halo777

Well, although I have never worked with them, I am big fans of the Sharkwerks guys. So, the fact that they recommend against it on AWD, when they love it on other cars, is enough for me. Their recommendation not to use it, reported earlier, is one of the main reasons that I decided to go RWD with the LWFW.

Plus, the RWD mod is easily reversible if I dont like it. But, from everyone one who has done it, I have only found one guy that went back. All others raved about it.

Saaboteur

Theses are 996 guys' impressions? I remember reading about one 996 Turbo guy that wanted to go back to AWD, but his car was tuned, and there's no way a Carrera S or 4S can match a 996's power and torque, especially the Turbo's torque curve.

JPA1

"there's no way a Carrera S or 4S can match a 996's power and torque"...

Interested to know what makes you say that? (we're talking stock cars, not modified...)

Saaboteur

Typing on iPad is imperfect. That should have read "996 Turbo", obviously not 996 Carreras. The rest of the sentence should have made that clear in any event.

halo777

a few more pics from the guys over at Twins Autoworks!

halo777

OK, a lot of fun stuff since the last update.

I installed the LWFW with the performance pressure plate (Sachs Sport 88 1861 999 856) that I purchased from forum member. Guess what??? It didnt work.

The clutch pedal would release about 2 inch, and then get stuck. Then, if the RPMs were low, the pedal would suddenly spring back and the clutch would engage. And, the clutch was super soft.

After consulting with AASCO, I found out that this particular pressure plate was known to cause issues when paired with the AASCO LWFW. So, after some further research, I found that the stock pressure plate was the only suitable option.

Next, the hunt was on for a stock pressure plate. Guess what? You can't buy one on its own (from what I found anyway.) It can only be ordered with clutch and release bearing, in a kit. So, I ordered the full kit. And that took 1.5 months to arrive (I wont even get into that one...)

Finally, the new pressure plate was installed, and I prayed to the mod gods to make it all right. I received the phone call from the shop, and my stomach was in butterflies... the result...all was good

Next, 500km of babying the car (aka...driving like a normal person.) It felt like FOREVER...

At last, the clutch was broken in and just today, the summer wheels installed. VERDICT: The car is a totally different animal. Im a gluten for punishment, so sport mode with PSM off feels the best.

Off throttle, it is tame. But lay on it, and it howls like a banshee.

I love, love, love, the 18s. The suspension is super firm, but the 18s provide the extra bounce, as opposed to a thud.

Anyway, enough talk. Some pics...






You may notice the 997 turbo wing is gone. I have something else in the works, that should be installed at the same time as the GT3 front. Hopefully, it wont be too much longer. These friggin car projects take forever!!!

vtgt

Looking great Halo

These big projects take a lot of patience (or a lot out of you), but with said patience and a good prayer or two to the mod-g-ds, typically it turns out to be something very special

Glad to see this one heading for the finish line, I know the feeling, and hope things are smooth and downhill the rest of the journey so you can move on to completing the next project

toptier

Awesome build. I recently converted my 4S to RWD because my CV boots were torn.

Saaboteur

Any feedback in the RWD conversion kit?

myw

did u lower the car?

91469972

Lord why not just buy a Turbo or a GT

halo777

I had so much done at once, it is going to be hard to give a fair review of any specific mod. That being said, under normal driving conditions I would say no real difference in feel. The steering definitely feels a lot lighter, but that could also be due to all the other suspension changes that were made.

The car is faster, but again, I had a lot done at once, which I am sure all contributed to this.

When you lay on the gas hard, there is no front end torque steer. The rear might squirm a bit.

I would say the RWD conversion is more interesting for what you don't notice... no perceivable loss in grip. Probably would'nt notice much unless the car was driven in snow, or pushed to the limit around a turn.

Didn't receive any lights in the dash after the install, and the ABS works fine.

I would definitely do again, when combined with the other mods. However, on it's own I am not sure if you would notice much of a difference. If you have a bad front diff, torn boot, etc, then it might make sense at that point. Or if you track the car where it is pushed, and like the RWD feel. Or, if you want to do the LWFW, as it seems Sharkwerks recommends against that mod in combination with the AWD.

One really interesting thing...

When I turn off traction control (PSM,) the steering gets just slightly lighter in feel (better.) Does anyone have an idea why this would be? I thought maybe it was in my head, but I keep turning it off and on, and I definitely notice a difference when off.

halo777

Yes, but not by much. Coilovers installed, and lowered more in the front, than rear.

halo777

Thanks guys. Always fun to share the progress with like-minded individuals.

TheDeckMan

Love the build