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Carrera 4(S) side skirts
I must have been blind and missed it when reading articles about the Carrera 4 launch, but I only noticed sleek small skirts on nice pics of Fester's car this week. He told me they came standard with all C4(S)'s
I really thinks they add a nice touch to the 991. I'll check if they can be retrofitted on a C2(S). If someone knows the answer, please chime in!
I must have been blind and missed it when reading articles about the Carrera 4 launch, but I only noticed sleek small skirts on nice pics of Fester's car this week. He told me they came standard with all C4(S)'s
I really thinks they add a nice touch to the 991. I'll check if they can be retrofitted on a C2(S). If someone knows the answer, please chime in!
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Well, got the carbon fiber remote key trim today. Looks great and simple to install. Thanks again Serge for the heads up! Sorry the pics are not great, but it is hard to to get the CF details without the proper lighting. PS - just noticed, after taking the pic, that the key is in the shape of the car. Never knew that until now. Sorry --- big duh!!
Unfortunately Porsche has gone cheap: the car shaped key is the same for the 991, Panamera, Cayenne, etc. Maybe for they'll make a widebody key for the Turbo
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First track day with the 991s ... Gingerman is a tight and windy track ... car was a ton of fun. Still need to work on the alignment / camber ... didn't feel as planted as it should be...
I am surprised you did not feel the car as planted as it should be. I am not sure you have a lot of wiggle room for tweaking the camber and alignment with PDCC (or if the PDCC calibration would still be OK if you move away too far from the factory alignment). Anyway, it did not seem to slow you down
Only one question: what was the wear on the brakes and how did they hold up?
Keep us posted. Pics and videos are always welcome!
PS: where were all the other cars gone on your video
?? Also, the Recaro setup with the blue harness looks cool. One final piece of advice if you are using a Gopro (or another camera) in the cabin: try to set the light measurement to the centre point so that the view through your windshield is not too overexposed.
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Great video. Did you rent the whole track to yourself? You look like you are going our for a sunday drive. nice and relaxed.
I will put video up later tonight. I spent half of my laps waiting for a point by. I am not complaining. Everyone (but one car) was great about giving the point by quickly.
Marc
You look like you are going our for a sunday drive. nice and relaxed.I will put video up later tonight. I spent half of my laps waiting for a point by. I am not complaining. Everyone (but one car) was great about giving the point by quickly.
Marc
LOL. That's not unusual for the 991 and maybe a little frustrating because being passed is part of the fun too. Well, GTR's are still there for that (and soon the 991 GT3's and Turbo's).
It is in fact nice to see more and more 991's at the track!
It is in fact nice to see more and more 991's at the track!
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Brakes are a real problem - I warped the stock rotors in that one day ... despite ambient temperature around 60F and being pretty careful on cool down laps.
Also, the stock brakes don't exactly inspire confidence ... got soft when they got hot, despite running RBF600 fluid. Stock pads are almost gone after the one day.
I now have the 15" Brembo BBK for the fronts on order...not sure if I need the rears also (?). Planning on running Pagid RS29 on the BBK in the front and on the stock brakes in the rear. Let's see if that makes an improvement. Unfortunately parts won't come in for the next track day this Sat. Would be nice to figure out some ducting for brake cooling ...
On camber, Ryan from Suncoast recommended -1.5 for the front, and -1.66 for the rears. Checking back with him whether that holds with PDCC also. I've never had the car aligned with the 19" rims & R888s, maybe it's just off. I'm also running 5mm spacers in the front, but not the rear given that the 19" oz rear wheels have 5mm lower offset than the stock 20" wheels.
BTW - the R888 seemed to like pressures below 40 much better (as you had recommended)...actually needed to keep below 38 psi. That meant that after colldown over lunch, I started back out at 26psi ... but was actually not a problem, and they got up to temp within a few laps
The engine with the X51 did run great - pulls strong right into the limiter ... no complaints here!
And yes, the buffeting was very clear ... I wish someone made the mirror mount piece that you suggested ...
Great suggestion on the GoPro ... was wondering how to get rid of the overexposure...Thank you!
