July - Porsche Club of America – Northeast Region

The front of European Performance Engineering
are going to push your Porsche hard at the track. While on the
discussion of oil pressure, we learned that most of the wear
experienced by any engine happens in the first 10 seconds of
operation after startup, while the oil that has drained into the
sump is being pumped back into all the oil passages.
Next the discussion led to other minor modifications that
could add horsepower, such as K&N air filters (very minor
benefit and not recommended for cars with mass air flow sensors
that can be contaminated by oil from the filter), exhaust
systems, and catalytic converter bypass systems. Jerry also
discussed suspension modifications and how the best way to
upgrade your car is to take a holistic approach, properly designing
and matching all suspension system components for the
car and its intended use. We learned of the mysterious ’chirping
spark plugs,’ a phenomenon recently experienced by Adrianne
Ross and repaired (by simply tightening one of the spark plugs
which had loosened slightly).
There was also considerable discussion about Boxster convertible
tops, where one of the cables breaks allowing full power
of the top raising mechanism to be applied only to one side
of the top. The high torque of this system is capable of bending
sheet metal components including the body panels that the
drive mechanism mounts to. Unfortunately for fellow member
Gary Hebner, Murphy himself must have been listening to this
discussion, because when it was time to leave and he went out
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Talking about a Spec Boxster
The morning crowd
Talking about converting Boxsters to Spec Boxsters.
Alex under black 911
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