GPL

I'm very sure Farnbacher Loles will sell the LSD. You see, I am the owner of Farnbacher Loles. The GTR will be a run of 20 cars (eight have been sold already). All GTR components will be available once the first cars are delivered (approximately 2 months from now). I would be interested in knowing who you spoke to. Several clients are customizing the look of the car to their personal taste. Everyone has taken the X51 engine.

Helo Driver

Well,

You can't argue with that! (Above).

Thanks for clearing that up for us GPL.

Shane

mooty

i spoke with kip? also someone before him when he was out testing the GTR with the press the week before. i asked if there's a "build sheet" where i can tick off what i want. he told me that there's only one type of GTR and comes with the motor, lsd, the nose cone and 997 lights, that certainly didn't sound like it was customizable to me (as i specifically told him my car will be a track mess and wont need to look good). i also SPECIFICALLY asked about the LSD as you know that's one hell of an important unit for this particular car, perhaps even more important than the 3.8L motor! but i was very disappoint to hear that he wont sell it to me (at that time, 3 week ago i believe).

of course, now that you clear it up, i am very happy about it. looking forward to hear when you can ship the LSD, maybe also deeper sump pan or baffled sump pan, aux oil cooler, tranny cooler and such.

and when i fry this 3.4L motor in the next 10 months, i'll be ready for a 3.8L!

Nordschleife

Mooty TTP will supply, and yes he does speak English

R+C

mooty

thanx robin.

Trj

Nordschleife, Who is TTP and do you have a contact number. Thank you. T.Roy

arenared

http://www.t-t-p.de/english/cayman.php ? Didn't see any LSD for Cayman there.

Nordschleife

Its not the Dime and 5!

First you are going to have to get him talking and then you will have to charm him into selling them to you.

He is in business for his enjoyment not yours, if you **** him off, too bad. If he likes you, nothing is too much.

R+C

Trj

I emailed TTP and was told that the LSD is in the works but not available yet....

lwilkins

As for 996's I think only the 1999 had that as an option (extra cost). After that year, Porsche went to the PASM or PSM, or whatever in lieu of a limited slip option.

I have no knowledge of 997's but I doubt that Porsche reintroduced them.

No knowledge of 996 or 997 turbo's either.

I do have a limited slip in my 1992 Turbo race car, and in my 1992 Turbo street car. LSD's were included on those cars. When I ran the race car with a worn out LSD, I burned up the inside rear tire on slow turns, and was slow getting out of the slow turns for that reason.

Replacing the worn out LSD in my race car probably quickly paid for itself with decrease in premature tire wear. And it improved my launch.

I do like limited slips, but how many folks demand them enough to pay another $1500-2,000 as an option for a street car? Not many.

kepani

i'm not sure what type would be or is available...but this is ONLY true if it is a 1.5 or 2 way LSD.

SleepRM3

The new BMW Z4 M Coupe comes with a limited slip diff, dubbed "M variable locking differential"--as do all BMW M cars--(my '97 E36 M3/4-door has LSD)--but non-M cars don't get LSD (and NOT offered as an option).

I love Porsches, but I'm shocked and disappointed that Porsche does not offer mechanical locking differentials in their sports cars (except for the '99 996 and 2004 40th Annie car). It's blasmphemy!

With regard to the Cayman S vs Z4 M coupe, I was surprised the Cayman S was 1-second quicker than the Z4 M Coupe--based on Motor Trend's and Car and Driver's "mano y mano" tests (road course, drag strip, etc). It'd be interesting to retest both cars with the same Michelin Pilot Sport 2 tires the Cayman S comes with--the current run of Z4 M Coupes are stuck with 7-year-old technology in the Continental Sport Contact tires (they're not in the same league as the Mich PS2).

GrantG

They do have LSD in their best "Sports Cars": Carrera GT, Turbo (with manual gearbox), GT2, GT3 and even the Euro version of the 997 C2/4/S with sport suspension...

GrantG

Porsche only offers clutch-type LSD's (none of the Quaife type 1-way torque biasing diffs are used)...

SleepRM3

Hmm, I'm not sure which type BMW employs in their M cars. My old Mazda Rx7 Type FD ('93 Twin Turbo) used a "Torsen" (torque-sensing) limited slip diff. It worked very well in that car. I hear you on the higher end 911s and Carrera GTs coming with mechanical variable locking diffs, but I was referring to Porsches mere working people can afford LOL