by Steve Grosekemper | Apr 19, 2024 | Non-model Specific
Tires and suspension set up and adjustments Tire construction and heat cycles: Tire structure is steel and nylon that gives the tire the shape. The outside of the tire is synthetic rubber that heats up with friction and gives us that much needed stick! The greatest...
by Steve Grosekemper | Dec 23, 2022 | Boxster/996/997/Cayman
While Porsche has gotten along with air-cooling for their sports cars for the past 50 years or so, it has come to my attention that all Porsche models are water-cooled, and have been since 1999. The reason for this new-fangled water-cooling is that it maintains a more...
by Steve Grosekemper | Dec 23, 2022 | 911 (964/993)
As the last of the air-cooled 911s celebrate over two decades of service to their owners, they seem to more closely emulate their earlier air-cooled ancestors. You see, back in the day… Porsches leaked oil to one extent or another and that was just the way it was....
by Steve Grosekemper | Oct 31, 2022 | 911 ('65-'89)
Back in the day before the turn of the last century we didn’t have the internet like it is today with its vast array of information. We were lucky to have a dial up modem to log onto our AOL account! So we couldn’t just click a year and model car and click “Service...
by Steve Grosekemper | Oct 31, 2022 | 924/944/968
If you gave been following my track driving history you are probably aware that Greg Phillips and I have been sharing track cars for several years. We started driving together when I was between racecars and Greg needed help with track set-up on his gray 928. We moved...
by Steve Grosekemper | Oct 28, 2022 | Boxster/996/997/Cayman, Non-model Specific
With all the electronic gadgetry in our cars today from ABS to PDK, it is hard to believe that when I started driving in the early ’80s that power windows were such a big deal. That’s right, you could actually open the passenger side window from the driver’s seat with...
by Steve Grosekemper | Oct 28, 2022 | 911 ('65-'89)
In the past several months I have seen a number of “HOT ROD” 911s all complaining of various abnormal noises. These noises have been described as anything from cam chain noise, to 5th gear noise, to ring and pinion noise. Are all these cars just getting noisier? Are...
by Steve Grosekemper | Oct 28, 2022 | 911 ('65-'89)
One of the best things about a 911 is the sound; it is what draws many people to the model in the first place. Anything that can improve that sound can only add to the personality of the car. This is no recent revelation on my part; companies have been selling...
by Steve Grosekemper | Oct 28, 2022 | 911 ('65-'89)
In 1974 Porsche updated the interior door treatment on 911s. Along with the new door pocket storage arrangement came new inside door handle linkage. This system seemed to work very well for years of trouble-free service. However, in some cars this linkage can become...
by Steve Grosekemper | Oct 28, 2022 | 911 ('65-'89)
As summer approaches and the weather heats up, thoughts of long weekend trips in the 911 will surely pop into your head. Some of these adventures may actually contain stints of driving in warmer than optimal temperatures. For these occasions we have the wonderful...
