Apr 21, 2016 7:48:01 PM
- martini964
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Apr 21, 2016 7:48:01 PM
Apr 22, 2016 8:39:31 AM
Here you go... (no stripes...makes the car more stealth but I may add them eventually because people usually don't seem to recognize the car without the stripes). People are very impressed when they see the 360 kph speedo... (top speed is 322 kph but I have 335 kph in my car documents (tuning), however the car easily passes 340...never tried it though, too dangerous, my personal top speed was a GPS measured 321 kph and I was scared as hell, I usually don't go over 280-300 kph in this car).
RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Porsche 991 Carrera 4 GTS Cabriolet, Porsche Macan Turbo, Ford Mustang GT500 Shelby SVT (2014), Mini JCW (2015), Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT (2014)
RC:I have new rims on the car though...OZ Superleggera...
Wow, you stressed the stealth look to perfection then ... I am certainly not in the same league as your are with the shelby, but I added stripes to my all-black Cayman GTS because I felt that I am better seen on the motorway / Autobahn...so, as odd as it may seem...stripes for me turn out to be a safety measure...
bluelines:Nice wheels! The same ones I had on my old Boxster.
OZ Ultraleggera...sorry ...but they fit the Boxster as well (in a different size of course).
They are much lighter than the OEM Shelby rims but they have one disadvantage (I can live with): For drag racing, not the best choice. The OEM rims have some sort of built-in tire slip prevention feature (seriously), so the tire cannot slip on the rim. Interesting...
The tires are PZero instead of the OEM Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar G:2 semi-slicks, for obvious reasons. Unfortunately they require a 3.0 bar tire pressure at speeds over 300 kph... Actually, to drive at top speed, I would be required to use 3.4 bar. Right now, I am driving 2.8 bar front and rear, the best compromise and I do not drive fully loaded or faster than 300 kph. The OEM tires require 2.4 bar, even at top speed but they are barely drivable at temperatures below 20°C.
As you can see, driving a GT500 requires a lot of compromises and a steep learning curve (stuff you don't find on the internet, just through people who deal with these cars for years...), I probably wouldn't do it again because it was pretty tiresome in the beginning.
Now we all know why companies like Porsche or Ferrari or even Mercedes/BMW are asking much more money for similar performance...
RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Porsche 991 Carrera 4 GTS Cabriolet, Porsche Macan Turbo, Ford Mustang GT500 Shelby SVT (2014), Mini JCW (2015), Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT (2014)
Apr 22, 2016 11:11:36 AM
Apr 22, 2016 2:51:29 PM
I spotted a light blue metallic 991.2 Targa, with graphite wheels, in Zürich today. It looked stunning! It had PSE and was louder then what I had expected, mostly based on the rants here
You are getting the right car Nick
2015 981 Cayman GT4 | White | Full Bucket Seats | Sport Chrono
2014 991 Carrera 4S | Dark Blue Metallic | PDK | Sport Chrono | SPASM
Lars997:orsi2003:Beverly Dubai 90210
hahaha.... great number plate!
And - a beautiful car. Enjoy it much! That red interior is one of a kind - cool!
The red interior goes perfectly with the exterior color.
RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Porsche 991 Carrera 4 GTS Cabriolet, Porsche Macan Turbo, Ford Mustang GT500 Shelby SVT (2014), Mini JCW (2015), Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT (2014)
Maybe checking for potential risk of tyres rubbing against adjacent body parts with different suspension set-ups under highly dynamic driving conditions, to try to eliminate any future complaints about side marker lights being "popped" out of their mountings.
fritz
Apr 28, 2016 4:40:01 PM
fritz:Maybe checking for potential risk of tyres rubbing against adjacent body parts with different suspension set-ups under highly dynamic driving conditions, to try to eliminate any future complaints about side marker lights being "popped" out of their mountings.
+1
Apr 28, 2016 4:45:45 PM