Picked up my GT3 on St Patty's day
03-18-2018, 10:29 PM
#20
Three Wheelin'
You mean St Paddy’s day, St Patrick
this is St Patty’s and I hope you get to celebrate her day with the new car. Looks gorgeous
03-18-2018, 11:02 PM
#21
Race Director
Originally Posted by Dalema
Wow - stunning - congrats!
(and I resemble that comment about Miami Blue) - whoever made that
(and I resemble that comment about Miami Blue) - whoever made that
Originally Posted by tgavem
You mean St Paddy’s day, St Patrick
this is St Patty’s and I hope you get to celebrate her day with the new car. Looks gorgeous
Where were we.. oh yea, happy st Patrick's day.
03-18-2018, 11:25 PM
#22
Rennlist Member
yep - need to put some miles on this thing. Big congrats on the big event over there - looks like you’re having a lot of fun!
03-19-2018, 01:19 AM
#24
Absolutely stunning!
When shopping for my 991.1 GT3, I came across two Arena Red GT3's and while they were utterly gorgeous, neither had the exact specs I wanted. Told myself if I got a GT3 I'd repaint it to Arena Red haha, it looks absolutely gorgeous with PCCB's. Enjoy her!
P.S. I cannot, genuinely cannot, understand how you guys are able to follow break-in procedures. The GT3's engine literally begs to be revved, I couldn't drive below 4k RPM for more than 50-60 miles at all. Kudos to you guys lol
When shopping for my 991.1 GT3, I came across two Arena Red GT3's and while they were utterly gorgeous, neither had the exact specs I wanted. Told myself if I got a GT3 I'd repaint it to Arena Red haha, it looks absolutely gorgeous with PCCB's. Enjoy her!
P.S. I cannot, genuinely cannot, understand how you guys are able to follow break-in procedures. The GT3's engine literally begs to be revved, I couldn't drive below 4k RPM for more than 50-60 miles at all. Kudos to you guys lol
03-19-2018, 03:30 AM
#25
Rennlist Member
03-19-2018, 03:31 AM
#26
Rennlist Member
Wonderful car... Congrats...
03-19-2018, 07:40 AM
#27
Instructor
Thread Starter
Absolutely stunning!
When shopping for my 991.1 GT3, I came across two Arena Red GT3's and while they were utterly gorgeous, neither had the exact specs I wanted. Told myself if I got a GT3 I'd repaint it to Arena Red haha, it looks absolutely gorgeous with PCCB's. Enjoy her!
P.S. I cannot, genuinely cannot, understand how you guys are able to follow break-in procedures. The GT3's engine literally begs to be revved, I couldn't drive below 4k RPM for more than 50-60 miles at all. Kudos to you guys lol
When shopping for my 991.1 GT3, I came across two Arena Red GT3's and while they were utterly gorgeous, neither had the exact specs I wanted. Told myself if I got a GT3 I'd repaint it to Arena Red haha, it looks absolutely gorgeous with PCCB's. Enjoy her!
P.S. I cannot, genuinely cannot, understand how you guys are able to follow break-in procedures. The GT3's engine literally begs to be revved, I couldn't drive below 4k RPM for more than 50-60 miles at all. Kudos to you guys lol
Believe me, it ain't easy to follow break-in procedure!
After reading dozens of posts about it on Rennlist I have decided upon a modified break-in:
0-1000 miles, strictly <4000rpm, little to no highway.
1000-1500 miles, <5000rpm.
1500-2000 miles, <6000rpm.
Complete warm up to operating temp (not just the little blue engine light) even more gently.
Long drives each time >50 miles.
No lugging, aim for mostly 2500-3500rpm.
No full-throttle pulls.
Gentle cool down.
My general thought on break-in is that 500 miles is likely enough to accomplish >95% of goals....gentle heat expansion even-wear-in of moving parts (not just engine).
What supports this view of being more aggressive is Ferrari suggesting "only" 1000km (number looks random since so base-10 obvious), UK GT3 manual posted on Rennlist with no mention of max rpm recommendation, no statements in owner's manual about this being "mandatory" for warranty, the look of bemusement and shoulder shrugs every Porsche employee (including mechanics and service writers) gives when I have asked. Also, the complete lack of objective evidence that a car run hard initially (general road conditions, not racing) vs a gentle break-in car having proof of mechanical damage, and/or warranty issues. In today's world of information overload and social media I suspect if the break-in were critical to optimum high-performance engine longevity we'd all "crowd-know-this" by now.
What supports some form of gentle break-in? Common sense and some engineering sympathy to disparate metal parts being asked to perform under stress at high heat and narrow tolerances for the first time. Tires need couple hundred miles to scrub in and give maximum designed grip. A driver in a new high-performance car needs to get to know controls and how the car behaves under progressively more demanding (and thus less room for error) conditions.
Last edited by italiafan; 03-19-2018 at 08:01 AM. Reason: Typo
03-19-2018, 07:53 AM
#28
Drifting
^ Porsche Motorsport school GT cars it's said straight to in service duty . I never drove in auto mode , manual shift only , always warm oil , then after 500 miles
varying rpm's up over 4k briefly as accelerating and never ran up over 7k till after 2k on O and that was two weeks into ownership and then first track day running at Sebring in Chin red group let her roll wot , early "F" motor been flawless ,
varying rpm's up over 4k briefly as accelerating and never ran up over 7k till after 2k on O and that was two weeks into ownership and then first track day running at Sebring in Chin red group let her roll wot , early "F" motor been flawless ,
Last edited by R.Deacon; 03-19-2018 at 08:12 AM.
03-19-2018, 03:12 PM
#29
Former Vendor
What a beauty! I recently saw Arena Red for the first time on a 918 Spyder we had in here. I have to say it looks betters on your GT3 haha. Happy St. Patties Day!
