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Originally Posted by Spenny_b
Look "normal" and healthy in your opinion?
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Yes, it does, fairly typical for that boost pressure.
Maybe that's an older version of their exhaust? Some of it looks similar to their current offering. If the headers become a problem in achieving performance, they're usually straight-forward to swap out.
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Originally Posted by Spenny_b
Is the swap to either a Cup/RS or 993TT flywheel mandatory, Chris?...Assuming the MBE can read and resolve a 60-2 tooth pattern, can I simply bin the magnetic sensor, install your adapter and Hall Effect sensor, then use this with my stock 965 F/W? (sorry, speaking "blind" until I get to have a look at this.
Although I would love the idea of swapping to an RS F/W (IIRC, you supplied this setup to a mate/colleague of mine, James Markham for his 965), I've read what seem to be horror stories of stalling engines because the management can't deal with the reduction in inertia....or is this nothing to worry about in this context?...and it's another>$1k on the bottom line, with new clutch etc.
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Yes, we shipped that package to James, too.
I do not know if the MBE ECU can operate in sequential mode reading the 3 teeth of the 965 flywheel. I know AEM doesn't like it -- it like 12 signals per engine cycle, not just 6. Check with Steve at MBE about this.
Otherwise, I would not hesitate at all running the Cup flywheel. Yes, you have to add revs to pull away from a stop, but to ask James about this and he'll tell you it's a non-issue. He told me he finds the car loads easier to drive and shift with the lighter flywheel. You do hear some minor gearbox noise in neutral with the pedal out, however, but may not hear it over your current exhaust. ;-)
We only ever had 1 car (1995 993 converted to Twin Turbo) that had a stalling issue with the lightweight flywheel. We simply took an OEM approach and connected a vehicle speed sensor to the ECU. Whenever the vehicle was in motion (V>0) with no throttle -- like coasting up to a traffic light -- it settled to a high idle of 1,100rpm. When V=0, idle slides down to whatever you set it to (we had it at 850rpm, no problems). Most modern ECUs have a similar function available.