Eleven After Nine | A Porsche Culture Podcast

We are back with Joe Finkel from FCP Euro! In this episode, we tackle a brilliant factory suspension "cheat code" for water-cooled Porsches, bring you boots-on-the-ground stories from Porsche Parade, and discuss the absolute baller move of street-parking a $2M Porsche 959 in a rainstorm.But first... Derek has to confess his sins. After preaching the gospel of DIY wrenching, a nightmare of rusted exhaust manifold hardware and a crazy schedule forced him to do the unthinkable: he outsourced his Fister exhaust install and DT40 oil change.Once the guilt is cleared, Joe breaks down how Porsche silently updated older lower control arm blueprints to mirror modern 718 geometry—and how you can score this massive handling upgrade on a budget. We also debate the "500-HP cap" for usable street performance and name the #1 diagnostic tool every owner needs in their garage.🛠️ WEBSITES & RESOURCES MENTIONED:Lemon Manuals (Free OEM Service Manuals): https://lemon-manuals.la914-6 Infonet (Classic Air-Cooled Workshop Manuals): http://p914-6info.net/Manuals.htmFCP Euro DIY Guides: Check out @FCPEuro on YouTube for step-by-step Porsche maintenance.⏱️ CHAPTERS:00:00 – Catching up with Joe Finkel & FCP Euro Summer Rush01:25 – Confessions of a Porsche Poser: The Fister Exhaust Drama03:15 – The Oil Change Absolution (Driven DT40 Oil)05:05 – Wrenching vs. Time Management: Balancing Life & Projects06:37 – What Makes the Fister 997 Exhaust So Special?09:22 – Triple Zero "Rare Shades" Event: A Masterclass in PTS Colors13:48 – The $300 Suspension Cheat Code: 718 Control Arms on Older Porsches20:13 – Free Workshop Manual Hacks: Lemon Manuals & 914-6 Infonet26:30 – Left Turn: Backcountry Discovery Routes (BDR Motorcycle Adventures)29:35 – Inside Porsche Parade at Lake Placid: Summer Camp for Adults32:41 – Baller Status: The Rain-Driven, Street-Parked Porsche 95934:00 – The Great Concours Debate: Art Pieces vs. Dirty Drivers44:30 – First Looks: The New Electric Cayenne & Macan Tech Specs46:39 – The 500-HP Cap: How Much Horsepower is Actually Usable?51:23 – GT3 vs. GT3 RS: Is the Aero Worth the Jump?53:16 – The #1 Specialized Porsche Tool Every Owner Needs in Their Garage1:03:30 – Outro & See You Next Tuesday!🎙️ CONNECT WITH ElevenAfterNine:Podcast: Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major platforms.YouTube: @ElevenAfterNineInstagram: @theElevenAfterNineContact: www.ElevenAfterNine.com🏁 GUEST & PARTNER LINKS:Joe Finkel & FCP Euro: https://www.fcpeuro.comFister Exhaust Systems: https://fdmotorsports.net/fister-sport-exhaust/ / Darren FisterVintage Sports Restoration: Bedford, NH (Thanks, Chris!)Backcountry Discovery Routes (BDR): https://ridebdr.com (Thanks Tim!)Make sure to LIKE, COMMENT, and SUBSCRIBE! Tell us in the comments: Are you a fastidious Concours cleaner, or are your Porsches wonderfully dirty from daily driving? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Buying a used Porsche sight unseen, talking a cagey seller into a PPI, or finally landing the 996 you waited 15 years for and being too scared to drive it. This week on ElevenAfterNine it's a full listener Q&A: the nerves, the second-guessing, and the search fatigue that come with buying and owning one of these cars. If you're listening on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, drop a star rating and a few words in a review. Believe it or not, that goes a long way toward bringing the show to new people. Chapters: 0:00 Why this Q&A 2:30 How fast do you move on a clean Cayman? 8:30 Is buying sight unseen actually crazy? 15:30 The seller won't let you PPI it 22:00 I finally bought my 996 and I'm miserable 28:00 Just drive the car More ElevenAfterNine: Website: www.ElevenAfterNine.com Instagram: @TheElevenAfterNine Main channel: ElevenAfterNine on YouTube #Porsche #996 #PorscheCayman #UsedPorsche #PorscheBuyersGuide #PPI #911 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nick Murray joins ElevenAfterNine for a conversation about what's actually worth owning in the Porsche lineup right now — and his answer just might ruffle some feathers in the GT3 community.We get into the Lemon Law saga that put Nick on the map, why most first-time buyers over-spec their cars, the options