[tirwin]

I am a dummy. You might be a dummy too. At least when it comes to the CIS system used on the '78-'83 911 SC.

I have learned a lot from many people here. Sometimes it's hard to understand what people mean who are trying to be helpful. You will get some pearl of wisdom, but maybe you don't at first understand why someone said this or that. Later on, the a-ha moment sinks in ("so THAT'S what that guy was trying to tell me!") and you feel like even more of a dummy. This being my first Porsche, I didn't have a great basis of comparison for what "normal" is so I asked a lot of REALLY dumb questions. This is the starting point I am assuming. If I can figure this stuff out with a little help, so can you.

I decided that I had been on the receiving end of a lot of great advice, so I decided to try to summarize and write down all the advice and lessons I learned and put it in one concise thread in an attempt to help others out who face similar problems.

LET ME BE CLEAR. I AM NOT PROVIDING NEW INFORMATION HERE. There are a lot of great people on this forum that have contributed a whole lot more than I ever could. There are also a lot of great books, articles and websites for further reading. All I am attempting to do is document and present the information in a way so as to be helpful to others. I will make some mistakes along the way. Please politely point them out and I will correct them. Constructive criticism is very much appreciated.

There is no need to provide kudos directly in the thread as it just takes longer for people to find the information they are looking for. If you find this thread useful, then please you the "Rate Thread" option to upvote it. If you want to follow the progress then please use the "Thread Tools" to subscribe to the thread.

Note (July 1, 2013): I will be adding content over time as I can, so all the content won't be here immediately, but I am working on it. If you think something is missing or incorrect you can PM me.

Hope this helps!
-Tim