I bought one of these for just PCA autocrosses as I have a codrive in BS and STX, but turns out it might be competitive so why not try. It's been a longtime since I posted here but I still recognize some names and plan to run it at Nats. Hasty prep and limited events means we'll learn more at the TNT at Nats than before.

 

What exactly did you buy?

 

See SS nats entries. It has PASM Sport and parts inbound. Might not get to go to Lincoln this year though by the sounds of the town hall.

 

Ah, you have Danny K. as a co-driver. My condolences.


(just kidding!)

 

Has anyone done the full measurements on the sway bars on 718 PASM Sport bars? I did a quick measurement without taking a wheel off and it seems to be 28mm hollow with 4mm wall thickness (991 343 705 16). Trying to spec it versus the 991GT3 sway bar which I'm finding is 31mm hollow with 7mm wall thickness. If they follow similar dimensions that's around 100lbs of wheel rate increase even at the softest hole on the GT3 bar and not as appealing as previous Caymans with GT3 bar options where they tended to overlap.

 

I'm relatively new on this forum but a regular on many boards elsewhere. I can't help but scratch my head why you wouldn't have tried every tune or setting conceivable to see if this controller really could work for you before tossing in the towel. I understand putting in a sway bar may be more work but if I were in your shoes, I would have rented a site for a TNT before giving up.

EDIT -- Just jumped into the SS game. Bought a 2018 CTS yesterday. Video will follow/

 

Had my first event in the GTS today. Took an educated guess on the alignment based on previous Porsche experience and it paid off. Car was very good with minor push at the limit which made it easy to drive. I can see where using a DSCsport to customize the shocks a bit would help especially on low speed corner's entry. Very fun car to drive and probably more competitive in SS than I would have guessed.

 

Current status is custom CCW wheels (19x8.5"F/19x10.5") with correct offsets are arriving Monday, the tires are ready to mount, I've dialed in max camber front and rear, and planned on an alignment this last Friday but the shop balked out of concerns for the wheels being scratched. I'm looking at getting the DSC Controller for the 718 GTS.

 

I'm definitely doing the DSC Sport. I got just a bit more camber than you but since home gauges who knows how accurate. With wheel studs installed I can play with the offset a little in the front as I get rub at full lock.

 

This is somewhat off topic, but I've noticed that PCA autocross events don't seem to have the conventional elements of an SCCA format (slalom, wallom, eyebrows, Chicago boxes, etc.) and are more like excessively cone lined go kart tracks. Am I missing it or this their gig as I am new to Porsche? Edit -- admittedly Tom's video had some of the traditional elements but most of the videos I've seen.....no so much.

 

I think it varies by region. My locals look pretty much like SCCA events but they were open to the suggestions over the last 15 years as that was not always the case.

 

What size tires are you guys running on the 19’s ?
RE-71’s ?
I am picking up a Cayman T with a PDK in two weeks, probably a bit more competitive in AS than my base 718 manual with no options.
Do your wheels have center caps for street driving ? I think I would need the caps because I’m likely driving to events rather than towing.

 

Not running 19s since no yokos in that diameter that work. So 255/285 35/20 on the optional 8.5/10.5 widths. Taller than ideal but the PDK's gearing makes the 70mph in 2nd quite good and enough grunt to dig. However on your manual that would be probably too tall and laggy on the 2.0. I'd probably try a 255/275 35/19 setup on a T. Please share what you do and how it works. I don't have enough events to kill my yokos this year nor justify testing anything else. I'll be running the PS4S at Time Trials Nationals as the only Porsche in Sport 1 once Danny switches to his NC miata.

 

My car is coming with 8x20 front and 10x20 rear, BUT a number of months ago I picked up a set of Carrera Sport Classics that are an option for ALL 718’s and those are 8.5” front and 10.5” rear. Right now I have a set of Re-71 245 front 295 rear. Would also like to try 255 and 285 Yoko, but they are 27.9” front 28” rear, vs 26.8 and 27.2 fro the Re71r.
i wonder if the SPASM suspension on the T is high enough for the 20” yokos to fit without damaging the car.
While my base car is a manual, my incoming T is a PDK.

 

Definitely fine running the yokos on the rear. I have the M030 as well and zero rubbing at the rear despite the height. The front 255 rub at full lock but otherwise are fine.