no smoke?? not even a puff...

You Chicken! Nah LOL :D

I don't blame you but I had no choice I was in the passenger side gritting my teeth when he did that but I trusted him because he came highly recommended.

Glad it worked for you SmileWavy

no smoke?? not even a puff...

:p Couldn't help yourself.

I don't blame you but I had no choice I was in the passenger side gritting my teeth when he did that but I trusted him because he came highly recommended.


It rattled my bones... solid mounts!

My idle surge on startup is gone! It just goes to 850.

Sweet :-)

Still getting use to clutch in cold start up and driving cold at 3K RPMs. But she is more responsive seems to like this new (old) procedure.

What's that 6.5 rev stuff? I run mine up to 7100 about twice a week. What nationality does that make me...or is crazy a nationality? ;)

I do recall the wrench may have close to redline her. Let's call yours Crazy Nation Tune Up :D

The truth of the matter is that 6 or even 7 thousand rpm is not really spinning very fast for a well-balanced engine like the 911. They could spin a lot faster if the valve train could keep up. There are stock, production motorcycles out these days that redline @ 17k rpms. :eek:

Obviously, the larger the displacement of an engine, the heavier the reciprocating parts are and the lower the redline, (all things being equal).

A well-maintained 911 properly warmed-up can bounce off the rev-limiter all day long without straining itself in the least. Did you know that there was no break-in procedure for your car when it was new, other than to drive the schit out of it and enjoy it? Porsche ran every new motor flat-out on a dyno then, (not sure if they still do), then test drove every car flat out on a test circuit right off the assembly line!

The rest of the info on the first post is correct with one asterisk, while premium fuel is the correct fuel for your Carrera, my '82 U.S.A. spec 911SC was an 87 octane car. Use the owners manual or sticker on the gas filler door as a guide, unless car has been modified in a way to change that requirement. All of the newer cars burn premium, and unfortunately I can only get 91 octane here in SoCal. My 1999 car would like 93 octane, but thanks to modern ECUs it will not damage it to run lower octane. Just slightly less performance. I've been looking at new Ducati MCs and was surprised that they are 87 octane engines, and for reasons that I will not bore you with, they will run better on 87 than premium. Same with U.S. spec SCs.

Good luck and enjoy the new ride! SmileWavy

I heard about the italian tune up but haven't know it in this detail. After Draco gave me the suggestion, I did this twice for around 1/2 mile before I got to to gate and some people at work call me a "bad driver" now. Most people think I am a killer on freeway, which is not true.
Oh yeah, I didn't get the puff of smoke either.
Couple days ago I saw a brand new lamboghini did this italian tune up on a major street, and not for 1/2 mile but the whole time I was behind him. I don't think he intend to do the tune up because the car is basically brand new. Is there another reason for this? :)

Only in America. SmileWavy

I guess I'm treating my baby alright since I have a habit of shifting 2-3 & 3-4 at close to 7000 RPM while merging onto the highway (when warmed up)

Now if they could make the entrance ramp just a little bit longer....