GT4 or modded Cayman R

[J-P]

OK - I've made my decision and my god it was a tough one but I'm going to mod the R. I've given up my no.1 slot at OPC for the GT4.

I know the GT4 will be an awesome car but I just can't justify the swap. Also, I'll be able to do more track days and I think the R with a few mods would be utterly epic and finally it allows us to be a 3 car household, which is very appealing. And Mrs will allow me to get a 991 GTS (funds depending, so that should ease the pain bit!)

I've done a fair amount of research, know the cost of all the mods I want done and I'm looking forward to seeing the end result. I also can't escape the fact that the CR's spec is exactly what I want in a car. And I think the GT4's engine choice was a bit of a let-down.

So watch this space in March and I'll keep you all updated on what I've had done and my view of how it's impacted the drive of the CR. I'll be keeping all original parts, so if there's anything I don't like, I can revert to std.

The next few months/years should be a lot of fun!

[edc]

Enjoy! Modifying and experimenting with a car can be fun in itself. I've done it myself with both my last Boxster and current one albeit I preferred to start with a lower base cost of car. Some may argue that it's even harder to justify the cost of modding one of those as the mods themselves can overtake the cost of the car itself. You can now move the focus of the car to the roads or track you prefer rather than the larger original design brief.

[PR36]

J-P said:

OK - I've made my decision and my god it was a tough one but I'm going to mod the R. I've given up my no.1 slot at OPC for the GT4.

I know the GT4 will be an awesome car but I just can't justify the swap. Also, I'll be able to do more track days and I think the R with a few mods would be utterly epic and finally it allows us to be a 3 car household, which is very appealing. And Mrs will allow me to get a 991 GTS (funds depending, so that should ease the pain bit!)

I've done a fair amount of research, know the cost of all the mods I want done and I'm looking forward to seeing the end result. I also can't escape the fact that the CR's spec is exactly what I want in a car. And I think the GT4's engine choice was a bit of a let-down.

So watch this space in March and I'll keep you all updated on what I've had done and my view of how it's impacted the drive of the CR. I'll be keeping all original parts, so if there's anything I don't like, I can revert to std.

The next few months/years should be a lot of fun!

Congratulations, it is a lot of fun but it can become something of an obsession! As a warning here is whats done on my 987.1 3.4:

GT3 mc and lines
Ssk
Cruise
Bilstein pss9
H and r arb
Carnewal cat back
Ipd plenum and gt3 tb
Softronic map
Bose and radio delete
Rennline pedal and fire ext kit

And Still to do:

Pagid rs29
Wevo tran mounts
Numeric cables
Lwfw
Mantis gen2 deep sump
And on...

[edc]

How do the Cayman R's respond to the under drive pulley mod?

[stefan1]

J-P said:

OK - I've made my decision and my god it was a tough one but I'm going to mod the R. I've given up my no.1 slot at OPC for the GT4.

I know the GT4 will be an awesome car but I just can't justify the swap. Also, I'll be able to do more track days and I think the R with a few mods would be utterly epic and finally it allows us to be a 3 car household, which is very appealing. And Mrs will allow me to get a 991 GTS (funds depending, so that should ease the pain bit!)

I've done a fair amount of research, know the cost of all the mods I want done and I'm looking forward to seeing the end result. I also can't escape the fact that the CR's spec is exactly what I want in a car. And I think the GT4's engine choice was a bit of a let-down.

So watch this space in March and I'll keep you all updated on what I've had done and my view of how it's impacted the drive of the CR. I'll be keeping all original parts, so if there's anything I don't like, I can revert to std.

The next few months/years should be a lot of fun!

I have decided to do the same rather than order a GT4. The CR comes out of warranty this March, and so I plan to ask those wizards at Manthey Racing to work on freeing up some engine performance, sorting the brakes (mine are steel and very weak), KW suspension set up and hopefully some harnesses. I think it will be a simply lovely track tool to go alongside the 996 RS.

Look forward to seeing your updates!

[Dan911]

stefan1 said:

J-P said:

OK - I've made my decision and my god it was a tough one but I'm going to mod the R. I've given up my no.1 slot at OPC for the GT4.

I know the GT4 will be an awesome car but I just can't justify the swap. Also, I'll be able to do more track days and I think the R with a few mods would be utterly epic and finally it allows us to be a 3 car household, which is very appealing. And Mrs will allow me to get a 991 GTS (funds depending, so that should ease the pain bit!)

I've done a fair amount of research, know the cost of all the mods I want done and I'm looking forward to seeing the end result. I also can't escape the fact that the CR's spec is exactly what I want in a car. And I think the GT4's engine choice was a bit of a let-down.

So watch this space in March and I'll keep you all updated on what I've had done and my view of how it's impacted the drive of the CR. I'll be keeping all original parts, so if there's anything I don't like, I can revert to std.

