140k miles in a GT3
#16
Club Sport - it's a no cost option on European GT3s that includes a cage (rear is factory installed, the front section isn't fitted but comes with the car), Recaro buckets in cloth, driver's 6-point harness & prep for a battery cutoff.
The rear badge I had made as Porsche don't badge the CS option differently although they did on the 968.
Odd fact: there are actually fewer CS cars than RS in the UK.
The rear badge I had made as Porsche don't badge the CS option differently although they did on the 968.
Odd fact: there are actually fewer CS cars than RS in the UK.
#17
hahaha wow. That is awesome. Wish I had seen the car when I was at The Ring last month. I was looking for 996GT3s and saw VERY few. Was actually hoping to see a real 6RS but I did not have any luck while in Germany (I'm guess they are mostly stored in garages at this point)
Awesome car...and awesome story. I'm sure I wouldn't be the only one to say that it would be interested to hear a more detailed version of your story.
Awesome car...and awesome story. I'm sure I wouldn't be the only one to say that it would be interested to hear a more detailed version of your story.
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/t...GT2+recreation
I do know what you mean about the lack of 996 GT3s being used these days, apart from mine I only know of two others that are regularly tracked although there were 4 GT3s at the 'ring last month when I was there.
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#19
Fantastic story. So glad someone is using the cars. I did 2 trackdays on the Ring last year with my 964 RS. I was pretty alone. Air-cooled cars are disappearing from the track day scene. Such a shame.
Interesting to read about your upgrades and mostly about how oem solutions brakes during hard track work.
Interesting to read about your upgrades and mostly about how oem solutions brakes during hard track work.
#20
Thanks for posting! Would you mind sharing some details on service intervals and oils used in the car throughout your ownership (as it's obviously worked for you!). Is the car used as a daily driver as well or just weekend road/track trips? When you said the suspension "wore out" at a rapid rate on the track, are you referring to the OEM bushings? I have monoballs everywhere and mine is all rock solid even after 10 years and probably 30,000 kms.
Great story, I wish I'd see more 6 GT3s at the track too, I get a little lonely at the club events these days.
Great story, I wish I'd see more 6 GT3s at the track too, I get a little lonely at the club events these days.
#21
Thanks for posting! Would you mind sharing some details on service intervals and oils used in the car throughout your ownership (as it's obviously worked for you!). Is the car used as a daily driver as well or just weekend road/track trips? When you said the suspension "wore out" at a rapid rate on the track, are you referring to the OEM bushings? I have monoballs everywhere and mine is all rock solid even after 10 years and probably 30,000 kms.
Great story, I wish I'd see more 6 GT3s at the track too, I get a little lonely at the club events these days.
Great story, I wish I'd see more 6 GT3s at the track too, I get a little lonely at the club events these days.
Yes, I found that OEM bushes (and even uprated urethane bushes) don't stand up to track work well & you suffer constant problems with the geometry needing to be reset. Monoballs everywhere cure all of that and mean longer tyre life due to the geo remaining exactly where it was set. I also found the standard dampers started leaking and getting them rebuilt would only hold the leaking for a further 25K miles. Motons were the answer to that problem.
#22
BTW I got the CF roof, CF bonnet, cup rear bumper and cup exhaust search on going....
Cheers
Nigel
#23
Hi Nigel
You're on the slippery slope now...
Since we spoke, I see that FVD do an M+M Cup exhaust if you want something new & top quality
http://www.fvd.de/de/en/Porsche-0/92..._and_tips.html
You're on the slippery slope now...
Since we spoke, I see that FVD do an M+M Cup exhaust if you want something new & top quality
http://www.fvd.de/de/en/Porsche-0/92..._and_tips.html
#24
Hi Nigel
You're on the slippery slope now...
Since we spoke, I see that FVD do an M+M Cup exhaust if you want something new & top quality
http://www.fvd.de/de/en/Porsche-0/92..._and_tips.html
You're on the slippery slope now...
Since we spoke, I see that FVD do an M+M Cup exhaust if you want something new & top quality
http://www.fvd.de/de/en/Porsche-0/92..._and_tips.html
#26
Hi Nigel
You're on the slippery slope now...
Since we spoke, I see that FVD do an M+M Cup exhaust if you want something new & top quality
http://www.fvd.de/de/en/Porsche-0/92..._and_tips.html
You're on the slippery slope now...
Since we spoke, I see that FVD do an M+M Cup exhaust if you want something new & top quality
http://www.fvd.de/de/en/Porsche-0/92..._and_tips.html
OP.
Thanks for sharing your great experience with your 6.3!
My car has half as many miles as yours. Track season coming up in Florida. So will try to catch up. Now with solid engine mounts and new shifter. Probably placebo, but throttle response felt a little quicker. Car felt really tight.
Hope the MCS suspension on my car holds up as well as Motons.
#27
Still impressive longevity & rebuild cost wasn't too bad at $ 1150 for all four.
#29
Not pretty
As can be observed, the top ring has slowly enlarged its groove and eventually made a hole at the base of the inlet valve pocket (top left of the fist pic, by the head stud). This then allowed the ring to break off small pieces as it rotated round the piston. We calculated that we lost around 40mm of the top ring out of the exhaust before the teardown. Nothing was recovered in the cylinder itself.
By this time, I'd had enough of Capricorn so I went with using Porsche parts this time around. If anyone else is contemplating going down the Porsche 3.8 road (and I'd highly recommend it if you are looking at doing a rebuild on a 3.6 engine as the cost is barely any more than doing a 3.6), you need to be aware that you either need to buy new 3.8 rods (~ $1K each!) or have a machine shop open up the little ends in your 3.6 rods and then make & insert a 23mm bush (the standard 3.6 little end bush is 22mm). If your engine has done significant work, new rods are the way to go.
#30
New OE rods? So they are Ti as well then? I have seen some tuners (such as Sharkwerks) using steel rods for the strength.. I guess the combination of the aftermarket rods and pistons are light enough (despite being steel) to sustain the high rpm of the GT3 engine..