MAJOR FAIL! No Sport Bucket Set Option (6 point harness seats) WOW!
09-01-2013, 10:05 PM
#451
Race Car
Yeah, I can tell. 
Maybe this will make you feel a little better, Mike. I read that, unlike the regular 9A1 Carreras, on the GT3 the oil/water heat exchanger and the oil filter have been relocated from the top of the engine to the oil pan to help lower the center of gravity. That means the filter is accessible from below and you don't have to mess with the fan assembly. Of course you'll probably have to remove the diffuser panel below the engine to get to it; hopefully that will be more straightforward than the fans.
Maybe this will make you feel a little better, Mike. I read that, unlike the regular 9A1 Carreras, on the GT3 the oil/water heat exchanger and the oil filter have been relocated from the top of the engine to the oil pan to help lower the center of gravity. That means the filter is accessible from below and you don't have to mess with the fan assembly. Of course you'll probably have to remove the diffuser panel below the engine to get to it; hopefully that will be more straightforward than the fans.PS, Anyone who can turn a screwdriver can remove the bumper cap and replace the air filters (every 20k) miles far faster than it used to take "real enthusiasts" to remove and clean the valve covers, do the drill to adjust the (solid lifter) valves- the very definition of "purity" (every 3500 miles) on air cooled cars for most of then time they were made. The bumper cap has far fewer screws than the valve covers had nuts, they don't have top be cross torqued; and the bumper cap doesn't leak oil.
09-01-2013, 10:42 PM
#452
Drifting
Yeah, I can tell. Maybe this will make you feel a little better, Mike. I read that, unlike the regular 9A1 Carreras, on the GT3 the oil/water heat exchanger and the oil filter have been relocated from the top of the engine to the oil pan to help lower the center of gravity. That means the filter is accessible from below and you don't have to mess with the fan assembly. Of course you'll probably have to remove the diffuser panel below the engine to get to it; hopefully that will be more straightforward than the fans.
Maybe this will make you feel a little better, Mike. I read that, unlike the regular 9A1 Carreras, on the GT3 the oil/water heat exchanger and the oil filter have been relocated from the top of the engine to the oil pan to help lower the center of gravity. That means the filter is accessible from below and you don't have to mess with the fan assembly. Of course you'll probably have to remove the diffuser panel below the engine to get to it; hopefully that will be more straightforward than the fans.
09-01-2013, 10:43 PM
#453
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For me it's cost of time. It faster to change pads, bleed brakes and change air filter then drive to a mechanic who can do it. I do not do oil changes (no lift), and I take it to mechanic when several things need to be done at once, because then the drive is shorter than doing it myself. Also, a mechanic that's closest to me once did not tighten bleed valve on one of my brake calipers correctly, and I lost brakes going into T1 at Watkins Glen. Obviously, no second chances on things like that, so doing things myself is even more appealing now.
09-01-2013, 10:45 PM
#454
Race Director
I didn't think the fan removal was that big of a deal anyway, but your description confirms that it's easier than I thought. Interesting info; thanks.
09-01-2013, 10:52 PM
#455
Race Director
09-05-2013, 07:21 PM
#456
Race Director
Thread Starter
Yeah, I can tell. Maybe this will make you feel a little better, Mike. I read that, unlike the regular 9A1 Carreras, on the GT3 the oil/water heat exchanger and the oil filter have been relocated from the top of the engine to the oil pan to help lower the center of gravity. That means the filter is accessible from below and you don't have to mess with the fan assembly. Of course you'll probably have to remove the diffuser panel below the engine to get to it; hopefully that will be more straightforward than the fans.
Maybe this will make you feel a little better, Mike. I read that, unlike the regular 9A1 Carreras, on the GT3 the oil/water heat exchanger and the oil filter have been relocated from the top of the engine to the oil pan to help lower the center of gravity. That means the filter is accessible from below and you don't have to mess with the fan assembly. Of course you'll probably have to remove the diffuser panel below the engine to get to it; hopefully that will be more straightforward than the fans.
09-05-2013, 07:23 PM
#457
Race Director
Thread Starter
I don't do all my own oil changes but due to my work load travel schedule I don't have time to schedule a oil change at the dealer or indy shop.
09-05-2013, 08:21 PM
#458
I have watched many mechanics (Porsche and others) skimp on a quality oil change because of times constraints.
Like anything else, you get out of, what you put into something.
Yes, some are really **** about washing their cars, because when someone else it does they typically do it for time efficiency and not paint preservation. All his/her own; just sayin...
09-22-2013, 01:08 PM
#459
http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/16/2...ds-best-seats/
"Porsche claims that the development and crash validation of these seats was the longest portion of the GT2's development."
"Porsche claims that the development and crash validation of these seats was the longest portion of the GT2's development."
