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| d914 |
 Apr 15 2023, 09:10 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 2,331 Joined: 12-July 03 From: Atlanta, ga Member No.: 904 Region Association: South East States  |
I know the 901 was capable of flat towing..but what about the boxster s tranny a lot of us are using?
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| DRPHIL914 |
Apr 17 2023, 09:58 AM
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Dr. Phil Group: Members Posts: 5,766 Joined: 9-December 09 From: Bluffton, SC Member No.: 11,106 Region Association: South East States 
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if it’s manual and not tip, i don’t see why you couldn’t.
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| d914 |
Apr 17 2023, 07:10 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,331 Joined: 12-July 03 From: Atlanta, ga Member No.: 904 Region Association: South East States |
thanks... Just a question that hit my mind and search on the boxsters all said NO but for a lot of reasons.. Possible reason on how the tranny is lubricated?
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| VegasRacer |
Apr 17 2023, 07:20 PM
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ELVIRA Group: Benefactors Posts: 8,509 Joined: 27-March 03 From: Between Scylla and Charybdis Member No.: 481 Region Association: None 
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A Boxster will not work as a toad. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/assimilate.gif)
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| d914 |
Apr 17 2023, 07:33 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,331 Joined: 12-July 03 From: Atlanta, ga Member No.: 904 Region Association: South East States |
thanks.. its actually a 14 w a boxster tranny. Was looking at dolly or flat tow and got to thinking I should check. Dont really have room for a trailer so it looks like uhaul trailer or drive it!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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| r_towle |
Apr 17 2023, 11:04 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,574 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States
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Anything can be towed, but you may need an external transmission cooler, something simple that can be quick disconnect, small pump and cooler.
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| Van B |
Apr 18 2023, 09:12 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,585 Joined: 20-October 21 From: Maryland Member No.: 26,011 Region Association: None
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Do Not flat tow! Warning is right in the owners manual for 996/986 cars. Syncromesh won’t survive.
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| r_towle |
Apr 18 2023, 09:16 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,574 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States
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Curious, why won’t it last?
My father added an external pump and cooler to a dodge van to enable flat towing without trashing the transmission. It seems like a thing in the RV world. Remco industries makes driveshaft disconnects and transmission pumps for many models of automobiles. Search for their name and give them a call. It may be possible to tow your car with their products. |
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| d914 |
May 20 2023, 07:19 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,331 Joined: 12-July 03 From: Atlanta, ga Member No.: 904 Region Association: South East States |
Flat tow or car dolly with a Boxster s manual 6 speed.
I have asked a re-builder of our beloved 901's to look at this question. While he does not work on the Boxster tranny he has a working knowledge of manual transmissions, He went into the PET to look at diagrams and look for part numbers. There is no oil pump in the diagram for a manual transmission and there is no replacement oil pump. Despite the normal issues of towing a low car like ours there is no obvious reason why we can not flat tow of car dolly a 914 with a boxster 6 speed. "Based on my findings, no pump and the oil would be slung around just as if you were driving it. The gears are all enmeshed, always. In neutral, the complementary gears spin freely in their shaft and oil is still slung about by this. Same as a 901." |
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| Literati914 |
May 20 2023, 09:10 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,461 Joined: 16-November 06 From: Dallas, TX Member No.: 7,222 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Dang, now this has me second guessing flat towing the 914 w/ suby 5 speed manual … anyone done it?
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| d914 |
May 20 2023, 09:25 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,331 Joined: 12-July 03 From: Atlanta, ga Member No.: 904 Region Association: South East States |
a quick google search seems to say yes. Corp suby seems to put some big restrictions on it but populaces seems to say yes.
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