Congratulations Charlie, very nice indeed, and yes they do look a lot better in the flesh.

 

Thanks mate. Very happy, and the car came with MPSC2 so even better.

 

Congrats... nothing crappy in those pics. Some good looking options there- 918 buckets, SC, carbon trim, full leather with red stitching, belts and pulls plus the "free" stuff. Like!

Going to follow any specific run in procedure or just enjoy?

 

Yeh pretty much fully optioned except the PCCBs and Clubsport (couldn't justify $10k for a cage that gives no approval in Australia).

I am not sure, I want to run it in but will be hard to contain myself for 3000km. That will take me quite some time to rack up since it's not going to be a daily.

What has everyone else done? Run it or just enjoy?

Maybe ask the dealer tomorrow on their recommendation.

 

Good to see a leather steel column casing too!

 

Congrats looks awesome

Is that Porsche Parramatta? maybe check your back pocket for your wallet ha ha

run in seems to be an American thingy

 

Congrats - Never get sick of looking at White

 

I don't think so. It is universal world wide.

 

Yep, added it 11th hour, just got in before freeze.

Hahah. Yeh Parramatta, wallet still there. Sweet, so no run in?

Thanks mate.

 

I defer to something like what Mr Andreas "GT department" Preuninger thinks as reported by another Rennlister:

"when asked about the GT4 manual recommending a 2000 mi break-in he said something akin to: "people driving their GT4 or GT3 straight from the dealership to the track are hurting their cars". He then explained his own recommendation (admitting 2000 was a bit too much):
- For the first 500 km (300 mi), never go over 5,000 rpm
- Then increase the max rpm by 500 increments every 200 mi (not 100% sure on that distance), which should get you to 1,300 mi or so."

See post #7: https://rennlist.com/forums/991-gt3-...reuninger.html

 

I've been told the opposite by PCSS - rightly or wrongly, probably wrongly

I met a guy at eastern creek the other day breaking his GT4 in with 300kms on it, Jim Richards took his straight to targa high country to break it in lol

the 3000kms break in is well... extravagant I think

most GT3's at super sprints I see have a couple thousand kays on them at the most

 

Got the idea off AE by chance?

Porsche should be paying me royalties for the little uptick in demand for these things that I created.

But no seat heating

 

fwiw, Preuninger apparently said that run in procedure is used by their Weissach team too...

https://rennlist.com/forums/gt4/9022...l#post12732648

Good luck with whatever you choose to do

 

This was the run in procedure I was going to use. Seen this before and thought it made the most sense coming from Mr Andreas

Hahah. Indeed. I think it was you actually. lol. I had totally missed that option til you pointed it out.

 

The fastest cars are demo cars, the slowest are the pampered ones, this came from PCM, You only get one chance to get it right. The most important thing is you have to warm it up properly before going over say 3500 rpm, once warmed up drive normally and occasionally hitting higher revs, vary revs by dropping down gears on freeways. Your piston rings will bed in better and have less chance of fuel mixing in with your oil, this must be achieved from when the car is brand new.