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Hey everyone, I'm new to the forum. I just purchased my 1999 911 Cabriolet yesterday in NC. 58,000 miles, runs like a champ. Had a blast driving back to Ohio even though the trip was long! Came with the hard top too. Ended up picking it up for $19,250. This is my first Porsche so I'm nervous about it. My other toy is a 1999 Saleen supercharged mustang but I like the Porsche better.
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Congrats!
Friends don't let friends drive stock.
Btw, unlike other car manufacturers, all 996 cabs came with the hardtop as standard but most cab owners usually either sell it or decide to opt out at the dealers.
Friends don't let friends drive stock.
Btw, unlike other car manufacturers, all 996 cabs came with the hardtop as standard but most cab owners usually either sell it or decide to opt out at the dealers.
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Congrats! Just in time to put the cab in use.
Funniest thing I've read this morning. Excited to start my 1st mod... Research phase....
Funniest thing I've read this morning. Excited to start my 1st mod... Research phase....
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Free flow drop in filter and silicone air intake hose. Or coilovers.
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Nice cab. I think you'll find the hard top makes cold weather a lot easier to handle. As for mods, a very popular first mod is replacing the North American (orange) side marker lights with the European (smoked) side marker lights. Referred to as a "pumpkinectomy."
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Skip the aftermarket filters and leave the stock one in. The MAFs on these cars are very sensitive and easy to foul with an oiled filter, and they provide zero benefit versus a stock filter anyway. The filter isn't restricting the power any. Porsche wrang out about as much power as you can get out of that engine short of the X51 kit, which isn't cost-effective to add on later. Just change out the exhaust if you want some extra sound.
Definitely swap the side markers since it's very cheap and easy to do (just pull on the rear end of the side marker and they pop right out). You can get a set of the smoked ones with orange bulbs for under $50. Appearance and suspension mods are the best places to spend your money. A set of springs (H&R are my preference, but Eibach and other companies are good too) with some Bilstein Sport shocks is the cheapest way to go and will improve the handling and appearance (lowered looks better!) quite a bit. There's no need to go all the way to coilovers unless you want the adjustability for tracking the car.
My first Porsche was an '01 C4 that I modded quite a bit and I know a ton about the best places to spend money on your car. That's my old C4 that's still my avatar photo.
Skip the aftermarket filters and leave the stock one in. The MAFs on these cars are very sensitive and easy to foul with an oiled filter, and they provide zero benefit versus a stock filter anyway. The filter isn't restricting the power any. Porsche wrang out about as much power as you can get out of that engine short of the X51 kit, which isn't cost-effective to add on later. Just change out the exhaust if you want some extra sound.
Definitely swap the side markers since it's very cheap and easy to do (just pull on the rear end of the side marker and they pop right out). You can get a set of the smoked ones with orange bulbs for under $50. Appearance and suspension mods are the best places to spend your money. A set of springs (H&R are my preference, but Eibach and other companies are good too) with some Bilstein Sport shocks is the cheapest way to go and will improve the handling and appearance (lowered looks better!) quite a bit. There's no need to go all the way to coilovers unless you want the adjustability for tracking the car.
My first Porsche was an '01 C4 that I modded quite a bit and I know a ton about the best places to spend money on your car. That's my old C4 that's still my avatar photo.
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