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It’s a fantastic place to be!

Congratulations! Love it

First world mentality. Also how is the other car the problem? Obviously nowhere to legally pass here

@jen3345 there are pull offs about every quarter mile. There are signs saying for slower cars to use the pull offs. That road is a tourist attraction specifically for motoring enthusiast such as myself. If the drivers in front of me had read the signs and been courteous, they would’ve pulled off much sooner. Happy to report, they did eventually pull off after four of the 11 miles!

@@motorsandmeats88 But the RV needed to pull off, not the car right? Since the RV was the one holding people up?

@jen3345 they both were running under the speed limit. RV pulled off at the 3 mile mark, and the car at 4

Fortunately the filter took care of it!

Excellent! I hope I’m just as lucky. Cheers!

Thanks for watching. Hope it helps!

Thanks so much!

I’m really not sure unfortunately. Mine was completely plug and play with no issues. Good luck on finding a solution!

Thanks!

When I did the lowering springs on the 996, I had a friend help me who had done that sort of thing before. Actually I guess I was the one helping. Then when the shocks were in need of replacement, I then felt confident to try that myself as the process is identical to just doing the springs. So really, this is my third time doing suspension work on a 911, and the second time doing it solo. The rears are boogers!

Yeah, I would maybe attempt it if I had someone nearby more experienced.

😂 greetings! You’ll be happy to know that the spacers I just ordered are measured in millimeters 😬

Thanks! I saw another video on the subject, and the guy opted to skip disconnecting the upper control arm, so I thought I’d give that method a shot. Usually, whatever the step is that I’m trying to skip, I end up having to do anyway!

@@motorsandmeats88 😂

Yeah I was afraid of that. Do you suppose a ball joint spreader would have prevented that?

@@motorsandmeats88 I believe so. I will only use a pickle fork as a last resort. Either way I will always spray some WD40 on the ball joint boot first just to lube it up so a spreader slides in easily. We've all done it though so don't feel bad. Just think how easily it will come apart when you replace the arm.

I appreciate it!

Definitely I miss things about the 996! It’s an amazing car, and absolutely analog. This car is is faster, has launch control, and feels more refined though. Really, I want to experience every 911 variant I can before I die, and so far I’ve only had the two, so long way to go!

That thing was swervy. Did not want to drive in a straight line. And then the lane keeping warnings would go off. I kept telling the car that was its own fault, but it didn’t care 😂

I’m using 5W-40. The manual calls for 0W-40, but the rennlist gurus have a deep dive into how that is a fuel-economy-focused oil and offers less protection.

@@motorsandmeats88 LiquiMolly or Mobil1?

@@martinespinosa I’m a LiquiMoly guy

Ha! Find me a smoker there!

Ha! I was really happy with how they came out

Thanks for watching!

Really nice. With launch control I can get there in 4 seconds. Porsche posted it as 4.3 seconds, but both Road & Track and Car & Driver magazines got it done in 4.0

@@motorsandmeats88 thank you! Heard so many different numbers. Great to hear this

Definitely. Pros and cons to both. My next 911 will be a 996 GT3, so I’ll get to row through the gears again. But in the meantime, I really love working the paddles in sport mode, especially when late braking and downshifting a few gears quickly into a corner.

@motorsandmeats88 i was thinking of a 997.2 also but im scared I will miss the shifting on my 996.2

@joaquinsantillan6257 the thing I miss more than shifting is the lack of engine modes. Maybe that sounds crazy, but I liked having 100% consistency in the throttle response every time I drove the car. With the PDK, I like slow driving around town in traffic in normal mode. But I don’t like slow driving around in sport mode. It’s a bit jerky at stop and go traffic since it downshifts sooner than normal mode. First gear is really the only annoyance. But get outside of city traffic, and the PDK is a blast.

By the way I would get some spacers on the rims to make them stick out lil more looks more aggressive.

@@joaquinsantillan6257 definitely coming. Getting the wheels powder coated in two weeks, lowering springs going on while that’s being done, and then I’ll measure for the best spacer fitment.

