[s-cars] NAC: Friday 930 impressions

Fri Nov 2 11:41:21 PDT 2007

Let's see how slippery this slope can be...  <g>

Have you upgraded the horn yet Paulie?

Steve

On 11/2/07, Theodore Chen <tedebearp at yahoo.com> wrote:
> sounds sweet.  i'm giving the 911 RSA back to my friend this weekend, as i need the garage space to work on my UrS4.  i would rather buy a C5 Z06, because the car guy in me insists on a faster car for the money.  but i have to admit i'm going to miss that 911 RSA, and the sound of a porsche flat-six at full cry right behind me is something i won't forget.
>
> if i had a 930 turbo, i'd be looking to put in a ball-bearing turbo of some sort - not necessarily going bigger on the turbo sizing, but the improvement in the low and midrange is well worth the swap, judging from my experience with the UrS4.
>
> -teddy
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: "pkrasusky at ups.com" <pkrasusky at ups.com>
> To: t44tqtro at gmail.com
> Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Sent: Friday, November 2, 2007 7:40:58 AM
> Subject: [s-cars] NAC:  Friday 930 impressions
>
>
> Taka requested:
>
> <<<From: Taka Mizutani [mailto:t44tqtro at gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 1:38 PM
> To: Krasusky Paul (WQQ2PXK)
> Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] //S8 mod - PROJECT: add power / remove weight /
> install 4spd
>
> Awesome, awesome, awesome!!!!!
>
> Congrats on getting a P-car. I guess now you better join PCA and take
> the red bomber to the track. :-)
>
> I looooove those cars, we need driving impressions, big time.
>
> Get one of your partners in crime to recreate that famous Porsche ad,
> where the 930 is airborne, shot from a very low
> angle from behind, makes the car look like it's 5 feet in the air and
> all 4 wheels are hanging down under those lovely fenders.
>
> Nice score on getting one w/ sport seats- rare option, I think.
>
> I hope you hook up with one of the good tuners for that car- bigger
> turbo isn't necessarily better with them, considering you're already
> starting with a K27.
>
> Can we get a gratuitous rear quarter shot with the fenders and those
> wide Fuchs with massive lip?
>
> Taka>>>
>
>
> Sorry for the delay Taka, been crazybusy here lately.  Plus I felt it
> best to get a few tanks of fuel through my right foot before I provided
> any impressions.  Got it reg'd / insured last Fri. finally and have
>  been
> commuting in it all week.
>
> The reality sorta took some time to settle in.  It all happened so fast
> I wasn't really prepared to be excited.  I mean, I was, but was sort of
> numb by the shock I guess.  Couple tanks of gas later, and I'm over the
> "red" factor, and the "would rather have a 993" thoughts I initially
> had.
>
> _F_THAT_!!!
>
> The reality of what a 930 is, is finally hitting me.  Such a
>  significant
> car, last of a breed, pure, raw, visceral.  None of the newer P's I've
> driven feel / smell / go the way this thing does.  I'm sure a 996tt
> would knock the pants off it - who cares.  996s are like driving
> Germanobuicks 8-).
>
> Rear flares are one thing, but fronts too?  Color me ignorant, but I
>  had
> no idea they were flared.  And they are, massively.  Not as massive as
> the rears but ohsonice.  How the F did I never know this I dunno.
>
> I'm getting accustomed to the power band. Lag / 4spd aside...  it's
> REALLY not that bad once you acclimate.  The owner's manual is great,
> not only complete with tq / hp power curve graphs (vertical like a
> ladder!), but also gear charts!  1st is good for near 60, 2nd for near
> 100, 3rd for like 135, says top is 157, 60 in 5.5, and 1/4 in 13.9 - in
> 2nd gear!
>
> Steering input is phenomenal - telepathic comes to mine.  You can
> modulate inputs of steer / throttle mid corner with easy and set the
>  car
> up precise.  I've been taking the ramps here near my office @ *quite*
> JNR speeds - wow.  Brakes have tremendous feel, esp. considering their
