sharkster

This local daily driven 2012 carrara white GTS came into us for a for shark-sized afternoon lunch. On the menu was the SharkWerks exhaust, the EVOMSit software and a custom TechArt steering wheel with a TechArt paddle kit conversion to boot.

In she comes and ready for surgery!


Off with that stock steering wheel and cumbersome button shift mechanism. The TechArt paddle conversion replaces the buttons with proper up and down side paddles so no more "palming" into the wrong gear!


The ongoing TechArt wheel made by Germany's finest includes alcantara and silver stitching plus a sporty flat bottom:



And on the car, notice the alcantara is also perforated:


The TechArt paddle shifter kit also comes in matching alcantara:


The GTS' come outfitted with the factory PSE option but we can still improve upon the stock center exhaust design with our freer-flowing Shark-pipe design. The sound is more aggressive with the button turned on and still civilized with the button "off".


And the SharkWerks exhaust installed it also saves 9 pounds off of the rear end:


A video showing the SharkWerks exhaust on a PSE equipped GTS model:

Meanwhile for improved response and power a 91 octane EVOMSit tune is applied on the bench:


Ready to go home!

dasams

Looks nice but I'd like it better if the owner had replaced the MF wheel to eliminate the orig shift buttons. Dave

sharkster

As fine as the PDK 997.2 Carrera GTS is in stock form we often like to give it a couple of finishing touches including the Shark Werks exhaust and the TechArt PDK paddle kit conversion. This silver 2011 Cabriolet specimen did just that for improved sound and a less cumbersome shift set-up.

Up on the hoist she goes:



The stock center exhaust is a bit of a kill joy even with the PSE system:


The SharkWerks exhaust installed in its place is also lighter by 9 pounds. It retains the sport button function for quiet/stealthy and aggro/fun modes:


It also fits the stock PSE tips:


Those annoying stock shifter buttons that get in the way and cause you to palm and upshift when you actually require a downshift. They're about to go bye bye:


The steering wheel controls are disassembled and once the TechArt kit installed one can still use the factory radio and other wheel controls:


And installed with one side for upshifts and one for downshifts- with paddles:


And ready for home...

Tarek307

Great work! but i think they forgot to Lower It before sending it home!

sharkster

Thanks man but the GTS has such good dampening in stock form and since he daily drives it in SF I'd hate to ruin that for him
Hi Dave thanks and always an option except in his mind he wanted to keep the wheel button functions...

halik

Wow that's by far the best looking steering wheel for a 997 I've seen (can't stand the stock ones)

SmokinGTS

Alex
Did you dyno the car after the mods. Would like to know the hp gain...

sharkster

hey there.. so in this case when we are repeating what we have done multiple times in the past (keeping all hardware the same) the file remains the same from when EVOMS did the R&D with the car on their dyno etc... It's a good 18hp gain over stock with the exhaust and software.
Sure is nice halik!

kosmo

the cross overs pipes are a must!

dasams

I'd love to install the 6 sp version in my 2009 S but it came with the triangle airbag so swapping wheels quickly grows to $2k Dave

GermanCarSpecialists

Great job as usual!

911 Crazy

That's sexy!

sda

That's my car [big grin]!! I opted for Alcantara buttons...and they are static...they don't press. You can't get the multifunction controls on a wheel that doesn't have the buttons. But now, pressing them does nothing . Just the paddles do the trick! And the other controls work perfectly so I'm a happy camper.