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undfetd undfetd is offline
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Join Date: Oct 2016
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I received the car back in mid July, and it is beautiful. I proceeded to drive the vehicle immediately, as I had always wanted a Renegade converted 911. The car was pretty much all there as Hal had described it, the paint and interior were beautiful and the car started on the first crank off the transport truck. I drove it for about 3 miles and then flipped the switch to the cooling fans as I had been told to by Hal. The cooling fans were on manual switches in true racing fashion. The car's power-band is ridiculous, it comes on from 2k rpm on and the torque is strong and flat all the way to 6k rpm. There is no lag or flat spots on the power curve in any gear, unlike the factory 3.2L or even its 930 turbo counterpart.

After driving the car for a few exciting miles, I had to park it, and go back to my work routine until the weekend. When the weekend rolled around I drove the car about 20 minutes and realized a few things I could improve on. One, the car ran rather warm 218-230F depending on RPM and the use of the AC. This to me was a bit of a concern as I wanted an NA car that I could drive hard, without having to worry about over-heating. I also live in a home with an inclined driveway and realize quickly that the ebrake needed some adjusting. Although leaving it in gear works, the safety of the ebrake is desirable to me. Lastly, the car would stall on decel when coming to a stop, whether in gear or out. Causing me to come to a stop and re-start several times. So as with any project I had my first list:

1. test/inspect cooling system/ change thermostat
2. adjust ebrake (after talking to Hal the pads were new so no biggie there)
3. Get the car re-tuned for stalling , and put it on the dyno to put to bed what RWHP a stock LS1 with headers and a cold air intake will make ( a debate in the comments section during the BAT auction)

I will continue to update this vehicle history as time allows, until I catch up with where I am at with the car currently. And what prompted me to list it on ebay (for whomever may be interested). since I have seen questions directed towards Hal about this. Thanks.

Last edited by JIM DRAGTEAM; 10-06-2016 at 01:18 PM..
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