Finally
#17
06-01-2007, 05:34 AM
Car looks great... can you elaborate on your installation issues wrt the Valentine? Did you follow the rennlist instructions (cutting and splicing)? I was a little bummed that it's not a 10min install (as on BMWs).
#18
06-01-2007, 06:43 AM
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Darien, CT
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From the fuse box, there by the driver's side left foot there is a thick orange cable. We stripped off some insulation and soldered/fused the Valentine on that. Works fine and turns off with the car.
#22
06-01-2007, 08:56 AM
Originally Posted by SLATETT
Turbo brothers - I finally joined the ranks ... pics coming in a few days
I started my sports car career with a '97 M3, moved to a '99 540i sport, then a '02 M3 SMG, then '03 M5 (my fav of all BMWs) .. got a huge house in the country needed to switch to a '04 X5 4.8is (awesome) .. went to Vegas fell in love with a 996 turbo that was sitting above slots @ Cesar's. Went to Paris last March .. bullet train to Geneva to see the debut of the 997 Turbo .. the rest is history. My daily driver is '06 Audi A4 Avant tip and my fun car is the Slate Turbo.
Drove it home from NYC last Th - it was overwhelming for me between different controls than any other cars that I'm used too and NYC/NJ traffic - I managed to time it at rush hour ;( .. I kept under 5k rpm and did nothing crazy for journey home, I was amazed that I got 21 mph.
Friday I stayed up with a pro installer I know and we installed Sirius from Suncoast, we integrated a Parrot 3000 Evolution bluetooth with PSM, Kuda phone cradle and ProClip for Blackberry 8800 and hardwired Valentine - none of the posted install instructions were accurate and took us 6 hours to do these upgrades -- but all is good.
Also for those of you interested - removed rear passenger cushion back and installed a seat for my 15 month boy. Picked up the Mamas and Papas Protec car seat in London last month - works awesome and significantly less money than Porsche .. the boy giggled the entire ride to school - I suspect from the vibs from engine.
Unfortunately - flew away for Memorial day and stuck driving a Corolla rental car. I know a bunch of us took deliveries last week ... lets see the pics and I'll post some next week.
Next upgrade .. I love the grey Techart Formula II
I started my sports car career with a '97 M3, moved to a '99 540i sport, then a '02 M3 SMG, then '03 M5 (my fav of all BMWs) .. got a huge house in the country needed to switch to a '04 X5 4.8is (awesome) .. went to Vegas fell in love with a 996 turbo that was sitting above slots @ Cesar's. Went to Paris last March .. bullet train to Geneva to see the debut of the 997 Turbo .. the rest is history. My daily driver is '06 Audi A4 Avant tip and my fun car is the Slate Turbo.
Drove it home from NYC last Th - it was overwhelming for me between different controls than any other cars that I'm used too and NYC/NJ traffic - I managed to time it at rush hour ;( .. I kept under 5k rpm and did nothing crazy for journey home, I was amazed that I got 21 mph.
Friday I stayed up with a pro installer I know and we installed Sirius from Suncoast, we integrated a Parrot 3000 Evolution bluetooth with PSM, Kuda phone cradle and ProClip for Blackberry 8800 and hardwired Valentine - none of the posted install instructions were accurate and took us 6 hours to do these upgrades -- but all is good.
Also for those of you interested - removed rear passenger cushion back and installed a seat for my 15 month boy. Picked up the Mamas and Papas Protec car seat in London last month - works awesome and significantly less money than Porsche .. the boy giggled the entire ride to school - I suspect from the vibs from engine.
Unfortunately - flew away for Memorial day and stuck driving a Corolla rental car. I know a bunch of us took deliveries last week ... lets see the pics and I'll post some next week.
Next upgrade .. I love the grey Techart Formula II
Congrats on the new ride!
SlateTT, we are located 45 minutes from Wilmington, DE and about 20 minutes north of Philly.
You should stop up and take a ride in our car.
We can discuss how to turn a great car into an AMAZING car.
http://awe-tuning.com/pages/porsche/index.cfm
-Mike
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