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Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Myrtle Creek Oregon
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I’ll throw the list on this thread if you want me to. Have had about 28 motorcycles too. a sprint booster is essentially this: I have a Sprint Booster for Porsche Boxster 2002 era. This was 300$ new. Here’s what the factory says: • Eliminate your PORSCHE'S throttle lag INSTANTLY! • Add more "power" to your pedal - from a dead stop to passing. • Switch between factory, sport and race settings! • Make your daily driving WAY more fun! You Can Install it In Minutes Easy three step installation of Sprint Booster • Simply remove the harness connector from the accelerator pedal. • Plug the Sprint Booster Connector (red tab) into the pedal. • Switch between factory, sport and race settings Now, from what I can tell, it’s not really a speed booster, but a throttle response booster. It plugged into the 4-5 wires under the dash that goes to the throttle. I really didn’t like the kind of response the throttle had with it in. Plus, I eliminated one more thing that could go wrong. So, it’s for sale!
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Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Lloydminster Saskatchewan
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Nice lil Porsche, Kinda wondered what the Sprint booster was myself then googled it. There are devices like this for all sorts of cars under various names. Such as Pedal Commander if i remember the one for my truck right. But they do have their drawbacks. Especially when the same effect can be achieved with a proper tune.
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Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Myrtle Creek Oregon
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Here are all the cars and bikes I’ve owned, that i can remember...
Cars and bikes Mostly complete list - there were a few parts bikes, or engines etc. Like 1990’s V-twin Shadow engine that I traded for a TC90, but hard to count if That’s a bike or not... plus CL350 engine, etc. 1967 Suzuki k15p high school 1975 Honda xr75 ? High school 1971 Honda z50 for sisters (she still owns) 1982 Kawasaki kd80 high school 1977 Yamaha yz250 high school 1973 Suzuki tc125 high school 1974 Suzuki tc125 college 1976 Honda xl125 (never ran right) 1975 Honda cb360t chicken coop find 1974 Honda cb360t bought early 90s 1971 Honda ct70 (uncle Denny gave to me) 1996 Suzuki dr350s (traded ct70 for it) 2003 XR100 late 2000’s 1974 Honda st90 found in Alaska dump 1973 Honda ct70 1986 xr200 (traded boat cables for it and the xr100) 2001 xr100 (See frankenbike) 1986 Honda xr600 100$ basket case 1985 Honda xl600 basketcase for parts 1986 Honda xr600 built out of others 1987 Honda xr600 bent frame 2003 Honda xr650l traded the other 2 for it 1973 Frankenbike. 2001 xr100 engine and 1972 TS90 frame 2006 Roketa 200 DB-06 2002 Yamaha ttr225 1983 Yamaha xt200 1974 Suzuki TC185 1971 Suzuki TS185 2009 KLX250sf (still have; best bike ever owned) 2003 ttr125 (still have for sis and wife) 1972 Suzuki TC90 1970 Honda CL100 1972 Honda CL100 for parts w/125 engine 1980’s, Alaska 1. 71 or 72 Ford Station wagon (first car -1982) 2. 1969 Chevy Truck 396 3. 66 Saab (still in Mom’s woods) 4. 1967 Chevy Truck 5. 76 Datsun B-210 6. 75 Datsun pickup 7. 62 Karmann Ghia (parts only) 8. 67 Beetle 9. 69 Beetle 10. 67 Dodge Polara 383 (Idaho 1983) 11. 67 Pontiac Tempest (Juneau) 12. 62 Ford Truck short-bed (Juneau) 13. 62 Beetle (Juneau) 14. 62 Ford Truck longbed 15. 64 Dodge Dart 16. 69 Dodge Fury II 17. 60 Karmann Ghia (Sheri’s -1988) 18. 73 Plymouth Fury 3 19. 74 VW Dasher (Sheri’s) 20. 72 AMC Hornet 1990’s, Alaska 21. 67 Plymouth Barracuda 22. 68 Plymouth Barracuda (parts) 23. 67 Plymouth Barracuda (parts) 24. 79 Datsun S.W. 25. 65 Dodge Polara (still own - in friend’s yard, Alaska) 26. 78 Mercury Monarch 27. 74 Dodge truck 28. 81 Thunderbird 29. 1984 Chevy Citation 30. 1987 Chevy Sprint 31. 84 Dodge D-50 32. 63 VW Beetle Baja 33. 81 Jeep CJ-7 (1990) 34. 83 Chevy S-10 35. 45-52 Jeep GPW/CJ-2 36. 85 Jeep Cherokee 37. 84 Chevette 38. 78 Jeep Cherokee full size 39. 85 Ford Ranger 40. 87 Pontiac Fiero SE 41. 88 Mazda 323 (Sheri’s) 42. 84 Dodge D-50 (parts) 43. 86 Dodge D-50 44. 88 Plymouth Horizon 45. 87 Dodge Omni 46. 81 Dodge Omni 47. 84 Dodge Omni 48. 82 Dodge Omni 49. 81 Dodge Omni 50. 79 VW Rabbit gas 51. 84 VW Rabbit diesel 52. 82 Dodge Truck 53. 85 Dodge Caravan 54. 86 VW Golf gas 55. 89 Cherokee (limited) 56. 85 Fiero 2M4 Moved to Kentucky, 2000’s 57. 82 Chevy Truck 58. 91 Thunderbird 59. 88 Chevy Safari Van 60. 72 Jeep CJ-5 61. 87 Fiero (Robert) 62. 86 Honda 63. 75 Jeep Truck (parts) 64. 80’s K-car (Deanna) 65. 92 Ford Ranger (Michael) 66. 92 Geo Prism (Savannah) 67. 96 Plymouth Voyager 68. 86 VW Golf diesel 69. 94 Jeep Grand Cherokee 70. 87 Chevy Suburban (traded for gun) 71. 92 Plymouth Voyager (made into trailer, Allen K) 72. 87 Chevy Nova 73. 84 VW Jetta (tan - one of my favorite cars of all time, diesel conversion) 74. 81 VW Rabbit (parts) 75. 82 VW Jetta (parts) 76. 96 Plymouth Voyager (parts) 77. 95 Geo Tracker (Lisa R) 78. 98 Plymouth Voyager 79. 89 Jeep Cherokee (red from Mike T) 80. 99 VW New Beetle diesel 2012 and on, Oregon 81 . 84 Ford F-150 (should be at 31, sold to Kevin M) 82. 97 Subaru Legacy (cam) 83. 96 parts jeep Cherokee 84. 97 F150 ( sold to Daron) 85. 2011 Kia Soul (still own) 86. 98 Jeep Wrangler 87. 2001 Chrysler caravan (Sandy's) 88. 97 Ford Explorer (monte) 89. 92 Ford F-150 90. 1975 dodge truck (should be at 26) parts for 4x4 91. 2001 F150 Supercrew Lariat 4x4 5.4 (sold) 92. 1999 VW Golf TDI 93. 2002 Porsche Boxster S (still own) 94. 2002 F350 Lariat Crew cab Dually 7.3 diesel (still own)
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Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Myrtle Creek Oregon
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Drove Boxster to coast yesterday, and work. 240 miles total in a day. Ran great, top down, stereo blasting. Good Day! Winters getting closer so figured I’d better get out and drive it a bit...
