Natural habitat? Sure is fun sliding around at least 🤣
Awesome! Looks like you're having plenty of fun with it, as you should!
Quote from: Firm on Jan 29, 2025, 10:28 PMAwesome! Looks like you're having plenty of fun with it, as you should!
That was the first time I got it out in the snow. We had a good dump yesterday that was fluffy & dry so I went hooning around the neighbourhood after I finished snowblowing the driveway. It's actually decent enough in the snow. Off the line it struggles to get traction, but once moving it does decent. Went down a few unplowed roads & never got stuck. With studded winters it would really rock 🤣
So much fun to be had for sure. Looks good bud.
Nice! I bet thats a blast in the snow.
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I see that Wing made it easier to post pics... was up in Tremblant skiing a couple of weekends ago, figured the 997 was the obvious choice. Plenty of room for Bella & I and all of our ski gear, clothes, food & drinks for a weekend away. Tucked in the underground parking at the condo we rented.
Looks sharpe. Do you find a lot of wind noise with the roof box?
Quote from: Johnnymac on Apr 18, 2025, 06:37 AMLooks sharpe. Do you find a lot of wind noise with the roof box?
I'm kinda used to the noise of the box as it's on the Passport all winter. I find just the bars alone on the 997 to whistle a bit even though they're aero bars & not square. The box calms that noise down. I still have the box on it, haven't had a chance to take it off, so I take it to hockey on Thursday's & throw my hockey bag & sticks in the box. Gets a lotta looks when I show up.
That's awesome. The number of people who can claim they have taken their 911 skiing and to hockey is likely pretty low. The Passport is definitely the vehicle that people would expect you to show up in at that those locals.
Are you going to bring that thing to the track?
I might go to SMP on the 26th evening for some lapping. There's some lapping tomorrow, but I'm not ready.
(BTW, I tested ski-racks to 100mph on my way to Tremblant many years ago)
Quote from: blur911 on May 18, 2025, 09:48 AMAre you going to bring that thing to the track?
I might go to SMP on the 26th evening for some lapping. There's some lapping tomorrow, but I'm not ready.
(BTW, I tested ski-racks to 100mph on my way to Tremblant many years ago)
I'd like to get it out onto the track at some point, but at the same time don't wanna blow it up on the track either. My buddy blew up his 996 on the track by starving the engine of oil during hard cornering. He's a Porsche mechanic so he replaced the engine himself, swapped in a 997 Turbo engine. I might do a bit more sorting before I get it out on the track. For now it makes a great summer DD & I drive it as much as possible.
One year anniversary for me & the 997 today. Gave it a MUCH needed bath this afternoon & tucked it away in the garage for the night. Nothing really to report, put close to 12k kms on it & it's been treating me fantastic, puts a smile on my face every time I drive it. The wail of the flat 6 is quite intoxicating... still need an upgraded exhaust though.
Still looks fantastic and good to see you actually using it and enjoying it.
After a year with it, has anything surprised you? Is there anything that you wished was maybe better (outside of the exhaust note)? Favourite aspect of the car?
Quote from: Gurgie on Aug 16, 2025, 08:50 PMThe wail of the flat 6 is quite intoxicating... still need an upgraded exhaust though.
Get a Fister Sport.
Had them on my 996.
Quote from: RRocket on Aug 17, 2025, 06:18 PMQuote from: Gurgie on Aug 16, 2025, 08:50 PMThe wail of the flat 6 is quite intoxicating... still need an upgraded exhaust though.
Get a Fister Sport.
Had them on my 996.
Yeah, I've been looking at those. I'm just having a hard time spending my money in the US right now 😁
Quote from: Johnnymac on Aug 17, 2025, 08:19 AMStill looks fantastic and good to see you actually using it and enjoying it.
After a year with it, has anything surprised you? Is there anything that you wished was maybe better (outside of the exhaust note)? Favourite aspect of the car?
How great the sport seats are has surprised me. A little more power would make it a bit better, but at the same time being able to wring it out in the 1st couple of gears without getting into serious double digits is safer. My favourite aspect is how great it is as a daily driver, run errands, go to golf, hockey, Sunday cruise, long trip to Toronto, etc... I ran out about an hour and a half ago to go pick up a pizza & took the 997 because it's so easy to drive, comfortable & fun.
Quote from: Gurgie on Aug 17, 2025, 07:46 PMQuote from: Johnnymac on Aug 17, 2025, 08:19 AMStill looks fantastic and good to see you actually using it and enjoying it.
After a year with it, has anything surprised you? Is there anything that you wished was maybe better (outside of the exhaust note)? Favourite aspect of the car?
How great the sport seats are has surprised me. A little more power would make it a bit better, but at the same time being able to wring it out in the 1st couple of gears without getting into serious double digits is safer. My favourite aspect is how great it is as a daily driver, run errands, go to golf, hockey, Sunday cruise, long trip to Toronto, etc... I ran out about an hour and a half ago to go pick up a pizza & took the 997 because it's so easy to drive, comfortable & fun.
Sounds pretty much perfect.
