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[NotoriousREV]

Is a 991 longer than an S Class?

[Maurice]

Is a 991 longer than an S Class?

Yes, albeit definitely NOT longer than a Stagea.

[GG.]

It is exaggerated by the angle but those figures mito posted are for the 991.1. The length for the 991.2 is 4528mm I believe so the difference is around 90mm.

Doesn’t sound like a lot but it’s actually quite significant in incremental car model terms. That was actually a 4S as well so looked WIDE!

[JLv3.0]

The length for the 991.2 is 4528mm I believe so the difference is around 90mm.

Doesn’t sound like a lot but it’s actually quite significant in incremental car model terms.

It really isn't. It's basically a AA battery or so in length.

[Maurice]

This has reminded me that I happened across a 991.2 yesterday whilst giving the Exige a wee run out. It was white, but unfortunately with full Martini livery meant it looked awful.

Anyway, it pulls up beside me at traffic lights leading on to the slip road for a dual carriageway. Driver blips the throttle a few times. I open the valve on mine, reciprocate, and he then looks a little sheepish thereafter. Quick drag race down the slip road and I pull a couple of lengths on him, when in all honesty I was expecting him to romp off into the distance. Initial conclusions were that either he wasn't really trying or it was a cooking non Carrera-S model.

Onto the dual carriageway and I'm on the outside lane for a mile due to traffic, with him glued behind me. We approach a later junction and I see him pull into the inside lane and accelerate. Expecting a cheery wave or some form of acknowledgement, I wave at him as he goes past. I'm met with nothing but a rigid, straight-ahead stare as he exits off to the left.

Porsche drivers - absolutely zero sense of humour.

[Barry]

Porsche drivers - absolutely zero sense of humour.

You should join YK and Marv for a run, we had a right laugh

[Marv]

Porsche drivers - absolutely zero sense of humour.

You should join YK and Marv for a run, we had a right laugh

Ross had been on a Highland run with me, YK and Duncs... He's been invited to subsequent Highland runs wth us, and hasn't taken up the invite

[GG.]

The length for the 991.2 is 4528mm I believe so the difference is around 90mm.

Doesn’t sound like a lot but it’s actually quite significant in incremental car model terms.

It really isn't. It's basically a AA battery or so in length.

Two AA batteries JL

ETA: for context the ‘wide body’ 4S, which is obviously noticeable to the eye, is 44mm wider so this is nearly double that. They extended the wheelbase as well so I think that also exaggerated the difference, along with the bigger 20’’ wheels on the 991.

[GG.]

This has reminded me that I happened across a 991.2 yesterday whilst giving the Exige a wee run out. It was white, but unfortunately with full Martini livery meant it looked awful.

Anyway, it pulls up beside me at traffic lights leading on to the slip road for a dual carriageway. Driver blips the throttle a few times. I open the valve on mine, reciprocate, and he then looks a little sheepish thereafter. Quick drag race down the slip road and I pull a couple of lengths on him, when in all honesty I was expecting him to romp off into the distance. Initial conclusions were that either he wasn't really trying or it was a cooking non Carrera-S model.

Onto the dual carriageway and I'm on the outside lane for a mile due to traffic, with him glued behind me. We approach a later junction and I see him pull into the inside lane and accelerate. Expecting a cheery wave or some form of acknowledgement, I wave at him as he goes past. I'm met with nothing but a rigid, straight-ahead stare as he exits off to the left.

Porsche drivers - absolutely zero sense of humour.

I would say discount owners of the latest model but he can’t even escape on those grounds anymore...

To be fair the turbocharging was simply an exercise in CO2 reduction so even the S model is only 414bhp. Not exactly groundbreaking in 2017/18 and a massive 6hp more than a 997 GTS - bit of a joke really. I thought they should’ve been 450hp at least to give people a bit of trade off for the lack of natural aspiration.

[integrale_evo]

Lupo for sell

http://ebay.us/qPPexn?cmpnId=5338273189

[Maurice]

Porsche drivers - absolutely zero sense of humour.

You should join YK and Marv for a run, we had a right laugh

Ross had been on a Highland run with me, YK and Duncs... He's been invited to subsequent Highland runs wth us, and hasn't taken up the invite

Only as a result of circumstance, not through choice! Plus, you’re all too quick for me.