Thanks for watching😬

I eventually routed the pipes out to the rear bumper. With two sets of cats, I figured that was enough sound dampening 😬

Ha. I just realized what video this was you were commenting on and that you obviously knew I routed the pipes out😂.

Just bought a 957 GTS. Definitely going this route

Ha. Thanks for sticking through it. Those 991 pieces look really at home on the 997!

Thanks, Andre! I’m super pleased with it.

I love it! Thanks for watching.

I bet on a yellow car that black trim would be bangin. I’ve already scuffed four or five times and the lip has held up really well to the abuse. But I have learned some new parking lot angled exit techniques.😂

@@motorsandmeats88Yeah it should stand out a bit more in yellow. Over the weekend I was test fitting spacers. While looking at my “comparison pics” of the different sizes it realized the wheel gap looks huge. So that got me thinking about a drop, but a small one. But not sure I wanna mess with ride quality. This stuff is an endless cycle!! LOL!! 1st world problems!!

@@K1dPhresh1 ha. For real. I’m gonna use the Eibach lowering springs on this car. Supposed to be no more than 1 inch drop. I used H&R lowering springs on the 996. I hear that the H&R springs for this one can drop it over an inch and a half. Might be too much for an S model that already sits a little lower than a standard Carrera.

@@motorsandmeats88 that’s the same conclusion I came to: Eibachs. I’d be content with 3/4 of an inch drop I think. Don’t care for the slammed look and certainly don’t want to compromise the ride.

@@K1dPhresh1 I liked the H&R‘s on the 996, but it rode, what seemed like, a lot higher than my 997 before lowering it.

Thanks buddy! I’m pretty sure they have widebody available.

Sooo happy to have this done! The whole idea of making real Porsche parts work so well across the 911 generations speaks to me. I’m a fan 😬

I’ve actually never tried to pair the phone to the car. The PCM3.0 does not have music Bluetooth connectivity. It does have an aux input and a USB input, so you can play your phone audio that way without adding the Joy Auto wireless CarPlay device, So definitely it would be a step back in time if you don’t add that.

@chrisginoc I am updating my PCM3.0 with Mr12 volt, I want to keep the standard look but want to modern connectivity.. I tried other options, via the AUX and the USB , M12 volt came highly recommended on a few facebook groups…

@corvettenyc72op21 I’ve been using my aux cable a lot lately. Eventually I’ll get the Joy Auto unit, but I have a lot of fun things to spend money on first!

@@corvettenyc72op21 I have not seen that unit before. I’ll have to check it out.

Which corvette did you get? And my next video has some actual ribs in it! Stay tuned😬

It was about 3 hours, but only because of the cautiousness of having never done it before. I could do the same thing again in under 2 hours easily, especially if I wasn’t trying to cook a dry chunk of meat!

@@motorsandmeats88 Thank you! Looks like I'll be giving it a try. Shop quoted about 4.5 hours for the brake line replacement and flush. Did you perform the flush after changing out all the brake lines/hoses?

@biggiebruce2428 I did. The pst part of the video covers the flush. I changed the fluid out to a race spec fluid. The color was different than what was in there, so it was easy to see when I’d gotten out all the old fluid.

Ha. The thought has DEFINITELY crossed my mind

😂😂😂 thanks for the kind words and the ... encouragement. 😬. Trust me though: if the dollars and cents tell me I can do it sooner, I certainly will!

LOL, yeah. It it’s only money right? We gotta say those things out loud because eventually, some day they absolutely WILL COME TRUE!! Maybe sometimes…. That 996 really dug itself in under your skin, huh? I’ve heard the early 996 GT3 were pretty light and raw. Should be an amazing experience.

It surely did dig in. I’ll be a 996 fan for life.

Oh it’s happening. 😬

You’re exactly right. Closest thing to resembling driving a manual

Ah. Sad news. Would have been nice! Thank you for watching

Maybe someone will come up with an aftermarket mod to make it work as a clock

Thank you for watching

Not bad! I was thinking shop vac over one vent at a time with the others closed and the air on full blast. Haven’t tried anything yet though 😂