My new C-GT
#48
08-22-2004, 11:26 AM
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Originally posted by HdS
Congrats!
Do you have some more pics of your other cars?
Congrats!
Do you have some more pics of your other cars?
Chuck, PM me so I can give you my email and I will host all your high res pics for you
#49
08-22-2004, 01:10 PM
Originally posted by chucksweet
Hi all!!
Thanks for all the congrats and kind words everybody! I wish you could it enjoy it as much as I am.
If you ever happen to be in the Northern Indiana area, give me a shout and I'll be happy to give you a ride!
Chuck
Hi all!!
Thanks for all the congrats and kind words everybody! I wish you could it enjoy it as much as I am.
If you ever happen to be in the Northern Indiana area, give me a shout and I'll be happy to give you a ride!
Chuck
#50
08-22-2004, 09:32 PM
Originally posted by W8MM
but it was very consistent in every action. I could actually feather it, if I had to drive it onto a trailer or into a hauler, but it was necessary to keep the engine turning at over 2500 rpm to succeed without stalling and jerking.
...Cincinnati has a few more hills than Ft. Wayne
but it was very consistent in every action. I could actually feather it, if I had to drive it onto a trailer or into a hauler, but it was necessary to keep the engine turning at over 2500 rpm to succeed without stalling and jerking.
...Cincinnati has a few more hills than Ft. Wayne
Yes, Fort Wayne is fairly flat, but it is amazing how many streets or parking lots have inclines onto the road.
BTW, the manual says not to rev the engine more than 4300 rpms..It is really hard , but so far I have been real good about that.
Chuck
#51
08-22-2004, 09:34 PM
Originally posted by HdS
Congrats!
Do you have some more pics of your other cars?
Congrats!
Do you have some more pics of your other cars?
Chuck
#52
08-22-2004, 09:35 PM
Originally posted by Vik
Wow, the car looks amazing Chuck. Congrats. You need to come out to a Chicago meet when we have one!
Wow, the car looks amazing Chuck. Congrats. You need to come out to a Chicago meet when we have one!
Chuck
#53
08-23-2004, 02:55 AM
"Your description gives me some more hope in this regard, but it still worries me a tiny bit. It's my impression that Cincinnati has a few more hills than Ft. Wayne"
Same here but the continued descriptions by Larry over at Rennteam on his after 4k miles! does have me a bit shaky for the first time since putting down the deposit. The ride height I can probably deal with - especially with the 3/4" factory raise kit as well as the tranny noise between 1900 to 2100 (don't intend to spend much time there and my car is already pretty chattering with the lightweight flywheel). However, this clutch deal given our moutainous terrain is a bit disturbing. I'm hoping very much that a member of one of these boards (hopefully in CA) will be gracious enough to allow me to fly up for a very mellow test drive. Driving in any other manner will be just fine I'm sure on my car. It's just the puttsing around town off the line - with and without hills that is giving me second thoughts.
Same here but the continued descriptions by Larry over at Rennteam on his after 4k miles! does have me a bit shaky for the first time since putting down the deposit. The ride height I can probably deal with - especially with the 3/4" factory raise kit as well as the tranny noise between 1900 to 2100 (don't intend to spend much time there and my car is already pretty chattering with the lightweight flywheel). However, this clutch deal given our moutainous terrain is a bit disturbing. I'm hoping very much that a member of one of these boards (hopefully in CA) will be gracious enough to allow me to fly up for a very mellow test drive. Driving in any other manner will be just fine I'm sure on my car. It's just the puttsing around town off the line - with and without hills that is giving me second thoughts.
#57
08-24-2004, 04:45 AM
Originally posted by chucksweet
...and I don't like the thought of what I am doing to the clutch as I am feathering it.
...and I don't like the thought of what I am doing to the clutch as I am feathering it.
In the Car and Driver review of the CGT, Larry Webster said, "We saw one car endure about 40 drop-clutch launches with no ill effect on its performance."
Additionally, when I talked to Larry on the phone about the clutch issue, he recounted another journalist asking the Porsche techs who were maintaining the press cars if they intended to replace the clutch after the test session ended. They reportedly looked up at him and said, "No. ... Why?"
I take these stories to mean that the clutch is extraordinarily durable and that it can take feathering as a daily diet.
Cheers,
#58
08-24-2004, 05:32 AM
Originally posted by Noel
Chuck, I'm down in Indy. Who did you purchase your car from? Any chance it was from Tom Wood?
Chuck, I'm down in Indy. Who did you purchase your car from? Any chance it was from Tom Wood?
Chuck
#59
08-24-2004, 05:34 AM
Originally posted by W8MM
As it turns out, feathering the clutch may not shorten its life very much.
In the Car and Driver review of the CGT, Larry Webster said, "We saw one car endure about 40 drop-clutch launches with no ill effect on its performance."
As it turns out, feathering the clutch may not shorten its life very much.
In the Car and Driver review of the CGT, Larry Webster said, "We saw one car endure about 40 drop-clutch launches with no ill effect on its performance."
Chuck
Last edited by chucksweet; 08-24-2004 at 05:41 AM.
#60
08-24-2004, 05:40 AM
Originally posted by suckmyexhaust
COngrats on the new toy!!!
With the dub's that you have, what size cc's you have for the engines?
COngrats on the new toy!!!
With the dub's that you have, what size cc's you have for the engines?
One of them is a stock 1600cc and the other is a medium wild 1835cc. My 1600 is leaking a fair amount of oil.(bad bearing) This winter I want to build a 2110cc or 2180cc replacement for it. You can never have enough power or speed in ANY car. <gr>
Chuck