GT2

[996GT2]

unclepezza said:

consul said:

996 GT2, This ones for you. Spotted this while at a meeting in London last week.

we have a match!

Nice.

I'm working on setting up a proper GT2 club/register so that we can keep track of the cars properly, should have something live in the next few weeks, I'll add this one to the list of 997s I know of

[consul]

996GT2 said:

Nice.

I'm working on setting up a proper GT2 club/register so that we can keep track of the cars properly, should have something live in the next few weeks, I'll add this one to the list of 997s I know of

There is another 997 GT2 in Esher which comes past my office and also Silver 996 GT2 located in St Georges Hill so will try and get picks without getting shot.

[consul]

unclepezza said:

we have a match!

[slodge]

consul said:

Crimp a Length! said:

Yes they are bonded pure design fault.
I had a couple go on the GT3. Replaced them with the upgraded spec.

Was it an engine out Job to get to the pipes that are tucked under the induction system ?

This year is going to be an expensive one, just bought new set of boots, complete suspension freshen, Major service and Knowing myself the coolant pipes updated.

Consul, can you let me know if you get any info on this please.

Thanks in advance.

Cheers

Slodge

[996GT2]

consul said:

996GT2 said:

Nice.

I'm working on setting up a proper GT2 club/register so that we can keep track of the cars properly, should have something live in the next few weeks, I'll add this one to the list of 997s I know of

There is another 997 GT2 in Esher which comes past my office and also Silver 996 GT2 located in St Georges Hill so will try and get picks without getting shot.

I drive through Esher quite a bit, sure that's not mine?

Have you ever driven through the dip at the main traffic lights in Esher in your GT2? I always avoid it, my R Class scrapes along there, I reckon it would take the front end off the GT2!


Haven't seen your car out for a bit, saw an epic looking gen 2 RS in grey/red on the weekend on the Queen's Road

[IMI A]

Nice 997 GT2 for sale here. Unfortunately its had 3 ignitions in RR 5 about 100 hours ago. Car looks lovely though. I wouldn't have thought its possible to have 3 ignitions in RR 5 - might be a glitch but at £100k they're asking all the money for this one. What does the PH massive think is a fair price on basis car drives well and all panels original? 5 owners.

http://www.jzmporsche.com/porsche-for-sale/911/997...

[goldsbd]

slodge said:

consul said:

Crimp a Length! said:

Yes they are bonded pure design fault.
I had a couple go on the GT3. Replaced them with the upgraded spec.

Was it an engine out Job to get to the pipes that are tucked under the induction system ?

This year is going to be an expensive one, just bought new set of boots, complete suspension freshen, Major service and Knowing myself the coolant pipes updated.

Consul, can you let me know if you get any info on this please.

Thanks in advance.

Cheers

Slodge

Had mine done last year, it's an engine out job and 30 hours labour, all done under Porsche recall, so no cost, was told by OPC that only a few people in country are trained / qualified to take engine out and refit properly, spoke to mechanic at length, he was very helpful and showed me through the issue, although mine was fine they replace it all anyway to prevent future issue (at least anytime soon anyway)

[996GT2]

IMI A said:

Nice 997 GT2 for sale here. Unfortunately its had 3 ignitions in RR 5 about 100 hours ago. Car looks lovely though. I wouldn't have thought its possible to have 3 ignitions in RR 5 - might be a glitch but at £100k they're asking all the money for this one. What does the PH massive think is a fair price on basis car drives well and all panels original? 5 owners.

http://www.jzmporsche.com/porsche-for-sale/911/997...

What do the other rev ranges look like? Given that it has the uprated RS clutch it might have been re-mapped, which could explain a 'busy' over-rev report. 5 owners is 1 per year, not unusual on a GT car.


Not sure what it's worth, very difficult car to value but I think a few have sold at that kind of level via the Porsche network recently. The rumours about the GT2 not appearing in the 991 line-up has no doubt pushed values up a bit.

[unclepezza]

IMI A said:

Nice 997 GT2 for sale here. Unfortunately its had 3 ignitions in RR 5 about 100 hours ago. Car looks lovely though. I wouldn't have thought its possible to have 3 ignitions in RR 5 - might be a glitch but at £100k they're asking all the money for this one. What does the PH massive think is a fair price on basis car drives well and all panels original? 5 owners.

http://www.jzmporsche.com/porsche-for-sale/911/997...

Limited supply so not many to choose from, particularly if you are bothered regarding PCM2 or PCM3, plus has uprated clutch and lift so on paper it looks a good example. Can it be covered by official warranty or does it need compression check etc etc?

If you are in the market then it has to be worth a look, dealer knows his stuff and has a very good reputation to maintain.

Several have been advertised in the 90-100k bracket so at the top of the price range.

[JDS 123]

Hi I have been watching the prices of several 911s for a while now and some deffo seem to be on the up. When are 996 gt2 going to go North??? They seem to be have been on this level for quite some time now.

