Goodness, over a year has passed since I last posted on this thread.
Thankfully not much has needed my attention in the inverting year, we'll all bar an MOT failure late ast year owing to a split front control arm gaiter.
This was rectified using new front arms from Spyder performance and new all hardware from my local OPC including front caliper bolts.
Also during the MOT the condition of the rear brake pipes was mentioned, as we all know the age the 996 are now reaching its inevitable corroded brake pipes will effect most cars, as it's only ever going to deteriorate further I had AMS Porsche replace the rear hard pipes, the rubber flex hoses on each caliper were changed for braided versions along with the hard pipe which loops around the back of the damper on each corner.
For now the front pipes are in good condition but will, at some point get the same treatment as the rear has.
As much as I adore the way the car drives I've always been critical of the steering wheel diameter, it just feels too big and makes it feel like your helming a ship not driving a sports car.
I found a very recently recovered Momo, model 8 wheel on eBay which caught my eye, it's slightly different from the more commonly used model 7 wheel the perforated leather matches the seat perforation very well and as the advert was not the greatest in detail nor photos I won it for a great price.
Fitting kit, boss and a second slip ring from which I harvested the air bag and horn plugs was bought and all fitted.
I am quite shocked how much of a different the 20mm reduction in diameter has made to the steering feel, to me it has made a huge improvement, I highly recommended as long as your happy to loose the air bag functionality.
During the last year another purchase found it way on to the car, like most I've read threads and watched videos about the pros and cons of various induction kits, I've always had a healthy scepticism about their value but when one came up for sale at a low asking price I thought I'd give it ago so I could form my own opinion.
Both experts and laymen alike claim these kill power personally I could not tell the difference in performance, I did find throttle response was not quite as immediate as the stock 996 airbox but only fractionally, possibly a result of loosing low end torque that most say these kits suffer from.
The noise was comically raucous above 4k RPM at WOT, it sounded loud in the cabin I can only imagine how it sounded from outside.
As much as it made me grin, it was a little too much for my old ears so it's days were numbered, The general consensus seems the 997 S air box is the best of the OE filter boxes so I set out to find one without paying the extortionate prices most seem to think they warrant, after a few months one came along.
Obviously it's way quieter than the K&N, it's has a little more induction sound over the 996 box and while it may flow better from the drivers seat it's impossible to tell, it certainly looks much better, and the immediate throttle response is back.
Well, this brings me up to date with where the car is, in both maintenance and enhancements.