End of season means time to start to clear out old oil and any contaminants before the car sits for long periods.
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| Oil change time |
Maintenance Update:
Mileage: 174,303
- 11.5 quarts Driven GP-1 20W-50
- Mahle OC54 oil filter
I haven't been doing any motorsports events in the 944 because it developed a bit of a clunk when stopping at slow speed and the alignment wasn't what I wanted. I decided to get a fresh set of Konis and I'm glad I did since it turned out the old Koni front inserts started to have play in it. We reused the ground control coilovers that were already there and obviously the Racer's Edge camber plate that was also installed earlier this year.
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| New front Konis installed |
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| Rear Konis installed |
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| Reindexing rear torsion bars |
For the final event of the S2K Takeover track season we ended it with a 2 day event at Watkins Glen. 2025 coincides with the 25th anniversary of the S2000 and we had a terrific turnout of 40+ S2000s. We also got blessed with incredible weather, sunny, dry and in the low 80s. Everything you could ask for, we got.
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| Watkins Glen International - 9-29-2025 Photo by: John Mascarinas |
During lunch for the first day, we had had a parade lap so we could capture some epic photos that will be etched in our memories forever.
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| Watkins Glen International - 9-29-2025 Photo by: John Mascarinas |
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| Watkins Glen International - 9-29-2025 Photo by: John Mascarinas |
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| Watkins Glen International - 9-29-2025 Photo by: John Mascarinas |
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| Tires completely worn |
Realized that despite running only about 5K miles since the last oil change I realized it's already been almost a year so that had to get done.
Maintenance Update:
Mileage: 81,627
- 5L Liquimoly 0W-20
- New Mahle oil filter
- New oil drain copper washer
- New rubber oil drain gasket
Well we haven't had many local NNJR SCCA Autocross events for a few months now since Metlife stadium has been busy getting ready for the FIFA World Cup. We finally got one today for the last one before the summer and our friends go off to Lincoln to duke it out at Nationals.
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| NNJR SCCA Autocross - 8-24-2025 |
Weather really couldn't have been better, pretty much high 70s to low 80s all day with some cloud cover and a decent breeze. Course was fast and fun and the Cayman's feeling nice and spicy and dancing around just the way I like it. It's funny because I drive the S2000 a lot on track of course which is far more scary in terms of kicking out the rear so when the Cayman does it which feels very slow and controlled, I find it super easy to drive through. Kept the tires at 30psi all around hot and that felt pretty good so I think I'll stick with that.
I've been continuing to here some metal tapping/knocking sound from the back of the car when moving around at low speed. I know there aren't any loose bolts back there but wanted to get the shocks out just to make sure everything was ok. Visited SJF to get the car checked out. They were a bit dirty and the top Swift thrust sheets we installed last year had warped which I think contributes to the springs binding a bit so we removed and reassembled. The noise has been reduced but it's still there. I'm going to replace these shocks next year anyway so I'm not too worried.
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| Rear shock cleaned and reassembled |
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| These threads have seen better days |
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| Alignment time |