Picked up my GT3 today! First Impressions (over 700 miles in 1 day)
08-08-2014, 06:26 PM
#106
Race Director
GT3 second impressions
Ok I've had it a week now and I'm liking it more and more. Have put 800 miles on it and gradually increasing the revs. Have been up to 7k lots of times and 8k once. Sounds epic of course. Not relaxed about it yet though because I'm still taking care. Can't wait to rip it through the gears or try launch control.
DISASTER STRIKES! Am I the first 991 GT3 owner to to lose a tyre to a huge metal spike lying invisibly on the edge of the road? The alert was raised by the tyre pressure monitoring system that gives a series of warnings. That was a GOOD thing as I probably wouldn't have noticed until my alloys were scraping on the ground. The BAD thing was it could hardly have happened at a worse time or place. 100 miles from home on a break-in run stuck in a 3 mile queue of walking-pace traffic filing past Stonehenge with no-where to pull in.
And try getting a 305 30 ZR 20 MPSC2 at 17.30 on a Friday! I did discover the GT3 comes with a bottle of glue but discovered no pump. Any ideas anyone? Forced to drive slowly with a glued up wheel (after meeting a very kind gentleman returning from a funeral with a compressor) I appreciate the DD ability of the car more than ever. Put it in slush mode and it's as smooth as anything driving through pouring rain with the auto wipers on while watching the TPM gentle found downwards. Now trapped in a hotel in Bournemouth, probably for the weekend!
Ok I've had it a week now and I'm liking it more and more. Have put 800 miles on it and gradually increasing the revs. Have been up to 7k lots of times and 8k once. Sounds epic of course. Not relaxed about it yet though because I'm still taking care. Can't wait to rip it through the gears or try launch control.
DISASTER STRIKES! Am I the first 991 GT3 owner to to lose a tyre to a huge metal spike lying invisibly on the edge of the road? The alert was raised by the tyre pressure monitoring system that gives a series of warnings. That was a GOOD thing as I probably wouldn't have noticed until my alloys were scraping on the ground. The BAD thing was it could hardly have happened at a worse time or place. 100 miles from home on a break-in run stuck in a 3 mile queue of walking-pace traffic filing past Stonehenge with no-where to pull in.
And try getting a 305 30 ZR 20 MPSC2 at 17.30 on a Friday! I did discover the GT3 comes with a bottle of glue but discovered no pump. Any ideas anyone? Forced to drive slowly with a glued up wheel (after meeting a very kind gentleman returning from a funeral with a compressor) I appreciate the DD ability of the car more than ever. Put it in slush mode and it's as smooth as anything driving through pouring rain with the auto wipers on while watching the TPM gentle found downwards. Now trapped in a hotel in Bournemouth, probably for the weekend!
Pull up the large panel in the frunk at the base of the windshield where the battery is located. The compressor is in a compartment under another small lid.
Good luck!
08-08-2014, 06:28 PM
#107
Three Wheelin'
Good advice. Cheers Mike. At least in Bournemouth Chez Fred serves foot-long battered haddock.
08-10-2014, 09:22 AM
#108
Three Wheelin'
08-10-2014, 09:27 AM
#109
Three Wheelin'
Car is ok around London, only occasionally scraping. I sometimes use the lifter but I have to go very slowly to avoid bottoming out the suspension. The car gets pretty hot in summer in slow traffic. The frunk gets like an oven with its proximity to the radiators.
08-10-2014, 09:38 AM
#110
Rennlist Member
That's interesting about the frunk. It getting that warm is so different to my 991S in which the frunk stayed at quite an ambient temp.
08-10-2014, 11:37 AM
#112
GT3 second impressions
Ok I've had it a week now and I'm liking it more and more. Have put 800 miles on it and gradually increasing the revs. Have been up to 7k lots of times and 8k once. Sounds epic of course. Not relaxed about it yet though because I'm still taking care. Can't wait to rip it through the gears or try launch control.
DISASTER STRIKES! Am I the first 991 GT3 owner to to lose a tyre to a huge metal spike lying invisibly on the edge of the road? The alert was raised by the tyre pressure monitoring system that gives a series of warnings. That was a GOOD thing as I probably wouldn't have noticed until my alloys were scraping on the ground. The BAD thing was it could hardly have happened at a worse time or place. 100 miles from home on a break-in run stuck in a 3 mile queue of walking-pace traffic filing past Stonehenge with no-where to pull in.
And try getting a 305 30 ZR 20 MPSC2 at 17.30 on a Friday! I did discover the GT3 comes with a bottle of glue but discovered no pump. Any ideas anyone? Forced to drive slowly with a glued up wheel (after meeting a very kind gentleman returning from a funeral with a compressor) I appreciate the DD ability of the car more than ever. Put it in slush mode and it's as smooth as anything driving through pouring rain with the auto wipers on while watching the TPM gentle found downwards. Now trapped in a hotel in Bournemouth, probably for the weekend!
Ok I've had it a week now and I'm liking it more and more. Have put 800 miles on it and gradually increasing the revs. Have been up to 7k lots of times and 8k once. Sounds epic of course. Not relaxed about it yet though because I'm still taking care. Can't wait to rip it through the gears or try launch control.
DISASTER STRIKES! Am I the first 991 GT3 owner to to lose a tyre to a huge metal spike lying invisibly on the edge of the road? The alert was raised by the tyre pressure monitoring system that gives a series of warnings. That was a GOOD thing as I probably wouldn't have noticed until my alloys were scraping on the ground. The BAD thing was it could hardly have happened at a worse time or place. 100 miles from home on a break-in run stuck in a 3 mile queue of walking-pace traffic filing past Stonehenge with no-where to pull in.
And try getting a 305 30 ZR 20 MPSC2 at 17.30 on a Friday! I did discover the GT3 comes with a bottle of glue but discovered no pump. Any ideas anyone? Forced to drive slowly with a glued up wheel (after meeting a very kind gentleman returning from a funeral with a compressor) I appreciate the DD ability of the car more than ever. Put it in slush mode and it's as smooth as anything driving through pouring rain with the auto wipers on while watching the TPM gentle found downwards. Now trapped in a hotel in Bournemouth, probably for the weekend!
08-10-2014, 12:19 PM
#113
Rennlist Member
Underscores the shortcoming of the goo/compressor fix for a flat. Goo also screws up the TPMS sensor in the tire.