Cayman R Chat

[K400RDY]

ajondyh said:

Mintex M1166 are a good all rounder. Great on track days and perfectly usable on the road.

Assume you have used on track ? Best place to buy in these strange times where stock is low !?

[ClioTrophy55]

MrVert said:

ClioTrophy55 said:

I'm selling my Peridot PDK R after nearly 3 years and 6000 miles owing to incoming. Details in short:

2011
Peridot Green
PDK
35.9K miles
Buckets
Black Spyder wheels
Aftermarket half cage and harnesses (fitted by JZM)
Uprated brakes (fitted by Parr in 2021) - GT3 Master Cylinder, Girodiscs, pagid pads, braided hoses, high temperature fluid
Serviced/maintained by RPM Technik
Xenons
Peridot PDK selector surround (rare)

No PSE or Nav

I'm looking for £44K.
Based in Surrey
Please PM if interested.

What’s the replacement going to be? Tough car to replace

I agree it's probably impossible to replace with anything better in its own niche. But I've enjoyed my time with it and life's too short not to experience different things.
The direct answer is that I've replaced it with 2 cars, not one - a PDK PTS 718 GT4, and GR Yaris Circuit Pack.

[julian987R]

$90,000 (£77K) but what an interior!!

https://www.elferspot.com/en/car/porsche-cayman-r-...

[MrVert]

ClioTrophy55 said:

MrVert said:

ClioTrophy55 said:

I'm selling my Peridot PDK R after nearly 3 years and 6000 miles owing to incoming. Details in short:

2011
Peridot Green
PDK
35.9K miles
Buckets
Black Spyder wheels
Aftermarket half cage and harnesses (fitted by JZM)
Uprated brakes (fitted by Parr in 2021) - GT3 Master Cylinder, Girodiscs, pagid pads, braided hoses, high temperature fluid
Serviced/maintained by RPM Technik
Xenons
Peridot PDK selector surround (rare)

No PSE or Nav

I'm looking for £44K.
Based in Surrey
Please PM if interested.

What’s the replacement going to be? Tough car to replace

I agree it's probably impossible to replace with anything better in its own niche. But I've enjoyed my time with it and life's too short not to experience different things.
The direct answer is that I've replaced it with 2 cars, not one - a PDK PTS 718 GT4, and GR Yaris Circuit Pack.

That’ll do it!

[Rocket.]

K400RDY said:

Apologies in advance as I know this has been done over and over (but no search function on thread)

I am looking to replace my pads (getting low) & Fluid (due a change) I have a couple track days booked up, Bedford & Anglesey. From those with experience what do people recommend & where to purchase from ?

I am not against switching pads back to OEM for the road miles in between track days unless someone has a better suggestion / something suitable for both ?

TIA

I have tried many different pads on track and the only ones that can put up with multiple track days are Pagid RS 29's. Expensive to buy but they last longer. Also cooling down laps are essential if you want to stop discs from hairline cracking.

[K400RDY]

Rocket. said:

I have tried many different pads on track and the only ones that can put up with multiple track days are Pagid RS 29's. Expensive to buy but they last longer. Also cooling down laps are essential if you want to stop discs from hairline cracking.

Thanks, i only do 2 / 3 a year but as the pads need changing just weighing up options. What fluid do people recommend ?

[frayz]

K400RDY said:

Thanks, i only do 2 / 3 a year but as the pads need changing just weighing up options. What fluid do people recommend ?

I used PFC in mine, the Clio has Motul RBF 660 in it which i also like. The rest of the Cayman has Girodiscs and RS29s all round, titanium shims, GT3 MC and GT3 brake ducts/paddles. 29s are an old pad now though, bloody dusty but the dust at least isn't corrosive like carbon metallic compounds.

[K400RDY]

frayz said:

I used PFC in mine, the Clio has Motul RBF 660 in it which i also like. The rest of the Cayman has Girodiscs and RS29s all round, titanium shims, GT3 MC and GT3 brake ducts/paddles. 29s are an old pad now though, bloody dusty but the dust at least isn't corrosive like carbon metallic compounds.

