Some have called it cheating. I say it's for safety.
07-03-2011, 11:16 PM
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After 9000 odd posts I just figured out how to multi-quote. Nice.
I am told it has been refreshed by the previous owner who drove 2 events with it. I also know the owner before that.
Not sure. But it's going to be fun checking out how much safer it will be. I heard from another who did the gearing safety upgrade in a 993 that it made a huge safety improvement.
Why thank you sir. I am happy I could convince you to part with it.
Hehe. The car has Dell's RS wing which belonged to someone else before him, Mooty consulted on the suspension and Perry/Andrei's gearbox. It really is a small community.
Why thank you sir. I am happy I could convince you to part with it.
Hehe. The car has Dell's RS wing which belonged to someone else before him, Mooty consulted on the suspension and Perry/Andrei's gearbox. It really is a small community.
07-03-2011, 11:22 PM
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Side Bar for those considering a R & P change:
Matt at Guard has his new 8/33 R & P out and my wrench has been running them in 2 GT3 race cars for several months now without incident. They're a little lower gearing than the cup 8/32, but they should last a lot longer since they're not hitting on the same teeth every rotation. Very valuable mod....
Matt at Guard has his new 8/33 R & P out and my wrench has been running them in 2 GT3 race cars for several months now without incident. They're a little lower gearing than the cup 8/32, but they should last a lot longer since they're not hitting on the same teeth every rotation. Very valuable mod....
07-03-2011, 11:32 PM
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I don't know the service schedule but will look into it.
I was told by the previous owner's mechanic to use the cooler off my current, OEM original transmission.
I have the 996 GT3 RS LWFW sitting in a box in my garage. It will be going in during the install.
07-04-2011, 12:39 AM
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Side Bar for those considering a R & P change:
Matt at Guard has his new 8/33 R & P out and my wrench has been running them in 2 GT3 race cars for several months now without incident. They're a little lower gearing than the cup 8/32, but they should last a lot longer since they're not hitting on the same teeth every rotation. Very valuable mod....
Matt at Guard has his new 8/33 R & P out and my wrench has been running them in 2 GT3 race cars for several months now without incident. They're a little lower gearing than the cup 8/32, but they should last a lot longer since they're not hitting on the same teeth every rotation. Very valuable mod....
Have it
Love it
Very nice piece/s
07-04-2011, 10:23 AM
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07-04-2011, 11:20 AM
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I didn't get an exact quote comparison although the estimated costs seemed similar. I wanted to have the gearbox refreshed anyway and the additional costs of the gear change was similar to the R&P change. My main motivation was that I liked 2nd right where it was as it is ideal for exiting the slower corners at Miller. I also wanted a shorter 3rd and 4th for better acceleration in those gears, I've yet to get into the new 5th although I will soon at the Edmonton Indy track then again at Miller on the full course in September. Here are the gear charts....
07-04-2011, 11:46 AM
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07-04-2011, 12:05 PM
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Apologies for interrupting the avatar discussion
I didn't get an exact quote comparison although the estimated costs seemed similar. I wanted to have the gearbox refreshed anyway and the additional costs of the gear change was similar to the R&P change. My main motivation was that I liked 2nd right where it was as it is ideal for exiting the slower corners at Miller. I also wanted a shorter 3rd and 4th for better acceleration in those gears, I've yet to get into the new 5th although I will soon at the Edmonton Indy track then again at Miller on the full course in September. Here are the gear charts....
I didn't get an exact quote comparison although the estimated costs seemed similar. I wanted to have the gearbox refreshed anyway and the additional costs of the gear change was similar to the R&P change. My main motivation was that I liked 2nd right where it was as it is ideal for exiting the slower corners at Miller. I also wanted a shorter 3rd and 4th for better acceleration in those gears, I've yet to get into the new 5th although I will soon at the Edmonton Indy track then again at Miller on the full course in September. Here are the gear charts....
As I told Chris, until I do the gears, I'll just have to work on preserving momentum, and improve exit speed... not a bad thing
