GT4 weight reduction ideas
02-07-2015, 12:29 AM
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02-07-2015, 10:34 AM
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02-07-2015, 12:16 PM
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It doesn't make any sense. I grew up in Sweden with really strict MOT checkups every year on cars older than 5 years. Germany has the TUV that also is very strict. UK the same. In the US you can drive a beat up piece of s** that are not road worthy, but you are not allowed to drive with top of the line safety equipped cars? Confused!
02-07-2015, 02:06 PM
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It doesn't make any sense. I grew up in Sweden with really strict MOT checkups every year on cars older than 5 years. Germany has the TUV that also is very strict. UK the same. In the US you can drive a beat up piece of s** that are not road worthy, but you are not allowed to drive with top of the line safety equipped cars? Confused!
The rest is US Gov't standards for "safety" and why we can't have the fun stuff here.
02-07-2015, 02:11 PM
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Once you've imported and installed the CS pieces it will wipe out any weight savings from a partial strip. I've never seen a stripped out street car ever be as good or safe as a spec. racer. The car is too pretty to strip IMO. If you're looking for weight savings in a street car better to wait another two years for the RS. The GT4 is already a parts bin special so why wouldn't Porsche complete the build and market it as an RS?
X51 power kit mounted to the 3.8
Lithium battery
Single mass fly wheel
Some carbon fiber pieces
Wider front foot print
PTS
= 50lbs. + Weight Savings, 10-15 seconds quicker Nordschleife time and a 20% MSRP bump. Sound familiar?
I love the car and am seriously considering getting one to leave in the States for winters however @ 6'5" I have reservations about how much leg room the roll bar will take away. In my GT3 CS the seat goes all the way back no problem. I've driven the Cayman GTS and there is no leg room problem but the back of the seat is flush to the back of the cockpit. Once I sit in a ROW GT-4CS this year when I'm back n Germany I'll post if there is a big difference in leg room.
X51 power kit mounted to the 3.8
Lithium battery
Single mass fly wheel
Some carbon fiber pieces
Wider front foot print
PTS
= 50lbs. + Weight Savings, 10-15 seconds quicker Nordschleife time and a 20% MSRP bump. Sound familiar?
I love the car and am seriously considering getting one to leave in the States for winters however @ 6'5" I have reservations about how much leg room the roll bar will take away. In my GT3 CS the seat goes all the way back no problem. I've driven the Cayman GTS and there is no leg room problem but the back of the seat is flush to the back of the cockpit. Once I sit in a ROW GT-4CS this year when I'm back n Germany I'll post if there is a big difference in leg room.
Besides, with a RS model, who would buy the non RS??
02-07-2015, 02:41 PM
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02-07-2015, 03:08 PM
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02-07-2015, 04:29 PM
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pretty interesting that a completely stripped cayman only gets about 200bs lighter than its street counterpart while a stripped GT3(cup) gets what almost 600lbs lighter than a street gt3?
02-07-2015, 05:44 PM
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its also mind boggling that we can take all 4 doors off a jeep and ride around on monster truck tires but cant get a roll cage to come in our cars
paver, thats just to stay within weight limits of the class. there is a lot more weight that can come off
paver, thats just to stay within weight limits of the class. there is a lot more weight that can come off
