I have a good friend who is in the senior leadership at PCNA, and he told me that Porsche simply made a mistake in their literature by including the 996 Turbo in what was simply a 996 issue (2002 996 having a stiffer chassis than the previous 996's).

 

If I'm not mistaken, there was supposed to be a brace added under the seats. If someone can tell me what it looks like, I can see if it's on my 2001. I can take a picture of the brace on my car and we can put this to bed once and for all.

Later, Steve

 

How accurate are the scales at the local dumps?

 

Not. Maybe within 30 lbs

 

Good enough for me for a ruff idea, cause accordingly to you guys nothing is accurate....

 

how much is trash worth?

 

FYI I weighed my wheels/tires last night.

Champion 3 piece wheels with Pirrelli P-Zero Rosso tires

Front: 19x8.5" with 245/35R19's (half tread) 47.0 pounds
Rear: 19x11" with 295/30R19's (10% tread) 52.2 pounds

So, with full tread, they look to weigh almost exactly the same as the stock hollow spoke wheels and OEM tires.

BTW did all early 911TT's come with hollow spoke wheels?

 

No.

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Which cars came with hollow spoke wheels?

 

I believe that it was a mid/late year 01 change to the hollow spoke wheels (and the front bumperettes). I believe that all 02+ cars have the hollow spoke wheels and no front bumperettes, but that early/mid 01 models are saddled with both.

 

I don't have the bumprettes, but I'm pretty sure my wheels are not hollow spoke. My HREs weigh about half.