Love my 997.2 GT3 RS, but... (SW 4.1L confirmed)
#31
Awesome news regarding the 4.1 in the 997.1 RS. This is a tantalizing option. So Alex, is the Guard LSD the secret to making the .1RS capable and safe enough to handle the 4.1 power, or is anything else required to make it work? Is the HP and Torque the same as the 4.1 build for the .2RS?
Looking forward to our chat btw.
Thanks, and let's get out there and drive these incredible machines.
Chris
Looking forward to our chat btw.
Thanks, and let's get out there and drive these incredible machines.
Chris
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Stephen,
Looking at your car makes me kick myself for letting go mine.
But pandemic strike and I have no use of mine (no track days), and wife never likes to sit in it so I let it go in exchange of Roma for her (happy wife happy life).
Guess I will have to keep driving yours from now on. Don't worry, I will pay for my own gas.
Looking at your car makes me kick myself for letting go mine.
But pandemic strike and I have no use of mine (no track days), and wife never likes to sit in it so I let it go in exchange of Roma for her (happy wife happy life).
Guess I will have to keep driving yours from now on. Don't worry, I will pay for my own gas.
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SSTHO (05-24-2023)
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Awesome news regarding the 4.1 in the 997.1 RS. This is a tantalizing option. So Alex, is the Guard LSD the secret to making the .1RS capable and safe enough to handle the 4.1 power, or is anything else required to make it work? Is the HP and Torque the same as the 4.1 build for the .2RS?
Looking forward to our chat btw.
Thanks, and let's get out there and drive these incredible machines.
Chris
Looking forward to our chat btw.
Thanks, and let's get out there and drive these incredible machines.
Chris
There are some other differences with the motor/set up but it's close in terms of the final result yes. A few pix from yesterday's fun:
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Awesome time Alex. I learned so much and enjoyed the time in the garage and the driving afterward. Annapolis/Skaggs is an epic road. 2nd/3rd gear action was incredible. Your cars are so well set up along with the added power and torque the motors make. What a package you and your team have developed. Cudo's well deserved! It was great to meet Snowboarder54 too. His Pumpkin is beautiful and that white 997.1 4.1 is a badass. Wow! Thanks again for a great day. 315 miles roundtrip and the time flew by. Cheers.
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Haha some legends and stories go wild... I wish I could take credit for that (even though it was my car!) - it was the brave/stunt-level JVO who hit the 20k race brakes after the PSM fuse blew and somehow did a 720 on the drag strip. Amazing! But I'll take the credit haha
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Spoke to Alex this past week regarding my bypass. Great guy and they are super responsive!
Love the bypass btw.
Sorry for off topic diversion but just want to say.
Love the bypass btw.
Sorry for off topic diversion but just want to say.
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Wow Stephen this is AWESOME!
What a pairing--a tuned-out 997.2 RS next to a CGT--that's just pure driving bliss. I'm smiling just thinking about it!
What a pairing--a tuned-out 997.2 RS next to a CGT--that's just pure driving bliss. I'm smiling just thinking about it!
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SSTHO (05-24-2023)
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Well I replaced everything with steel Motorsport synchros so I may as well put this on the list. I assume you put a down payment to get everything going?
Its cool to go back in time and read Dundon and Sharkwerks rap about this when they were engineering it… I didn’t know there was a 4.4l project in Germany.
Its cool to go back in time and read Dundon and Sharkwerks rap about this when they were engineering it… I didn’t know there was a 4.4l project in Germany.
Good luck w the build Stephen. I dropped into Sharkwerks today and had a chat w James there, (I live just up the road 30 miles away). I'm thinking of both the 4.1 build and the proper Trans to go with it. It was illuminating and exciting to consider this. James confirmed your build schedule, so it'll be great to follow your experience. Unfortunately Alex was not around, so I'll need to set a time to discuss my plans and thoughts in more detail w him when the time is right.
Best of Luck and please do keep us updated on the upcoming fun
Best of Luck and please do keep us updated on the upcoming fun
This is awesome! I love that you are doing this on a "collector" car! Once you come to the realization that a car is a "forever car" or "near forever" car, these types of decisions become easy because concerns about return on investment or impact on future market value become totally irrelevant! I will literally NEVER sell my 6-3 (not joking this time, I would rather sell every other car/possession I own and daily a the 996 before I would sell it). If I was even remotely concerned about whether I might be tempted to sell my car in the future, it would not be getting the 3.9 treatment right now! Keep us posted!
Thanks Alex! Looking forward to this a lot. Excited to follow the build when it starts.
Stephen,
Looking at your car makes me kick myself for letting go mine.
But pandemic strike and I have no use of mine (no track days), and wife never likes to sit in it so I let it go in exchange of Roma for her (happy wife happy life).
Guess I will have to keep driving yours from now on. Don't worry, I will pay for my own gas.
Looking at your car makes me kick myself for letting go mine.
But pandemic strike and I have no use of mine (no track days), and wife never likes to sit in it so I let it go in exchange of Roma for her (happy wife happy life).
Guess I will have to keep driving yours from now on. Don't worry, I will pay for my own gas.
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UPDATE: so nice to correspond with Alex at Sharkwerks. I decided to keep the 7.2 3RS stock, bought a high-mileage, track-modded guards red 7.2 GT3 for the 4.1L SW donor. My slot for the build was coming up this July 2023... then plans changed again.
The perfect car showed up on BAT: 2011 Porsche GT3 RS with a SharkWerks 4.1L already completed. The car may actually be at Sharkwerks right now for their once over. TRAKCAR was kind enough to head to Salem, NY to inspect the car prior to consummating the deal. Alex has vouched for the quality of the car. Super curious and excited to receive and experience this car!
Also, I unexpectedly fell in love again with the plain Jane 7.2 GT3. Car drives like it has 6k miles and not 60k miles. Tracked it Sunday, ate and drank in the car without hesitation for father-daughter road trip and track day. The week before, lent it to a good friend to pop his track day cherry! Car did such a good job, that my friend secured a 7.2 3RS himself (Merit Partner's white w/gold accents car) within a week's time!
The perfect car showed up on BAT: 2011 Porsche GT3 RS with a SharkWerks 4.1L already completed. The car may actually be at Sharkwerks right now for their once over. TRAKCAR was kind enough to head to Salem, NY to inspect the car prior to consummating the deal. Alex has vouched for the quality of the car. Super curious and excited to receive and experience this car!
Also, I unexpectedly fell in love again with the plain Jane 7.2 GT3. Car drives like it has 6k miles and not 60k miles. Tracked it Sunday, ate and drank in the car without hesitation for father-daughter road trip and track day. The week before, lent it to a good friend to pop his track day cherry! Car did such a good job, that my friend secured a 7.2 3RS himself (Merit Partner's white w/gold accents car) within a week's time!
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This is awesome Stephen. Congrats on the new toy. The more GT3’s the merrier.
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I’ve been kicking this around, I think it would be sweet but I don’t see anyone paying much ‘more’ for the car after it’s done… so would be for my pleasure only? I was trying to compare spending the $25k on the full Dundon vs the $75k for the 4.1, what made you ultimately pull the trigger? Was it really the demo of the 3.9?