I’m getting a check engine light from one or both of the rear o2 sensors saying the cat(s) is inefficient. Will try to figure that out, but nothing has me concerned.
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Sardis, BC, Canada
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My Silverado rear cat sensors have been triggered for a year. Don't care.
I admit to a love for the Dasher. I've always wanted to turn a Caravan into a trailer.
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Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Myrtle Creek Oregon
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Our Dasher was kinda junk. Electrical issues. Like, headlights would go off and scare the wife. It was her first car and she grew to hate it.
Caravan trailer was amazing. I handed a sawzall to my teenage boys and told them to start cutting! Worked out really nicely. Eventually sold it for 150$
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Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Myrtle Creek Oregon
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Boxster update:
Went to coast over Thanksgiving break. Took my 83 year old mom in the Porsche. She loves it! Kept the top up tho as it was raining. Decided to buy the Circuit Werks rear cat elimination pipes and installed them yesterday. Sounds better, looks better, flows better, less rattles and 25-30 pound weight reduction as well. They are behind the O2 sensors so no lights related to Cat delete are triggered. Oh, and the check engine light (related to the Cat inefficiency) went off a while back and has never returned! Car is being awesome and I’m still loving it. Merry Christmas all! May the new year bring us many toys with engines.
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Sardis, BC, Canada
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Merry Christmas to you, Lance. Thanks for checking in.
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Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Myrtle Creek Oregon
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Boxster update!
Looooooving the car. Have had no probs except, a check engine light saying left cat efficiency not quite right. I have a wireless plug for OBdII and a phone App that can see the cat voltage signals. Sure enough, it wasn’t operating correctly. I added a O2 sensor extension to the back O2 sensor on that side, and, signal leveled out and check engine light has not returned! Car is running great. Have 74,000 on it now, so have driven it 2000 miles. I am finding any and sometimes lame reasons to drive it long distances because it’s so fun to drive. Highly recommended! Also, sold F150 and bought F350. Vehicle number 94... I updated my list, above.
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Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: Lesotho
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Volcano, Ca
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If you're interested in F450's or equal, CA will be dumping really great trucks out of state very soon for dirt cheap. Can't register them here without the expensive upgrades. I have a contractor buddy who is in the same lurch.
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Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Myrtle Creek Oregon
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I’ve heard and already seen that! What a shame.
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Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Myrtle Creek Oregon
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Ours was gas. Typical VW wiring with all sorts of crazy issues...
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Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Myrtle Creek Oregon
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I think I overthink about Boxster problems, and then, read the internet too much. I read and researched that they should have their water pumps changed about every 70,000. Mine has 74,000. Many also indicated that a metal impeller is better than a plastic impeller, and to buy a Gates brand water pump (113$) since they have metal impeller. So I did. Pump came in, and has plastic impeller. I called Gates. They said they no longer make the pump with a metal impeller.
So, then went on another forum, Porsche specific, and they recommend the plastic impeller pump since, if the bearing goes bad then the pump blades won’t damage the aluminum engine surface. Sigh... I have no idea which is the correct train of thought. Oh well, I’ll replace the pump with the Gates pump and should be good for about 7 years, lol. Meanwhile, drove to town yesterday and car was fine but got home and saw an antifreeze drip at the back, from the overflow tank. Might have a hairline crack. Was pretty hot out, and I heard the fans kicking in at stoplights. The temp never went up over 190 tho. Here’s a question for ya all. I have a line on a ‘brand new’ tank, but was made in 2008. 50$. What is the feeling about whether the plastic has deteriorated in 12 years, even tho it’s ‘brand new’? I can get a legit brand new UNO brand tank for about 113$. I can get a brand new Porsche OEM for around 250$. Any thoughts about a 12 year old plastic ‘brand new’ still in bag tank?
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Join Date: May 2013
Location: finger lakes NY
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i personally would run it. it has not been exposed to the chemicals in coolant that can degrade the plastic... but thats coming from the guy that just bought a radiator from a pick and pull because i am too cheap to put a $100 rad in a $250 car... LOL
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