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.
8)
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 ;)
Awesome man! 8) I figured you'd end up with some variant of 911 after the SLK55. Did the boys get to drive it yet? ;D
Wish I was in the market for the SLK55 when you were selling. I plan on getting another roadster type vehicle but probably not until next year as I'm tapped out for this year. I just have to figure out storage.
^thanks buddy! Coming up on three years of ownership & it gets driven quite a bit. Lately it's been my afternoon car, lol!! I take it to golf after work, to hockey, out for dinner/drinks... the CX-70 takes me to the gym & back in the morning's. Mind you the 997 has more gas in it at the moment as well, while the CX-70 hast the fuel light on :D
Boys haven't had the chance to drive it yet, I did offer it to my oldest, but he was too nervous. Bella has driven it quite a few times & enjoys driving it. Gotta take Tortoise out in it at some point this summer, pretty sad that he lives 5mins from me & we haven't gotten out in it.
I do miss the SLK55, the V8 just sounded fabulous, and the open air experience was fantastic :D
Three years!! JFC, time flies! :P
Surprising amount of Porches in my small hood. One guy has a nice 911 GTS in Gentian Blue, 991 I believe. Got to get to know that guy! ;D
Quote from: Gurgie on May 07, 2026, 08:01 AMGotta take Tortoise out in it at some point this summer, pretty sad that he lives 5mins from me & we haven't gotten out in it.
Agreed!! Even sadder we haven't got together for a beer and a cigar.
Quote from: Tortoise on May 08, 2026, 09:08 AMQuote from: Gurgie on May 07, 2026, 08:01 AMGotta take Tortoise out in it at some point this summer, pretty sad that he lives 5mins from me & we haven't gotten out in it.
Agreed!! Even sadder we haven't got together for a beer and a cigar.
Yup, I enjoyed a cigar on Sunday afternoon after golf while I was getting the bbq going.
Man I love this car, this is exactly what I would like, a nice, 6 spd manual 911, she's gorgeous!!
Quote from: Fobroader on May 08, 2026, 12:36 PMMan I love this car, this is exactly what I would like, a nice, 6 spd manual 911, she's gorgeous!!
Thanks buddy, she's gotta few scuffs, dings & scratches on her, definitely not a show queen, but this makes it easier for me to drive it where-ever, whenever without worrying too much about it. I will try to hit up a PDR guy this summer to pull a couple dings & then get a good paint correction done with a ceramic coating. Got new tires coming next weekend, and that should be it for this season.
See, I don't mind that, a few scratches and dings means a car is driven, not kept in a vehicular humidor and wiped down with unicorn feathers and not seeing a public road.
Quote from: Fobroader on May 08, 2026, 12:49 PMSee, I don't mind that, a few scratches and dings means a car is driven, not kept in a vehicular humidor and wiped down with unicorn feathers and not seeing a public road.
This.
When shopping for my recent car, that's what I did.
Like Gurgie, I wanted a car that showed nicely but wasn't a garage queen. I wanted a nice driver..
That's how most of my stuff is too....XKR might be the exception, everything else is just "well kept used car" sorta thing. As the fleet grows its harder to keep up on every detail, and living in the country there's a lot more dust (pollen and whatever else) than I am used to back in the city.
Yeah, I've never understood the garage queen school of thinking. I bought the car, I am going to use it. Am I going to be happy when some degen shoves the door of their clapped out Caravan into my car, no, will I just grumble and carry on, yes. Mind you, I've never had a car worthy of being a garage queen/investment, so who knows, I may change my tune lol
Needed to rear tires as shown earlier in this thread. Managed to go about a month on the old summers still & could've maybe gone a bit longer, but didn't wanna chance it. To get the matching Bridgestone Potenza sports was eye watering, so then I was just looking at alternatives, ended up stumbling on a full set (fronts & rears) of Michelin Pilot Sport 4's up for sale on Kijiji that were almost brand new (maybe 1000km on them at the most, still have the rubber nubs sticking out of the sidewall). Only issue was they were in Markham, reached out to the guy & told him I'd be in the area on the May long weekend, and if that worked for him, I'd pick them up. Managed to stuff them in the CX-70 that weekend, plus 4 of us & some luggage ;D Got all 4 installed later that week, but they couldn't get the car on their alignment rack because it was too low, so got the alignment done a couple of days ago & managed to off load my 2 front Potenza Sports this past Monday as well. In the end I've ended up with the 4 PS4's, install & alignment for less than it would've cost for 2 rear Potenza Sports ;D I do find the PS4's much quieter & the ride is great. Handling seems about the same & same as the grip, but I really don't push it too hard out on the street too often.
Oh man, that's some great outcome for getting tires. Am I wrong to assume that your tire/rim size are staggered? If so wouldn't that make it so much harder to find a full set of 4 tires that fit used?
Quote from: Johnnymac on Jun 03, 2026, 10:06 AMOh man, that's some great outcome for getting tires. Am I wrong to assume that your tire/rim size are staggered? If so wouldn't that make it so much harder to find a full set of 4 tires that fit used?
Yes, staggered, fronts ended up 245/30/19 (stock is 235/35/19) and the rears are 305/30/19 (which is the stock size). The guy selling them had them on a 997, but took them off before he sold the car. Seems like going to a 245/30 front is a common change & even comes up on searches on tire sites, but if anything I would have gone 245/35 on the front for a little more height in the front as the car scrapes getting out of my driveway & on speed bumps easily. Previous owner never mentioned anything about lowering springs, but the front end on my 997 seems to be lower than most I see. Could be 20yr old springs sagging at this point as well. I do want to do a suspension refresh on it, but that'll wait for another day, next up are new motor mounts.
