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by hamishf
Wed Oct 05, 2011 7:34 pm
Forum: Classic Porsche General Chat
Topic: Early vs IB
Replies: 19
Views: 526

Re: Early vs IB

My 2c - pre 73 cars feel that bit lighter, and driving an MFI car is a pleasure like no other. post 73 cars have a style of their own - especially the narrow bodied cars (of course they usually need a better engine than they were born with - for the most part the CIS engines feel dull by comparison)...
by hamishf
Thu Sep 29, 2011 2:17 pm
Forum: Porsche Past Events & Pictures
Topic: DDK EUROPEAN TOUR : 23rd - 25th SEPT 2011
Replies: 407
Views: 11684

Re: DDK EUROPEAN TOUR : 23rd - 25th SEPT 2011

Hope you get well Russ - less than ideal. James & Brian - thanks so much for organising. Everyone else, great meeting you - it was a cracking weekend away (tho quieter for me than some as jet lag prevented too much late night shenanigans). The driving through the eiffels was sensational, Spa a c...
by hamishf
Sat Sep 03, 2011 9:22 pm
Forum: Pre 1974 - Porsche 911 (longhood)
Topic: 911E Owners
Replies: 26
Views: 1440

I'm on there.
by hamishf
Wed Aug 17, 2011 9:18 am
Forum: Classic Porsche General Chat
Topic: ******* 2011 / 2012 SUBS DUE ********
Replies: 77
Views: 2421

And another £10 - money well spent.
by hamishf
Fri Jul 29, 2011 3:41 pm
Forum: Porsche Past Events & Pictures
Topic: DDK EUROPEAN TOUR : 23rd - 25th SEPT 2011
Replies: 407
Views: 11684

Just adding my name to the list, have got tickets and confirmed I'm coming along - though will be driving up from Frankfurt rather than from London due to work. Cant wait.
by hamishf
Tue Jun 28, 2011 6:39 am
Forum: Porsche Motorsport Past Events
Topic: Some nice footage from the Australian Classic racing scene
Replies: 1
Views: 1192

Some nice footage from the Australian Classic racing scene

Here's some good footage from a recent winter meeting in Sydney. Some interesting classics here (recent F1 cars noted), along with the Group S cars (Sa = 74/75 Carreras, 73 RS's and C3s - note no replicas allowed) and Sb = pre 70 - so 2L LWB cars. http://vimeo.com/25657156 Credit to Matt Hart - the ...
by hamishf
Tue May 24, 2011 6:45 am
Forum: Classic Porsche General Chat
Topic: O/T : Anyone using a NAS / Mac / Sonos setup at home?
Replies: 30
Views: 894

I've got Sonos going directly into the Cyrus box, driven off the iPad (which the 3 yr old can drive to get her kids songs playing). For NAS, Sonos just accesses the songs on the Mac. And I have a spotify subscription and since we've got that all music comes down the wires rather than off the Mac or ...
by hamishf
Tue May 24, 2011 6:45 am
Forum: Classic Porsche General Chat
Topic: O/T : Anyone using a NAS / Mac / Sonos setup at home?
Replies: 30
Views: 894

I've got Sonos going directly into the Cyrus box, driven off the iPad (which the 3 yr old can drive to get her kids songs playing). For NAS, Sonos just accesses the songs on the Mac. And I have a spotify subscription and since we've got that all music comes down the wires rather than off the Mac or ...
by hamishf
Fri May 20, 2011 11:00 am
Forum: Classic Porsche General Chat
Topic: E S & T engines
Replies: 18
Views: 658

Jasper - in my view the E (well in a 2.4 anyway) is the best compromise - for day to day driving you're never off the boil. The comparisons between E's and T's arent really all the realistic, because of the difference between MFI and Carbs. The MFI engines at that capacity at least have a snappier t...
by hamishf
Wed May 11, 2011 6:04 am
Forum: Porsche Motorsport Future Events
Topic: Le Mans Classic 2012 - getting a drive or entry????
Replies: 3
Views: 1476

Hi Redrobin, I was at a track day in belgium recently with a keen driver/collector, who among other things tried last time to get an entry for his real 3.0L RSR, co-driving with Guys van Lennep (past winner of Le Mans), and was told that unfortunately because his car ran in the US rather than Europe...
by hamishf
Thu Apr 07, 2011 1:50 pm
Forum: Porsche Market Place Discussion
Topic: 72 911E Track Car
Replies: 24
Views: 2641

Hi Mick - go you for kicking it off. When I had it I got Bob Watson to run it over the dyno - have got the sheet - and he seemed to think all was mechanically fine. He even gave me a leak down test, which was good as I recall. The dyno line was bumpy - i.e. it needed a tune, but he suggested the MFI...
by hamishf
Wed Apr 06, 2011 2:35 pm
Forum: Pre 1974 - Porsche 911 (longhood)
Topic: 2 in 2 out sports exhaust
Replies: 24
Views: 1160

Unitl now I've always had Dansk (not stainless) again for the noise. Given I wanted to do track days, I got turbo thomas to do a stainless one, (two out, one side capped). It delivered additional horsepower (uncapped) than the dansk, though doesnt sound as good (on overrun). Looks nice in stainless,...
by hamishf
Wed Feb 16, 2011 3:27 am
Forum: Pre 1974 - Porsche 911 (longhood)
Topic: 911 3.0RS
Replies: 44
Views: 3523

I'm with Vic. The one in Australia (white with gold stripes) sold about 2yrs ago for approx AUD450k. And yes, 6 to my knowledge.
by hamishf
Thu Jan 13, 2011 7:59 pm
Forum: Pre 1974 - Porsche 911 (longhood)
Topic: 964 Advice
Replies: 24
Views: 1418

I've had a C4 and a C2. C2 much, much better. The 93 cars are the pick. Clutch lighter, bigger rear calipers, better designed top end (they seal better), and arguably last of the hand built cars. As per Sam's comment, they are great for motorways and lanes, and are cracking looking. Allow 2-3k a yea...
by hamishf
Thu Jan 13, 2011 7:59 am
Forum: Pre 1974 - Porsche 911 (longhood)
Topic: Exhaust advice wanted for RS Rep
Replies: 21
Views: 1221

I ran a Dansk two out for 10 yrs (on a 2.7MFI) which worked a treat, but too noisy here, so got turbo thomas to do a two out (one capped). So for track days put the cap on at noise testing (104db), and on the track take it off (its much louder, but I havent been pulled up yet) and with the cap off t...