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Old 09-26-2023, 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by MaddMike
Ooof, I was wondering how they were selling all that for like $400 more than Suncoast does just for the wheels. That makes more sense.
Ya, part of me just wanted a refund. I was able to find a used set, with 500 miles on them, but the guy wanted $6k USD plus shipping. All in with this, I wound up at about $6300 USD.
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Old 09-29-2023, 09:36 PM
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Installed today:

Apollo Aero hood with custom SharkBlue painted stripe (Painted by Apollo) and functioning brake ducts:

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Old 09-29-2023, 09:59 PM
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Originally Posted by BabyNSX
Installed today:

Apollo Aero hood with custom SharkBlue painted stripe (Painted by Apollo) and functioning brake ducts:
How much weight savings over stock GT4 hood?
Old 09-29-2023, 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by incursion
How much weight savings over stock GT4 hood?
Not 100% certain, but I've heard that typical weight savings is around 20lbs. 30lbs (OE) to 10lbs (CF).
Old 09-29-2023, 10:37 PM
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Ordered the GT4 side scoop kit from Suncoast and an oil change kit.

Going to have a few upgrades stockpiled over the winter to make this car perfect for Summer 2024
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Old 09-29-2023, 11:45 PM
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Originally Posted by BabyNSX
Installed today:

Apollo Aero hood with custom SharkBlue painted stripe (Painted by Apollo) and functioning brake ducts:
By “functioning brake ducts“ I assume that you’re referring to the naca ducts that are halfway up the hood. Can you take a photo of where the ducts connect to?

It’s a great looking hood. I personally love the blue stripe. The all black hood look looks unfinished to me.
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Old 09-30-2023, 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by rubber_ducky
By “functioning brake ducts“ I assume that you’re referring to the naca ducts that are halfway up the hood. Can you take a photo of where the ducts connect to?

It’s a great looking hood. I personally love the blue stripe. The all black hood look looks unfinished to me.
curious about the piping too.
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Old 09-30-2023, 11:15 PM
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Old 09-30-2023, 11:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Unstock
curious about the piping too.
Sorry for the delay - Rennsport Reunion today. The piping below the hood is exactly the same as the GT4RS and uses OE parts from Porsche. It does require some modifications to the existing battery cover, but you can also just go buy a GT4RS cover if you don't want to modify it.

You can see what it looks like below. The duct work directs air to an outlet pointing right at the brake rotor. Sorry I don't have a picture of that now.


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Old 10-01-2023, 01:46 PM
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Bought a slightly used Rennline phone mounting bracket (half the price of new), paired with a MagSafe wireless magnet charger.
Install took 5-10 mins, and left me wondering why I waited so long to make this move. I previously had a vent mount which blocked the entire vent when my phone connected 100% of the time.


There’s an image within the image, if you can spot it.
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Old 10-01-2023, 07:48 PM
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Realized just how bad my heat cycled out cup 2's were in cooler (low 60's) weather by attempting to merge into traffic and the car went sideways like it was on ice. I guess 16 autocrosses and 2x 7 session track days were enough lol

Ordered these PS4S for street and maybe some wet track use. Most expensive set of tires I've ever purchased but apparently they live up to the hype. Will have some dedicated autocross/track wheels and tires coming later also.
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Old 10-01-2023, 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by BoxKing
Bought a slightly used Rennline phone mounting bracket (half the price of new), paired with a MagSafe wireless magnet charger.
Install took 5-10 mins, and left me wondering why I waited so long to make this move. I previously had a vent mount which blocked the entire vent when my phone connected 100% of the time.


There’s an image within the image, if you can spot it.
you got that mounted in no time at all! glad it worked out
Old 10-01-2023, 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by rubber_ducky
you got that mounted in no time at all! glad it worked out
Yessir!
I’ll admit, you did half the work for me by having the silver mounting ball pre-installed.

Thank you for being a great seller, and getting this out to me as fast as you did.
Old 10-02-2023, 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by UncleDude
Remember this really good deal I got from Porsche on a full wheel package? Well they arrived, but only the rims LOL. The parts guy completely f***ed up, even though I asked him twice to confirm the deal was tires, sensors, rims, balanced, mounted. He didn’t argue, but clearly was mislead by the internal system somehow. So he was pretty embarrassed and I said I’ll likely take a refund, then they added the caps, sensors, mounting, balance, and shipping to my door if I bought the tires at their cost. So I did, and ordered Alpin PA4 winter tires. So I won’t have an extra set of summer tires as I’d hoped, but now I won’t have to buy winter tires next year. I still came out ahead by about $1500 CDN over an assembled set (individually).

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I had a poor experience with dealer-supplied options as well. I had to remind them several times, and they still managed to mess up a few times (wrong trunk liner, forgot floor mats, etc). I am happy to report they did give me the complete spare winter tire & wheel set after the first reminder, even if they forgot to deliver it in the first trip.

The dealer claims that Porsche doesn't communicate the dealer-supplied options to the dealer, even though they had the build number, which included the options. I found that hard to believe. But perhaps it's true?
Old 10-02-2023, 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by BoxKing
Bought a slightly used Rennline phone mounting bracket (half the price of new), paired with a MagSafe wireless magnet charger.
Install took 5-10 mins, and left me wondering why I waited so long to make this move. I previously had a vent mount which blocked the entire vent when my phone connected 100% of the time.


There’s an image within the image, if you can spot it.
Curious as to why you wouldn't use Rennline's own wireless charger which is a lot better looking than the MagSafe one.


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