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11-19-2013, 08:57 PM
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11-19-2013, 10:15 PM
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11-19-2013, 10:51 PM
#52
Nordschleife Master
BTW: had PCCB on 996GT3: 20,000 miles (40% track) replaced fronts. sold car wit 60,000 miles ( 45% track) never did a thing with rears. Ran p-50 most of the time.
997GT3 40,000 miles 30% track rotors were fine when I sold the car. Never had TC on.
11-19-2013, 11:03 PM
#53
Burning Brakes
Because you wanted them and can afford them. All the reason you need.
BTW: had PCCB on 996GT3: 20,000 miles (40% track) replaced fronts. sold car wit 60,000 miles ( 45% track) never did a thing with rears. Ran p-50 most of the time.
997GT3 40,000 miles 30% track rotors were fine when I sold the car. Never had TC on.
BTW: had PCCB on 996GT3: 20,000 miles (40% track) replaced fronts. sold car wit 60,000 miles ( 45% track) never did a thing with rears. Ran p-50 most of the time.
997GT3 40,000 miles 30% track rotors were fine when I sold the car. Never had TC on.
BTW, did you ever need to refresh the engine at any time, or did it deliver 300 track hours without opening? I've heard claims all over the place for the # of track hours one can milk out of a Mezger. Seems as if the 3.6L in the 996 is among the more robust iterations of the Mezger.
11-19-2013, 11:51 PM
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Nordschleife Master
the first year the car was track use only and saw time at VIR, the Glenn, Sebring before shipped out west. The engine was had a dyno at about 55,000 miles and was about 356. Car ended up as a track car in California. No nothing about it after it left.
11-20-2013, 12:19 AM
#55
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Because you wanted them and can afford them. All the reason you need.
BTW: had PCCB on 996GT3: 20,000 miles (40% track) replaced fronts. sold car wit 60,000 miles ( 45% track) never did a thing with rears. Ran p-50 most of the time.
997GT3 40,000 miles 30% track rotors were fine when I sold the car. Never had TC on.
BTW: had PCCB on 996GT3: 20,000 miles (40% track) replaced fronts. sold car wit 60,000 miles ( 45% track) never did a thing with rears. Ran p-50 most of the time.
997GT3 40,000 miles 30% track rotors were fine when I sold the car. Never had TC on.
11-20-2013, 10:23 AM
#56
Burning Brakes
Because you wanted them and can afford them. All the reason you need.
BTW: had PCCB on 996GT3: 20,000 miles (40% track) replaced fronts. sold car wit 60,000 miles ( 45% track) never did a thing with rears. Ran p-50 most of the time.
997GT3 40,000 miles 30% track rotors were fine when I sold the car. Never had TC on.
BTW: had PCCB on 996GT3: 20,000 miles (40% track) replaced fronts. sold car wit 60,000 miles ( 45% track) never did a thing with rears. Ran p-50 most of the time.
997GT3 40,000 miles 30% track rotors were fine when I sold the car. Never had TC on.
11-20-2013, 12:29 PM
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I think tracking with TC off contributes to longer lasting rotor and pad wear. I always track withTC off, however the new GT3 also have torque vectoring plus which uses the rear brakes which I don't think can be turned off so that will contribute to additional rear rotor wear. Having said that, the rear rotors on the PCCB's are thicker....
Ryan
11-20-2013, 12:32 PM
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I thought it was the brakes and the e-diff. Speaking of which, I'm starting to wonder about how durable the e-diff will be with track use. I heard that the standard mechanical LSD in the 997 GT3 wasn't durable, and that was certainly my experience with the LSD in the Cayman R.
11-20-2013, 12:39 PM
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All my excitement of tracking the gt3 after purchase has disappeared reading ab these durability questions from you veterans. Could they have really built a car which is so fragile knowing how mucus track use is a part of the equation?
11-20-2013, 12:44 PM
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The durability questions apply mainly to those who'll be beating on the car mercilessly at the track, many days a year. The durability should be fine for everyone else (I hope!).