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Posted 20 August 2014 - 01:58 PM
Posted 20 August 2014 - 02:09 PM
Nice van - looks great
just wondering - why the english number plate in the second to last pic ? (may be just the way the pic was taken) POR333M ?
are 1275 engine's easy to get out there ? - could be an option to up the cruising speed if the FDR is right
Edited by sledgehammer, 20 August 2014 - 02:20 PM.
Posted 20 August 2014 - 02:14 PM
Hello Phobic welcome to the forum, congratulations on your purchase you hit a jackpot very clean car
Posted 20 August 2014 - 02:26 PM
Welcome and enjoy your van. Looks like you have got yourself a little corker there.
Thanks. I love it already.
Nice van - looks great
just wondering - why the english number plate in the second to last pic ? (may be just the way the pic was taken) POR333M ?
are 1275 engine's easy to get out there ? - could be an option to up the cruising speed if the FDR is right
That is from 2 owners previous. I believe they kept it on after importing it. People do that over here for some reason... Keep it more original maybe? I don't know. I think its nice for car shows.
I'm not sure if the 1275 engine is readily available out here, although Im sure I could find something used for a good price. Just need to find the right places to look. I'm still pretty new to this scene.
Hello Phobic welcome to the forum, congratulations on your purchase you hit a jackpot very clean car
yeah, Im still waiting to see what surprises I find, but all in all I am extremely pleased.
Posted 20 August 2014 - 02:32 PM
Hi and welcome to the forum. Your van looks lovely, congrats on your purchase :)
Posted 20 August 2014 - 02:42 PM
Posted 20 August 2014 - 03:11 PM
Nice looking van. You can change the gear ratio by installing a different diff which will help in speed stakes. I would have thought it would do more than 55-60 though. Maybe a decent tune up of the engine will help. Do a compression test as well to see if there maybe some issues there.
My 998 in my clubman will happily cruise at 70mph with some in reserve and that a 75 vintage engine, bog stock.
Thank you for this! I am not sure what the final drive is but I basically need to hit 3rd before I even get to 25-30 and by 55mph the engine is screaming a bit. I have an appointment with a garage that specializes in these guys next week and requested a tune and compression test. Maybe that truely is all I need and I won't need to update the diff. That would be fantastic!
Glad to know other 998s can run 70mph with no issues. I really didnt want to swap the engine out since it's still original.
Posted 22 August 2014 - 11:44 PM
Posted 23 August 2014 - 12:50 AM
Thanks! I hope so too. gotta figure out which final drive is in there and which one that will do well for me.
Posted 23 August 2014 - 07:02 AM
Posted 23 August 2014 - 01:04 PM
yeah, those are the stock wheels. Im putting those on today. The larger ones rub a bit.
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