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Last Updated: 23 March 2023
by David Pichette

We all know how important maintaining proper tire pressure is. Tire pressures affect safety, grip, and tire wear. Tire pressures are affected by temperature, both the ambient temperature, and the actual tire temperature. Normal highway driving causes tires to heat up, and causes pressures to increase. Track days and autocross events produce a lot more heat so what can we do the minimize the increase in pressure

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Last Updated: 23 March 2023

When you're starting out in drivers education, your stock seats and 3-way seat belts are fine. As skills grow, many will find themselves fighting to stay in their stock seats. So you might consider switching to another seat, and there's a gaggle of them available:  With reclining or fixed backs, and steel, fiberglass, carbon fiber/kevlar, or aluminum construction. 

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Last Updated: 23 March 2023

Driven primarily by tightening US emission standards, Porsche first used Bosch mechanical fuel injection to replace carburetors on the 1969 911 E and S.  From the early 1970's through the early 1990's, Bosch K Jetronic, or continuous injection system (CIS), was used on the 911 (1973 - 1983), 911 Turbo (1976 - 1992), 924 (1976 - 1982), 924 Turbo (1981 - 1982), and 928 (1978 - 1979).  Let's see what makes CIS tick.

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Last Updated: 23 March 2023

For CVR driver's education, rollbars are required in cabiolets and Boxsters, and roll cages are required in all open cars and targa's/914's without roofs. Aside from a custom designed/welded rollbar or rollcage solution, there are several sources for rollbars which fit all of our Porsche models.

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Last Updated: 23 March 2023

When it comes to brake bleeding, there are 4 ways to bleed your brakes. 

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Last Updated: 23 March 2023

We'd like to look at general improvements you can make which will enhance your safety during drivers education events. Each month or so, we'll cover upgrades in the areas of brakes, suspension and tires, the interior, and the exterior. At some point,  discussion of safety upgrades bleeds over into a  performance upgrade discussion. Our goal is to stay on the safety side of that line.

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Last Updated: 23 March 2023

When you first start drivers education, your stock brake pads are OK, however, you'll find shortly that combined street and drivers ed events leads to a significantly shortened pad life.

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  1. Upgrading Porsche Brakes
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