rickgrande

I have a 996 C2 that I have spent a bunch of money turning into a nice GT3 wanna-be (JRZ, Tarett, GT3 bars, etc).

My question for those of you moving from 996 land to 996 GT3 land is what can I expect in terms of increased annual expense. My car does 5-8 HPDE weekends, but is meticulously maintained. It costs me about $5k a year to maintain it well as a street/track car. Obviously that doesn't include upgrades.

I've been reading the great contributions from this thread and getting up to speed, so I'm educated on what to expect/buy, but this is a question I have not addressed. I have heard from some that the maintenance isn't much different and others that it is 2-3x more.

Serge944

Fundamentally it's the same. Some wear items such as brakes and tires will be more expensive.

Dervish

Roughly the same, some things like brakes and tyres are bigger so cost more but fundamentals are the same.

I went through the same transition, high modded C2 to GT3. Do it!

996FLT6

Pretty similar from a maintenance/disposable perspective. Now if u grenade engine/tranny- different ball game. Mike

LVDell

As others have said, really the same except for the consumables like pads and rotors which cost more. Everything else is very similar.

himself

Although some of the parts for the GT3 are more expensive, consumables run about the same. Maybe a few bucks more, but not much. For me, things last longer on the GT3 and don't need constant attention to make sure they are working right. I actually found "normal" maintenance to be less expensive with the GT3. With my C2, it was in the shop after every event for something. Especially since the car was all Frankenstein'd out. Check the suspension, do the alignment, brake flush/bleed, oil change, something.

After everything is taken into consideration [all the upgrades to make a C2 behave like a GT3, but not a GT3], I am pretty convinced that it is cheaper to own the GT3.

-td

rickgrande

Thanks himself. After a bunch of money and pet projects my 996C2 is awesome, but not a 3. From reading lots of threads here and elsewhere, it seems like the GT3 is regarded as pretty reliable (sans FMS,RMS). Same can't be said for a 3.4l 996.

Now I just have to sell my 996 C2 and the search for a 996.2 GT3 begins

996FLT6

^just FYI- the gt3 can suffer from rms and fms. Never had rms issue but my fms did. Not a deal breaker. You will love the 6. Mike

roberga

brakes and tires cost more... you will end up Guard LSD, light weight flywheel. and you will want to find more track days because the car is un fr&*king believable.

I remember when I traded in my 2002 C2 and drove home in the 2004 GT3. The first time I drove the GT3 was the day it was delivered. I am not sure if I got out of 3rd gear on the freeway. The sound in the cabin at >5,500RPM is intoxicating.

996FLT6

^with the 6 u end up doing lotta stuff. Awesome car!!! Mike

rickgrande

Fantastic. You are making my dream car sound even better. Best yet, i'm not hearing a lot of complaints a mile long of things to watch for. LSD, FMS, RMS seem to be the biggies on the 996.2 GT3.

Dervish

You're biggest expense will be fuel. You'll find your annual fuel bill will double or even treble...

roberga

I had mine for 60,000 miles and about 20,000 of it was track. never a single failure. replaced front rotors only PCCB once( dealer made a deal so it cost me $2500

Marv

Expect to spend a lot more time cleaning your wheels.
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Other than that, 79K miles and no real problems for me.

himself

One (or 6) biggies are the coolant pipes.

-td