fastdiablo

Lol!

008

I hate the yellow too. Maybe gold like BMW or an up charge for pts? Really they should paint them red then charge for the yellow, as that is the Porsche way. You've established it, now is the time Porsche!

Btw, does anyone know the color the 991.2 is being shown in? It's like a steel blue kinda like anvil.

ibmiked

I wonder if the bigger PCCBs were necessary to offset the extra 80lbs of engine weight and maintain their same effectiveness as on the lighter NA cars.

77tony

If only color is what your looking for, call your favorite powder coater for scheduling (to prevent long down time) and choose any color you like. Approx. $ 400 for all w/shipping both ways. T

STG

I think it's mostly a matter of having a common size for production and economies of scale? The bigger ones can't hurt.

Plus, once they start producing the 4S and add on things like rear steering and front lifts, that's definitely alot more weight in addition to the 88lb. increase in engine weight. It's all adds up.

My guess.

Karl911

Buying a basic 991 with PCCBs seems to be a waste, but on a GT3 or a Turbo they are a smaller percentage of the cost. If you heavily track your car it makes sense. i have friend that only tracks his GT3 with steel rotors, and he had to replace, calpers,rotors and pads at 3K mi, cost him $10K.
Conversely, I have a TTS with 27K mi, 26 track days, and I am om my 4th set of pads and my PCCB rotors look like new!
Oh, and I have never hand washed my wheels!

Petevb

A full set of OEM rotors and pads costs less than $3200 at Suncoast.
No idea why he'd need to replace calipers unless he wore the pads down to nothing, but they are the same calipers as PCCB, so it's likely that if you'd done the same you'd have been looking at $30k.

Next time you get your pads changed, please have Porsche use their PCCB disk tool on your rotors. You can't visually gauge rotor health with PCCB- the carbon burns away leaving ceramic, but visually it looks the same until the ceramic starts to break up. Hence Porsche has a carbon content measurement tool to check disk health. More measurements from this tool will help us gauge the true lifespan of Gen 3 disks. The tracks and times you drive would also be helpful, as PCCBs only fail under extreme heat, so tracks or drivers that are easy on the brakes will do far better...

ChoyV

So it is just preference on their part. Also, my GTS w/o PCCB cost less than most C2S I've seen on this board and on the dealer's lot. The ideal way of thinking is that, I you prefer performance then you will get the PCCB but let go of those creature comfort. Assuming of course that if you think that PCCB cost is justifiable.

The good thing and the main thing is that we have those options that we want to have in our car. Nobody can dictate what options you should put in you car.

sezme

I think my biggest reason for ordering PCCB's aside from brake dust (lol) was to own the best technology Porsche was offering. I love mine. I like the way they stop, and love the way they look...

stratocaster69

For me no rusting rotors after detailing my car, only to come off and redust the wheels on the first drive. No brake dust, and for the looks and stopping power. Plus no squealing! Less weight and rotational mass!