I bought my 98 986 a little over a year ago. It's a manual with only 36k miles so it's done a lot of sitting. I made a 600 mile drive home through mountains when I first picked it up. I was staying about 60 mph through the mountains and when it started going up a hill I noticed it had slowed down some, when I went to give it more throttle I noticed I had it to the floor and it was still slowing down. Now this was not a very steep hill so I knew it shouldn't have a problem. I turned off the cruise control and completely let off the gas and when I gave it gas again it had no problem going up the hill so it was just like I wasn't giving it any throttle. The car runs and sounds smooth and great. No misses or sputters. I don't have mountains where I live and never take it out of town so I've not noticed the problem again but the other day I raced my brother in his 2003 S-type 6 Cylinder 16 second 1/4 mile Jag and we were dead even. So I know my cars not running at full potential. Any suggestions?

 

did you down shift ? a po lacks torque so a driver adjustment is needed. they are NOT street light cars

 

We went from a 20 punch and I started in 1st. I do know many people will shift at 3k rpms or just hit the gas in 5th and think they're racing is why you ask but yes I have raced many cars and I took it to redline and quickshifted. Even at that with the difference that the two cars are suppose to run I should've been able to hit the gas in third at a 20 punch and still should've walked.

 

you are right it should not happen. sell the po and get a corvette and it wont happen again

 

Keep the revs up at all times... And take that handbrake off :-)

 

i bought a brand new po in 09 and my first question on a forum was "where is the beef" [as in power] my next question was "where is the hand crank" [so i could clear the cylinders of oil to stop the smoke on start up ]it did not go over big with the po owners

 

I have a corvette already, it's certainly faster but but just can't get that porsche feel that I like so much

 

my last corvette was a c6 z06 which i put 50 k felony fun miles on.alas it was time to slow down so i got the po............i sure got my wish. i will be the first to welcome you.......porsche....overpriced/underpowered. imho but very well made

 

Well keep in mind there's never been a year that Corvette has been as fast as Porsche. Don't get me wrong I love Vettes and always will but Porsche has always been a better/faster car. Now Corvettes are no doubt more bang for the buck and as far as that goes no other car can compare for the money.

 

you are right....what was i thinking.....keep trying you can beat that jag

 

Hmm. A nice super charger perhaps??? http://www.neuralblog.com/_content/P...id-9_pn-1.html

 

The problem isn't that I'm wanting a faster car, I just want to know why mine isn't running to it's full potential.

 

Put her on the dyno first... perhaps it's all there is .. perhaps not... sure way to find out

 

good idea. or the very least have a po mechanic road test it

 

That's something I would do but unfortunately I am hundreds of miles from a dyno and hundreds more from a Porsche mechanic.