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CHASE · 10-28-2009, 11:34 AM

Indeed that is my old car. I just got that pain in my stomach back that just started to subside after watching it go down the road with Richard last month. Enjoy the car Richard and embrace these guys on Rennlist. There is more knowledge and helpfulness on this forum than anywhere in the world. I hopefully will be back down the road..........

jim_l · 10-28-2009, 05:28 PM

If your interested in getting your car out on the track there in monticello, Connecticut valley pca had a couple of two day events there. iam sure there will be there again next year. welcome aboard Great car.

dynogyno · 10-28-2009, 11:57 PM

Beautiful, , now open thy wallet !!!!
Congrats and enjoy!

Arrowhead · 10-29-2009, 08:57 PM

Well, I just ordered a cat delete from Fabspeed and told him I was a RL member and they gave me a $50.00 discount. Original cost $300 with discount $250 and $5.00 handling with $1.00 shipping. I thought that was fantastic and I thank them. I also ordered a performance chip from 911 Chips with the cat delete and 93 octane although I did not get a discount. So far so good and I will let you guy's know how everything works out. Thanks for your advice

911Jetta · 10-30-2009, 10:55 AM

Welcome Arrowhead,
Very nice color! It's nice when a car passes from one RL member to another!

Does the car already have one of it's mufflers bypassed?
You're going to really enjoy the sound of the cat bypass!

Best,
Udo

Arrowhead · 10-30-2009, 11:06 PM

Udo, no the exhaust was stock when I purchased the car. It's funny you ask because I received the Fabspeed cat delete and just installed it. I just took it for a ride and could not believe the difference. The first thing I noticed was more torgue down low and much more power all through out the rpm range. As I walked from the garage to the house I kept saying WOW! what a difference. As far as sound/noise I did not notice any difference a ildle at all and none when I dry reved it. I noticed it a little louder at WOT but not much. Where I noticed the power was how it stuck me to the back of the seat much more then before. Now I can't wait for the performance chip to arrive and I hope it makes as big a difference.

MortenKoch · 10-31-2009, 06:54 AM

did you happen to do a dyno test before and after. It would be interesting to see if your "feeling" amounts to significant changes in raw numbers?

911Jetta · 11-01-2009, 11:50 AM

Arrowhead,
Thanks for spending my money... there goes another couple $100 on a cat bypass... I would have done it already, but don't want any more neighborhood attention. I'll keep your experience in mind for when I finally pull the trigger. My Wong chip is already programed for it, I just need more courage.
Udo

Arrowhead · 11-01-2009, 09:36 PM

Ya, I drove my Porsche again today and I can say again it's guiet and I feel more power. How do you like the chip as I'm still waiting for mine? Thanks. Richard

Arrowhead · 11-04-2009, 07:53 PM

Well, I received my chip from 911 Chips today and when I went to install it I pulled the ECU out from under the seat and found the ECU to have an Authority sticker on it. I opened the ECU up and sure enough it had an Authority eprom. I then thought to my self that no wonder I felt so much power after the install of Fabspeeds cat delete pipe because I am thinking that with this kind of exhaust mod it would help any performance chip. So I went ahead and changed out the Authority chip to 911 Chip (Steve Wong) Now to go back to the beginning I knew enough to take my Porsche for a spirited ride to get a feel for the performance of my car and then to change out to chip and take another ride. Well as I said previously I felt a performance difference with the cat delete but after the chip change I felt no performance advantage, that is seat of the pants. I know what most would say that you will need a dyno to tell the difference and you are correct. So I think if I had 20-20 hindsight I could have saved alot of money. Again I feel no difference between these two chips. I would like anybody's thoughts on this, and I thank you.

joey bagadonuts · 11-04-2009, 10:06 PM

Sounds like you did everything exactly right, with regards to the swap, so your impressions should've been fairly accurate.

As for the money spent, 911chips offers a 100% satisfaction guarantee, so ...

911Jetta · 11-05-2009, 10:54 AM

I don't know the programing behind the Authority chip, but if you car is running fine with it (not lean or rich, smooth idle, etc.) and you don't notice much or any difference, I would return it? On to the next mod... Wong has a nice looking front strut bar: http://www.911chips.com/C2strut.htm

Arrowhead · 11-06-2009, 08:09 PM

Hello all. Well I just noticed something when I had the Authority chip in. Every once in a while (at least once a day) the check engine light would come on. Now with Wong's chip the light has not come on once and I have put enough time and miles to figure that its not going to. So I will keep my Wong chip installed and leave it at that. And I want to apologize to the guys that sent me a private message as I am just now reading them and being new here did not know I had any. I will keep tabs on messages in the future. Richard

braol · 11-07-2009, 01:00 PM

I'd stick with just the secondary muffler delete (G-pipe): sounds great but not annoying. I'd stay away from chips and just enjoy the car for what it is...well, maybe a K&N filter....and Euro headlight/foglamp tandem running relay....and a strut bar......and....well, you get it......