> era.  Better pedal response than my Big Reds on der UrS6, slightly more
> wooden "feel", but overall more effective - and with ZERO dive, which
> rules.  Clutch recently done with an HD unit (waiting on records for
> specs), take up is just what you'd want - not too heavy not too light
> not too long not too grabby...  just right.  Shifter has the "long
> throw" shifter option heh heh heh, it's like rowing a canoe!  Kidding
> aside, the gate makes for easy selection, positive engagement, just
>  real
> long throws which you need to be deliberate with as the synchros feel
> old school.  Slight side to side shifter play once engaged but not as
> bad as I expected.
>
> SPORT SEATS FOR THE WIN!  Man, I arrived to get it that night and was
> floored when I saw them - schaschaschwing!  I too wonder if they're
> rare.  They envelope practically your entire f'n rib cage!  The
> interior's in great shape, about 99.9% perfect.  Really nothing like
>  the
> sound of a 911 door unlatching / latching, for some bizarre reason.
> Such a proper greeting for what you are about / just have embarked
>  upon.
>
> Things like HVAC and radio suck, obviously, but who cares.  I was also
> psyched to see the OE Blaupunkt Reno still in place, bled out LCD and
> crappy sound be damned.  I hate aftermarket radios in cars and hell, I
> got all the tunes I need over my shoulder!  Man, the sounds the thing
> makes, a symphonic cacophony of mechanical wonder all around you.  Just
> trolling along, there's your proverbial boxer 6 whine.  Couple that
>  with
> some great gear whine from the 4spd, and then the turbo whine when you
> get on it - then throw in the exhaust.  Heh, when it hits full boost
> against a barrier with the window down, it sounds like it's tearing a
> f'n hole in the f'n atmosphere.  Or like God hisself is hawking the
> World's Larges LOOGY!  WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH!  Like ripping apart ten
> trillion phone books simultaneously.  Addictive!  Exhaust on decel is
> full of burbleburbleburblePOPpopPOP heh heh heh... gutted cat!  NOICE!
> Brian was behind me in the RS, came up next to me at a light and
> exclamated "I can hear that thing over my car with my windows up!".
> BwHA!
>
> Full boost comes on at different rev's depending on gear.  1st is
>  laggy,
> as late as 4,400.  2nd like 4k, 3rd is good, like 3,400.  Cruising 4th
>  @
> 80 is a HOOT...  stomp it and wham! 120!  Good stuff.  Full boost is
> 1bar, and the PO had a GReddy Profec B Spec II overboost controller
> installed.  Problem is I found out the WG isn't opening (OH MY!) and
>  the
> fuel pumps were cutting out when boost hit 1.2bar - ooops.  Going back
> to Musante who recently had done the install and WG rebuild when they
> return from running @ Daytona next week - until then me right size 10
> lifts as me watchful eye stays on the bar gauge - which buries QUICK.
> Like I have to short shift most gears, at like 4,500.  Which has been
> fun, actually 8-).
>
> ANYwho, thanks for asking / listening / encouraging.  I'm still a bit
> awestricken each morning I walk out into the garage.  I'm like - that's
> mine???  Carazy, I know.  I think it's a K26 Taka; doubt I'll do too
> much to it for awhile at least.  Likely lower it down to Euro stance,
> maybe tint the windows lightly.  Always liked orange rear indicators,
> maybe some day.  For now...
>
> Here's some pics from the night I got it and then that Sat. when my
> buddy came up with the RS to go out for some fun (more like FUN!
>  JNR!).
> Funny, you requested the exact shots I took the night I got it home -
> the ones where you want to stand behind it and violate the thing oh
> yeah!  Great minds...
>
> http://www.krasusky.photos.us.com/c1400424.html
>
> Enjoy!  Looking forward to the next GoF here, hopefully the streets
>  will
> be clear enough for some shenanigans...
>
> -Paul not particularly right K.
>
>
>
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