We chatted about your upgrades 18 months or so back, i managed a couple days on the standard pads / setup and to be fair i was expecting worse but the pads need replacing now. I have fitted the GT3 ducts & had alignment set up at Center Gravity.
As discussed my limited track use and novice level doesn't warrant the Girodiscs upgrade. From feedback / others experience i feel a decent fluid and pad upgrade would be a good next step ??

Exactly how noisy are the pagids ?? Are the RS 19's the replacement? What would be the alternative or should i just stick with stock pads? I don't do big miles but intend on 2 / 3 track days a year

[Rocket.]

RS29'S are noisy on the road on standard discs, strangely with Girodiscs they are quiet. I did swap mine in and out for track days with out issue just make sure they go back in where they came out and few big stops from high speed and they bed back in, as Frayz said they are dusty.

Fluid I use Endless RF650, expensive but again seems to last longer and not require changing as often as some others.

[frayz]

Oddly i have RS29s in both the Cayman and Clio. Cayman is on Girodiscs and the Clio is on plain high carbon Brembos.
The Clio is my daily and they're silent on both cars. I know many folk often complain that RS29s are noisy but my experience of them has always been a silent pad.

[Slippydiff]

frayz said:

Oddly i have RS29s in both the Cayman and Clio. Cayman is on Girodiscs and the Clio is on plain high carbon Brembos.
The Clio is my daily and they're silent on both cars. I know many folk often complain that RS29s are noisy but my experience of them has always been a silent pad.

Often down to bedding procedure, type of use and heat cycling. Like you, I ran RS29's in AP 6 pots on the front of CSL, no squeaking at all, ever (solely road use)

I put them in the rear AP four pots and it sounded like London bus immediately. Annoyingly I'd stuck them in just prior to a 10 day Euro tour, and no matter how hard I drove the car and the temperature I got them operating at, they steadfastly refused to STFU. I pulled them as soon as I returned back to Blighty and fitted DS2500 instead. Normal service resumed ...

Edited by Slippydiff on Friday 23 July 20:43

[K400RDY]

Slippydiff said:

Often down to bedding procedure, type of use and heat cycling. Like you, I ran RS29's in AP 6 pots on the front of CSL, no squeaking at all, ever (solely road use)

I put them in the rear AP four pots and it sounded like London bus immediately. Annoyingly I'd stuck them in just prior to a 10 day Euro tour, and no matter how hard I drove the car and the temperature I got them operating at, they steadfastly refused to STFU. I pulled them as soon as I returned back to Blighty and fitted DS2500 instead. Normal service resumed ...

Edited by Slippydiff on Friday 23 July 20:43

Thought i recognised the name, i had a CSL before the R also.

Really don't want noisy brakes for the road miles. Is there a pad that works better on track but acceptable for road use also? Appreciate compromises need to made somewhere along the line.

May have to swap out for each track day if only option.

[LennyM1984]

I like mintex 1144. They're perfectly good on road (a bit dusty but not unacceptably so) and really shine once they have a bit of heat in them on track. There are better road pads and better track pads but the 1144 feels like a decent compromise between the two... Also they're cheap

[ajondyh]

K400RDY said:

ajondyh said:

Mintex M1166 are a good all rounder. Great on track days and perfectly usable on the road.

Assume you have used on track ?

Yes many times

[K400RDY]

ajondyh said:

Yes many times

I can't find anyone stocking for the cayman. Where are you buying from please ?

[Slippydiff]

K400RDY said:

Thought i recognised the name, i had a CSL before the R also.

Really don't want noisy brakes for the road miles. Is there a pad that works better on track but acceptable for road use also? Appreciate compromises need to made somewhere along the line.

May have to swap out for each track day if only option.

Ferodo DS2500

Part number FRP3051 (I think)

[ajondyh]

K400RDY said:

I can't find anyone stocking for the cayman. Where are you buying from please ?

I buy from Autoquip UK [e-mail]

[frayz]

Jolly nice afternoon Sunday with Mogsmex at Layer Marney Towers with PCGB R11.
I’ve been using mine for work this week too. Haha.

[Andyoz]

^^^ Lovely...I do like those wheels @Mogsmex

[Slippydiff]

Those gold wheels do look the mutts nuts

Hopefully not a repost ... 2015 991.1 GT3 in "PTS Peridot"