that are a complete waste of money (PDCC, we're looking at you), and why Nick says he'd sell a free GT3 to buy something he'd actually drive. Plus: why the current Carrera T might be the most complete 911 Porsche makes, the truth about the understated horsepower numbers on the turbocharged cars, and a 993 cabriolet love letter that'll make you rethink the "coupes only" crowd.This one's for people who drive their cars.FOLLOW NICK MURRAY YouTube: youtube.com/@NickMurrayInstagram: instagram.com/droppedbaby1 Facebook: facebook.com/kiwinicktubeELEVENAFTERNINE Website: ElevenNine.com Instagram: instagram.com/theelevenafternine Main Channel: youtube.com/@ElevenAfterNine Podcast Channel: youtube.com/@ElevenAfterNinePodcastCHAPTERS 00:00 Welcome Nick (and the Casio calculator watch club) 02:30 The 991.1 that started it all: Nick's Lemon Law story 07:00 Picking up a broken car and the buyback fight 09:30 Why the video blew up — and why he didn't want it to 13:30 Becoming the Erin Brockovich of Porsche 16:30 Over-speccing your first Porsche (and what to skip) 17:30 PDCC: the expensive option nobody needs 20:30 Why dynamic chassis control makes passengers car sick 22:30 Deviated stitching, leather dashes, and other money pits 24:00 Speccing a new Carrera T: what you actually need 27:30 "If Porsche gave me a free GT3, I'd sell it" 30:30 GT3s on track vs. GT3s in real life 31:30 Base vs. S: the case for buying less car 36:30 The Plaid Effect and why the Turbo S gets boring 38:00 The slowest 911 you can buy (it's not what you think) 39:00 Why the base, T, and S are wildly underrated on horsepower 40:00 A $1,500 tune makes more power than a GT3 43:00 PDK vs. manual: the honest answer 46:00 The 4.0L Cayman/Boxster engine nobody talks about honestly 49:00 Nick's 993 cabriolet: the underdog love story 54:00 The time Nick cooked his 993 in his own garage 57:30 Why air-cooled cars refuse to die Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of ElevenAfterNine, Derek sits down with Jeff Lehman, author of "A Porsche Enthusiast's Guide to the 987.1 2.7 Boxster and Cayman" and the guy people actually trust on first-generation base Boxsters and Caymans.Jeff recently drove a 993, his own 987.1 Cayman, and a 997.1 back-to-back — and his takeaway flips conventional wisdom on its head. We get into why the base 2.7 motor is more fun than people give it credit for, why the IMS and bore scoring panic on 2007-2008 cars is overblown, and why the .1 cars might be the last honest value play left in the Porsche lineup.If you've ever talked yourself out of a Boxster or Cayman because it wasn't an S — this one's for you.📖 Grab Jeff's book on Amazon (proceeds go to car-related charities):A Porsche Enthusiast's Guide to the 987.1 2.7 Boxster and CaymanGIVEAWAY: Drop a comment and STAR rating for the podcast and we'll pick one listener to receive a signed copy of Jeff's book, courtesy of Jeff himself.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 — Hook & Intro: Meet Jeff Lehman, the 987.1 savant02:25 — Why focus on just one generation? The case for the 2.704:36 — Jeff's first Porsche: the 1976 912E06:03 — Porsche history nugget: the original 356 was mid-engine08:04 — Confessions of a reformed "S" guy10:29 — Why base cars sound better (engine, induction, exhaust)13:30 — IMS bearing & bore scoring on 2007-2008 cars: the real data16:36 — The Blackstone Labs 3% figure & forum misinformation18:36 — DIY-friendly? What you can (and shouldn't) tackle yourself24:17 — Why these cars are still actually affordable26:00 — 981 vs 987.1: hydraulic vs electric steering28:30 — The big test: 993 vs 987.1 Cayman vs 997.1 back-to-back32:06 — Power-to-weight: why the Cayman feels closer to the 99335:00 — Do you really need more than 325hp?39:50 — Why the .1 beats the .2: aesthetics, scarcity, and DFI concerns43:01 — The perfect second Porsche45:09 — Buying advice: spec, options, and the rear wiper47:30 — PPI red flags and the importance of receipts50:00 — Importing a Cayman from Canada (and the TPMS gotcha)52:43 — Carrera GT design DNA in the 987.1 headlights53:38 — Mods worth doing (and the Carniwal exhaust trick)57:04 — Final verdict & the signed book giveaway━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━🎙️ ABOUT ELEVENAFTERNINEElevenAfterNine is a Porsche podcast for people who actually drive their cars. Website: www.ElevenNine.comYouTube: @ElevenAfterNineInstagram: @TheElevenAfterNineListen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere podcasts live.