Life with a 997.2 GTS 6MT
11-01-2023, 12:18 AM
#316
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New crib garage looks as thoroughly though out as your GTS, Nate.
Bravo.
At long last, I installed a Getty duck on mine and am trying to do a swap for a downforce matching Speedster lip on RL with someone for my removed 7 GT2RS size OZ UL wheels. Poor man's Sport Classic thang.
The long delayed new same size OZ SF wheels will shave 6 lbs per wheel of unsprung.
Someone described it thusly:
"Playing basketball wearing ankle weights vice playing with them in a fanny pack".
Weight carried above/below the knees induces an easily felt difference in agility/ lateral movement/ starting and stopping.
Knees are equivalent to suspension, obviously.
I am curious about the weighted **** mod as I just installed an OEM 997.2 SSK with FF SRK modded by the FF owner himself (charges $50 to do it). Can't "weight" to try that setup and maybe add the Heavy **** kit as a cherry on top. Considered the Numeric, same cost, all in, but am seeking tight and butter smooth. OEM GTS shift box was not bad, but lots more lateral play and a longer throw than my 997.1 base Carrera's. That thing was amazing. Especially for an OEM 911 cable system.
Bravo.
At long last, I installed a Getty duck on mine and am trying to do a swap for a downforce matching Speedster lip on RL with someone for my removed 7 GT2RS size OZ UL wheels. Poor man's Sport Classic thang.
The long delayed new same size OZ SF wheels will shave 6 lbs per wheel of unsprung.
Someone described it thusly:
"Playing basketball wearing ankle weights vice playing with them in a fanny pack".
Weight carried above/below the knees induces an easily felt difference in agility/ lateral movement/ starting and stopping.
Knees are equivalent to suspension, obviously.
I am curious about the weighted **** mod as I just installed an OEM 997.2 SSK with FF SRK modded by the FF owner himself (charges $50 to do it). Can't "weight" to try that setup and maybe add the Heavy **** kit as a cherry on top. Considered the Numeric, same cost, all in, but am seeking tight and butter smooth. OEM GTS shift box was not bad, but lots more lateral play and a longer throw than my 997.1 base Carrera's. That thing was amazing. Especially for an OEM 911 cable system.
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11-01-2023, 01:19 AM
#317
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Car continues to look awesome.
Did you add the weights into the balsa ****? Is it weighted on its own? TIA.
Did you add the weights into the balsa ****? Is it weighted on its own? TIA.
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nwGTS (11-13-2023)
11-01-2023, 04:43 PM
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New crib garage looks as thoroughly though out as your GTS, Nate.
Bravo.
At long last, I installed a Getty duck on mine and am trying to do a swap for a downforce matching Speedster lip on RL with someone for my removed 7 GT2RS size OZ UL wheels. Poor man's Sport Classic thang.
The long delayed new same size OZ SF wheels will shave 6 lbs per wheel of unsprung.
Someone described it thusly:
"Playing basketball wearing ankle weights vice playing with them in a fanny pack".
Weight carried above/below the knees induces an easily felt difference in agility/ lateral movement/ starting and stopping.
Knees are equivalent to suspension, obviously.
I am curious about the weighted **** mod as I just installed an OEM 997.2 SSK with FF SRK modded by the FF owner himself (charges $50 to do it). Can't "weight" to try that setup and maybe add the Heavy **** kit as a cherry on top. Considered the Numeric, same cost, all in, but am seeking tight and butter smooth. OEM GTS shift box was not bad, but lots more lateral play and a longer throw than my 997.1 base Carrera's. That thing was amazing. Especially for an OEM 911 cable system.
Bravo.
At long last, I installed a Getty duck on mine and am trying to do a swap for a downforce matching Speedster lip on RL with someone for my removed 7 GT2RS size OZ UL wheels. Poor man's Sport Classic thang.
The long delayed new same size OZ SF wheels will shave 6 lbs per wheel of unsprung.
Someone described it thusly:
"Playing basketball wearing ankle weights vice playing with them in a fanny pack".
Weight carried above/below the knees induces an easily felt difference in agility/ lateral movement/ starting and stopping.
Knees are equivalent to suspension, obviously.
I am curious about the weighted **** mod as I just installed an OEM 997.2 SSK with FF SRK modded by the FF owner himself (charges $50 to do it). Can't "weight" to try that setup and maybe add the Heavy **** kit as a cherry on top. Considered the Numeric, same cost, all in, but am seeking tight and butter smooth. OEM GTS shift box was not bad, but lots more lateral play and a longer throw than my 997.1 base Carrera's. That thing was amazing. Especially for an OEM 911 cable system.
Separately, I was also pleasantly surprised to find the shift boot does not need to be cut to remove the fabric from the plastic locking connector that connects it to the ****. It's held with a friction/compression ring that pops out easily. This makes it easy to reassemble the OEM ****/boot combo if I ever wanted to.
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11-13-2023, 12:23 AM
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I build them myself. Faces I bought from mooty 5 years ago or so. I sourced barrels from race teams near Chicago and hardware (ring, seal, bolts) from BBS NA.
Here are a few resources I put together for the wheels. These are all in some post in this thread from years ago too if you want more detail.
Last edited by nwGTS; 11-13-2023 at 12:28 AM.