718 GT4RS
12-03-2022, 03:08 PM
#7696
12-03-2022, 03:23 PM
#7697
That's got to be some serious speed hump....on the 718 gt4 I never had a problem with the front, but the rear diffuser did scrape occasionally. The front splitter extends further on the 4RS but not by a huge amount. IMO it depends how you use the car and where you live. As you can guess no FAL for me, like to keep it simple.
12-03-2022, 03:32 PM
#7698
But when it was looking like I would not get an allocation (and thinking of a 992 GTS lightweight package car) I studied the 18 way seats carefully in a used 718 boxter on the dealer lot and had my Cayman R parked next to it.
Kept hopping back and forth and tried the various adjustnments in the 18 way seats, including maximum support by adjusting the blow up side back and thigh bolsters all the way. It seemed as if the 18 ways held me tighter in the seat than the GT2 seats in my R. (Did not drive the boxter.)
But when my dealer traded a 992 GTS allocation to get me a GT4RS allocation my SA asked which seats I wanted 18 way or Standard Sport bucket seats. I went with weight savings and ordered with the standard sport bucket seats since I am sure they will be very comfortable for my long drives. If you have concerns with getting in and out of the car and don't mind the extra weight of the 18 way seats they would be more comfortable for you, still hold you in place while cornering IMO, but may hurt resale since many people expect the sport bucket seats in a GT4RS.
12-03-2022, 03:36 PM
#7699
Good things to hear:
12-03-2022, 06:37 PM
#7700
I have had several GT4RS customers switch over to Surface Transforms "ST" rotors for this exact reason. If you still want Carbon discs on your GT4RS after having to option iron brakes, this is the perfect solution for you. These will outperform the OE PCCB discs by every metric as shown below:
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12-03-2022, 07:11 PM
#7701
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very green R (12-04-2022)
12-03-2022, 11:21 PM
#7702
Btw....if you want real weight saving save your $$$$ and get a PFC brake kit 380 and some mag wheels in 18.....you will even have spare change $$$ and be lighter than OEM.
12-03-2022, 11:24 PM
#7703
12-04-2022, 12:24 AM
#7704
Interesting. I haven’t had a problem with the rear at all. Just the underbody aero. When looking at my car front on level with the chin spoiler the underbody aero seems to be the low point of the car. Would you mind checking your gt4RS? There may be differences between countries.
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Odin (12-04-2022)
12-04-2022, 12:49 AM
#7705
Interesting. I haven’t had a problem with the rear at all. Just the underbody aero. When looking at my car front on level with the chin spoiler the underbody aero seems to be the low point of the car. Would you mind checking your gt4RS? There may be differences between countries.
Be careful with FAL since having front end liftted, the front clears, but then in some circumstances with the front up the bottom of the rear diffused is lower than normal and will scrape.
Just a geometry issue. So have to lower FAL after front clears so rear diffuser does not scrape.
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Porsche2014 (12-04-2022)
12-04-2022, 12:56 AM
#7706
I know that....I just talking about the weight savings of an individual item and thinking that's just not worth it if you are focused on weight savings.
Btw....if you want real weight saving save your $$$$ and get a PFC brake kit 380 and some mag wheels in 18.....you will even have spare change $$$ and be lighter than OEM.
Btw....if you want real weight saving save your $$$$ and get a PFC brake kit 380 and some mag wheels in 18.....you will even have spare change $$$ and be lighter than OEM.
Thanks
12-04-2022, 01:15 AM
#7707
Interesting discussion of FAL at around time stamp 2:20 with front fascia and front spoiler removed. Car is lifted much higher than the FAL will lift and yet the rear diffuser still has clearance to the ground. . So I am guessing the rear diffuser will hit if FAL is still up once the rear diffuser gets to the top of a tall speed hump, that does not have the proper amount of front to rear width, in the road.
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KEPetersen (12-05-2022)
12-04-2022, 02:24 AM
#7708
From what Grant told us many months ago: Paraphrasing
Be careful with FAL since having front end liftted, the front clears, but then in some circumstances with the front up the bottom of the rear diffused is lower than normal and will scrape.
Just a geometry issue. So have to lower FAL after front clears so rear diffuser does not scrape.
Be careful with FAL since having front end liftted, the front clears, but then in some circumstances with the front up the bottom of the rear diffused is lower than normal and will scrape.
Just a geometry issue. So have to lower FAL after front clears so rear diffuser does not scrape.
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Odin (12-04-2022)
12-04-2022, 04:42 AM
#7709
Interesting discussion of FAL at around time stamp 2:20 with front fascia and front spoiler removed. Car is lifted much higher than the FAL will lift and yet the rear diffuser still has clearance to the ground. . So I am guessing the rear diffuser will hit if FAL is still up once the rear diffuser gets to the top of a tall speed hump, that does not have the proper amount of front to rear width, in the road.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMR1NwWudkg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMR1NwWudkg
12-04-2022, 04:46 AM
#7710
Also I wonder if these options reduce the wheight of the car from its stated 1415kgs, or if that’s the lightest GT4RS build possible?