Quote from: Gurgie on Aug 17, 2025, 07:27 PMQuote from: RRocket on Aug 17, 2025, 06:18 PMQuote from: Gurgie on Aug 16, 2025, 08:50 PMThe wail of the flat 6 is quite intoxicating... still need an upgraded exhaust though.
Get a Fister Sport.
Had them on my 996.
Yeah, I've been looking at those. I'm just having a hard time spending my money in the US right now 😁
Same.
I think there's a place in TO that can do the mod.
Quote from: RRocket on Aug 19, 2025, 09:57 AMQuote from: Gurgie on Aug 17, 2025, 07:27 PMQuote from: RRocket on Aug 17, 2025, 06:18 PMQuote from: Gurgie on Aug 16, 2025, 08:50 PMThe wail of the flat 6 is quite intoxicating... still need an upgraded exhaust though.
Get a Fister Sport.
Had them on my 996.
Yeah, I've been looking at those. I'm just having a hard time spending my money in the US right now 😁
Same.
I think there's a place in TO that can do the mod.
I know my buddy was doing them as a side hustle when he was working at Pfaff, not sure if he's still doing any now that he's got his own shop. Most of the Instagram stuff he posts is high end GT-3 or Turbo stuff where he's pinning the coolant elbows with the Sharkwerks coolant pipes, a lot of Sharkwerks exhaust stuff too. Cool to see his time-lapsed posts though where its complete engine out, seems like he can drop an engine in an hour ;D
Ordered the PCCM+ head unit yesterday, arrived already today. Saturday's project will be to install this in the car & get rid of the Pioneer head unit that came with the car. Should be a good upgrade as the Pioneer deck is really underwhelming, while the PPCM unit will bring back some features that the factory head unit had, plus Android Auto functionality. Will post installation pics at some point ;D
^ $$$ but great upgrade
Quote from: HannibalSmith on Sep 18, 2025, 05:00 PM^ $$$ but great upgrade
I assume it is likely a pricy unit but no idea how much more, double, triple, more, than a normal unit.
But man it is a nice upgrade
Quote from: Johnnymac on Sep 18, 2025, 05:36 PMQuote from: HannibalSmith on Sep 18, 2025, 05:00 PM^ $$$ but great upgrade
I assume it is likely a pricy unit but no idea how much more, double, triple, more, than a normal unit.
But man it is a nice upgrade
About triple the price of a decent normal head unit these days is my guess. I just wanted the factory look and then some of the lost functionality of the original unit like fuel range, consumption, etc. If I wasn't able to install it myself & had to pay at the stealership, then I probably would've passed, but I figure it'll take me an hour or so for the install on Saturday morning... fingers crossed ;)
It's pretty cool that Porsche supports the older models with upgrades like this. Good luck with the install!
Got it assembled & ready to go, took about 20mins to get it ready for installation.
Quote from: Gurgie on Sep 19, 2025, 07:46 AMQuote from: Johnnymac on Sep 18, 2025, 05:36 PMQuote from: HannibalSmith on Sep 18, 2025, 05:00 PM^ $$$ but great upgrade
I assume it is likely a pricy unit but no idea how much more, double, triple, more, than a normal unit.
But man it is a nice upgrade
About triple the price of a decent normal head unit these days is my guess. I just wanted the factory look and then some of the lost functionality of the original unit like fuel range, consumption, etc. If I wasn't able to install it myself & had to pay at the stealership, then I probably would've passed, but I figure it'll take me an hour or so for the install on Saturday morning... fingers crossed ;)
Completely understand and I would pay that amount in a heartbeat for the reasons you noted. Eager to see dash after the install. I bet it'll look like it was always there, perfect addition.
Got it done, took maybe an hour & a half in total. Was taking my time to ensure I didn't fuck anything up. Was plug & play once I got the birds nest of aftermarket wiring outta the way. Only thing I had to chase down was a power wire they ran into the fuse box, at first I thought they spliced into something, but was able to trace it back & remove it.
Quote from: Firm on Sep 19, 2025, 08:53 AMIt's pretty cool that Porsche supports the older models with upgrades like this. Good luck with the install!
It's awesome - I have the Porsche Classic PCCM+ with CarPlay in my old 964. It looks great and works seamlessly. I actually don't even use the CarPlay, just Bluetooth audio. I haven't bothered with the nav either because it's a small screen and if I'm going out in that car I generally know where I'm going
Very Nice, big improvement!
Caught a nice afternoon yesterday & did my yearly oil change. Was done fairly quickly so I also swapped the winters on as well. My summer rears are done, I put about 16k kms on them & they were at 4.7mm when I picked up the car, so not too bad at all. Not really a fan of the tires (Bridgestone Potenza Sport) and would like to switch to something else (most likely Continental Extreme Contact Sport 02), but my fronts are almost new as they were installed June 2024, so I kinda want all 4 matching. Option is to replace the fronts & sell them on Kijiji or Facebook marketplace. That's a spring problem though I suppose.
Nice work, definitely got all the life out of those tires.
Did you use the stupid jacking puck things? LOL 😆
Quote from: RRocket on Nov 06, 2025, 09:40 PMDid you use the stupid jacking puck things? LOL 😆
Yup ;)