Showing posts with label technical. Show all posts
Showing posts with label technical. Show all posts

Sunday, July 6, 2014

Porsche 993 with option X51, "RS light"...UPDATE!

Update 28-12-2014: Thanks all for contributing to this blog with info regarding the various X51 versions. Based on this I have updated the X51 blog. If you have any info about the X51 option or found anything not correct in this blog please contact me.

Anybody seriously looking to buy a Porsche 911 type 993 may have noticed some cars being advertised as a X51 optioned model. Besides increasing the price this option has many enthusiasts bounce up and down with excitement. Then why is this option so desirable and is it worth looking for a X51and paying the premium? A short guide to the mysteries of the X51 code for the Porsche 993...READ MORE>>>

Friday, January 17, 2014

993 Sneaky weakspot....

The Porsche 911 type 993; last of the air-cooled, pinnacle of Porsche engineering, king of Porsche etc etc.  Many are, despite high mileages, running like they just came from the showroom floor. But with the earliest examples nearing the 20 year mark even this bulletproof machine is showing some weak spots. Read on>>

What lies beneath...

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Achilleshiel van de 993?

De 993 staat bekend als een bulletproof 911, de moderne roestbehandeling, een volledig uit-ontwikkelde luchtgekoelde boxer motor en een alumium wielophanging staan garant voor probleemloos Porsche rijden. 300.000 km en meer zonder revisie zijn geen uitzondering en menig 993 staat er ondanks hoge kilometerstanden bij als een showroom model. Lees verder...>>

What lies beneath...

Friday, September 13, 2013

Porsche 911 964 suspension upgrades




Do you feel that your Porsche 964 is not behaving like a sportscar, let alone a Porsche? Are you overtaken left and right by hockey mums in SUV's? Time to have a look at your suspension components. Your 964 may stil have the original suspension shocks and springs that are by now at least 20 years old. Old and worn shocks cause

Friday, August 30, 2013

Porsche 993 Sportseats Guide

Very rare, very pricey but very,very nice....

Option M383/387
Klaus, the one with the moustache...
Ticking this option would give Klaus in the Porsche factory the signal to install the "sportseats" instead of the standard "comfort" seats. A 1600,- Deutschmark option.

Friday, August 16, 2013

Porsche 964 Onderstel opties en tips

Wordt u in uw 964 links en rechts ingehaald door A-label middenklassers?  

Dat ligt (niet alleen) aan uw rijvaardigheden. Uw 964 heeft wellicht nog de originele dempers die inmiddels minimaal 20 jaar oud zijn. Oude en versleten dempers zorgen voor oncomfortabel en onvoorspelbaar weggedrag. Met een nieuwe set dempers en goede uitlijning herkent u uw 964 niet meer terug!