[huskydog]

I cannot seem to find anything about this in any manual. I'll take a picture if necessary, but I am hoping someone knows. Inside the trunk [cabrio] under the carpet, in the passenger side wheel wheel, is some kind of a tank. It seems to be attached, but I cannot figure out where it goes or what it does? It almost llooks like some king of a counterbalance weight? Does anyone know what this is?

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[quote name='Huskydog' post='28889' date='Dec 10 2006, 08:07 AM']I cannot seem to find anything about this in any manual. I'll take a picture if necessary, but I am hoping someone knows. Inside the trunk [cabrio] under the carpet, in the passenger side wheel wheel, is some kind of a tank. It seems to be attached, but I cannot figure out where it goes or what it does? It almost llooks like some king of a counterbalance weight? Does anyone know what this is?[/quote]



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[flash]

one of these days i'll finally publish the article explaining what that thing is and just how it ended up in the car - it took a lot of research to get to the bottom and have a "real" answer, but i finally did



it is not nearly the "don't screw with it - porsche knew what they were doing" thing that some would like you to believe



it serves 2 functions, neither of which is dramatic in effect, and really more of a subjective thing than anything else



the bottom line is that it can definitely be removed without fear of damage to the car - the car will be livlier in the back and tend to jiggle a bit more, but it will handle better and be quicker once you get used to it



to remove it, jut back the nuts off a bit (don't remove), grab the straps, brace yourself (it weighs over 40 lbs) and lift it out



that's all i'm prepared to say about it at the moment

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[Ryan]

Oh come on and tell us Flash....You know you love the banter on this subject.



Did you finally talk with ASC and get the answer of was it from Porsche?

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[flash]

lol - both - got the whole skinny - just not ready to put it to paper yet - been swamped with the move, and then there's that whole "work" thing



fun story though - some cool stuff and funny quotes from people who know what really happened



suffice to say though, that yes it can come out without fear of harm to the car - no, you may not like the ride, but then again, you might - that one is very subjective - it is also easy to correct by simply reinstalling the danged thing



complete no brainer with a chassis brace though



was also much nicer when i put the battery in that spot

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[huskydog]

Thanks. I thought it was some kind of a weight. For now it stays, car went to the paint shop on Sunday so I will not have it back until Feb. For those curious, I decided to go with the Basalt Black.

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[gryphon]

Flash, you could save it for the next issue of 9 Magazine. <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/biggrin.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />



Tom

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[flash]

lol - believe it or not, the magazine is up and running - it has gone to electronic format though - i do plan to write the piece for the magazine - that's one of the reasons i am holding off - i started the process, did some interviews, made some agreements, and just need to finish it up

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[doster]

I ve been wondering what the hell that thing was! after reading this i went out and pulled it.

that is a great place to store an extra set of hoses and belts, eventually i'd also like to relocate

my battery back there also or maybe a second one. I could use a little more power for the amps. <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/cool.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />

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[gryphon]

Just can't buy a laugh around here--feel like Michael Richards.



Tom

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[flash]

i am putting together a kit to allow others to move the battery to that area



i already fabbed up the aluminum tray to hold it, and sourced out all the correct components (0 guage 4200 strand cable, distribution block, terminals, etc) to run the main cables back there



when it was all said and done, i actually picked up nearly a half volt at the battery - the terminals porsche used are crap



i ended up mounting it exactly like the dead weight - any effect or benefit it could have produced is now there again - however, with the chassis brace in there, it was moot, but it was nice to know i worked it out



there are pics here in a thread all about it

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[doster]

is the kit your making just a relocate setup?



I was thinking about a second battery back there to run my amps but i was trying to figure out

how to run the cabels back there, where did you run them?



Thaught about running underneith-through the tunnel and up through a gromit in the well.

Sound about right <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/smile.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />

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[flash]

it is a complete relocation setup - take a look at the thread



can't run them through the tunnel - too hot - the cable route is a bit tricky, but it worked out well - the biggest problem is the size of the cable i used - the tiny stuff that comes stock in the car just doesn't do the job - the cable i use has zero loss

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[Rutger Gert-jan]

Hi,



Any updates on the counterbalance weight story??



Regards,



Rutger

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