Mileage: 117,640 KM (73,098 miles) Date: May 15, 2023 Issues with the Dual Disc Clutch: As part of the auto-to-manual conversion, I installed the dual disc clutch because it offered lighter rotating weight and it is supposed to offer more clamping force. This is more relevant for the GTS motors especially when adding more aggressive…
Category: Repairs
Intake Refresh
Some time ago @Tom M gave my car the appropriate nickname “Pinkachu“. I kinda like it, so I’ll keep using it. I started the intake refresh this week. The intake looks to have been spray painted once and it was peeling badly. The cam covers looked original but the paint was looking pretty old. There were a…
Rebuilding the torque tube
As part of my ongoing project to swap the automatic transmission over to a manual transmission, I need to replace the driveshaft for the one specific to the manual cars. I was able to source a shaft torque tube assembly from a manual car. Then I needed to rebuild it with new bearings. I chose…
Deja Vu – Window washer tank refurb
The windshield washer tank on the 928 is huge, it holds nearly two gallons and is conveniently located in the wheel wheel. With a spout that allows filling from the engine bay. Nowadays you see this execution fairly commonly but back in the day, this was one of the first executions of its kind. The…
Subwoofer
I know from experience that adding a subwoofer can do a lot to help make any old audio system sound better. On my previous 1988 928 S4 5-speed (sold), I tried lots of different things to try and improve the sound quality. I stared with a nice head unit, better speakers, more powerful amp, sound…
Manual Swap – Clutch Master Cyclinder
The most complicated part of converting a 928 from an automatic to a manual transmission is fitting the clutch master cyclinder (CMC). The automatic cars do not have the provision for the CMC on the firewall.
Shocking Pink
The GTS has about 70K miles on it now. The car was originally optioned with the sport suspension option which consisted of stiffer Boge Sport shocks (Red). These shocks ride great and are a highly desirable option. However about 20K miles ago the previous owner replaced those with Bilstein shocks which are generally considered to…
More receptive
The FM reception in both my 928’s is fairly poor. The GTS has Fuba roof style antenna and the S4 had a windshield antenna. There were different systens but oddly both were equally terrible regardless which of the 7 head units I tried. This is puzzling to me because I have had Audi’s with the…
Shaky Reflections
This was a fairly annoying, albeit minor, issue. The passenger mirror mirror glass would wobble when driving. It’s funny how something so minor can have such a big impact on the driving experience . I decided to quit complaining about it and to dig into the issue. The first step was to remove the mirror…
Pinkachu 