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Old 05-31-2019, 09:01 PM   #15
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Originally Posted by jsimon7777 View Post
This is one reason that I never bought a Porsche and have moved away from BMWs. You never can tell, and when something goes wrong, it costs way, way, way too much to fix. 600 bucks for a used twin tranny on ebay. 2011 Cayman? Oh dear God...
I have strayed very far from my 240Z roots. I got increased camber on that car by cutting the front control arms and having plates welded in to lengthen them, my mockup cost zero, welding shop $40, done. On the Cayman I had to buy GT3 control arms that you lengthen with shims. Same effect, $800!
I spent $150 for a rebuilt Nissan truck transmission (best 5-speed ratios!) for the Z once. Needless to say a Porsche factory rebuilt transmission is many many times more expensive... Though it was actually LESS expensive than what some people are asking for used ones on ebay!
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