1981 911 sc

[ramplead]

What would be a good set of shocks to put on my Porsche?

Also, would like to put a decent stereo in it as well. Any recommendations? Thanks.

[ivangene]

bilstein hd's are a good choice

[nineball]

as far as the radio, stick with a known name brand (pioneer, alpine, jvc, kenwood) and you will be fine. the hard part will be deciding what features you want (bt, aux-in, usb, cd player, etc). Crutchfield: Car Stereo, Speakers, Home Theater, LCD TV, Digital Cameras is a great place to hunt and buy from. their prices may be a bit higher than other sites but they have the hands down absolute best customer service in the industry. i swear by them.

i bought a unit from them a few years ago. installed it and had a problem. went through trouble shooting with one of their techs via the phone and when we could not resolve the problem they over-nighted me a new one (at no charge) and included a label for returning the defective model. no one else will give you that type of service.

[Peter Zimmermann]

ivangene hit it right on the money - Bilstein HDs.

Regarding a stereo, don't get your hopes too high; the 911 cockpit isn't a great music chamber. To get even average music you have to spend a lot of money, use a decent head unit, strong amp, and decent speakers. I have a single disc Alpine head, Sony front speakers, Alpine rear deck speakers, and a Rockford/Fosgate amp. My car is an SC coupe, and my combo of components sounds better than cars I've driven with $4K stereos.

This is really subjective stuff, because everyone's ear is different, you should find a stereo shop that has a sample board of head units and speakers and listen. Obviously that's only a start point because you're not in a chamber, but it might help. Research, research, research!

[kyalami]

You should consider installing a subwoofer as part of the installation. Makes a huge difference in the overall sound. Otherwise the acoustics in the car make it sound very tinny. Don't need to overdue it, but a sub really improves the sound and helps compensate for the road and engine noise.

[nineball]

agreed, and you don't need to go nuts with one either. a simple quality 8" sub will do the trick nicely, have small requirements for an enclosure and small requirements for power.

be careful though, car audio is a slippery slope

[Arne2]

And all this time I thought car audio was the flat-six music. I drive my car several times per week, can't remember when I last had the stereo on.

[seymore]

Take it on an 8 hour trip. I think you will want some tunes. If im just going to work or the store then the purr of the 6 is all I need.

[weseeeee]

I hear ya Seymore, I keep it simple with two 6 X 9's in the back and a couple 5 inch speakers up front. The stereo is a brand name with 16 watts per channel. No amps needed. btw, I perfer the sound of the flat six but only at about 5500rpm

[NoYouRelax]

Just put Bilstein HDs on my '83 targa and feels great. The front Bilsteins are still in the dining room.....just a matter of time now.