10-28-2009, 11:34 AM	#16
CHASE Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Louisville, Ohio Posts: 172	Indeed that is my old car. I just got that pain in my stomach back that just started to subside after watching it go down the road with Richard last month. Enjoy the car Richard and embrace these guys on Rennlist. There is more knowledge and helpfulness on this forum than anywhere in the world. I hopefully will be back down the road.......... __________________ Brian Hoffman '91 C2 tip/ Amazon '01 Ducati ST2/ dk blue (sold) '37 ford hotrod (sold)

10-28-2009, 05:28 PM	#17
jim_l Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: dutchess county ny Posts: 235	If your interested in getting your car out on the track there in monticello, Connecticut valley pca had a couple of two day events there. iam sure there will be there again next year. welcome aboard Great car. __________________ '91 964 pretty much stock. primary bypass, wong chip,

10-30-2009, 10:55 AM	#20
911Jetta Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Posts: 235	Welcome Arrowhead, Very nice color! It's nice when a car passes from one RL member to another! Does the car already have one of it's mufflers bypassed? You're going to really enjoy the sound of the cat bypass! Best, Udo __________________ '90 C2 Slate Grey - http://picasaweb.google.com/udoreisinger2 R Gruppe bicycles - Cannondale, Titus, Specialized, Bridgestone, Raleigh, and Scattante TT bike

11-01-2009, 11:50 AM	#23
911Jetta Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Posts: 235	Arrowhead, Thanks for spending my money... there goes another couple $100 on a cat bypass... I would have done it already, but don't want any more neighborhood attention. I'll keep your experience in mind for when I finally pull the trigger. My Wong chip is already programed for it, I just need more courage. Udo __________________ '90 C2 Slate Grey - http://picasaweb.google.com/udoreisinger2 R Gruppe bicycles - Cannondale, Titus, Specialized, Bridgestone, Raleigh, and Scattante TT bike

11-04-2009, 10:06 PM	#26
joey bagadonuts Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Highland Park, IL Posts: 3,207	Sounds like you did everything exactly right, with regards to the swap, so your impressions should've been fairly accurate. As for the money spent, 911chips offers a 100% satisfaction guarantee, so ... __________________ J Martinez Current Race Car: 1990 964 C2 Former Race Car: 1991 964 C4

10-28-2009, 11:57 PM	#18
dynogyno User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 86	Beautiful, , now open thy wallet !!!! Congrats and enjoy!

10-29-2009, 08:57 PM	#19
Arrowhead Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: New York Posts: 10	Well, I just ordered a cat delete from Fabspeed and told him I was a RL member and they gave me a $50.00 discount. Original cost $300 with discount $250 and $5.00 handling with $1.00 shipping. I thought that was fantastic and I thank them. I also ordered a performance chip from 911 Chips with the cat delete and 93 octane although I did not get a discount. So far so good and I will let you guy's know how everything works out. Thanks for your advice

10-30-2009, 11:06 PM	#21
Arrowhead Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: New York Posts: 10	Udo, no the exhaust was stock when I purchased the car. It's funny you ask because I received the Fabspeed cat delete and just installed it. I just took it for a ride and could not believe the difference. The first thing I noticed was more torgue down low and much more power all through out the rpm range. As I walked from the garage to the house I kept saying WOW! what a difference. As far as sound/noise I did not notice any difference a ildle at all and none when I dry reved it. I noticed it a little louder at WOT but not much. Where I noticed the power was how it stuck me to the back of the seat much more then before. Now I can't wait for the performance chip to arrive and I hope it makes as big a difference.

10-31-2009, 06:54 AM	#22
MortenKoch User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Denmark Posts: 29	did you happen to do a dyno test before and after. It would be interesting to see if your "feeling" amounts to significant changes in raw numbers?

11-01-2009, 09:36 PM	#24
Arrowhead Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: New York Posts: 10	Ya, I drove my Porsche again today and I can say again it's guiet and I feel more power. How do you like the chip as I'm still waiting for mine? Thanks. Richard

11-04-2009, 07:53 PM	#25
Arrowhead Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: New York Posts: 10	Well, I received my chip from 911 Chips today and when I went to install it I pulled the ECU out from under the seat and found the ECU to have an Authority sticker on it. I opened the ECU up and sure enough it had an Authority eprom. I then thought to my self that no wonder I felt so much power after the install of Fabspeeds cat delete pipe because I am thinking that with this kind of exhaust mod it would help any performance chip. So I went ahead and changed out the Authority chip to 911 Chip (Steve Wong) Now to go back to the beginning I knew enough to take my Porsche for a spirited ride to get a feel for the performance of my car and then to change out to chip and take another ride. Well as I said previously I felt a performance difference with the cat delete but after the chip change I felt no performance advantage, that is seat of the pants. I know what most would say that you will need a dyno to tell the difference and you are correct. So I think if I had 20-20 hindsight I could have saved alot of money. Again I feel no difference between these two chips. I would like anybody's thoughts on this, and I thank you.

11-05-2009, 10:54 AM	#27
911Jetta Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Posts: 235	I don't know the programing behind the Authority chip, but if you car is running fine with it (not lean or rich, smooth idle, etc.) and you don't notice much or any difference, I would return it? On to the next mod... Wong has a nice looking front strut bar: http://www.911chips.com/C2strut.htm __________________ '90 C2 Slate Grey - http://picasaweb.google.com/udoreisinger2 R Gruppe bicycles - Cannondale, Titus, Specialized, Bridgestone, Raleigh, and Scattante TT bike

11-06-2009, 08:09 PM	#28
Arrowhead Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: New York Posts: 10	Hello all. Well I just noticed something when I had the Authority chip in. Every once in a while (at least once a day) the check engine light would come on. Now with Wong's chip the light has not come on once and I have put enough time and miles to figure that its not going to. So I will keep my Wong chip installed and leave it at that. And I want to apologize to the guys that sent me a private message as I am just now reading them and being new here did not know I had any. I will keep tabs on messages in the future. Richard

11-07-2009, 01:00 PM	#29
braol Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Encinitas, CA Posts: 35	I'd stick with just the secondary muffler delete (G-pipe): sounds great but not annoying. I'd stay away from chips and just enjoy the car for what it is...well, maybe a K&N filter....and Euro headlight/foglamp tandem running relay....and a strut bar......and....well, you get it...... __________________ Chris Bethesda, MD 1991 Targa, Guards Red