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━#Porsche #987Cayman #987Boxster #PorscheCayman #PorscheBoxster #993Porsche #997Porsche #PorschePodcast #ElevenAfterNine #JeffLehman #PorscheBuyersGuide #AirCooledPorsche #PorscheEnthusiast #IMSBearing #BoreScoring Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is the Porsche community sleeping on the best daily driver ever made? In this episode of ElevenAfterNine, I’m joined by my "brother from another mother," Angelo Scuderi.Angelo isn't just a Porsche enthusiast; he’s the Service Director at Porsche of Nashua and a Goldmeister Master Mechanic. He’s the guy I trust with my own cars, and today, he’s dropping some serious truth bombs that might make you rethink your next purchase.In this episode, we dive into:The "Zero-Failure" Engine: Why Angelo has never had to tear down a 4-cylinder 718 motor in all his years at the dealership.The Daily Driver Myth: Why the 987.2 Cayman might be the best "bang-for-your-buck" Porsche on the planet.930 Turbo vs. The World: I tell Angelo why his dream 1979 Turbo is a "beautiful piece of crap" (and he explains why I’m wrong).Maintenance vs. Oil Changes: The critical distinction every owner needs to understand to save their engine.The Death of the Manual: Why the manual transmission is disappearing and what it means for the secondary market.Whether you're looking for your first Porsche or you're a seasoned Rennlist regular, this conversation is about the real-world usage of these machines—not just the spec sheets.HELP SPREAD THE WORD I’m focused on creating the best content possible for the "regular" Porsche enthusiast, which means I don't have a ton of time for social media marketing! If you enjoyed this conversation, please:Share a link in your local PCA WhatsApp group.Drop a post on the forums (Rennlist, Pelican Parts, etc.).Subscribe and hit the bell so you don't miss next Tuesday’s episode.CONNECT WITH ELEVENAFTERNINEYouTube Main Channel: ElevenAfterNineInstagram: @theElevenAfterNineEmail: 11afternine@gmail.comWebsite: ElevenAfterNine.com#Porsche #Cayman #718 #911 #930Turbo #PorscheMaintenance #ElevenAfterNine #CarPodcast #Goldmeister Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you want the actual data from the expert that disputes everything you have heard about Bore Scoring? Every forum, Facebook group, and "expert" corner of the internet would have you believe that if you own a water-cooled 911, your engine is a ticking time bomb. I’ve spent countless nights losing sleep over this—so I went straight to the source for the real numbers.In this episode of ElevenAfterNine, I’m joined by Joe Adams of Blackstone Labs. Joe isn’t guessing; he’s looking at a database of thousands of Porsche engine samples. We break down the actual failure rates for the 996, 997, and 991 generations, and the results are not what you’ve been told.Connect with ElevenAfterNine:• Official Website: ElevenAfterNine.com (Leave a topic suggestion or question!)• Instagram: @theelevenafternine• Podcast: Search "ElevenAfterNine" on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen.Connect with Blackstone Labs:• Website: Blackstone-labs.com• Podcast: Check out Joe on the Slick Talk podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I just bought a 2005 Porsche 911 with 102,000 miles on it. And I'd do it again tomorrow.In this episode I break down exactly what to look for — and what to run from — when buying a 997.1. IMS bearings, bore scoring, Carfax red flags, and why a set of cheap tires can tell you more about a previous owner than they ever would.Whether you're actively shopping or just dreaming about it — this one's for you.Quick Apple Podcasts note. If you see “Episode Unavailable,” unfollow the show, then refollow. That fixes it #ElevenAfterNine #ElevenAfterNinePodcast #Porsche911 #Porsche997 #CarPodcastFind the video at ElevenAfterNine on YouTube, follow @TheElevenAfterNine on Instagram, and visit ElevenAfterNine.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.