When that debt was paid, he paid me just to continue working on it, on my own time too. He even helped get me some referrals.

Recently, he had another project for me. For his lightweight Porsche project, he wanted to pull some weight out of the tail of the car and liven up the sound.. but not too much, not straight piped. He learned of a solution to install a tiny muffler in some muffler delete pipes. And he knew a guy who could do it... but what's funny is he didn't just have anyone cut off some tubes and weld new ones on. He approached me with the idea of duplicating them.
I didn't have the equipment to do that. I did at my work, but.. wasn't going to do this there. So he helped me get the ball rolling to drop a decent chunk of money (for me anyway) to gather supplies, so that I could fixture these pipes to make more. He didn't rush it, which I greatly appreciate. It took months to get things together, and months to put some time aside, nights and weekends, to even build the new fixture table he helped me buy. I even went out on a limb getting some new tools I've seen but never used. I stayed late at work to create the plates I'd be using to build on top of. I worked nights, freezing my hands off in my patio, hoping I don't piss off the neighbors with grinding. But I also remember by neighbors suck and play loud rap or mexican music sometimes, so whatever.

Eventually, I had this.











It's a huge relief to have this off my shoulders, and to move on to more things. This equipment acquisition wouldn't have been possible without him, or at least nowhere near as soon. Thanks, buddy. Hope to hear these pipes soon! (fingers crossed hope they fit lol)