Thou shalt thank Moses for delivering you from destruction.

Thank you Moses.

Thou shalt latch thy hood EVERY time it is opened! Thou Shalt not assume it is latched before thalt driveth away!

Just to reiterate...

Redline the car regularly. If you aren't then trade it in on a low end torque Chevy V8 (no, not for the 911, maybe a Chevelle, or Camaro)

These are high strung high hp small displacement motors (all of them to some degree) If you shift at 5 then you are missing half of your power. These motors were made to run at redline all day long, remember it has set many endurance records some of which are like 84 hours of high speed driving with only short pit stops.

If you haven't gotten it already, pushing the trip odo reset while the car is in motion strips a little plastic gear in the speedo which usually requires a $100 bill to fix possibly including a week without a speedo if you have to send the thing to Palo Alto Speedo or North Hollywood Speedo.

uh oh, this reseting the the odometer while moving thing has got me really curious. I hope I can resist the temptation to see what happens.

What happens if you disconnect the battery while the car is running?

Fritzle, I think you meant thermal reactors, not heat exchangers. The book that helped me most in my search was The Used 911 Story by Peter Zimmermann.
I think its a must have. It doesn't have the prettiest pictures but it breaks down 911's year to year from early to late models and explains the changes that occurred from one year to the next. It was a slow evolution and improvements came by necessity. You can buy it in the pelican book section.
my additional commandment, Polish everything! A 911 is a work of art and should be treated as such. Plus, it adds horsepower. Especially polish the gas cap and the backs of your rims!
An SC will give you the biggest bang for the buck, and if you play your cards right you can do battle with us in the finest covert organization known to man. Forget about air conditioning its just extra weight. And oh yea... I though I needed a coupe, but I am sooooooooooooooooooo happy that I have a Targa!
Wind noise be damned!!!!!!!

* If your 915 grinds a little going into first from a dead stop, pop it into 2nd for a second, then go into first.

* Dont bother downshifting into first with a 915 tranny.

* Adjusting shift linkage, new bushings and clutch cable do wonders for 915.

* 915 tranny is fun to drive if adjusted right and if you dont try to downshift into first.

* Dont bother drag racing with a 915 tranny in your car, off the line.

** A good Porsche mechanic who you can trust, is a true blessing and an absolute necessity **

* New Magnecor wires and a fresh valve adjustment will add 10 HP to your car.

* Always get a PPI, and dont necessarily believe what the PO tells you, unless he has a book of maintanance receipts to back it up.

* Wider Tires are better

* Be sure to act cool, if/when a blonde jumps in your car at a red light. :)

to partake in excess is wretched and bad. When your dipstick reaches the lower mark only add ONE quart - not two.

Pay heed or prepare to clean up an oil mess of biblical porportion.

jrp

O ya, and 15/40 or 20/50 is the beverage of choice.

And on that note...try running a dyno oil in an SC, not a synthetic. Shell Rotella T has a little cult following behind it and its been great to me so far.

Randy! you double dipped!

How about 101 Commandments?

http://www.101projects.com

-Wayne

Practice in the dark...ask me how I know

Mike K, I did mean thermal reactors.

big AL, If I only allow my belts to brake during daylight do I still need to practice in the dark?

Wayne, I'll be picking up a copy of your book soon.

are time certs and case savers the same thing?

I resetted the trip meter many times while my car was moving, no ill effects. But I'll try not to do it again.

I reset my trip meter and now i regret it

Thou shalt not wander through the Valley of Death without a fan belt, and if ye shall do so ye and your engine shall suffer the fires of hell. http://www.pelicanparts.com/support/...s/fork_off.gif

Translation: If you break a fan belt, pull off the road RIGHT NOW, and shut the engine down within seconds. Keep a wary eye on the alternator light on the dash. If you drive any length of time without a fan belt, you WILL cook your engine!

Besides the temp. gauge, how can you tell the belt is gone?

"Besides the temp. gauge, how can you tell the belt is gone?"

That pesky alternator light comes on!

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... i seeeeeeeeeeee...