Fine choice on color, my favorite!

 

Drop dead gorgeous. Best of luck!

 

Fantastic car, love the pictures!

 

Thank you all for the kind remarks about the color combo. That makes the (long) wait worth while. The car initially was delivered in May, but the order got screwed up, car showing with red accents instead of gold. I refused the car and the dealership managed to get an extra allocation. They made it up to me in other ways as well. But the wait!

 

Nice buy.....
Amazing Car, i have a grey 2010. Check out the Akrapovic exhaust, it sounds nuch better than the Shark....
and if you want to go faster than any Florida RS, try the set up the boys in the North East use...., less than two seconds a lap difference around Sebring in a 09 Cup and a 997.2 RS put together by SpeedMerchants, and driven by two time 24 hour Daytona Winner JF Dumoulin....
They have Custom Painted BBS Motorsports three piece wheels in the matching Porsche Gold colour for your Track use.
Ask john@speedmerchants.com to send you the pictures, gorgeous!

 

the Akrapovic exhaust produces more horse power and torque than the Shark, weighs less, 100% Titanium, cool Titanium Tips turn Blue and Gold...., hey won't that look good on your blue and gold RS....

 

I have pictures of those gold wheels in this thread.

https://rennlist.com/forums/997-gt2-...-gold-bbs.html

 

They sure look nice!
While there are still more tire options in 18", maybe 19" is a better way to go?
I am interested in getting quotes for both sizes.

 

PM sent

 

I like 18" better, more sidewall.
It's a close fit with the front calipers and they will scratch, but not more so then on CUP cars.

 

Peter, What tire sizes are you running? Why is more sidewall better?

 

I see you've cornered the market on "MY 911RS."

 

I ran Hoosier 18" 255 front and 335 rear. 275 front fits (Same width) and 345 should also fit, see sizes on Hoosier website:
http://www.hoosiertire.com

Toyo only come 18" 245 and 335.
RA1 245/40/18 (25.6) 812 revs/mile
335/30/18 (26.1) 803 revs/mile

OEM 245/35ZR19 - Front. = 25.7OD 808 revs/mile
19" Hoosier front:
235/35/19 = 25.6OD
265/35/19 = 26.2OD
325/30ZR19 - Rear. = 26.6OD 781.48 revs/mile
Option 19" Hoosier exist

18" R6
255/40/18 = 26.2OD
275/35/18 = 25.5OD
335/30/18 = 25.6OD
345/35/18 = 26.8OD
18" is a bit cheaper and I think that a little give helps on bumpy tracks like Sebring, 19" tires seem to blow out more on hight speed tracks like Daytona. I don't know technical details..

 

If you go to 18's, be fully informed of the damage that will be done to the paint on the brake caliper as tire rubber "marbles" stick to the rim and rub on the backs of the calipers. This is a problem with "three piece" wheels, much less so (if at all?) for single-piece wheels in 18's on the 2010 GT3 and RS.

Sidewall is part of the suspension of the car -- so is the expected overall diameter of the wheel in the geometry of the suspension. Changing either parameter will change (not necessarily improve or degrade) the handling.

The one clear advantage in 18's for the time-being is tire selection (and price) for the track. Running 18's also creates the opportunity to buy "take offs" from the race teams (often using fresh rubber for qualifying and races, meaning they have ample sets of tires with less than 50% wear which they'll never get a chance to use again and can't justify transporting from track to track.)

For most drivers with occasional track days on the radar (say less than 15 - 20 days for any given 12 months) then tires are an expensive component of the game, but not really so expensive as to justify moving to 18's. I use a second set of 19's with Hoosiers and my next set of will potentially be A6's to compare with the current R6's in terms of absolute performance versus durability. I'm also going to look at the new Michelin "Sport" to see if it's viable for track driving without the lack of durability and the handling bad habits of the Sport Cup.

 

The sidewall height in absolute, not aspect ratio, of a 19 is the same as an 18 on a 993. Blowouts are damage or uninflation. Hoosier is very clear on keeping pressures in line with vehicle weight -- I've met people running Hooters at very low cold pressures and this is a mistake. You have to run them at pressure and bleed down with heat -- being lazy is never an option for the track.

I have 19/ 265 and 345 R's on a 3.8 RS. Just about perfect. But be prepared to do the tedious heat-cycling and wheel swaps. Tires are still a "cake and eat" proposition.