Fred's 2010 RS under the knife @ SharkWerks
Fred's 2010 RS under the knife @ SharkWerks
Hey fellas, interesting week to say the least- cars from Canada, Texas and then all of a sudden Fred made it all the more interesting. Say hello to his 2010 GT3RS...
You can see the MK1 GT3 which is getting a 3.9:thumbsup:
We had to run things by our new chief scientist since James is glued to two 3.9 motors (plus our 996 one)...
Funny week indeed... James was happy as his Canadian brothers came down as you can see from the plates. The GT3 is in for the 3.9 and the TT dropped by for some software tuning and then a trip up the coast. We've got another Canadian car that's being delivered early next week come to think of it
A red shark-a-fied 2010 GT3 sitting next tothe 2007 white GT3 that's having its 3.6L upgraded to our 3.9L:
The noselift option on this car (160K sticker:bowdown
is actually pretty quick/painless to use. It doesn't go up as high as the TechArt one we're used to but for factory a) it's useful and b) it just works c) makes it easier to put on the lift lol
The new intake/airbox and the extra inlet is a great idea. Over the past couple of years we dabbled and worked on a similar style intake but didn't really get anywhere on the dyno as fan speeds just aren't realistic. However, with proper airflow I can really see that there's a benefit not to mention the larger ram-air intake scoop on the new RS decklid:
Fred didn't like his "red stiletto" shoes that came from the factory. I can't say I'm a big fan of red wheels either so off they come in order to get done in a less "ho-ish" black... Off comes the center cap (careful here guys) and then you use the factory tool and an almighty wrench/breaker bar. To say that Porsche tightened them on Fred's car would be an understatement. Let's just say the robots that do the job (watch the Nat Geo special) went a little bonkers....
Off comes that cap and then you can get access:
[mg]http://videos.g33kd.net/997/gt3/2010_Porsche_997-_GT3RS_Gray_Red_Fred/P1140126.JPG[/img]
With the centerlock removed off comes the wheel:
Pretty light wheel for sure but we already know there's lighter available from Champion, HRE etc...
For track guys... if you plan on changing wheels at the track be sure you bring a gargantuan torque wrench capable...
In comes the wheel now in black:
On the car:
With the car up in the air you can see some of the slight differences in the rear suspension (all new brake duct too)... But you'll still likely want to get a bump-steer/toe-steer link upgrade as usual.
Cool side marker but slightly bummed about the stick on "cayenne" style side flares:
Over to the exhaust.... Pardon me for the guys that already know this but I figured we'd confirm once and for-all exactly what's under there. The same factory headers/cats and side mufflers as on the 2010 GT3. No titanium there. The only titanium as you can see is the center muffler and the tips as well. So no big/massive weight savings there (more on this in a mo').
Tips are pretty nice looking though:
How light are they?
Compared to the factory 2010 GT3 tips:
Here's our larger diameter stainless steel SharkWerks tips by comparison:
Showing that the 2010 GT3RS tips have a smaller diameter than the SharkWerks tips:
And installed for show...
They usually come in black but we've had a few requests so for a few bucks less you can have them in raw stainless too if you want...
Back to the center muffler. Here's a factory 2010 997GT3 muffler:
Here's the Titanium RS muffler:
And yes you knew it was coming... here's the SharkWerks bypass exhaust in stainless steel:
For those of you that already own our exhaust (thank you!) and awaiting your new RS go ahead and install it on your new RS as well. Even though it's not made from Ti, our piece is still about half the weight anyways. We've actually had 4 other 2010 GT3RS owners already install our exhaust on their car's. So if you want it to be louder and dare I say it (?) even lighter... you can.
Being a "Fred" car the exhaust needs to be light but loud so off comes the bumper:
Off comes the side muffler and remember this is X2:
Here's the SharkWerks Track Exhaust ready to be installed in place and on the scales...
And installed on the car with the bumper back on:
For those of you doing the math- we're saving a total of about 45 pounds off of the bum of the car.
With no sub-woofer in these cars getting access to the ECU is easy... too easy:thumbsup:
Time to chat with Todd and get some initial changes made. Car runs great but could use more response, even with the LWF in there I've never been keen on the factory E-gas settings so that gets taken care of with part of the tune. With the decrease in back pressure as a result of our track exhaust we've always combined it with a proper EVOMSit software update/tune:
A few other minor things like TC Design's tow-hook (still fits as always):
Black EVO pedals:
That's a wrap for today...
More to come including a a roll bar, Schroth harness, sub belt brackets, SharkWerks Fire Extinguisher, remove decals etc...
You can see the MK1 GT3 which is getting a 3.9:thumbsup:
We had to run things by our new chief scientist since James is glued to two 3.9 motors (plus our 996 one)...
