Well, after two weeks I finally got my car back. They weren't able to find the coolant leak, and apparently the mass air flow sensor I bought for it only first the N/A version, despite the online advertising. However the DCAI and 185mm pulley kit from Needswings may take care of that issue and the overheating after a long period of running it hard. They also retuned the ecu and installed my SL55 fuel pump. Out of curiosity I had them do some dyno runs and it ended up making 339HP at the wheels and 369 foot pounds of torque. A little less HP than I was expecting, but considerably more torque. They drove it from a hot start and from a cold start and told me they couldn't find any coolant leak and that it was running excellent. Quite pleased with my car and was hoping to take it the track sometime soon to see what she would actually run.


I had two surprises on the way home. The first was just how much more refined the power delivery felt with the pump, retune, and DCAI. I do love the added supercharged whine. Makes me feel like I'm strapped into an F15. One day maybe I'll install racing belts and paddle shifts and get the full sensation. It was refined before, but this was really on a different level. Reminded me of my friend's 2009 911 C4S. Except for one slightly jerky shift at WOT when it shifted.


The second surprise was when I went out with a friend that night to pick up a pizza. Got the pizza, turned the car on and the check engine light was one. Popped the hood and the was a slight clicking sound from the passenger's side of the engine bay and it looked like there was a little bit of oil seeping out from what may have been a valve at the side of the engine bay. I'll take a picture tomorrow. Crap...


Dan