You need an anti-scraping kit...(https://s1.cdn.autoevolution.com/images/news/this-safari-style-997-is-no-porsche-911-dakar-but-its-rarer-and-more-affordable-to-boot-204811_1.jpg)
I love the Safari 911 builds, they are so awesome!!!
Quote from: Gurgie on Jun 03, 2026, 11:59 AMQuote from: Johnnymac on Jun 03, 2026, 10:06 AMOh man, that's some great outcome for getting tires. Am I wrong to assume that your tire/rim size are staggered? If so wouldn't that make it so much harder to find a full set of 4 tires that fit used?
Yes, staggered, fronts ended up 245/30/19 (stock is 235/35/19) and the rears are 305/30/19 (which is the stock size). The guy selling them had them on a 997, but took them off before he sold the car. Seems like going to a 245/30 front is a common change & even comes up on searches on tire sites, but if anything I would have gone 245/35 on the front for a little more height in the front as the car scrapes getting out of my driveway & on speed bumps easily. Previous owner never mentioned anything about lowering springs, but the front end on my 997 seems to be lower than most I see. Could be 20yr old springs sagging at this point as well. I do want to do a suspension refresh on it, but that'll wait for another day, next up are new motor mounts.
Get the transmission insert, too.
Did it a couple of my Porsche and a TT too.
Will likely do again.
Also, have used one of these companies for engine mounts..But I forget which.
https://www.function-first.com/products/transmission-mount-insert
https://www.torquesolution.com/product-p/ts-por-010.htm
Good deal on the tires, hard to go wrong with PS4s. I bit the bullet and put a brand new set of PS4s on the Maserati a few months back, night and day difference.
Quote from: Firm on Jun 03, 2026, 10:31 PMGood deal on the tires, hard to go wrong with PS4s. I bit the bullet and put a brand new set of PS4s on the Maserati a few months back, night and day difference.
I have Pilot Sport 4S on the Boxster. I bought the car safetied and buddy had to put on 2 rears. 265/35/20. Cost him $1500.
Quote from: RRocket on Jun 03, 2026, 01:55 PMGet the transmission insert, too.
Did it a couple of my Porsche and a TT too.
Will likely do again.
Also, have used one of these companies for engine mounts..But I forget which.
https://www.function-first.com/products/transmission-mount-insert
https://www.torquesolution.com/product-p/ts-por-010.htm
Those function-first engine mounts look interesting as well... just too bad all this stuff is in the US, not sure what the duties & taxes look like on this sh!t now :-\
Masi is 235/40R18 on the front and 265/35R18 on the rear. Checked my invoice and it cost me $948USD for 3 (two front, one rear) as the car actually came with one new rear ::) Not that bad I guess.
Did the engine mounts (Torque Solution) yesterday afternoon, thought it would take me an hour or so, but it ended up taking longer than planned. First issue was get the MAF connector off of the intake box, stupid design has the tab on the back where you can't see it. Once I freed up the airbox & tilted it over to see the connector, I was done in two minutes. Next up was to put the car on jack stands & get a jack under the engine, which was quick & painless. Removing the old mounts was super easy & quick. Installing the new ones was a bit more of a chore as they didn't seat properly the first time. The driver side eventually sat into place & I was able to torque it down, but the passenger side was fighting me. Eventually I took a break & had a bite to eat, came back out with a fresh mind & food in my belly & had it torqued in place in about 10mins... guess my brain needed food. Overall they're pretty well made mounts, more of a semi-solid design vs the stock ones. Stock ones were completely shot, the rubber inside completely compressed. Took it for a 10min drive and the difference is QUITE noticeable, both positive & negative, LOL!! At idle it's much smoother, before it had a shake, felt like the car was misfiring, but it wasn't. At wide open throttle it's much louder & more vibrations can be felt, you really, really hear the engine now, almost air-cooled like in the feel. Not sure how I'm gonna like the harshness of these new mounts on a long trip, but I'll find out next weekend as I venture down to the GTA. Taking the car to golf this afternoon & it's a 30min run mainly hwy, so that'll give me a better feel. It feels more responsive, but that's probably more due to the fact you can just feel the engine vibrations more than before. They do say to give them around 500 miles to break in a bit, so there's that factor as well. If I really hate them after next weekend, I'll just bite the bullet & buy factory mounts & then unload these on FB Marketplace :D
Oh, & I did the engine air filter as well since I had to take out the entire air box :D
Are those the softest ones?
Quote from: RRocket on Jun 26, 2026, 08:23 AMAre those the softest ones?
They only make one set - https://www.torquesolution.com/product-p/ts-00-002.htm
Other manufacturers have different models.
Nicely done! Pricey mount though, dang, hopefully they settle in with some miles and you end up loving them.
Quote from: Firm on Jun 26, 2026, 09:25 AMNicely done! Pricey mount though, dang, hopefully they settle in with some miles and you end up loving them.
Thanks buddy. These were cheaper than OEM ones by about $250 CDN ::)
Quote from: Gurgie on Jun 26, 2026, 10:09 AMQuote from: Firm on Jun 26, 2026, 09:25 AMNicely done! Pricey mount though, dang, hopefully they settle in with some miles and you end up loving them.
Thanks buddy. These were cheaper than OEM ones by about $250 CDN ::)
The infamous Porsche tax!
I priced out a half shaft..all of about 8" or so it seemed...$1k!
^ Guy constantly complains about Porsche pricing but keeps buying Porsches. Haha. Just busting your balls. I'm jealous of both of you.
Quote from: Bridgecity on Jun 26, 2026, 11:53 AM^ Guy constantly complains about Porsche pricing but keeps buying Porsches. Haha. Just busting your balls. I'm jealous of both of you.
Right? LOL 😆
Just some of their pricing defies logic.