Also, the stock brakes don't exactly inspire confidence ... got soft when they got hot, despite running RBF600 fluid. Stock pads are almost gone after the one day.
I now have the 15" Brembo BBK for the fronts on order...not sure if I need the rears also (?). Planning on running Pagid RS29 on the BBK in the front and on the stock brakes in the rear. Let's see if that makes an improvement. Unfortunately parts won't come in for the next track day this Sat. Would be nice to figure out some ducting for brake cooling ...
On camber, Ryan from Suncoast recommended -1.5 for the front, and -1.66 for the rears. Checking back with him whether that holds with PDCC also. I've never had the car aligned with the 19" rims & R888s, maybe it's just off. I'm also running 5mm spacers in the front, but not the rear given that the 19" oz rear wheels have 5mm lower offset than the stock 20" wheels.
BTW - the R888 seemed to like pressures below 40 much better (as you had recommended)...actually needed to keep below 38 psi. That meant that after colldown over lunch, I started back out at 26psi ... but was actually not a problem, and they got up to temp within a few laps
The engine with the X51 did run great - pulls strong right into the limiter ... no complaints here!
And yes, the buffeting was very clear ... I wish someone made the mirror mount piece that you suggested ...
Great suggestion on the GoPro ... was wondering how to get rid of the overexposure...Thank you!
Thanks for sharing Tom. Nice to hear the car was a ton of fun. Looks like with the rev's staying up you should have enjoyed the kick from the X51. Also seems like you were not immune to the infamous buffeting issue.
I am surprised you did not feel the car as planted as it should be. I am not sure you have a lot of wiggle room for tweaking the camber and alignment with PDCC (or if the PDCC calibration would still be OK if you move away too far from the factory alignment). Anyway, it did not seem to slow you down
Only one question: what was the wear on the brakes and how did they hold up?
Keep us posted. Pics and videos are always welcome!
PS: where were all the other cars gone on your video?? Also, the Recaro setup with the blue harness looks cool. One final piece of advice if you are using a Gopro (or another camera) in the cabin: try to set the light measurement to the centre point so that the view through your windshield is not too overexposed.
I am surprised you did not feel the car as planted as it should be. I am not sure you have a lot of wiggle room for tweaking the camber and alignment with PDCC (or if the PDCC calibration would still be OK if you move away too far from the factory alignment). Anyway, it did not seem to slow you down
Only one question: what was the wear on the brakes and how did they hold up?
Keep us posted. Pics and videos are always welcome!
PS: where were all the other cars gone on your video
?? Also, the Recaro setup with the blue harness looks cool. One final piece of advice if you are using a Gopro (or another camera) in the cabin: try to set the light measurement to the centre point so that the view through your windshield is not too overexposed.
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Looks definitely more relaxed on the vid than I felt 
... still, lot's of potential to go faster
A colleague of mine who's a serious racer actually rented out the track, so we just had a few fully set up trans-am race cars and me ... I had to do most of the pointing by this time around ...
But pretty much had open track all the time.
... still, lot's of potential to go fasterA colleague of mine who's a serious racer actually rented out the track, so we just had a few fully set up trans-am race cars and me ... I had to do most of the pointing by this time around ...
But pretty much had open track all the time.Great video. Did you rent the whole track to yourself? You look like you are going our for a sunday drive. nice and relaxed.
I will put video up later tonight. I spent half of my laps waiting for a point by. I am not complaining. Everyone (but one car) was great about giving the point by quickly.
Marc
You look like you are going our for a sunday drive. nice and relaxed.I will put video up later tonight. I spent half of my laps waiting for a point by. I am not complaining. Everyone (but one car) was great about giving the point by quickly.
Marc
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Looks definitely more relaxed on the vid than I felt ... still, lot's of potential to go faster
A colleague of mine who's a serious racer actually rented out the track, so we just had a few fully set up trans-am race cars and me ... I had to do most of the pointing by this time around ... But pretty much had open track all the time.
... still, lot's of potential to go fasterA colleague of mine who's a serious racer actually rented out the track, so we just had a few fully set up trans-am race cars and me ... I had to do most of the pointing by this time around ...
But pretty much had open track all the time.Marc
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Can't even imagine ... sounds like fun though!