Today's post was written by Wilhelm (Billy) Roedenbeck. Billy was born in Lima, Peru. He bought his first Porsche in 1973 and never looked back. He resides in Miami, Fl. with his wife and her Boxster. Back in the sixties Lima, the capital of Peru, was a city of perhaps 2 million people. It had beautiful boulevards and very little traffic. Cars …
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Porsche wins “Best Performance Engine Award”
For such a large and well know car manufacturer, Porsche doesn't put out a ton of press releases. However, when they do, they do their very best to make sure its good stuff. This new release is no different. My favorite quote: "This year the 3.6 Liter 480 PS Boxer engine (530 PS in the GT2 version) even gained first place in the free capacity …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Spring Start up Procedure
When I first started 993C4S.com one of my very first posts was about the “Worst Day of the Year” or the day I winterized my Porsche and put it away for the snow and salt season. Well, as many of you may have noticed, the countdown timer to when my car comes out of winter hibernation is gone! That’s right, my 993 is back on the road! My car was …
Continue to the full articlePlaying the Role of a Porsche Expert.
A few weeks ago I opened myself up to questions. More specifically, I noted that I'm not a Porsche Expert, but I play one on the Internet and offered to become your Porsche research assistant free of charge. I felt this would be a great opportunity for me to interact with my growing reader base as well as an excellent learning experience for me. …
Continue to the full articleThe Difference Between a Porsche 993 Turbo and a Porsche 993 Turbo S
This worked out much better than I could have ever hoped for. Last week in this post I offered myself out as your free Porsche research assistant (the offer still stands) and I've received a number of question this week via email as a result of that post. Yesterday, in this post, I discussed Seinfeld's 1997 Porsche 993 Turbo S that is currently …
Continue to the full articleDr. Peter Schäfer and Malte Radmann appointed as Managing Directors of Porsche Engineering Group
Stuttgart. Dr. Peter Schäfer (48) and Malte Radmann (54) have taken over as Managing Directors of the Porsche Engineering Group GmbH and Porsche Engineering Services GmbH, two subsidiaries of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart. Both appointees have held general management responsibilities at Porsche Engineering since 2005. Until now Wolfgang …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Service, Owner’s and Shop Manuals
FlatSixes and its partners may earn a commission if you purchase a product through one of our links. Learn More Porsche Service, Owner's and Shop Manuals A while back I did a post on Porsche Service Bulletins or TSBs. As a result, I received a number of emails asking about the best places to purchase Porsche Service or Shop Manuals. Well, I've …
Continue to the full article2008 Porsche 911 GT2: The Finest Porsche Road Car Ever!
MotorTrend's Arthur St. Antoine just released his review of the 2008 Porsche 911 GT2. To say he liked it would be an understatement. "Imagine a Porsche that combines the blown thrust of the 911 Turbo, the tango-champion agility of the 911 GT3, and an extra-generous seasoning of Zuffenhausen alchemy-that's the $192,560 GT2." "At around 5000 …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Recalling Almost 19,000 Cayennes Globally for Problems With Fuel Line
Stuttgart. Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is rearranging the fuel line in the engine compartment of 18,856 vehicles of the Cayenne model worldwide. This affects vehicles which were produced between November 30, 2006 and January 18, 2008. …
Continue to the full articleCompetition makes the Porsche 911 a Better Car
In a post last month we asked the question is Porsche the “Benchmark” for all Other Supercars? That particular post showcased a video of the GT-R facing off against a 997 Turbo and referenced a prior entry regarding a road test of the new Nissan GT-R vs. a Porsche 997 Turbo and the resulting debate about which car is better/faster. There was …
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