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    Re: Cayman GT4

    Adam2S:

    Evo Car of the Year 2015 video now out, enjoy!

    https://youtu.be/ZUhKhQP4PBo

    Thanks Adam2S!!!

    That looks like we probably opted for the right car: remembrer it came second at the Motor Trend car of the year 😎


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    PTS Birch Green GT4 just delivered to the UK

     

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    I have a friend who ordered Birch on his GT4 too.


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    So Grant,

     

    Can you report yet on pulling out of uphill 2nd gear corners?


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    Not Grant, but I'll say it depends on how fast this corner is.  If you are only going 20mph and the uphill is severe, then it can feel a bit sluggish until revs get to 4.5k or above . In those situations, a downshift to 1st is worthwhile.  With rev match, pretty easy to get into 1st, though it's not as easy as 2nd.  

    On a leisurely drive on say "The Snake" / Mulholland (you may be familar with this road), I don't really feel the need to use 1st even though the turns are super tight.  But that's also because I don't use much power on such a road.


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    watt:

    So Grant,

     

    Can you report yet on pulling out of uphill 2nd gear corners?

    Still haven't received my car stateside.  In Swiss Alps, I actually used 1st gear for some of the steep uphill switchbacks (double clutch downshifts - combo of manual blip in neutral and auto-rev into 1st).

    2nd gear is about 10.5 mph per 1,000 rpm - so 2nd gear is much too tall for that (use 1st instead).  Motor doesn't really come alive until 4,500 rpm (47 mph in 2nd).


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    another UK delivery - this time in PTS Signal Yellow

     

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    My car arrived at dealer 2 days ago (not the dealer from whom I bought it - out of state).  Was going to sit on the extra parking lot indefinitely - glad I called today.  Pick it up tomorrow, but dropping it for a clear bra immediately (snow coming on Saturday).  Won't get to drive it til next week at earliest...


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    Grant:

    My car arrived at dealer 2 days ago (not the dealer from whom I bought it - out of state).  Was going to sit on the extra parking lot indefinitely - glad I called today.  Pick it up tomorrow, but dropping it for a clear bra immediately (snow coming on Saturday).  Won't get to drive it til next week at earliest...

    At last!  Smiley


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    vantagesc:

    Not Grant, but I'll say it depends on how fast this corner is.  If you are only going 20mph and the uphill is severe, then it can feel a bit sluggish until revs get to 4.5k or above . In those situations, a downshift to 1st is worthwhile.  With rev match, pretty easy to get into 1st, though it's not as easy as 2nd.  

    On a leisurely drive on say "The Snake" / Mulholland (you may be familar with this road), I don't really feel the need to use 1st even though the turns are super tight.  But that's also because I don't use much power on such a road.

    I'm thinking las flores canyon steep uphill hairpin [or piuma] 15 mph exit speed on water and or gravel over pavement -- the classic place all the pre-991 GT3's bogged down in 2nd, and the classic place that made strads and scuds so well geared and so much fun.  I cant find the shift speeds for gt4 anywhere -  what is redline mph in 1st gear?  Im presuming one can run first to 60 mph+ then shift to 2nd around 5k like we did on the old GT3's until we got sick of it Smileyand bought another scud.Smiley  I do see max torque starts at 4750 which ties with yours and Grant's liftoff mid-4's....

     


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    watt:

    I'm thinking las flores canyon steep uphill hairpin [or piuma] 15 mph exit speed on water and or gravel over pavement -- the classic place all the pre-991 GT3's bogged down in 2nd, and the classic place that made strads and scuds so well geared and so much fun.  I cant find the shift speeds for gt4 anywhere -  what is redline mph in 1st gear? 

    You'll definitely want to briefly down-shift to 1st for that (I recommend my combo Manual-Auto double-clutch method).  First gear redlines at 47 mph.


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    Grant:

    My car arrived at dealer 2 days ago (not the dealer from whom I bought it - out of state).  Was going to sit on the extra parking lot indefinitely - glad I called today.  Pick it up tomorrow, but dropping it for a clear bra immediately (snow coming on Saturday).  Won't get to drive it til next week at earliest...

    Good news ! 


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    Grant:
     

    You'll definitely want to briefly down-shift to 1st for that (I recommend my combo Manual-Auto double-clutch method).  First gear redlines at 47 mph.


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    Do you really have to do all that to get it in 1st smoothly ? this sound from another age . Even on a non automatic rew matching car I manage to get into first quite smoothly just by heal toeing ( or just manual new matching ) Ok, on some of the boxes the change is a little slow as you can't push the 1st gear in too quickly because it is harder . 

    But on the Gt4 gearbox , the auto rev matching is supposedly  there to make the gear drop a piece of butter and instant Smiley


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    1449819738545image.jpegIt's here!!! Built in Sept and only arrived today. Slow ship. 

     


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    Congratulations. kiss


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    Congrats WAY - 3 month wait for shipping, that's a seriously long wait. Is it a very slow boat indeed, must have made several stop offs en route.

    So how many rennteamers so we have now have with a delivered car?


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    Gnil:
    But on the Gt4 gearbox , the auto rev matching is supposedly  there to make the gear drop a piece of butter and instant Smiley

     

    It will go into first gear with the Auto-Rev match alone, but at anything over very slow speeds, it goes in much smoother with a double-clutch (much less work for the synchros).


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    WAY:

    1449819738545image.jpegIt's here!!! Built in Sept and only arrived today. Slow ship. 

     

    Nice!! Smiley  Welcome to the club Smiley


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    Congrat Wayne. Mine was built in Sep, white and same as urs with drive on the wrong side! Had a blast with European Delivery for 3 weeks in Oct and is meant to turn up just b4 the New Year. Cheers.


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    MotorTrend Randy Pobst at Road Atlanta

    http://www.motortrend.com/news/2016-...-track-review/

     


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    More PTS cars...

    2D8 - RS Green

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    and Gulf Orange angel


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    Isnt'it lava orange like on the 991 GT3 RS?


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    No that's Gulf Orange. 


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    Thanks guys. I can't wait to pick it up in a couple days. They have quite a few cars to deliver so I won't get a chance to pick it up until Friday. 


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    Gulf Orange


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    Wow.... It's great to see the PTS showing up now, some great colors here!


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    Oh, I could see this one with my name on it... kiss Very nice matching color.

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    Matching colour? Matching what RC?


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    I did know you're not native German RC, what I didn't know is that you're actually Dutch indecision


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    WAY:

    Matching colour? Matching what RC?

    Sorry for the confusion...matching the Cayman GT4... Smiley The GT cars from Porsche benefit from flashy colors, especially pastel colors. 


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