The car ran perfect all the way there and back, About 150 miles round trip and about 5 hours. It was rainy and cool so not much going on at the swap meet.
Not much 924/944 stuff but 928's were surprisingly well represented. I looked at a copper color 968 that needed some love but lucky for me it was way out of my price range. .
The new tunning settings are GREAT! It makes more power all over the rev range. AND, it gets better gas milage!
Sorry folks. I've been having some problems recording the Sunday Drive for 3 weeks now. I mount the phone in the back, like I always do, hit record, make sure the meter is running. Then when I look for the video, it's gone! Very frustrating. The past 2 Sundays, I just went out for a short drive to get some footage. I did that today too but the short drive footage evaporated too. Very frustrating. Yet another reason I don't like phones! This would never happen with a real camera.
HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!!!
TIME TO MAKE THE DOUGHNUTS!!!
This is the first time I ever did doughnuts in this car, or any other of my 15+ Porsches that I have owned! It was real fun, didn't break anything and I didn't get arrested!
In other news,
The problem with my phone/camera turned out to be not enough memory. I deleted a bunch of stuff and now we are good!
The last tank of gas we got 18.4 MPG. That's as good as I get in the Crown Vic. If that keeps up I'll be pretty happy.
I started playing with the LED headlights from Only944.com.
I only installed one. I don't trust how these things are going to work over time and normal use. It seems to me that rain, dirt and bugs have easy access to the heat sink fan. I don't think it will live long.
If you have delt with 924/944 cars for a long time you will know that the Sport front strut is not normally available as a direct, bolt in replacement. Unfortunately, I just found out that the good, used Koni's I put on 3 years ago are now wore out! I guess I should have expected that,
Luckily, I found a set of new Porsche Koni Sport Yellows at a great price. They have a 951 part number and are a direct replacement for what is on there now. Apparently Koni still makes them in limited number for Porsche. I was pleasantly surprised That this is one of the least expensive options.
Also, I had a little trouble figuring out how the new Ground Control camber plates go on there. I talked to the nice folks at Ground Control and they showed me how to install the camber plates the right way. Funny how you can get the wrong idea of how to do a project!
Well, my nice, new, Porsche 951 part#, Koni shocks have a problem. One works fine, the other has no rebound and very little bump. I bought them from a small company, 944Online.com. I called yesterday late afternoon and I think they were closed for the weekend. These are a little rare and they said they were the only pair on the shelf. That means it's not very likely they they will be getting me a replacement soon.
Looks like we're gonna have to figure something else out.
Back To The Drawing Board!!!
See if you can get a shock reconditioning kit. They are simple devices, likely a o-ring has gone south.
Unfortunately, the shocks I have aren't rebuildable. Also, The O rings are fine in the shocks that I have. They still have all the bump and rebound from new. The problem is that it's a strut and it has developed play which makes it impossible to control the camber or caster.
Hans here modified a strut for another model to use in a Porshe.
Like I said, the struts I have are not the rebuildable ones so we can't take that rout. When I first got this car 4 years ago I watched a lot of Hans's 944 videos. He does good work!
Surprisingly, we actually have a resolution to our strut problem. I talked to 944Online.com this morning and they said they ordered another set of Koni's last week as soon as they took my order. The should be in this week. They will test the left side strut and ship it to me. It will come with a return label and when I'm happy with what I have I ship back the busted one.
It's nice dealing with small companies that actually have customer service!
-Don
Like I said, the struts I have are not the rebuildable ones so we can't take that rout. When I first got this car 4 years ago I watched a lot of Hans's 944 videos. He does good work!
Surprisingly, we actually have a resolution to our strut problem. I talked to 944Online.com this morning and they said they ordered another set of Koni's last week as soon as they took my order. The should be in this week. They will test the left side strut and ship it to me. It will come with a return label and when I'm happy with what I have I ship back the busted one.
It's nice dealing with small companies that actually have customer service!
-Don