The next few months/years should be a lot of fun!

I have decided to do the same rather than order a GT4. The CR comes out of warranty this March, and so I plan to ask those wizards at Manthey Racing to work on freeing up some engine performance, sorting the brakes (mine are steel and very weak), KW suspension set up and hopefully some harnesses. I think it will be a simply lovely track tool to go alongside the 996 RS.

Look forward to seeing your updates!

Manthey Cayman R should be Epic!!

[PorscheGT4]

Dan911 said:

Manthey Cayman R prices should be Epic!!

fixed that 4 u

[stefan1]

Dan911 said:

Manthey Cayman R should be Epic!!

Indeed - they are superb. Currently they are rebuilding my old 1989 Club Sport - this is a shot of the engine bay (post full rebuild) they sent me this afternoon.



Cheers

[Slippydiff]

stefan1 said:

Currently they are rebuilding my old 1989 Club Sport - this is a shot of the engine bay (post full rebuild) they sent me this afternoon.

Not bad 9.5/10.



Manthey have tinkered with the Cayman previously, the results were rather good too .....

[PR36]

PorscheGT4 said:

Dan911 said:

Manthey Cayman R prices should be Epic!!

fixed that 4 u

Exactly what I was thinking!

[PR36]

PorscheGT4 said:

Dan911 said:

Manthey Cayman R prices should be Epic!!

fixed that 4 u

Exactly what I was thinking!

[J-P]

stefan1 said:

J-P said:

OK - I've made my decision and my god it was a tough one but I'm going to mod the R. I've given up my no.1 slot at OPC for the GT4.

I know the GT4 will be an awesome car but I just can't justify the swap. Also, I'll be able to do more track days and I think the R with a few mods would be utterly epic and finally it allows us to be a 3 car household, which is very appealing. And Mrs will allow me to get a 991 GTS (funds depending, so that should ease the pain bit!)

I've done a fair amount of research, know the cost of all the mods I want done and I'm looking forward to seeing the end result. I also can't escape the fact that the CR's spec is exactly what I want in a car. And I think the GT4's engine choice was a bit of a let-down.

So watch this space in March and I'll keep you all updated on what I've had done and my view of how it's impacted the drive of the CR. I'll be keeping all original parts, so if there's anything I don't like, I can revert to std.

The next few months/years should be a lot of fun!

I have decided to do the same rather than order a GT4. The CR comes out of warranty this March, and so I plan to ask those wizards at Manthey Racing to work on freeing up some engine performance, sorting the brakes (mine are steel and very weak), KW suspension set up and hopefully some harnesses. I think it will be a simply lovely track tool to go alongside the 996 RS.

Look forward to seeing your updates!

Cool! Let me know what Manthey say they can do. The biggest power gain mod is the 200cell cats, so I have been told, but it would be good to know what Manthey recommend.

[J-P]

Slippydiff said:

stefan1 said:

Currently they are rebuilding my old 1989 Club Sport - this is a shot of the engine bay (post full rebuild) they sent me this afternoon.

Not bad 9.5/10.



Manthey have tinkered with the Cayman previously, the results were rather good too .....

Yes I'd seen that, Slippy. The car looks amazing!

[Beedub]

Slippydiff said:

Not bad 9.5/10.



Manthey have tinkered with the Cayman previously, the results were rather good too .....

woozier that looks seriously nice!!

[Slippydiff]

Beedub said:

Slippydiff said:

Manthey have tinkered with the Cayman previously, the results were rather good too .....

woozier that looks seriously nice!!

file:///C:/Users/user/Downloads/M315-10-2007.pdf

[Beedub]

OP, are you on your way to modding your R???

Are you regretting the decision since we've seen more details on the GT4???


This thread particularly interested me tbh as I've done a similar thing albeit on a different platform.

[J-P]

Beedub said:

OP, are you on your way to modding your R???

Are you regretting the decision since we've seen more details on the GT4???


This thread particularly interested me tbh as I've done a similar thing albeit on a different platform.

Hi Beedub - haven't started the work yet but will book the initial items in the next couple of weeks.

No I don't regret not getting a GT4 - I'm sure it's an epic car but I doubt it's steering is better than the R and the cost to change is very, very high for the spec I'd want. Would rather spend more money on a GT4 RS. And I really like the R, it's a very well-judged but of kit for road and occasional track use.

[J-P]

So the first couple of bits have been booked in - GT3MC and remap (may get air filter upgrade too). I'll try those for the next few months and then think about what to do next.

[fioran0]

J-P,
Are you doing the MC yourself?
If so shoot me an email ref boosters when you have time.

[J-P]

Car went in yesterday. Will pick up a week on Tuesday, looking forward to it!