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my march 2016 built has used 0.75 liters of oil in 750km at break-in revs.
pretty ridiculous, no?
in my F458 italia i never had to top up oil in 29K km.
peter
Compared to mine 4 dl / 5500 km of which 2450 are on track: Yes.
Is part of the bulletin to remove the plastic mesh in the forward section of the front fender liner? The mesh that separates the tire from the front side radiators and fans?
If so, one should note that the regular GT3 has a propensity to shoot rocks off the tire towards the radiator and has been known to pierce the radiator.
2014 GT3s were delivered with no mesh, fine mesh was installed via service bulletin.
2015 and 2016 GT3s were delivered with a medium mesh. There has been more than one medium mesh car that still managed to pop its own radiator. I was present for one during the last Smokies event.
On my personal 2015 I added small stainless mesh on the radiator side of my factory mesh.
Not sure if this applies, but certainly be wary of what is getting removed and potential side effects.
Is part of the bulletin to remove the plastic mesh in the forward section of the front fender liner? The mesh that separates the tire from the front side radiators and fans?
No it is not. It is the mesh beneath the fender vents:
No it is not. It is the mesh beneath the fender vents:
A great Mod Would be to have someone make the vented liner without the inside section solid. I believe this is where most of the increased downforce comes from. The inner half is actually not vented when the mesh is in place. If one could remove the OEM one, and replace with a full mesh, one that doesn't need removal, then I think most would swap to a "track mesh" and never remove.
I think there is more (shorter) compression over the big bumpes at Sebring.
T1 is much less compression that at the Ring and eventually it stopped rubbing at the Ring.
Still if it doesn't rub at the Ring, it shouldn't rub anywhere and if the car works at the Ring is should work everywhere. The car should just come with street and Ring setup numbers. Done.
I just noticed my new RS front tires rubbing against the back part of the inside wheel well when at about 50% to 100% lock range on both front tires. This is when the car is at rest. Only 250 miles on it. 100% stock off showroom.
Are you guys seeing this problem only when tracking the car or always? Trying to see if my issue is the same as the tech bulletin addresses. Looks like it's going back for service after just 2 weeks home.
No it is not. It is the mesh beneath the fender vents:
Does removing that mesh make it more likely that a rock can get through? Every time I am turning slowly in my GT3 I can see little rocks shooting up. Assuming that is what the mesh is for here.
Does removing that mesh make it more likely that a rock can get through? Every time I am turning slowly in my GT3 I can see little rocks shooting up. Assuming that is what the mesh is for here.
Yes. Much more likely to see debris or rocks shoot up there without the mesh
They got an advice from Porsche for a specific setup for every 991 GT3RS to avoid to much scratching of the fenders. It is 2mm higher in the front and 5mm higher in the rear than my current setup (factory setup).
The car is currently at the shop and I will use it next week so I don't know much more.
05-10-2016 | 12:18 PM