Funny week indeed... James was happy as his Canadian brothers came down as you can see from the plates. The GT3 is in for the 3.9 and the TT dropped by for some software tuning and then a trip up the coast. We've got another Canadian car that's being delivered early next week come to think of it
A red shark-a-fied 2010 GT3 sitting next tothe 2007 white GT3 that's having its 3.6L upgraded to our 3.9L:
The noselift option on this car (160K sticker:bowdown
is actually pretty quick/painless to use. It doesn't go up as high as the TechArt one we're used to but for factory a) it's useful and b) it just works c) makes it easier to put on the lift lolThe new intake/airbox and the extra inlet is a great idea. Over the past couple of years we dabbled and worked on a similar style intake but didn't really get anywhere on the dyno as fan speeds just aren't realistic. However, with proper airflow I can really see that there's a benefit not to mention the larger ram-air intake scoop on the new RS decklid:
Fred didn't like his "red stiletto" shoes that came from the factory. I can't say I'm a big fan of red wheels either so off they come in order to get done in a less "ho-ish" black... Off comes the center cap (careful here guys) and then you use the factory tool and an almighty wrench/breaker bar. To say that Porsche tightened them on Fred's car would be an understatement. Let's just say the robots that do the job (watch the Nat Geo special) went a little bonkers....
Off comes that cap and then you can get access:
[mg]http://videos.g33kd.net/997/gt3/2010_Porsche_997-_GT3RS_Gray_Red_Fred/P1140126.JPG[/img]
With the centerlock removed off comes the wheel:
Pretty light wheel for sure but we already know there's lighter available from Champion, HRE etc...
For track guys... if you plan on changing wheels at the track be sure you bring a gargantuan torque wrench capable...
In comes the wheel now in black:
On the car:
With the car up in the air you can see some of the slight differences in the rear suspension (all new brake duct too)... But you'll still likely want to get a bump-steer/toe-steer link upgrade as usual.
Cool side marker but slightly bummed about the stick on "cayenne" style side flares:
Over to the exhaust.... Pardon me for the guys that already know this but I figured we'd confirm once and for-all exactly what's under there. The same factory headers/cats and side mufflers as on the 2010 GT3. No titanium there. The only titanium as you can see is the center muffler and the tips as well. So no big/massive weight savings there (more on this in a mo').
Tips are pretty nice looking though:
How light are they?
Compared to the factory 2010 GT3 tips:
Here's our larger diameter stainless steel SharkWerks tips by comparison:
Showing that the 2010 GT3RS tips have a smaller diameter than the SharkWerks tips:
And installed for show...
They usually come in black but we've had a few requests so for a few bucks less you can have them in raw stainless too if you want...
Back to the center muffler. Here's a factory 2010 997GT3 muffler:
Here's the Titanium RS muffler:
And yes you knew it was coming... here's the SharkWerks bypass exhaust in stainless steel:
For those of you that already own our exhaust (thank you!) and awaiting your new RS go ahead and install it on your new RS as well. Even though it's not made from Ti, our piece is still about half the weight anyways. We've actually had 4 other 2010 GT3RS owners already install our exhaust on their car's. So if you want it to be louder and dare I say it (?) even lighter... you can.
Being a "Fred" car the exhaust needs to be light but loud so off comes the bumper:
Off comes the side muffler and remember this is X2:
Here's the SharkWerks Track Exhaust ready to be installed in place and on the scales...
And installed on the car with the bumper back on:
For those of you doing the math- we're saving a total of about 45 pounds off of the bum of the car.
With no sub-woofer in these cars getting access to the ECU is easy... too easy:thumbsup:
Time to chat with Todd and get some initial changes made. Car runs great but could use more response, even with the LWF in there I've never been keen on the factory E-gas settings so that gets taken care of with part of the tune. With the decrease in back pressure as a result of our track exhaust we've always combined it with a proper EVOMSit software update/tune:
A few other minor things like TC Design's tow-hook (still fits as always):
Black EVO pedals:
That's a wrap for today...
More to come including a a roll bar, Schroth harness, sub belt brackets, SharkWerks Fire Extinguisher, remove decals etc...
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Thata Baby Alex, lock and load.. Give the man what he craves and also get him back on his meds. That Ole Boy is crazy... He had the Pam for what 2 maybe 3 months.. Enjoy in the best of health Fred.. You've always got the latest and greatest toys Pal...
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Alex
Thanks so much for taking the time to take pictures and weigh all the exhaust pieces! You just made my day and save me the trouble to buy a 2010 RS just to obtain the measurement
Wow, that was quick on the wheels. How many black spray cans did you use? Who did the powder coat? That was fast.
Now, now. Let's don't start comparing the size of our tips lol
So the titanium center muffler offered 7.66 lbs of weight loss and the titanium tips lost another 1.3 lbs which total 8.96 lbs loss compare with it's steel siblings and cost $1843 more ..... AND still weigh 4.24 lbs more than your steel center muffler bypass with steel tips. Did I miss something here? Unless these OEM center muffler offer more power and better sound than your center muffler bypass then I would say these OEM titanium exhaust have no place on the 2010 RS.
Thanks so much for taking the time to take pictures and weigh all the exhaust pieces! You just made my day and save me the trouble to buy a 2010 RS just to obtain the measurement
Wow, that was quick on the wheels. How many black spray cans did you use?
Who did the powder coat? That was fast.Now, now. Let's don't start comparing the size of our tips lol
So the titanium center muffler offered 7.66 lbs of weight loss and the titanium tips lost another 1.3 lbs which total 8.96 lbs loss compare with it's steel siblings and cost $1843 more ..... AND still weigh 4.24 lbs more than your steel center muffler bypass with steel tips. Did I miss something here? Unless these OEM center muffler offer more power and better sound than your center muffler bypass then I would say these OEM titanium exhaust have no place on the 2010 RS.
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