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Sold the car yesterday to a Rennlister, first time ever selling private party. Most straight forward person I've ever dealt with. Wish everyone was like that. Gave him the deal of the year and it felt good giving the car up to someone who will enjoy it rather than a low balling stealership. Going to keep his username anonymous, enjoy the car in good health man!
Gathering some pictures of the new wheels. Really surprised at how much lighter the car feels now! The rotating mass reduction made a measurable performance difference in my 60-130, which is down to 5.23s
Front - BBS FI-R is 20 x 9 - 17.4 lbs - OEM is 20 x 9 - 24 lbs Rear - BBS FI-R is 20 x 12 - 20.5 lbs - OEM is 20 x 11.5 - 27 lbs
So, around 6.5 lbs weight reduction per corner. Not too shabby, and the measured performance results speak for themselves - dropped almost 2 tenths in the 60-130 !!!!
Edit - Adding OEM wheels weight info.
Last edited by Pb Pedis; 02-15-2023 at 10:21 AM.
Reason: Found the OEM wheel weights
We FINALLY after our move have been able to clean out / unpack / throw away / sell / and donate enough of the junk so we could finally fit all our vehicle in their spots. Also got two new garage door openers where we can control all 3 now with a phone app.
This is the top side garage were the Turbo S, Cayenne, and Civic will live. The RAM Diesel 4x4 megacab and the S2K live down stairs. Only until I have time to continue to clean / organize will I figure out how to get the work vehicle inside, but it can certainly live outside for now. It always has.
We FINALLY after our move have been able to clean out / unpack / throw away / sell / and donate enough of the junk so we could finally fit all our vehicle in their spots....
Picked it up Saturday, put about 100 miles on it Sunday (all under 5,000 RPM), and Monday went into the shop for paint protection film so not a ton of feedback so far. Some *very* early impressions:
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Handling and steering feel? "Telepathic" is an overused term but fits this car perfectly.
Looks? Absolutely freaking amazing.
PDK tuning? Pinnacle of dual clutch transmissions.
Comfort? OMFG makes my Sparco carbon buckets in my 996 Turbo seem comfy.... Need to see if some of the limited adjustments help. Raising the seat definitely helps, getting a bit more leg drop, but then the already limited rear vision sort of goes towards zero. Seat tilt brackets might help. Note that it's not really 'comfort' per se, they are fine when sitting in them, more that my left leg starts to go numb after a longer stretch.
Front Axle Lift? I thought it was stupid but bought it anyway 'cause everyone expects it if I ever sell her. Wrong... definitely needed.
Engine, Power, Intake Sound, Exhaust Sound? This break-in is going to be a bit tedious... This is a RPM that is meant to live between 5,000 and 9,000 RPM, and right now I'm in the "keep it under 5k" phase. Missing my 4K Turbo kick in the *** at this point...
I look forward to getting some more break in miles, as well as for the mountain twisties to become driveable again and some open track days... Only then will I be able to experience the car as it was intended to be used.
Pb Pedis - your BBS wheels look fantastic and are light as well.. I think similar to my HRE LW's..
Yeap HRE R101 Lightweight for centerlock 991 Turbo in 20" come in at 17.2 lbs each front and 20.3 lbs each rear respectively. And if you want them to be even lighter than that they can be ordered in 19's.
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Picked it up Saturday, put about 100 miles on it Sunday (all under 5,000 RPM), and Monday went into the shop for paint protection film so not a ton of feedback so far. Some *very* early impressions:
.
Handling and steering feel? "Telepathic" is an overused term but fits this car perfectly.
Looks? Absolutely freaking amazing.
PDK tuning? Pinnacle of dual clutch transmissions.
Comfort? OMFG makes my Sparco carbon buckets in my 996 Turbo seem comfy.... Need to see if some of the limited adjustments help. Raising the seat definitely helps, getting a bit more leg drop, but then the already limited rear vision sort of goes towards zero. Seat tilt brackets might help. Note that it's not really 'comfort' per se, they are fine when sitting in them, more that my left leg starts to go numb after a longer stretch.
Front Axle Lift? I thought it was stupid but bought it anyway 'cause everyone expects it if I ever sell her. Wrong... definitely needed.
Engine, Power, Intake Sound, Exhaust Sound? This break-in is going to be a bit tedious... This is a RPM that is meant to live between 5,000 and 9,000 RPM, and right now I'm in the "keep it under 5k" phase. Missing my 4K Turbo kick in the *** at this point...
I look forward to getting some more break in miles, as well as for the mountain twisties to become driveable again and some open track days... Only then will I be able to experience the car as it was intended to be used.
Sick car. Do you mind if I ask if you paid MSRP or higher?
02-14-2023, 05:23 PM