[mik]

Your epitath shall read "I'm definitely taking it easy - no heroics"

[Mito Man]

Can someone tell me why the BMW part numbers moulded on the actual parts seem to have no correlation to the part numbers they use online?

[integrale_evo]

A lot of the time each individual part will have a number attached even if it's only sold as an assembly with other parts under its own part number.

Sometimes older numbers don't get recognised by realoem if they've been replaced by a new one.

Have had some weirdness with it not finding electrical connectors.

99% of the time though you can stick the part number on something into realoem and it'll find it.

[Mito Man]

A lot of the time each individual part will have a number attached even if it's only sold as an assembly with other parts under its own part number.

Sometimes older numbers don't get recognised by realoem if they've been replaced by a new one.

Have had some weirdness with it not finding electrical connectors.

99% of the time though you can stick the part number on something into realoem and it'll find it.

Forgot about realoem- the weird thing is the moulded part number comes up on their website but not the official BMW parts one. Now I need the VIN number though and I’m too lazy to go out for that

[Matty]

Matt, have you seen this thread on PH: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/top ... &t=1497809
Painted, not wrapped.

Not seen that thread, but seen his car on TLF. Prefer wrap, at least it's reversible.

I think might just wrap the lower sills, but I'm probably going to leave the roof after looking at various cars. I've got some vinyl wrap lying about, might do a quick, dirty DIY effort and if looks decent, get it done properly.

[dinny_g]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kelly-Aluminiu ... y’s+kettle

They any good Mito??? I’ve always filed them away in the Gimmick folder

[Mito Man]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kelly-Aluminiu ... y’s+kettle

They any good Mito??? I’ve always filed them away in the Gimmick folder

Yeah but only the official Kelly branded one. The others melt. They’re a clever design and much faster than putting a kettle over a camp fire.

[dinny_g]

Cool...

[Gwaredd]

Non facebook users won't be aware that the Alhambra shat its turbo just after Christmas, which resulted in a short journey home with smoke billowing from the exhaust. I think it used about 2 litres of oil to get there.

I'd known the turbo was on its way out for ages, but it looked a swine of a job to do, and a very lazy search revealed parts to be very expensive (ECP wanted £839.00 for just the turbo for example) so I kept putting it off.

Anyway, with it now dead, I searched in earnest & found that London Turbos would sell me a reconditioned one with all gaskets for £198.00 & no surcharge. I ordered a new intercooler from a radiator company up North for £69.00 & the new oil & filters were around £30.00, so for a shade under £300.00, I figured it was worth a punt to try & get the old girl going again.

With the driveshaft & downpipe removed, there was now a surprising amount of room to work in, but the snow & numb hands meant it was still fairly slow going to remove & clean everything. The new turbo showed up & looked shiny & that was bolted on along with the new intercooler. The test drive revealed a huge problem though - a loud squeal coming from the turbo area & the turbo was slow to spool up - only coming on boost around 2200rpm instead of much sooner. At first, I though this might be a foriegn body in the oil that had worked its way into the new turbo shaft, then, after a wiggle with the actuator rod which changed the pitch of the squeal, I suspected a faulty actuator. After much Googling & YouTube-ing, it seemed common that such a noise indicated an air leak in either the exhaust manifold, or EGR system.

The gaskets supplied were the cheap looking single skin metal ones that I usually throw straight in the bin, but against my better judgement, I went along and used them. Needless to say, these were the culprits & after fitting some far better quality Payen gaskets, the noise was gone & the turbo spins up as it did before it exploded.

I'm not sure if there's any lasting damage to the engine, as it sounds OK & goes well enough, but as a precaution, I'll be changing the oil & filter again in 200 miles & I'll fit a new oil feed pipe, as the internet screams that this is a must, even though I can see zero carbon build up on the old one.

Hopefully it'll last us a few more years until we can retire the need for a big 5 seater, as one of the girls will be old enough to leave behind or drive herself.

Not exciting I know, but there's something deeply pleasing about keeping something going that 99% of others would have punted off into landfill.