Harris on the 996 GT3 RS - new vid
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This is completely anecdotal but my own mk 2 996 GT3 had a particularly healthy engine. I wonder if it had the same cylinder heads as the RS?
I thought the air ducts on the engine cover of the RS were for aero reasons and not power (the RS radiator was slightly canted to position it for the airflow IIRC but my memory may be playing tricks). My car was heavily track biased (closer to Cup spec than RS) and I had the RS engine cover so perhaps this helped as well.
There were many occasions on track where its straight line speed surprised other drivers. I recall a Ferrari 430 owner asking me what engine upgrades after he struggled to keep up on the main straight at the Dubai Autodrome (answer: nothing) and a 550 owner being especially miffed which was particularly satisfying.
After that latter altercation, public track days at the Dubai Autodrome separated Ferraris from Porsches just to keep the peace.
I thought the air ducts on the engine cover of the RS were for aero reasons and not power (the RS radiator was slightly canted to position it for the airflow IIRC but my memory may be playing tricks). My car was heavily track biased (closer to Cup spec than RS) and I had the RS engine cover so perhaps this helped as well.
There were many occasions on track where its straight line speed surprised other drivers. I recall a Ferrari 430 owner asking me what engine upgrades after he struggled to keep up on the main straight at the Dubai Autodrome (answer: nothing) and a 550 owner being especially miffed which was particularly satisfying.
After that latter altercation, public track days at the Dubai Autodrome separated Ferraris from Porsches just to keep the peace.
You don’t need to run the ride height of a 6RS stupidly low to feel the geometry benefits. The rolling radius of an 18inch wheel with a 35 sidewall tyre is much lower than an 18 running slicks. We couldn’t run slicks on the sharpest RS road set up because they wouldn’t fit under the arches. That makes the benefit window relatively accessible for the road car. I’ve driven probably close to 1000 laps in all versions 996GT3’s in a wide range of suspension hardware and set ups and the RS is substantially better when compared to other 6 GT3’s when similarly optimised. It feels like a different car
Harris_I said:
This is completely anecdotal but my own mk 2 996 GT3 had a particularly healthy engine. I wonder if it had the same cylinder heads as the RS?
I thought the air ducts on the engine cover of the RS were for aero reasons and not power (the RS radiator was slightly canted to position it for the airflow IIRC but my memory may be playing tricks). My car was heavily track biased (closer to Cup spec than RS) and I had the RS engine cover so perhaps this helped as well.
There were many occasions on track where its straight line speed surprised other drivers. I recall a Ferrari 430 owner asking me what engine upgrades after he struggled to keep up on the main straight at the Dubai Autodrome (answer: nothing) and a 550 owner being especially miffed which was particularly satisfying.
After that latter altercation, public track days at the Dubai Autodrome separated Ferraris from Porsches just to keep the peace.
The 996 GT3 RS road car radiator wasn’t equipped with the chimney required to duct hot air up and out of the vents on the top surface of the front bumper and over the bonnet. Unlike the GT2 which was equipped with the required chimney.I thought the air ducts on the engine cover of the RS were for aero reasons and not power (the RS radiator was slightly canted to position it for the airflow IIRC but my memory may be playing tricks). My car was heavily track biased (closer to Cup spec than RS) and I had the RS engine cover so perhaps this helped as well.
There were many occasions on track where its straight line speed surprised other drivers. I recall a Ferrari 430 owner asking me what engine upgrades after he struggled to keep up on the main straight at the Dubai Autodrome (answer: nothing) and a 550 owner being especially miffed which was particularly satisfying.
After that latter altercation, public track days at the Dubai Autodrome separated Ferraris from Porsches just to keep the peace.
Digga said:
PRO5T said:
There's someone on our WhatsApp 996 GT3 group who is updating his with RS suspension parts.
Decent shocks and ball/rose jointed suspension goodies can work wonders on a stock GT3 996 or 7. Nowhere near as noisy as people lead you to believe, but far better controlled.
The suspension upgrades to the RS are worth about a second a lap in optimum set up. To install all of it on a M2 GT3 would come at a very high cost. There are far cheaper ways of finding a second. In terms of lap speed the costs of that upgrade outweigh the benefits unless you had already optimised everything else and had seriously deep pockets. To counter that, the driving experience is much more involving as the chassis gives you a lot more information for a driver to filter. For a driver seeking the ultimate analog experience it may be worth the cost but for the marginal difference in cost you would probably be better off buying an RS anyway
PRO5T said:
Digga said:
PRO5T said:
There's someone on our WhatsApp 996 GT3 group who is updating his with RS suspension parts.
Decent shocks and ball/rose jointed suspension goodies can work wonders on a stock GT3 996 or 7. Nowhere near as noisy as people lead you to believe, but far better controlled.
PRO5T said:
Would it not be simpler buying the latest cup car parts you can get or are those in short supply these days steve?
Think the hubs and other upgrades went straight into the RSR and skipped the Cup car. It may have them. I have a 996Gen 1 with an RSR gearbox and many motorsport chassis upgrades. I’m about to have exactly the same geo put in it that Parr ended up with in my RS. I’ll drive both cars and feed back. That will give a definitive answer
Steve Rance said:
PRO5T said:
Would it not be simpler buying the latest cup car parts you can get or are those in short supply these days steve?
Think the hubs and other upgrades went straight into the RSR and skipped the Cup car. It may have them. I have a 996Gen 1 with an RSR gearbox and many motorsport chassis upgrades. I’m about to have exactly the same geo put in it that Parr ended up with in my RS. I’ll drive both cars and feed back. That will give a definitive answer
Steve Rance said:
Makes sense. I was told it was an RSR box but the third gear is too short. There seems to be a little confusion regarding the diff too. Can you shed some light?
It was a 996 Cup transmission 100% - with at that point - shortened 5th and 6th and an 8:32 CW+P. Bullet proof compared to the OEM trans with the brass synchros and flex that the OEM box had. A great car, still miss it!
https://vimeo.com/8822161
Edited by 993rsr on Wednesday 10th April 20:38
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