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TECH ARTICLE
Karl Wilen
Last week I was fortunate to spend the week in Atlanta rebuilding M96/M97 motors with Jake Raby and Tony Callas, which was an amazing experience. I wanted to write a bit about some of the insider tidbits I learned, but then realized it would just scare anyone out of ever purchasing a watercooled Porsche again, so I will refrain ;) Maybe I will do an engine rebuild article this summer when I can build a motor at home in the evenings (after it warms up!). Instead, I thought you guys might to see a little project I am working on, a 2006 Cayman (60k miles) track car build. Instead of a multi part series, I’ll try to condense it into one article, maybe two articles, as much of it is the same as the SPEC Boxster build from previous issues. The Cayman is a phenomenal car right out of the box, and a lot of fun on the track....but we have the saying, go big or go home, so we went a little over the top to start off this project. Who knows where it will go in the future, but we will start with a really solid base.
Tarett Engineering larger sway bars and drop links, along with adjustable GT3 lower control arms for increased negative camber adjustment. We nished that off with a wheel stud conversion kit to make swapping wheels easier, and a set of OZ race wheels.
With the suspension where I wanted it, one of the complaints on the track with the Caymans is a soft brake pedal. Of course we upgraded the lines to stainless steel lines, but also upgraded to the larger GT3 master cylinder for improved pedal feel.
Another weak link on the track for
Track Weapon
CIAYMAN BUILD
t has been a busy month for me, so Since we had such good luck with the once again I am behind on my article. SPEC Boxster suspension, I chose to Stan threatened me by decreasing my do the same on this car. Bilstein PSS9
pay, and of course that scared me straight. coilovers with stiffer Swift springs,
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