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Guys,

I need your thoughts on this one. I'm going with bucket seats, but I'm waffling on between:

KEEP PCCB and going partial leather with no red in the interior

or

REMOVE PCCB and going full leather with red deviated stitching and red seat belts to go with the red brakes.

Help?

Rich

Jimmy-D

Wow - this could be quite a debate.

I had similar decision and went with the done-up interior and red calipers but there is no right nor wrong

Maverick787

If both or not an option I would say it depends on your usage. I went with full later because I like a nice looking cabin, and I have no need to upgraded the brakes. (Money was not the issue it was actual usage). Honestly you will get a 50/50 distribution on this board, and the best answer is always get what you want because you will have to live with it. But if you look at actual need you will land in the right place. As I said I like a very nice cabin, and I like my cars to look great on the inside and outside. I'm not into the dull look of the standard interior just my opinion. Good luck.

Jimmy-D

^Agree and nicely put

Strimdog

This was a decision I wrestled with. The $10K that PCCB cost will allow you to load up the interior, which is what I chose to do. Now I would guess it depends on what you will be doing. I chose to go with Steel and load up the interior because though this car will see the track, it's not going to see it often, maybe 5 times per year. The stitching is addictive! Once you get started, you will be doing the steering column, extended dash, and air vents too!

mrsullivan

crumudgedy corner kicking in here...

are you serious?

you're going to avoid a performance option on the GT3 that reduces unsprung weight, improves braking, eliminates brake dust, etc. because you are torn on whether or not you need added stitching in the interior? If you are tracking the car a lot, you should get the iron brakes regardless, which has been discussed here ad nauseum. But if you are only doing a few track events per year, to me this is a no brainer. I am quite certain I will get flamed for this post. I am prepared. There is nothing wrong with getting what you want, and for some they want more luxury in the car. Understood. But I think this is the first time I read of someone deciding between the extra leather/stitching and PCCBs. To me that is a different question. Now personally, I don't care if Porsche was making me the car for free, I just don't like all the extra leather and stitching (especially red). I feel that it makes the interior look so damn busy. There are already so many angles, different materials, etc. in that interior. To add more just makes it look gawdy. To each their own. But when someone says its that or PCCBs... well, just had to voice an opinion. Thanks for indulging

look at this... bleh...

mrsullivan

vs. this... I personally am not sure about the white gauges, but otherwise...

simple, subtle, taut, dark, all business.... German. Not Italian.

rockitman

If you are not going to track the car very often....get PCCB so you can get all those advantages of lighter unsprung weight for street driving LOL. Bag the pccb's

Maverick787

That was pretty funny I must say!

mrsullivan

countless articles covering the benefits of driving dynamics from that much unsprung weight... even on the street... besides, that's not the question here... he's going to get one or the other... money is spent... rockitman, being such a hardcore track guy, if you HAD to pick between PCCBs or extra leather and stitching for a street car, you would pick the latter? with someone elses money? you may say you would, but I'm not buying it...

http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews...gt3/specs.html

doubleurx

The only benefit the PCCB give you is the unsprung weight, which is minimal, given the larger diameter rotor. They do not bring the car to a stop any shorter than the steel brakes. The braking system on the GT3 is far more capable than anything you need on the street.

rockitman

Jonathan,

I plan to track 7-10 days per year...hardly hard core. I just don't see pccb's making me any faster. They are too fragile, IMO to justify their increase in cost for better braking(perhaps) and lower unsprung weight . I am confident I will have plenty of fun toiling around the track with cast iron rotors. I remember all the issues people had tracking pccb during the 996 GT3'era. I am also not crazy about yellow calipers on anything but a racing yellow Porsche. different strokes for different folks.

Mike in CA

No flame here. You're exactly right; it's a performance car so you go with the performance option if it's a choice between that and dress up. If the car is being used for heavy tracking then there are different issues to consider as has been pointed out many times.

The argument that there is no reason enjoy the benefit of PCCB's in a car driven mostly on the street is a non-starter, IMHO. If that's the case why bother with a GT3, 475HP, RWS, and <100ms shifts in the first place. Buy a nice Carrera Cab, fill it with leather, and call it a day.

MayorAdamWest

I really considered the carbon fiber package, but given it's 2k, it didn't seem worth it. The aluminum look in my 991S is pretty nice already.

mrsullivan

indeed... as I said too, this is all personal...

I want us all to remember the question here (the way I saw it) wasn't really PCCB vs. Iron.

The question was whether he should DROP PCCB to have a full leather interior in his GT3.... sorry, on that question I agree with Mike in CA sentiments exactly...