[IMI A]

unclepezza said:

IMI A said:

Nice 997 GT2 for sale here. Unfortunately its had 3 ignitions in RR 5 about 100 hours ago. Car looks lovely though. I wouldn't have thought its possible to have 3 ignitions in RR 5 - might be a glitch but at £100k they're asking all the money for this one. What does the PH massive think is a fair price on basis car drives well and all panels original? 5 owners.

http://www.jzmporsche.com/porsche-for-sale/911/997...

Limited supply so not many to choose from, particularly if you are bothered regarding PCM2 or PCM3, plus has uprated clutch and lift so on paper it looks a good example. Can it be covered by official warranty or does it need compression check etc etc?

If you are in the market then it has to be worth a look, dealer knows his stuff and has a very good reputation to maintain.

Several have been advertised in the 90-100k bracket so at the top of the price range.

it will be difficult re OPC warranty as KW suspension and lifting system. You'd have to strip this out and remove the uprated clutch. Car has never had engine modded. Will look at its total RR history when I go to see it. The car has everything I want in terms of spec just a shame about the RR 5. At less money I think I'd take a gamble engine wise but at this sort of money I think it has to be perfect car. May do something completely different and buy a Fezza as it will be a weekend toy but I do love GT2s.

[ZeroH]

consul said:

On a totally different topic, I was on Rennlist last night and came across a thread about a number of 996TT's, 996 GT3,s GT2, basically any car that has the GT1 Mezger block. The engines are
very tough but it seems the weakness link and frankly could be extremely dangerous is the Water hoses connected to the pumps etc, I think there are about 7-8 of them that to me seems utter madness appears to be bonded !! i.e. no flange and jubilee clip. Reading the stories of these hoses coming loose and sending coolant directly onto the back tyres has very limited appeal to me. Has anyone on this site experienced this or heard of this happening over here. I know that the export cars to the states experience a higher level of temp which could effect the bonding but it just seems like this is strong enough and dangerous enough to have been a recall ?

See here mate

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[consul]

slodge said:

Consul, can you let me know if you get any info on this please.

Thanks in advance.

Cheers

Slodge

Give Matt at Fearnsport a call he has devised a way of connecting up the pipes to the housings so this does not happen. Rennlist has pages of the problem.
I have included a Sharkworks link and article, Im just amazed this was not a recall.

http://sharkwerks.com/porsche/technical-articles/3...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH56CkzC-QE

[consul]

ZeroH said:

consul said:

On a totally different topic, I was on Rennlist last night and came across a thread about a number of 996TT's, 996 GT3,s GT2, basically any car that has the GT1 Mezger block. The engines are
very tough but it seems the weakness link and frankly could be extremely dangerous is the Water hoses connected to the pumps etc, I think there are about 7-8 of them that to me seems utter madness appears to be bonded !! i.e. no flange and jubilee clip. Reading the stories of these hoses coming loose and sending coolant directly onto the back tyres has very limited appeal to me. Has anyone on this site experienced this or heard of this happening over here. I know that the export cars to the states experience a higher level of temp which could effect the bonding but it just seems like this is strong enough and dangerous enough to have been a recall ?

See here mate

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Thanks ZeroH. I am just looking at the Sharkworks article that advises against welding but instead to tap and thread the joint in order to allow the pipe to expand etc without cracking
the weld. I am going to get Matt to do mine but i might opt for the thread after seeing this which makes sense. Thats the thing with prevention work, it seem like hard earned down the drain
but I would physically cry if it went knowing that I could have done something about it. I called PARR yesterday to ask if its a common problem and they said no but it does happen from time to time which was all I needed to here.

[Tonksie355]

KAL said:

Gents
What about meeting at the ace cafe on A406 as the next porsche night only is the 31st March anyone up for this
Would be good to catch up

Any GT2 owners still attending on the 31st, would be good to meet like minded people....

[Xps911]

here's mine

[PTT]

and mine at Gmund in Austria

[KAL]

Tonksie355 said:

Any GT2 owners still attending on the 31st, would be good to meet like minded people....

Hi mark
Not sure as now a couple of us can't make it and J's car is up at CG so not sure but there will be a good turn out of Porsches Fromm 911 to 356's worth a visit if you've never been and they're a friendly bunch

Hope we can all sort something out soon

[Tonksie355]

KAL said:

Hi mark
Not sure as now a couple of us can't make it and J's car is up at CG so not sure but there will be a good turn out of Porsches Fromm 911 to 356's worth a visit if you've never been and they're a friendly bunch

Hope we can all sort something out soon

Ok, no problem, have been before and will see how things go on the day. Let me know if there is another meet and I'll pop along if I can.

[unclepezza]

GT2 buying question, is the GT2 RS way out of sync price wise? Discuss:

So you could buy a GT2 RS:

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/p...

Or all 3 of these 2 x 997 GT2's and a 996 GT2 for the same money:

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/p...

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/p...

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/p...