Dec 5, 2006 4:31:20 PM
- easy_rider911
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- Loc: London , United Kingdom
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New owner questions: any input welcome!
Hi guys,
I've had my 997S for nearly a month now. I have just a few little questions:
1) I assume it is normal for the headlamps sometimes getting some condensation inside (due to cold weather, rain etc)
2) When starting the car from stone cold (e.g. if it's been parked overnight in the cold) do you notice that for the first minute or so, the car of course revs slightly higher than normal tick over (which is perfectly normal) but it also leaps forward eagerly with the slightest reduction in clutch pedal pressure?
3) When changing gears, does your rpm counter show the car's revs go up maybe 200rpms for a split second until the gear change is over?
The Service Manager at my local dealership says these are all perfectly normal.
He says (1) is due to the original headlamp design. (2) is just because the engine management system keeps the fuel/air mix artificially higher when the engine is really cold just for a minute or so which means that the reduction in clutch has a proportionally greater effect on how much the car moves forward. (3) is normal too he says because the engine management system realises that the revs might fall so it keeps them up to help ensure a smoother gear change and to protect the engine from unnecessary wear.
I have paraphrased what he said. Hope I haven't misquoted him.
BTW he sat in my -20mm sports suspension car today. He thought the suspension set up was great.
I asked him about the PSE modification. He said it was perfectly safe (NB just tape up both ends!) and that it would not void the warranty. He only warned that the flap will no longer move if the modification is done and that, over time, if permanently in one position, it is possible that the flap may remain stuck in one position if I ever tried to undo the PSE modification. I suppose that means that if one does the mod, one could consider from time to time just reconnecting it briefly to stop this happening and to keep the flap operating fine.
I did the vacuum hose disconnection mod within the first week of getting the car and I just love the sound.
Anyhow, it seems to me like everything is running just fine so far but any input/advice from the knowledgeable rennteamers out there would be appreciated! Thanks!
I've had my 997S for nearly a month now. I have just a few little questions:
1) I assume it is normal for the headlamps sometimes getting some condensation inside (due to cold weather, rain etc)
2) When starting the car from stone cold (e.g. if it's been parked overnight in the cold) do you notice that for the first minute or so, the car of course revs slightly higher than normal tick over (which is perfectly normal) but it also leaps forward eagerly with the slightest reduction in clutch pedal pressure?
3) When changing gears, does your rpm counter show the car's revs go up maybe 200rpms for a split second until the gear change is over?
The Service Manager at my local dealership says these are all perfectly normal.
He says (1) is due to the original headlamp design. (2) is just because the engine management system keeps the fuel/air mix artificially higher when the engine is really cold just for a minute or so which means that the reduction in clutch has a proportionally greater effect on how much the car moves forward. (3) is normal too he says because the engine management system realises that the revs might fall so it keeps them up to help ensure a smoother gear change and to protect the engine from unnecessary wear.
I have paraphrased what he said. Hope I haven't misquoted him.
BTW he sat in my -20mm sports suspension car today. He thought the suspension set up was great.
I asked him about the PSE modification. He said it was perfectly safe (NB just tape up both ends!) and that it would not void the warranty. He only warned that the flap will no longer move if the modification is done and that, over time, if permanently in one position, it is possible that the flap may remain stuck in one position if I ever tried to undo the PSE modification. I suppose that means that if one does the mod, one could consider from time to time just reconnecting it briefly to stop this happening and to keep the flap operating fine.
I did the vacuum hose disconnection mod within the first week of getting the car and I just love the sound.
Anyhow, it seems to me like everything is running just fine so far but any input/advice from the knowledgeable rennteamers out there would be appreciated! Thanks!
Or maybe it shows how bored I was! 
