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ravon said:
Booked mine in to Manthey for new track control arms and a set-up second week in September.
Excellent - just in time before the Ring shuts down for the autumn. Are you going for a Ring set up or an outright fast circuit set up? Let us know how you get on - will be interesting to know how far Manthey think you can go without too many compromises elsewhere.miskalachi said:
That looks so so good!! 
Did you get to drive it on the track? I only drove the black one on the road so couldn't really say if the brakes were better than the yellow one on the track which was a little underwhelming in the 0-60-0 test.The interior of that black car is just fabulous though ..... apart from the wrong seats.
BubblesNW said:
Did you get to drive it on the track? I only drove the black one on the road so couldn't really say if the brakes were better than the yellow one on the track which was a little underwhelming in the 0-60-0 test.
The interior of that black car is just fabulous though ..... apart from the wrong seats.
Yes did full session in black car - yellow one was not running. Brakes felt very good to me. Might have liked just a tad more initial bite but very powerful and no fade at all. Easy to modulate. I am sticking with PCCBs.The interior of that black car is just fabulous though ..... apart from the wrong seats.
Black car only had 400 miles or so on it and felt very tight.
Just bought my car in Germany so had no input to the spec which is pretty basic, headlights are standard and seem very good, do quite a bit of night driving, no complaints.
Will talk with Martin at Manthey when I get there about the most suitable set-up for road and track.
Won't be doing any lapping, I've had my time at the 'Ring right back to the earliest Wheeltorque events and then some VLN racing. Did a DN event a couple of years ago and felt that I was a bit old for the thing, but have lots of good memories.
Will talk with Martin at Manthey when I get there about the most suitable set-up for road and track.
Won't be doing any lapping, I've had my time at the 'Ring right back to the earliest Wheeltorque events and then some VLN racing. Did a DN event a couple of years ago and felt that I was a bit old for the thing, but have lots of good memories.
Dave_T said:
Yes did full session in black car - yellow one was not running. Brakes felt very good to me. Might have liked just a tad more initial bite but very powerful and no fade at all. Easy to modulate. I am sticking with PCCBs.
Black car only had 400 miles or so on it and felt very tight.
Wish I'd known that was the approved running in technique (contrary to what it says in the handbook).Black car only had 400 miles or so on it and felt very tight.
turbofreeFLAT6 said:
Dave_T said:
Yes did full session in black car - yellow one was not running. Brakes felt very good to me. Might have liked just a tad more initial bite but very powerful and no fade at all. Easy to modulate. I am sticking with PCCBs.
Black car only had 400 miles or so on it and felt very tight.
Wish I'd known that was the approved running in technique (contrary to what it says in the handbook).Black car only had 400 miles or so on it and felt very tight.
ChrisW. said:
Just pulled out the camber on my R ...
Font -1.06
Rear -2.18, both of which are I believe maxed ...
nice mismatch, I had my rear camber reduced as I was killing fronts edges and not touching the rear edge at all.Font -1.06
Rear -2.18, both of which are I believe maxed ...
all cars differ I managed -1.2 up front, but only -1 on my Spyder which was not enough so fitted RSS LCA.
ravon said:
Just bought my car in Germany so had no input to the spec which is pretty basic, headlights are standard and seem very good, do quite a bit of night driving, no complaints.
Will talk with Martin at Manthey when I get there about the most suitable set-up for road and track.
Won't be doing any lapping, I've had my time at the 'Ring right back to the earliest Wheeltorque events and then some VLN racing. Did a DN event a couple of years ago and felt that I was a bit old for the thing, but have lots of good memories.
Ravon I'm sure in a previous post you'd been to brands on a track day. How did the noise test go in the gt4? Will talk with Martin at Manthey when I get there about the most suitable set-up for road and track.
Won't be doing any lapping, I've had my time at the 'Ring right back to the earliest Wheeltorque events and then some VLN racing. Did a DN event a couple of years ago and felt that I was a bit old for the thing, but have lots of good memories.
In a post a few days ago I tried to be analytical in describing the effect of changing the ARB to stiff (brilliant, in a word). Yesterday as I drove up my local mountain road I didn't think about anything except going as fast as I dared. Mind blowing! Familiarity with the road combined with the GT4's ideal weight balance, low polar moment of inertia, brilliant damping and clarity of steering gave the confidence to push incredibly hard through the 1st gear hairpins, 2nd gear sequences of all shapes and cambers and lower 3rd gear sweepers with dips and crests. The wild G forces in all directions were matched by the ripping exhaust note (with windows down and exhaust button pressed). I don't think I've ever had such a rush on four wheels, and on that road I can't imagine any other car at any price being better.
turbofreeFLAT6 said:
In a post a few days ago I tried to be analytical in describing the effect of changing the ARB to stiff (brilliant, in a word). Yesterday as I drove up my local mountain road I didn't think about anything except going as fast as I dared. Mind blowing! Familiarity with the road combined with the GT4's ideal weight balance, low polar moment of inertia, brilliant damping and clarity of steering gave the confidence to push incredibly hard through the 1st gear hairpins, 2nd gear sequences of all shapes and cambers and lower 3rd gear sweepers with dips and crests. The wild G forces in all directions were matched by the ripping exhaust note (with windows down and exhaust button pressed). I don't think I've ever had such a rush on four wheels, and on that road I can't imagine any other car at any price being better.
After reading your account, I am sure like me , that all for of all of us with a car on order, delivery cannot come soon enough ! turbofreeFLAT6 said:
In a post a few days ago I tried to be analytical in describing the effect of changing the ARB to stiff (brilliant, in a word). Yesterday as I drove up my local mountain road I didn't think about anything except going as fast as I dared. Mind blowing! Familiarity with the road combined with the GT4's ideal weight balance, low polar moment of inertia, brilliant damping and clarity of steering gave the confidence to push incredibly hard through the 1st gear hairpins, 2nd gear sequences of all shapes and cambers and lower 3rd gear sweepers with dips and crests. The wild G forces in all directions were matched by the ripping exhaust note (with windows down and exhaust button pressed). I don't think I've ever had such a rush on four wheels, and on that road I can't imagine any other car at any price being better.
I can think of a few cars which might be better at 1/2 the price :-). But it's great we are seeing some exciting reviews.Gassing Station | Porsche General | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff